Sales Manager, Cvrm,

**Location** Wien, Vienna, Austria

**Job ID** R-225595

**Date posted** 22/06/2025

**Sales Manager, CVRM, (f/m/d)**
**Location: Austria (Field Based)**

**Type: Permanent**

AstraZeneca is one of the world's leading biopharmaceutical companies, focused on the discovery, development, and marketing of prescription medicines. As an Austrian sales organization, we set new, creative standards in market engagement and strive for scientific leadership in our domestic market.

Are you enthusiastic, agile, humorous, and strong in implementation? If so, we invite you to actively shape our future You'll be part of exciting new product launches that can save lives and improve the quality of life for many people

We are looking for a strong communicator for the position of

**Sales Manager - CVRM (CardioVascular, Renal, and Metabolic Disease)**
- Is an assertive personality with strong leadership skills and sees this position as the first step in their further career at AstraZeneca.
- Has a pronounced sense of responsibility and is willing to really commit to achieve their goals, passing this commitment on to their team.
- Possesses strong coaching abilities and can build a highly effective and motivated sales team with positive team dynamics.
- Deals constructively with performance challenges by proactively seeking solutions in collaboration with team members and regularly reviewing progress on agreed actions.
- Can manage the implementation of the strategy and the associated activities while prioritizing execution per customer group, aiming for performance enhancement or optimization.
- Ensures the sales team can translate scientific insights about the offered products into emotional and patient-centered sales conversations.
- Has excellent analytical thinking skills to assess market conditions, trends, and results, including competitive analysis, and see opportunities.
- Has extensive experience in planning and implementing cross-functional Key Account plans and plays a central role in fostering close exchanges between marketing, medical, market access, and the sales team.
- Seeks ways to improve the benefits of digitalization for enhancing customer engagement.
- Lives and promotes open, honest, trusting, transparent, and respectful communication to create a positive, motivating work culture.
- Has experience in creating individual development plans to support talent development within their team.

**Essential Requirements**:

- A completed degree or equivalent experience in an economic or scientific field.
- Several years of leadership experience (at least 4 years) in managing sales teams in the pharmaceutical industry with proven successes, ideally with experience in product launches in a competitive environment.
- Excellent mentoring, coaching, and team leadership skills.
- Outstanding account management, data analysis, customer segmentation, and relationship-building competencies.
- Very strong presentation skills, with the ability to convey complex topics in a simple and understandable way.
- Prior knowledge in cardiology and/or diabetology and/or nephrology is preferred; experience in a hospital or specialty setting is especially desired.
- High willingness to travel.

**We offer**:

- A great team in a lively and varied environment.
- Diverse development opportunities, including abroad, with the chance to build a forward-looking career in a continuously growing company.
- A starting salary from €85,619.20 gross per year. Depending on qualifications and experience, overpayment is possible. Participation in the company’s success through bonuses is a given, along with a company car and mobile phone.
- Comprehensive social benefits, such as a company pension and various additional insurances.

**Why should you choose AstraZeneca?** A career with us is much more than just a job. It’s an opportunity to take responsibility for co-creating a liveable present and future in our society. At AstraZeneca, we believe in the potential of our employees and develop them beyond what they thought possible. We demonstrate your skills and passion by actively supporting you to discover what you can achieve, no matter where you start with us.

**Date Posted**

23-Jun-2025
**Closing Date**

06-Jul-2025