Pharmaceutical jobs belong in the healthcare industry, a fast growing industry. An aging population and new developments in diagnosis and treatment (leading to increased use of medication) are the main factors leading this growth.
The pharmaceutical industry itself is a big part of this growth story. In addition to bringing out a steady stream of innovative products and equipment, the industry also gets these to the notice of healthcare professionals through their network of medical representatives.
We start our discussion of pharmaceutical jobs with a look at the medical representative.
The Medical Representative
The medical representative sells by educating doctors about the latest in treatment. Good medical representatives can save many hours of a doctor’s time (spent otherwise for keeping up with developments in the field of treatment). This is an essential task as new medications with greater effectiveness are constantly being developed.
The representative explains to the doctor how the medications work, and how they are an improvement over existing treatments. The representative receives intensive training that equips the...