MIGRATION TO CANADA AND JOB SCENARIO IN PHARMA MARKETING
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Posted on: 15-03-09 03:29:23
Hi there guys
I am recent joiner of CD
How r u all
i am planning to shift to canada in some days
I am M Pharm MBA. I am currently working in pharmaceutical company.
I understand that i will have to work in sales and then shift to Product Management later on
Can anybody guide me as to how is the job scenario for Pharmaceutical sales representative /Territory Manager in Canada. I would later on like to shift to Marketing
Any consultants if you know let me know about the same
Thanks and Regards
BOOM BOOM
Quote:
Originally posted by boomboom
Hi there guys
I am recent joiner of CD
How r u all
i am planning to shift to canada in some days
I am M Pharm MBA. I am currently working in pharmaceutical company.
I understand that i will have to work in sales and then shift to Product Management later on
Can anybody guide me as to how is the job scenario for Pharmaceutical sales representative /Territory Manager in Canada. I would later on like to shift to Marketing
Any consultants if you know let me know about the same
Thanks and Regards
BOOM BOOM
Since you are an M.Pharm, you have great opportunity to become a registered pharmacist by undergoing the evaluation exams. Once, you are a registered pharmacist, you can decide whether to continue as a pharmacist (which can be lucrative) or try getting a break in the pharma industry which is not easy to say the least.
Pharmaceutical sales is the ivory tower of this industry and it would be rare(although I know a couple of exceptions) for immigrants to gain entry in this area. Looks and personality matter a lot, so you find a lot of blondes and jocks in pharma sales . Some of them are recruited straight out of university. Competition is intense and positions are few, as there is one company selling one drug (due to patent protection) unlike the Indian industry where you would find 100 brands of Ciprofloxacin. Also, due to the recent mergers of Pfizer-Wyeth and Schering Plough-Merck, there will be a lot of experienced, unemployed marketing and sales people looking for jobs.
One way that immigrants can get around this barrier is to gain entry in a company in a different position, establish yourself and then apply internally for sales jobs that become open. I know of instances when the receptionist has switched over to pharma sales, because of 'internal promotion'
In summary, the best option for you is to start prepariing for the pharmacist licensing exams, pass them, get some experience as a pharmacist and then decise if you want to move back in the pharma industry.
Dear Freak out guy
Thanks for the info.
Do you have idea as to from where do i get information on the evaluation exam which you are specifying for registering as a pharmacist
Also if possible let me know any web site where i can refer for the same
Thanks dude once again
Dear Guys
can anybody give update on the travel industry current scenario.
Especially Shipping, Airlines
Thanks and Regards
BOOM BOOM
Quote:
Originally posted by boomboom
Dear Freak out guy
Thanks for the info.
Do you have idea as to from where do i get information on the evaluation exam which you are specifying for registering as a pharmacist
Also if possible let me know any web site where i can refer for the same
Thanks dude once again
http://www.pebc.ca/EnglishPages/DocEval/DocEvalHomePage.html
You could have found this link by yourself under a minute by googling it.
Don't take it the wrong way, but you are thinking of taking a life changing step and have to be proactive about it.
Dear Freak out guy
Thanks once again
I uderstand i need to be Proactive!!!!
Sorry for troubling you for such a small thing
Regards
BOOMBOOM
Hi Guys
Can amybody give me any info as to how many Pharmaceutical Companies would be having there Marketing offices in Canada and Specifically which part of Canada
Thanks
BOOMBOOM
