LOYCE A. PICKETT
Clarksville, MD 410-***-**** ( **************@*****.***
Summary
Senior Sales Professional with extensive experience in customer
relationship management, solution selling and sales presentations. Proven
abilities in time and territory management and strategic planning resulting
in increased market share and revenue growth. Adept at sales tracking
systems, account plans and cross functional team building. Excellent
relationship building, analytical and customer service skills.
Metric Based Accountability Contract Negotiation
Consultative Selling Product Launches
Experience
ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS, Wilmington, DE 1999 -
2009
Hospital 1-A Pharmaceutical Sales Specialist (2007 - 2009)
. Implemented sales and brand strategies to gain formulary acceptance
and increase market share of antipsychotic, gastrointestinal,
statin and asthma products in teaching and communities hospitals in
the Greater Baltimore Area.
. Identified and developed key opinion leaders as regional and
national speakers for peer-to-peer educational programs. Team
leader of all pull through activities for products on formulary.
Presented and negotiated product contracts with key pharmacy
directors and clinical pharmacists.
. Gained formulary acceptance of cardiovascular and antipsychotic
products on formularies at Mercy Medical Center and University of
Maryland, 2009
. Appointed Corporate Mentoring Team, 2009
. Being The Best Award, 2009
CNS Specialty Care Sales Specialist (2005 - 2007)
. Implemented sales and brand strategies to increase market share of
antipsychotic to psychiatric specialists.
. Distinguished Performance Rating, 2005 & 2006
Long Term Care Pharmaceutical Specialist (2003 - 2005)
. Implemented sales and brand strategies to increase market share of
antipsychotic and gastrointestinal products to long term care
health care professionals.
. Collaborated and supported pharmacy and nursing professional
association's educational programs to increase awareness of
psychiatric and gastrointestinal disease states.
. Seroquel Market Leader, 2004
. Field Training Associate, 2004
. Career Ladder 4 Advancement, 2003
. Customer Solutions Champion, 2003
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Hospital 1 Pharmaceutical Sales Specialist (1999 - 2003)
. Implemented sales and brand strategies to gain formulary acceptance
and increase market share of general, regional and local
anesthetics and pain products, antipsychotic, antibiotic and
respiratory products to anesthesiologists, pain management health
care professionals, infectious disease and pulmonary care
specialists in teaching and community hospitals in the Greater
Washington D.C. area.
. Presented and negotiated product contracts with key pharmacy
directors and clinical pharmacists.
. Organized and supported disease management educational programs for
physicians, residents, nursing and pharmacy staff.
. Team leader for all pull through activities of products added to
hospital formularies.
. Circle of Excellent - President's Club
. Sales Leader Award
BECTON DICKINSON & COMPANY 1998 - 1999
Managed Care Regional Account Manager
. Negotiated contracts for insulin syringes and diabetes diagnostic
products with regional managed care companies. Account
responsibilities included United Health Plan, Aetna Health Plan,
Keystone Blue Cross Blue Shield, Tricon Blue Cross Blue Shield,
MAMSI and disease management companies.
. Bill Little Cup Award, 1998
. Negotiated a $3 million dollar insulin syringe contact with Aetna
Health Care
Health Insurance Association of America, Washington, DC 1995 -1998
Legislative Director (1996 -1998)
. Managed state government relations in mid-western states.
Manager, State Affairs (1995 - 1996)
. Managed state government relations in northeastern states.
SYNTEX LABORATORIES, INC., Palo Alto, CA 1982
-1994
State Government Affairs Manager (1990 - 1994)
. Managed state government relations in northeast and Mid-Atlantic
States.
HMO Sales Specialist (1986 - 1990)
. Implemented sales and brand strategies to increase market share to
managed care healthcare providers. Promoted cardiovascular,
women's health, HIV, allergy and pain products.
Pharmaceutical Medical Representative (1982 - 1990)
. Implemented sales and brand strategies to increase market share of
cardiovascular, women's health, allergy and pain products to
primary care health care professionals.
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EDUCATION
B.S., Health Science
California State University, Northridge CA
Awards
Columbia, Maryland Chapter of Links President's Award, National Black
Women's Health Project from Maryland Delegate Salima Marriott
Membership
Healthcare Businesswomen's Association, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority,
Baltimore Symphony Associates