A figure in great demand by companies

24 October 2019 - The figure of the "Product and sales specialist" is among the most requested by companies in the sector, which however have difficulty finding an already trained professional, as there is not yet a real structured and certified training course. 

To facilitate the meeting between job supply and demand in this sector, the first edition of the Advanced Training Course in "Product and sales specialist in laboratory diagnostics"Organized byUniversità Campus Bio-Medico di Roma. The course, unique in its kind, offers the possibility of highly competent and specific training with the added value of a training at companies partner that allows an immediate comparison with the world and corporate philosophies.

At the end of the course, the Product and sales specialist will be a professional capable of independently managing, on behalf of manufacturers and/or suppliers of in vitro diagnostic medical devices (IVD), the marketing of an IVD with a specific clients  that is, supporting the buyer in the choice, in the training for the use and in the after-sales assistance of the product. In addition, he will provide the company he works for with the feedback needed to improve the product, from design to production.

According to Dr. Roberto Virgili, scientific co-director “The course meets the needs of the industrial world which today is struggling to find this professional figure with adequate training. Participants who leave the course will already be able to enter pharmaceutical laboratory medicine companies as well as work as a product specialist in the research and development sectors, both in Italy and in the companies' foreign offices".

The course, lasting 4 months, will be divided into the following modules:

  • Business economics, regulations and civil and administrative responsibilities
  • Commercial economics
  • Communication and marketing
  • Organization of companies operating in IVD, product design, formulation, production and packaging

For more information you can visit the page dedicated to the course or contact the Postgraduate Service at [email protected] and 06.225419300.