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At Miami University, I have started to study the major Kinesiology. I have always been interested in body movement and fitness, which perfectly describes this major.

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At Miami University, there is a Medical & Pharmaceutical Sales Club. This club consists of guest speakers in the industry talking about their experiences of working in the OR, selling and working with doctors, and how they started to get into the industry. The guest speakers will also answer questions and give feedback.

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The National Association of Pharmaceutical Sales Representatives is a nation wide known organization that helps entry level pharmaceutical sales reps, pharmaceutical sales managers and sales trainers get into the career and work in the industry. The association is widely known for its CNPR Certification - Pharmaceutical Sales Training Program to candidates entering the career.

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For research, the industry "Icon" helps to find the development of pharmaceutical drugs and how it can save lives and cure rare diseases. Pharmaceutical sales reps jobs are to sell drugs to doctors that can help their patients with problems they're having. Pharmaceutical reps can do clinical research of new drugs and the development of them. Drugs for rare diseases has played a new role in this field of study because of our new technology in our world. (This is just an example of what someone in the pharmaceutical industry can do.)

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Stryker is one of the world's leading medical technology companies to have a goal of making healthcare better. Stryker offers innovative products and services that help with Medical and Surgical, Neurotechnology, Orthopedics, and Spinal products that help improve patient and hospital outcomes. One thing that is great about Pharmaceutical Sales at Miami University is that even though there isn't an exact major for this career, they have actually just created a new Medical/Pharmaceutical Sales Program where you can take classes that correlate with the career of Pharmaceuticals. With this program, students work towards internships with Stryker.

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With this diploma, this just shows an example of what a bachelors degree in science looks like. With Medical Device Sales, most companies generally hire, at minimum, someone with a bachelors degree. There is no specific major of degree that you need to go into Pharmaceutical Sales, but most people study life of sciences, especially biology and chemistry. If you would like to get a graduate degree (which companies would definitely appreciate), Masters in Public Health, Masters in Health Sciences or Healthcare MBA would be the most helpful towards this type of career.

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One certificate that can help you better your career and give you more opportunities is the Certified Pharmaceutical Industry Professional (CPIP). This certificate is a professional certification program for the pharmaceutical industry that covers product development through manufacturing. There are 7 types of knowledge that are helpful and need to be known to accumulate this certificate. These types of knowledge include: Product Development, Facilities and Equipment, Information Systems, Supply Chain Management, Production Systems, Regulatory Compliance (including drugs, environmental, health and safety), and lastly, Quality Systems. All of these knowledges can help you obtain this certificate.

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Although this can be a very rewarding job, there are always obstacles and challenges that can come with the job that should be known. Some challenges to this company can be that it can be very fast paced and competitive. Usually, pharmaceutical sales reps spend their day jumping over Olympic-size hurdles to get the job done. The hardest part when being in the entry level starting out can just be getting in to see a doctor. Your whole job is to get in with doctors to sell your drugs to doctors so that you can make commission off of your product. Doctors are very busy and sometimes can't find time to fit in pharmaceutical reps when their days are full of just seeing patients. But if you're dedicated and competitive, you can obtain great things and start up your career very quick.

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Skills to Be A Good Pharmaceutical Sales Rep

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Skills to Be A Good Pharmaceutical Sales Rep

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There are many skills to be a great pharmaceutical sales rep for medical device sales. Since you are selling products to people, it would definitely be helpful to take a public speaking class (as I will be doing next semester). You have to be comfortable and confident to be able to sell your products and become a strong competitor in the industry. Some other skills to obtain for this job can include: project planning skills, specializations, transferable skills, strategic think and creative problem solving, good management, understanding your products, and relationship building.

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Day-to-Day Life as a Pharmaceutical Sales Rep

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Day-to-Day Life as a Pharmaceutical Sales Rep

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To be in this career, it is a good thing to figure what someone in the field does in their day-to-day job. It gives you a good representation of what really goes on behind the scenes and the workload that comes with it. A day-to-day life of a pharmaceutical sales rep includes duties the company requires with the territory they're assigned to and the medications that they're representing. Some specific things people do in this field is mostly scheduling meeting with medical professionals. When doing this, you are educating medical professionals about the effectiveness, use and side effects of the drugs.

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Income can definitely be a factor when choosing a career that you are passionate about. For medical sales, you get paid a salary along with commission on the drugs that you sell. Theoretically, if you sell 160% of one product, you get paid 60% over that quota. The more you sell and the harder you work, the more you get paid. Salaries themselves can range from $57k up to almost $127k. This can differ depending on how much commission you can make of the drugs that you sell.

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This career may start out hard, but can be very rewarding in the end. With this job, you are able to obtain huge benefits such as an obtainable and secure salary (that can include bonuses), fully paid vacations, which depends on the company, the opportunity to influence patients lives, and many travel opportunities. I would definitely recommend this job to someone like myself, who is interested in science, but also the communication and business aspect. This field is growing very fast and is highly desirable. It can help you obtain many communication skills and be a better people person with helping lives.