How to break into medical device or pharmaceutical sales, with little to no sales experience? I am currently an MPH student with a concentration in epidemiology. My undergrad was in health sciences. I’ve looked at alternative careers and ran into medical sales. Im curious as to what your journey was getting into medical sales?

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I would start networking. If you know someone who can refer you, its easier to get your foot in the door. I would start with Linked in.

So in my experience medical device sales is more difficult than pharma sales, and GP/FM sales roles are easier to break into vs specialty sales. What you want to look for to just get in the door is a role that sells to a GP audience (think basics, cardiovascular, diabetes, contraception, respiratory etc).

Or look for a contract sales role with a company that support the pharma industry like Ashfield.

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