Role of Medical Representative

Posted by vp on November 3rd, 2018

The main role of the Medical Representative is to make a space for an existing product or launching a new product in the market. It is a challenging job. They have to work really hard whole day to meet with doctors, pharma franchise owners, nurses and even sometimes with normal people. Medical representatives have some target which they have to achieve in terms of generating prescriptions. It is required to have good product knowledge, marketing skills, problem-solving skills, and communication skills to become a Medical Representative.

Medical Representatives are also knowns in short as MR. MRs play a vital role in building an image of a company. Medical Representative takes responsibility to build up an image of the company in people's mind.

Responsibilities of Medical Representative

- Introducing new products in the market
- Target achievement
- Product Promotion
- Company image building

Interpersonal Skills of MR

- Hard worker
- Polite and Gentle
- Self-confident
- Communication Skills

Procedure to become a Medical Representative

- Pursue Higher Secondary in mathematics and biology
- After higher secondary, go for bachelors' degree in biosciences or healthcare.
- Take some experience in the medical industry
- Improve your skills by attending seminars.

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