Pharma Field Sales - Cardiometabolic Care Specialist I, Virtual - Pacific Coast

Novo Nordisk AS

Sacramento, CA

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$67,000–$82,000 Per Year
SKILLS
Business Plan, Business Practices, Cardiovascular, Certified Medical Assistant, Chronic Disease, Clinical Trial, Communication Skills, Compensation Management, Computer Skills, Customer Relations, Customer Support/Service, Diabetes, Disease, Disease Prevention and Control, Employee Assistance Plan, Field Sales, Healthcare, Inside Sales, Lead Generation, Market Trend Analysis, Marketing, Marketing Strategy, Meet Sales Quota, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Windows Operating System, Microsoft Word, Nursing, Obesity, On Call, Patient Care, Pharmaceutical Sales, Pharmacy, Physical Demands, Physician Assistant, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Problem Solving Skills, Product Management, Regional Sales, Retail, Sales, Sales Closing Skills, Sales Strategy, Scripting (Scripting Languages), Team Player, Territory Development, Training Program, Virtual System Managers, Willing to Travel
LOCATION
Sacramento, CA
POSTED
18 days ago

About the Department

The Cardiometabolic Care Sales Team is at the forefront of US sales efforts for Novo Nordisk's robust cardiometabolic product portfolio, which includes world-class therapies for treating multi-morbid conditions such as diabetes, obesity, and the reduction of major adverse cardiovascular events. Our ambition is to advance broad cardiometabolic disease management by bringing exciting new therapies to market to improve patient outcomes. As a team member, you will connect therapies to new specialties, build cardiometabolic advocates, and apply learnings that impact local markets and the organization in a cross-collaborative way.

At Novo Nordisk, we create value by having a patient-centered approach and are committed to providing innovation to the benefit of our stakeholders. We focus on personal performance and development and have a culture centered on helping leaders create the conditions for people to be at their best. If you want to join a highly diverse and collaborative team and are ready to take the next step in your career with a company committed to meeting the evolving needs of patients with cardiometabolic diseases, come join us!

The Position

Assumes responsibility for achieving sales goals by implementing marketing and sales strategies aimed at effectively selling and promoting NN portfolio of products to HCPs and other office staff through remote/virtual means.

Relationships

Externally, the Cardiometabolic Care Specialist - Virtual builds and maintains relationships with physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, medical assistants, pharmacists, nurses and other paramedical customers and current co-promotion partners. Internally, the CMCS - Virtual reports to the Virtual Sales Business Manager. The CMCS - Virtual also interacts and collaborates on a regular basis with other field-based employees covering the same geographic areas.

Essential Functions

  • Demonstrates competencies on a consistent basis with territory level impact
  • Follows appropriate direction around virtual call scripts and call continuum decision trees
  • Follows appropriate direction around # of outbound customer calls per day, as well as appropriate frequency to ensure customer and call continuum
  • Records notes of calls, including products discussed, key issues and concerns addressed, sales aids utilized, samples distributed, and any other information that will ensure maximum effectiveness for future sales calls
  • Sets follow up calls with customers based on call continuum plans and customer engagement
  • Responsible for customer follow-up of inbound leads and for developing leads and referrals
  • Utilizes understanding of the territory market including current market conditions, competitive market trends, priorities, and patient needs to develop and execute territory business plans
  • Implements plans to gain virtual access to build and maintain business-relevant relationships with customers: prescribers, and support staff to drive business impact by collaborating around the clinical management of patients and offering NNI-approved solutions
  • Develops and sustains internal relationships by collaborating across functions (e.g. Market access, Educators, etc.) by proactively sharing appropriate knowledge and business opportunities to impact customers. Researches, understands and tailors account plans based on stakeholders and accounts business practices
  • Demonstrates proficiency in implementing the Novo Nordisk selling model with external customers and during company sponsored meetings
  • Demonstrates professionalism and a customer-focused approach with internal and external stakeholders by actively listening, identifying and addressing customers and patients' needs, and keeping commitments
  • Proactively communicates and coordinates with relevant internal stakeholders (territory sales team, DBM, RBD, etc.) to implement plans and define roles and responsibilities to ensure accountability
  • Demonstrates a clear and thorough understanding of the disease state(s) and its impact on customers and patients including the full range of treatment options available including a detailed knowledge of both NNI and competitor products
  • Demonstrates thorough knowledge of all promoted NNI approved clinical studies and the skill to engage customers (prescribers, support staff, pharmacies) with fair balance on proper placement within the treatment continuum
  • Demonstrates a clear and thorough understanding of the disease state(s) and its impact on customers and patients including the full range of treatment options available including a detailed knowledge of both NNI and competitor products
  • Participates in and contributes product and disease state knowledge during sales and marketing meetings, training programs, conventions and displays as appropriate

Physical Requirements

0-10% overnight travel required.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or equivalent degree, and/or PharmD required
  • Previous experience in retail, non-retail/inside sales or customer service experience preferred
  • Intermediate computer skills required (Windows, Word, Excel); Prior computer experience using sales data/call reporting software ideal
  • Must be a self-starter and able to work independently and exercise good business judgement and discretion
  • Must possess excellent customer service skills
  • Excellent oral communication skills
  • Solid understanding of diabetes and obesity disease states and Novo Nordisk's products is needed, coupled with aptitude for learning and ability to communicate technical and scientific product and disease management information
  • Ability to establish rapport, build relationships and close sales

The base compensation range for this position is $67,000 to $82,000. Base compensation is determined based on a number of factors. This position is also eligible for a company bonus based on individual and company performance.

Novo Nordisk offers long-term incentive compensation and or company vehicles depending on the positions level or other company factors.

Employees are also eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs including medical, dental and vision coverage; life insurance; disability insurance; 401(k) savings plan; flexible spending accounts; employee assistance program; tuition reimbursement program; and voluntary benefits such as group legal, critical illness, identity theft protection, pet insurance and auto/home insurance. The Company also offers time off pursuant to its sick time policy, flex-able vacation policy, and parental leave policy.

The job posting is anticipated to close on June 7th, 2026. The Company may however extend this time-period, in which case the posting will remain available on our careers website at www.novonordisk-us/careers.com.

We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.

At Novo Nordisk, were not chasing quick fixes - were creating lasting change for long-term health. For over 100 years, weve been driven by a single purpose: to defeat serious chronic diseases and help millions of people live healthier lives. This dedication fuels our constant curiosity and inspires us to push the boundaries of whats possible in healthcare. We embrace diverse perspectives, seek out bold ideas, and build partnerships rooted in shared purpose. Together, were making healthcare more accessible, treating and defeating diseases, and pioneering solutions that create change spanning generations. When you join us, you become part of something bigger - a legacy of impact that reaches far beyond today.

Novo Nordisk is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal laws, rules or regulations.

If you are interested in applying to Novo Nordisk and need special assistance or an accommodation to apply, please call us at 1-855-411-5290. This contact is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.

About the Company

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Novo Nordisk AS

Working at Novo Nordisk

 

Life-changing careers

Starting a career at Novo Nordisk is more than getting a job. It is an opportunity to improve the lives of millions of people living with a serious chronic disease.

Whether you are a part of supplying insulin for patients around the world, discovering the next breakthrough at one of our state-of-the-art research centres, working with us is truly life-changing.

 

We are inspired by life

We are a proud life-science company on a mission to ensure that people living with a chronic disease can live a full life. Millions rely on us.

We’re inspired by life in all its forms and shapes, ups and downs, opportunities and challenges. From our colleagues in the lab, working to change lives through pioneering break-through treatments, to our colleagues putting sustainability at the core of our processes and working to prolong the life of our planet, this mission to improve lives is at the core of our every action.

 

Together we drive change

Change is a constant — change in lifestyle, change in technology, change all over. At Novo Nordisk, we don’t wait for change. We drive it.

We’re a dynamic company in an even more dynamic industry, and we know that what got us to where we are today is not necessarily what will make us successful in the future.

That’s why we continuously push to improve the way we work and the lives of the patients we serve, creating innovative solutions that fit the way people want to live. To accomplish this, we embrace a spirit of open-mindedness and experimentation, striving for excellence without fixating on perfection.

 

Together, we are life-changing

Our company is our people. We know that life is anything but linear and balancing what is important at different stages of our career is never easy. That’s why we make room for diverse life situations, always putting people first. We want to ensure that every employee can achieve a work-life balance that supports their current priorities and where they want to go next.

 

Your development starts here

We value our employees for the unique skills, backgrounds and perspectives they bring to the table. We work continuously to help bring out the best in all of our people, offering opportunities for development and creating an environment of mobility within the company. We strive to offer a workplace that’s great to be in and to be from.

It is very important to us that anyone working with us feels empowered as an employee and as a person. We all should have the opportunity to act fast, make decisions and be agile. 

With a career at our company, you will feel a difference right from the start. A sense of inspiration that comes from a shared belief in driving positive change for people, families and communities everywhere, and it’s a collective effort. We rely on the joint potential and collaboration of our more than 45,000 employees.

In the video above, meet  Marie Darting, one of our scientists, and hear more about her work as a formulation scientist, her perspective on development plans and the impact she feels her work has on people living with a chronic disease.

 

Who we are

We were founded in 1923 and today we are a global healthcare company headquartered just outside Copenhagen, Denmark.

Our purpose is to drive change to defeat diabetes and other serious chronic diseases, such as obesity and rare blood and endocrine disorders. We do so by pioneering  scientific breakthroughs, expanding  access to our medicines , and working to prevent and ultimately cure diabetes.

With almost 100 years of experience, one of the broadest diabetes product portfolios in the healthcare industry, as well as an award-winning pipeline of innovative products, our success is built on our company values – the Novo Nordisk Way.

COMPANY SIZE
2,500 to 4,999 employees
INDUSTRY
Biotechnology/Pharmaceuticals
FOUNDED
1923
WEBSITE
https://www.novonordisk.com/