HCV and Neuro are posted!

Team,

Please ensure to tighten up your network and get to posting!

The pipeline that we have been expecting to materialize is now here.

There are multiple opportunities across the US for Neuro and HCV.

As a reminder:

• www.abbvie.com/displacedemployee for "legacy" Abbott/Abbvie

Best of luck to you all! 

Wisdom from a 5 year old.

Last week, my son and I were driving to an indoor rock climbing gym for some midweek excitement.  In the way, we were talking about normal backseat banter:   "How was school?  What did you learn today? etc.

My son was only half engaged because he was playing minecraft on a small gaming device.

Out of no where my son stated mater-of-factly, "I know what I want to be when I grow up."  

This is that moment all parents look forward to.   A "real" conversation with your child...that moment you can bestow a small part of your wisdom and life experiences to that  next generation.

Excitedly I asked, "Oh yeah, what's that?" "I wanna be a miner-guy"  he replied. 

"Well that's neat!  When, I was a little boy like you I wanted to be an astronaut when I grew up" I commented.

"Did you do it?" he asked.

"No...." I replied, and with out skipping a beat *or looking up from his game* he comments "Why not!?"

I was speechless...and choked with laughter at the simplicity and matter-of-factness of the childs mind...

At what point do we lose that!?

I think I will be looking into that Astronaut thing again really soon....

Paul Wilson
former Abbvie DM
East TN 

Failure....

"Tell me about a time you failed...."

If you are like me that question hits you like nails on a chalk board.  Failed?  Me?  Are you kidding me? Harumph, Harumph...

That question used to always rock me on my heels, and now as a leader I embrace it.  Even use it to help calibrate and ground myself in activities. *Even pops up in my interviews*

Failure is a success in how "not" to do something...May have been a Thomas Edison Quote that sticks with me:  I have never failed, I just found a few hundred ways to not make a lightbulb...  I always like that one!

See the attached article

Winning is easy; but handling defeat is one of sports' most compelling sights: Tim Warsinskey's Take

By Tim Warsinskey, The Plain Dealer 
on March 29, 2010 at 9:08 PM, updated March 29, 2010 at 9:15 PM

John Kuntz / The Plain DealerMentor's Jaron Crowe displayed the emotions that make the final games of any high school sport season so compelling, says Tim Warsinskey.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- We celebrate winners. It's easy. It's fun. They make us feel better about ourselves.

We stare and wonder about the losers, the ones shedding tears and stuck motionless in disbelief at the spot where it ended. We wonder what they're thinking. We wonder how long until they leave so everyone else can go on celebrating because it's just uncomfortable having them around.

I love the losers.

Winners are easy. They're happy. Joy is a consistent high note, sweet and predictable.

Losers are fascinating. Some take it in stride. Others look like they've been run over by a herd of buffalo. This month, we saw many dreams stampeded into dust.

At the state wrestling meet earlier this month, there were 1,213 losers. That's how many matches there were, and every one of them produced a loser. More to the point, there were 672 wrestlers, and all but the 42 champs lost at least once, and some lost three times. That event provided the full scope of losing reactions -- stoicism, shock, anger, resignation, tears and so what?

The hallways beneath the Value City Arena stands were strewn with the casualties of losing. Boys sat on cement floors and wept so hard their chests heaved. Coaches stood by, some consoling, others waiting for the kid to come to grips, and a few had choice words about some shoddy wrestling.

I'll remember a few losers for a long time.

One was Matt Stephens of St. Paris Graham, a favorite to win his weight class until he illegally slammed and injured his opponent in a semifinal. Stephens was disqualified and stood at center mat, bowed over, face in his hands for several minutes after his opponent was helped off. The enormity of his error froze him. The next match was about to begin when a coach finally grabbed Stephens' elbow and led him away.

Another was Crestwood's Paige Nemec, the first girl state qualifier. She won one match, but lost twice. She is the only wrestler I recall having three news conferences after going 1-2 at state. She handled it all with grace, but after the second loss, she broke down and sobbed as she answered questions.

Finally, last week at the state boys basketball semifinals, Mentor lost in overtime, and for the first time in the 17 years I've known coach Bob Krizancic, he was devastated by a loss. His eyes were red and watery. He was flanked by his son, Cole, and senior Jaron Crowe, who both were crying.

Bob Krizancic's lament summed it all up when he said, "I told the kids, 'If you didn't want it so bad, it wouldn't hurt so much.'"

© 2013 cleveland.com. All rights reserved.

Labor Day! A day to Celebrate!

Labor Day: How it Came About; What it Means

Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country.

Team,

Please join me in congratulating Greg Beckman!  Greg has taken a position within as Operations Manager, Quota & Incentives at AbbVie.

Keep the information moving and celebrate our wins!

444 reasons to check out BMS this morning!!

Good morning team!

Hope all is well for each of you.  

BMS just uploaded a few hundred openings they are looking to fill in Diabetes. *See below.

Diabetes Sales Specialist - *insert your city here* (MICC)

I have no idea what "MICC" means, If you figure it out let me know.

**If you attended the virtual job fair at LHH---> the booth is still open for a few days I think....giving you direct access to BMS recruiters...hint, hint!

Best of luck!

Paul~

Career Fair highlights!

Team,

I saw approximately 150+ attendees to yesterdays Virtual Job fair hosted by LHH. 

Eligible attendees were able to "chat" live with recruiters for many major healthcare companies with many opportunities to further your career!

So my Question to you is:

• What is your follow up plan? Pull though!
• Did you get the recruiters contact info? Linkedin?
• Did you learn anything from the experience that will help you in your next interview?

Virtual fair booths and contacts are still available for the next week or so....so you are not to late!

Abbvie Job fair   <---Link to sign in to the Virtual booths. (Abbvie)

I am attaching one of the resources provided yesterday as an example of the support provided(Please do not read all 51 pages...).  Johnson_and_Johnson_1217271.pdf

ACTION REQUESTED:

• Push information!  
• Have any of our colleagues found and secured opportunities? Let's share and celebrate!
• Do you have a lead to share with the PharmTeam?
• Get others on this distro!
• send in their email or have them contact me directly.

Opportunities are there if you are looking... The Pharmteam has eyes EVERYWHERE!!

Team,

Thank you all for your support of this communication,

Many of you have been sending in leads and tips etc...Attached is a few of those:

• LHH (legacy Abbvie)-don't forget to register!

Good Morning –

Just a friendly reminder to register for the Virtual Career Fair on Wednesday July 31^st! 

If you have already signed up great, you are on the road to meeting 14 of the TOP Pharmaceutical Company’s in the industry.

• From John Zone:

Afriend ofmine is a DM with Amarin and the are looking for reps in Chicago area  Anyone interested should callme ASAP tobe certain of an interview

 

Thanks.

John Zone

440-476-1437

• From Teresa Fleming(She's Been Busy!!)

J & J – Atlanta

Solvay – Macon and Chattanooga

Takeda – High Point, Pensacola, Albany, GA, and a DM position in Augusta, GA

Covidien – Orlando

Coram Healthcare – Richmond, Miramar, FL

Essilor – DM in Atlanta

Boston Scientific – Atlanta

BMS – Jacksonville, Atlanta, Orlando, Miami

Forest – Greenville, NC/Rocky Mount

Pfizer – Memphis

Bausch & Lomb – Atlanta

Shire – Orlando

Endo – URO in Alabama

TEVA- Various geographies

Teresa Fleming

Work Like You Mean It

As you can see... Plenty of movement out there.  Be on the look out for the "Churn" with in Abbvie as the Immunology/Virology/Duopa positions start posting/filling and creating additional vacancies!

Keep the noise level high TEAM!

"Plagiarism is the highest form of compliment"....Rooting for each other and NEW OPPORTUNITIES

A quote that has stayed with me over my career, once offered from a "salty-dog" of  a Colonel while I served as an ambitious junior officer in the Army.

Today it serves me again as I "borrow" this topic:

Time to ROOT FOR EACH OTHER!!  (Thank you to my previous leader Phil Bowman for allowing himself to be honored through my plagiarism this morning!)

Team, I would like to CELEBRATE AND ROOT FOR THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE that have managed to get back into the Abbvie fold. 

1.  Cynthia Rodriguez-Hotchner

Picked up the Lupron DM role for East Florida!! Congrats!

2.  John Reynolds

Picked up the role in Acute care in the Greater Atlanta Area

3.  Zach Schroeder

Picked up Virology Specialty Sales in the HIV division for the greater Atlanta area.

Congrats and job well done!  We are all very proud of you.

Paul~

Lastly below are some expansions I came across for a pain sales opportunity with Inventiv.  Best of luck to you all!

SPECIALTY SALES REPRESENTATIVE OPENINGS-350 + FULL TIME OPPORTUNITIES!!

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR AN EXCITING CAREER OPPORTUNITY?

DO YOU WANT TO SELL A LINE OF PAIN MANAGEMENT FOCUSED PRODUCTS THAT SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT PATIENTS LIVES?

We are excited to announce that inVentiv has many new career opportunities available as we expand our Selling Solutions Team!

inVentiv Health, in an alliance with Iroko Pharmaceuticals, an emerging, global pharmaceutical company focused on scientific innovation in analgesia, is seeking a highly motivated, results oriented professional for the role of Professional Sales Representative to manage a designated sales territory within an inVentiv Health sales team.

The primary responsibility of this position will be development and management of a designated territory with the goal of maximizing sales of Iroko products within the approved indications. This role is responsible for developing business relationships with targeted physicians and other health care professionals in primary care (PCP), rheumatology, orthopedic, and other pain management specialties, while;
• Achieving quarterly and annual sales goals
• Identifying key influencers and achieving designated call expectations with a focus on office based target customers.
• Understanding and addressing both business and clinical needs of healthcare professionals and their patients by engaging in a meaningful dialogue to determine how Iroko products and services could address such needs.
• Delivering compliant customer presentations that outline applicable product features, benefits and services.
We are seeking highly motivated sales representatives to sell a portfolio of pain management products.

Qualified candidates must have:
• Bachelor’s Degree – life sciences preferred
• Documented successful field sales experience
• Preferred minimum of 2+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, healthcare industry, and/or a minimum 3+ years of experience in business to business sales
• Proven successful sales experience in the Pain Management and/or PCP markets is preferred
• Proven successful product launch experience is preferred
• Ability to travel as required - may include overnight and/or weekend travel
Key Competencies:
• Customer Engagement
• Business Acumen
• Applied Science & Evidence
• Teamwork & Collaboration

Go to www.inventivhealth.com to see our opportunties!

New Abbvie Career Opportunities are posted! 28 sales, 60 including marketing and advertising!

Team,

Job board is lighting up with opportunity!  The PharmTeam is poised to fill the talent gap that is needed!  

Take a look!

www.abbvie.com/displacedemployee

or if ineligible for the above site:

www.abbviecareers.com

 

Best of Luck!

 

Paul~

Abbott still acquiring!

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-07-15/abbott-to-buy-eye-laser-stent-companies-for-about-560-million.html

219 new career openings-->Lundbeck, and a means to prepare for that next move!

Good Morning TEAM!

Lots of good noise flowing into thePharmTeam over the last few days!

1.  Lundbeck Opportunities.

 "All:

 

Lundbeck is a Danish Company specializing in Neuroscience and Brain Diseases.  There are numerous openings (219) in the US. Go to Lundbeck.com click on careers and review openings"

http://www.lundbeck.com/us/careers

Thank you Luis Sanchez! *former Sr  Specialty DM out of Atlanta

2.  Development of your career search acumen.

First a short testimonial from Meredith Watkins...

"Also, please pass along to the Group,

Take advantage of our resources! LHH is fantastic!  I had the opportunity to meet with one of the career coaches yesterday and I was blown away.  Plus, LHH offers webinars and classes in multiple areas, ie. Linked In; Interviewing, Negotiation strategies...

Thank again!  Keep Positive and Stay Strong!"

 

For those with out access to LHH, please check out the following:

http://www.careerconfidential.com/

http://www.linkedintelligence.com/

Great free resources...  thank you Teresa Fleming!

Keep the information flowing!  Forward to your network of displaced colleagues and lets get everyone access to the PharmTeam news!

All the Best!

- 

Paul Wilson

District Manager East Tennessee *Former

See previous communication here!

http://thepharmteam.blogspot.com/

Development resource and a Career lead!

Team,

The leads keep coming in!

Thank you to all those who are pushing this information to the team!

HERE IS FIRST:  Development resource

Paul – I found a neat website others may be interested in using.  It is called Career Confidential.  They even have some free webinars.  There are also other free things and other things that you have to purchase.  Check it out.  www.careerconfidential.com

 

Teresa Fleming

Work Like You Mean It

**Thank you Teresa Fleming for sending!

SECOND: Career Opportunity!
Group,
 
Edie Dodson edie.dodson@genzyme.com  contacted me yesterday with some information concerning a new drug launch at Genzyme.
The drug is Lemtrada.  The drug just received approval from the FDA for M S. 
Genzyme will be hiring about 30 people nation wide to work the product. The hiring will start soon.
There may be management opportunities also.
You can go on line at Genzyme.com to look up information and send a resume.
Please contact Edie if you are interested in applying if you don't mind. She may receive a finders fee.
Her cell is 913-568-4804. I have copied Edie on this email so her email is in the address box. 
 
Please forward this to anyone who may be interested.



Thank you Luis Sanchez for forwarding this along!


Have a great day TEAM!

-- 

Paul Wilson

District Manager East Tennessee *Former

See previous communication here!

http://thepharmteam.blogspot.com/

Virtual Career Fair coming soon.

Team,

 

Please ensure that you have enrolled in the Lee Hecht Harrison services so that you can take full advantage of this benefit.

 

See the attached that was sent to me.

 

 

Paul Wilson

District Manager East Tennessee *Former

Invitation sent to me.

Latest sales positions from Abbott displaced employee site.

Abbott has a few sales opportunities to consider.

Therapeutic Nutrition, Veterinary, Pediatric, Home health...

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	VET PRACTICE CNSLT - Manhattan/Brooklyn, NY -Full-time-SALES USA-Field, USA-New York-New York  |Organization: AAH-Animal Requisition ID 13000005PV Job Classification: Experienced Apply |Add to My Job Cart|
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