The Role
The Key Account Executive is responsible for driving sales in designated accounts, developing strategies, managing customer relationships, preparing contracts, and achieving commercial goals.
Summary Generated by Built In
Job Description Summary
-Experienced sales professionals responsible for achieving sales targets for a specific account(s). Responsible for establishing and implementing a sales/business plan for a designated client base or implementation of a specific sales program to effectively support the patient journey and properly position Novartis and its brands.
Job Description
Major Accountabilities:
- Responsible for driving sales, promotion and development in the designated accounts to reach commercial goals
- Develop customer development strategy, dedicated KAM action plans for assigned accounts, aligns on account objectives and executes. Establish and develop long-term relationships with key customers. Acquire a thorough understanding of key customer needs and requirements.
- Expand the relationships with existing customers by continuously proposing solutions that meet their needs and objectives.
- Lead the preparation of strategies and individual tactical plans and to give strategic input in terms of analysis, future potential and key programs required for the accounts.
- Prepare and negotiate contracts, and guide initiatives that the company launches to target particular account.
- Organize customer events and other programs independently or with marketing/medical department, in line with agreed business tactical plans
- Contribute to the mapping of stakeholders, including segmentation and profiling and provide accurate and timely data for the Novartis CRM system.
- Responsible for establishing and implementing a sales/business plan for a designated client base. May manage a few direct reports
- Reporting of technical complaints / adverse events / special case scenarios related to Novartis products within 24 hours of receipt -Distribution of marketing samples (where applicable)
- Distribution of marketing samples (where applicable)
Key Performance Indicators:
- Sales revenue and revenue growth in designated accounts
- Operating budget for designated key accounts (Budget, Cost, Sales, etc.)
Minimum Requirements:
Work Experience:
- Key account management experience.
- Sales experience in multinational companies.
- Team management experience is preferred.
Skills:
- Accountability
- Key Account Management
- Commercial Excellence
- Competitive Intelligence
- Compliance
- Customer Relationship Management
- Customer Engagement
- Professional Ethics
- Health Care Industry
- Market Development
- Problem Solving Techniques
- Revenue Growth
- Selling Skills
- Team Collaboration
- Value Propositions
Languages:
- English
Skills Desired
Account Management, Biosimilar Drugs, Business Opportunities, Business Planning, Competitive Intelligence, Crm (Customer Relationship Management), Customer Requirements, Key Account Management, Market Share, Promotion Marketing, Sales, Sales Management, Sales Planning, Sales StrategySkills Required
- Key account management experience
- Sales experience in multinational companies
- Team management experience is preferred
Novartis Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Novartis and has not been reviewed or approved by Novartis.
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Healthcare Strength — Pay and benefits are described as a strong overall package, supported by medical, dental, and vision insurance alongside FSAs/HSAs and disability and life coverage. Mental-health support is reinforced through an employee assistance program with psychological support and a network of mental health first aiders.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support is positioned as a standout element, with an automatic company contribution plus dollar-for-dollar matching in the 401(k). Additional retirement funding is described through an age-based defined contribution program and access to an employee share purchase plan discount.
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Parental & Family Support — Family-related benefits are framed as robust, including a global minimum of paid parental leave for new parents following birth or adoption. Added supports include domestic partner coverage, dependent-care resources, and benefits such as adoption assistance and child/elder care options.
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The Company
What We Do
Novartis is an innovative medicines company. Every day, working to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people’s lives so that patients, healthcare professionals and societies are empowered in the face of serious disease. Our medicines reach more than 250 million people worldwide.







