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Here’s an interesting article from The Ladders on Negotiating a Bigger Revenue Package. It includes definitions of eight types of sales and/or commission packages, talks of the pros and cons of each, and negotiating tips for improving your deal:
Straight commission – just like it sounds…you get paid for what you sell
Variable commission – commission varies [...]
Jobs in pharma sales, pharmaceutical sales, biotechnology sales, clinical diagnostics sales, pharma device sales, imaging sales, hospital equipment sales, clinical laboratory sales, and other healthcare sales are fairly competitive to get into (you’re going to have to put some effort into it), but worth it in terms of compensation, commissions, and extras. Plus, it’s an exciting [...]
A behavioral job interview is a popular interview tactic in the pharma sales arena. It focuses on finding out how the candidate handled (behaved in) specific job-realted situations. In healthcare sales, clinical revenue, clinical diagnostics sales, medical device sales, biotech revenue, pathology sales, imaging sales, or clinical revenue, customer interaction is key—so how you handle [...]
Are you hiring sales reps for medical sales, medical revenue, clinical diagnostics, imaging sales, laboratory device sales, biotech revenue, pathology revenue, surgical supplies revenue, hospital equipment sales, pharmaceutical sales, or other healthcare revenue? Your first step should be to review your current team: What works in your sales reps and what doesn’t? Then you can [...]
In 2008, those were the Big 20 pharma companies: Top Twenty Clinical Companies 01
Pfizer
$44,424 02
GlaxoSmithKline
$38,501 03
Sanofi-Aventis
$38,452 04
AstraZeneca
$28,713 05
Merck
$26,532 06
Novartis
$25,477 07
Johnson & Johnson
$24,866 08
Roche
$21,998 09
Eli Lilly & Co.
$17,638 10
Wyeth
$17,179 11
Bristol-Myers Squibb
$15,622 12
Abbott Laboratories
$14,632 13
Schering-Plough
$12,773 14
Bayer Schering
$12,294 15
Boehringer Ingelheim
$11,103 16
Takeda
$10,626 17
Astellas*
$8,530 18
Daiichi-Sankyo*
$7,382 19
Eisai*
$6,250 20
UCB Group*
$4,370
The list looks a little different these days. For instance, Pfizer purchased Wyeth in January 2009, Merck purchased Schering in March 2009, and Roche signed a major deal with Genentech…confirming for many a trend toward [...]
Do you have a very important interview? Make sure you have a brag book. Brag books can be an absolutely critical way to tip the scales in your favor in an interview. Not only do they highlight all your good qualities, they allow you to demonstrate these intangible skills that make a great impression. In this economy, [...]
As a clinical sales recruiter, I spend a lot of time on the phone fielding inquiries from job seekers. Not only about specific jobs in medical sales, pharmaceutical revenue, imaging sales, biotech sales, clinical diagnostics sales, laboratory sales, medical device revenue, hospital equipment sales, pharma sales, or other areas of healthcare sales, but also about career coaching: [...]