Salaries and more

Are the salaries in derm, especially if you are selling on the skin care line side instead of an rx, better, same or less than in pharma sales? Are company cars standard or car allowance? I'm considering switching from pharma sales to derm, especially in light of all of the regulatory hoops we have to jump through (not to mention corporate BS and the whole change your bonus plan every time we don't wanna pay out) post-pharma agreement with the FDA.
Thanks in advance for the feedback.

 

Salary is different between every company, so there is no way to have one person answer this. A derm is less like a gp. They write more scripts for each patient, and many will hear what you have to say. Don't expect to be robotic like in general pharma, or you will not succeed. You need to be a real person, know the products, and know the comp. If you are the type who can have a real convo about disease states because you looked it up on google, not your training manual, welcome to derm. If your more into structured days with clear objectives stay away. If you can wake up, work hard, learn something new each day, turn it into a better detail tomorrow, I'd hire ya

 

If your looking for money the traditional pharmaceutical route is best. Selling topical Derm products is less pay and less benefits compared to big pharma.

 

The Pharma industry including specialty isn't paying salaries & bonuses like they were just 5 years ago. A lot of talent out of jobs so its difficult to break into industry.

 

Start-ups in aesthetics usually pay well. Until they burn through their first round of investment!

 

Big pharma isn't paying like it used to.

 

Is there more money on the device end?

 

Is there more money on the device end?

 

Stick with cosmeceuticals. It's competitive but plenty of money to be made and job opportunities.

 

Your kidding, right? Rx is still the best pay.

 

f your looking for money the traditional pharmaceutical route is best. Selling topical Derm products is less pay and less benefits compared to big pharma.

 

The Pharma industry including specialty isn't paying salaries & bonuses like they were just 5 years ago. A lot of talent out of jobs so its difficult to break into industry.

 

I’ve worked both and Rx/pharma is best. Both have their headaches but there is more money in pharma over cosmeceuticals (bigger bonus, better benefits, and greater long term career potential). Cosmeceuticals is fine for an end of career job, but you constantly compete with retail and online sales as well as product diversion. Quotas are large and it’s hard to hit
go unless you are sneaky and sell to shady accounts who divert. Perk is free skincare but that’s about it. Also the people in cosmeceuticals seemed to be less educated and less professional with the exception of a few. Skincare companies also require you work tradeshows and events with accounts that take up the occasional weekends and evenings... and demo product.. kind of feels like a retail sales job.. you also have to make sure your accounts successfully move through product/inventory in order for them to keep Purchasing from you every month (dealing with sell through is a pain because some accounts aren’t motivated to sell and expect you to sell for them).

 

Don't expect to be robotic like in general pharma, or you will not succeed. You need to be a real person, know the products, and know the comp. If you are the type who can have a real convo about disease states because you looked it up on google, not your training manual, welcome to derm. If your more into structured days with clear objectives stay away. If you can wake up, work hard, learn something new each day, turn it into a better detail tomorrow, I'd hire ya

 

Are company cars standard or car allowance? I'm considering switching from pharma sales to derm, especially in light of all of the regulatory hoops we have to jump through (not to mention corporate BS and the whole change your bonus plan every time we don't wanna pay out) post-pharma agreement

 

Salary is different between every company, so there is no way to have one person answer this. A derm is less like a gp. They write more scripts for each patient, and many will hear what you have to say. Don't expect to be robotic like in general pharma, or you will not succeed. You need to be a real person, know the products, and know the comp. If you are the type who can have a real convo about disease states because you looked it up on google, not your training manual, welcome to derm. If your more into structured days with clear objectives stay away. If you can wake up, work hard, learn something new each day, turn it into a better detail tomorrow, I'd hire ya

 

Salary is different between every company, so there is no way to have one person answer this. A derm is less like a gp. They write more scripts for each patient, and many will hear what you have to say. Don't expect to be robotic like in general pharma, or you will not succeed. You need to be a real person, know the products, and know the comp. If you are the type who can have a real convo about disease states because you looked it up on google, not your training manual, welcome to derm. If your more into structured days with clear objectives stay away. If you can wake up, work hard, learn something new each day, turn it into a better detail tomorrow, I'd hire ya

 

The Pharma industry including specialty isn't paying salaries & bonuses like they were just 5 years ago. A lot of talent out of jobs so its difficult to break into industry.

 

Not true anymore with derm. These days it’s turned more into discussions on how to get products covered than knowing anything about dz states. All docs care about is coverage in derm since no insurance company wants to cover branded derm meds. Daily conversations are on where and how to get coverage and which pharmacies to use.. not fun or exciting these days and hardly learning something new every day in terms of dermatologic conditions. Also days consist of listening to docs complain about cost of derm meds.. tough “specialty” to be in right now.

 

Well, if you don't have experience in dermatology you may be in for a long wait. There are jobs out there in derm, but there are also a lot of people with a lot of experience in derm. Sometimes they are looking for the inexperienced, though. Cosmeceuticals is tough, there are a lot of companies out there competing. Not every dermatologist sell products out of their office. Territories are normally large, car allowance is typical and they seem to go through people quickly.