DONALD SUCHER
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BIOTECH/PHARMACEUTICAL CONSULTANT
New Business Development . Account/Territory Management . Client Relations
Career Profile
Results-driven Senior Sales Professional with 19 years of experience
driving profit and market share growth for major pharmaceutical &
healthcare corporations. Exceptionally skilled at penetrating markets,
capturing new business, and building substantial customer base. Proven
ability to identify prospects, initiate communications with targets, and
manage client relationships. History of forming and maintaining
collaborative partnerships with wide variety of Physicians. Talent for
coordinating special industry events and delivering sales staff training.
Specific areas of expertise include:
Strategic Planning . Market Analysis . Needs Assessment . Product Marketing
. Presentations
Customer Service . Sales Forecasting . Sales Cycle Management . Branding .
Public Relations
Budgeting . Consulting . Cost/Benefit Analysis . Expense Control .
Merchandising . Team Leadership
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
InventivHealth / Ranbaxy Laboratories
2013
Dermatology Sales Specialist
Promoted Absorica (isotrentinoin) to Dermatologists in Mid-Atlantic Region.
Presented product to all retail pharmacies in South New Jersey, Delaware
and South-Eastern Pennsylvania
Educated customers on Ipleage program for isotrentinoin prescriptions.
Conducted several in-service programs for education of Dermatologists,
Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners.
Expended number of Aborica prescribers by 14% in less than three months in
territory.
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AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP.
1997-2010
Pharmaceutical Sales Specialist
Hired to leverage experience working with Gastroenterologists,
Cardiologists, Nephrologists, Orthopedists and Dermatologists. Promoted
from Institutional Sales Specialist. Managed business development
activities across Philadelphia, PA territory for Central Nervous System
Division. Identified prospects and cultivated client relationships.
Coordinated promotion of prescription products to Teaching Hospitals and
Physician offices. Created and implemented strategic sales and marketing
plans. Organized and conducted special events including roundtable
discussions, speaker programs, and case study programs. Performed account
management and customer service functions.
. Received back-to-back Circle of Excellence Awards and a Circle of
Excellence Runner-Up Award for ranking in the top 1% of the sales
force of 744 people nationwide.
. Achieved formulary acceptance for hypertensive drug in all 5 Teaching
Hospital accounts.
. Selected to train new Sales Representatives in Mid-Atlantic region.
. Ranked #5 out of nearly 80 Institutional Sales Reps nationwide.
GlaxoSmithKline (formerly SmithKline Beecham)
1996-1997
Leading research-based pharmaceutical and healthcare company operating
worldwide.
Pharmaceutical Sales Consultant
Maintained responsibility for marketing antibiotic and anti-inflammatory
pharmaceuticals. Initiated and managed communications with clients.
Prepared and executed strategic business development plans. Coordinated
and participated in preceptorships in Family and Internal Medicine
practices. Partnered with internal sales teams to establish team-selling
strategies.
Additional professional experience includes position as Pharmaceutical
Sales Specialist for Janssen Pharmaceutica, Inc. (a division of Johnson &
Johnson). 1990-1996
EDUCATION:
BS, Liberal Studies, West Chester University - West Chester, PA
CERTIFICATIONS:
Pharmacy Technician Certificate, Harcum College - Bryn Mawr, PA
PERSONAL:
NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Team, West Chester University 1988
Youth Ice Hockey Coach, Haverford Hawks 2013-2014