Job Description: Product Specialist Tanzania

Location: Tanzania

ROLE PURPOSE

We are looking for a Product Specialist who can combine strong commercial capability with scientific credibility. This role is ideal for someone with oncology sales experience or a medical/scientific background who is confident engaging healthcare professionals in meaningful, evidence-based discussion.

The Product Specialist will be responsible for driving product performance through high-quality promotion, scientific exchange, and customer education. This person must be naturally curious, intellectually engaged, and genuinely motivated by learning. They should enjoy reading, staying up to date with clinical information, and translating complex science into clear, compelling messages for customers.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Promote the product portfolio effectively to relevant healthcare professionals and key stakeholders.
• Build strong, credible relationships with specialists, pharmacists, and other healthcare decision-makers.
• Deliver accurate, compliant, and scientifically sound product messaging.
• Educate customers on product benefits, clinical data, mechanisms of action, and appropriate use.
• Stay up to date with relevant clinical literature, competitor activity, treatment trends, and developments in the therapeutic area.
• Identify opportunities to grow sales through customer insight, account planning, and focused execution.
• Organise and support scientific meetings, presentations, and educational initiatives where relevant.
• Provide market intelligence and customer feedback to the business to support strategy and execution.
• Work cross-functionally with medical, marketing, and commercial colleagues to ensure strong in-field execution.
• Maintain high standards of reporting, planning, and territory management.

CANDIDATE PROFILE

The ideal candidate will:

• Have experience in oncology sales, specialist pharmaceutical sales, or a similarly technical healthcare environment.

OR

• Have a medical, scientific, pharmacy, or related healthcare qualification that enables credible engagement with healthcare professionals.

KEY COMPETENCIES AND PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

• Strong interest in science, medicine, and evidence-based healthcare.
• Enjoys reading, learning, and staying informed.
• Naturally curious and asks thoughtful questions.
• Able to understand and communicate complex clinical information clearly.
• Passionate about explaining, educating, and influencing through knowledge.
• Commercially minded and results-oriented.
• Confident, credible, and professional in front of specialists and other stakeholders.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills.
• Self-motivated, disciplined, and well organised.
• Able to balance scientific depth with practical selling effectiveness.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Relevant sales experience in pharmaceutical or healthcare environments, preferably in oncology or a specialist field.

AND/OR

• Relevant tertiary qualification in medicine, pharmacy, nursing, life sciences, or a related discipline.
• Strong presentation and communication skills.
• Valid driver’s licence.
• Willingness to travel as required by the role.

WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE

A successful Product Specialist will be someone who earns trust through knowledge, creates value through education, and drives business results through disciplined execution. They will be seen not just as a salesperson, but as a credible partner who helps customers better understand the science and appropriate use of a potentially life-saving product.

APPLICATION DEADLINE

25/07/2026