Valerie M - Tutor in Winchester Hills
Valerie is a well-qualified, dedicated individual with in-depth knowledge and understanding of the business environment and markets. I have extensive experience in the pharmaceutical industry, healthcare insurance and recruitment. I have been a Lecturer, Tutor and Marker Specialist in Anatomy and Forensic Pharmacy for the National Diploma in Pharmaceutical Marketing at UNISA. My qualifications include the National Diploma in Pharmaceutical Marketing, IMM Marketing Diploma and the Management Advancement Programme (MAP) from Wits Business School.
Tutor basics
Teaching places
My Home, Public Place, and Online
Travelling distance
Valerie will travel 20km from Winchester Hills, Johannesburg South, Gauteng, South Africa
Languages spoken
Valerie speaks Afrikaans, Zulu, English, Xhosa, Southern Sotho, and Venda
Experience
Recruitment Account Executive (Still employed)
• New Business Development and recruitment of Permanent and Contract Placements • Signing up of new clients and generate job specs for Pharmaceutical and Other clients • Achievement of monthly targets • Market mapping, headhunting and direct sourcing and candidate networking • Foundational understanding of Boolean search languages and application of these search principles to both internet and database searches • Managing candidates through an applicant tracking system • Stakeholder management in a multicultural environment
Pharmaceutical/Medical Representative
Medical education for Healthcare professional across various therapeutic portfolios.
Market Access
Market Access Manager, Pfizer Laboratories (Pty) Ltd, South Africa, November 2016 – August 2018 Responsibilities: • As the Market Access Manager, I maintained expertise in local access legislation, competitor pricing, and competitor market access. It was necessary for me to understand payer requirements and priorities and provide input into strategy through local payer insights. • I performed stakeholder mapping and led stakeholder engagement/interaction, while developing and executing a cross-functionally integrated, innovative access plan, across all payer channels, which considered global deliverables, local requirements and payer dynamics. • My portfolio included pricing excellence. I was required maintain a high level of competitive pricing intelligence. • It was my duty to determine the need for value propositions for the assigned portfolio in order to support market access and commercial strategies and review available global value propositions for appropriateness. In addition, I collaborated with Outcomes Research and the Access Manager to develop relevant local payer value messages. Market Access Associate – Pretoria and East Rand Region, MSD Pharmaceuticals (Pty) Ltd, July 2015 – October 2016 Responsibilities: • During this period, I assumed responsibility for meticulous field query logging and updating of reimbursement data bases, while facilitating positive reimbursement outcomes/decisions at funder level through effective funder liaison and motivation processes. I implemented reimbursement strategies to identified target customer groups (including inter alia healthcare providers, call centre staff), and provided patients, healthcare providers and professional sales representative with support and updates in terms of reimbursement protocols, requirements and objection handling processes. • Tasks included the composition of compelling clinical value arguments to motivate for reimbursement of brands, collaboration with internal and cross-functional stakeholders, and liaison with relevant external customers on a professional basis. • I implement strategies and tactical plans to drive access and crafted and championed the implementation of the market access strategy.
Education
Management Advancement Programme (MAP) - Wits Business School
Majors: Strategic Management; Human Resources Management; Economics; Accounting; Finance; Marketing; Operations Management
Marketing - IMM Graduate School of Marketing
Subjects: Principles of Marketing; Principles of Business Communication; Consumer & Buyer Behaviour; Principles of Business Management; Macro Economics; Micro Economics; Practice of Marketing; Marketing Communications; Business Law; Statistical Analysis; International Marketing; Marketing Research; Marketing Strategy; Financial Management
Pharmaceutical Marketing - UNISA
Subjects: Pharmaceutical Marketing II, Pharmaceutical Marketing III; Pharmacology I, Pharmacology II, Pharmacology III; Pathology I, Pathology II; Forensic Pharmacy; Management Principles & Practice; Anatomy; Physiology; Pharmaceutical Statistics