As a medical services recruiter, people ask me (almost daily) about what degrees in college are acceptable for medical sales. Since this field is so diverse (sales in clinical diagnostics, sales in the laboratory, sale of pathologies, sale of images, sale of biotechnologies, sale of medical devices, sale of pharmaceuticals, information technology in the field of health care, sale of medical programs, surgical sales, etc.) You need workers knowledge of science and medical technology.
But the real (and, perhaps, unexpected) answer to the question about the degree: if you have sales experience, almost any college degree will be transferred to most jobs in most companies. Personality, skills, and experience make up the lot that health care sales managers are looking for. Medical sales managers want to see the evidence you can give, and you can learn the medical and technical knowledge you need to work on your own. (And you will constantly learn new technologies, procedures and equipment).
Having said this, the best degrees are: biology, chemistry, zoology, biochemistry, biotechnology, molecular, medical aid, kinesiology and sports medicine. If you can combine a technical / scientific degree, for example, with sales experience, then you are in a good place. If you add some business classes to them, you are even better.
Less, but still a very good position in the labor market will have a business degree with a decent number of scientific classes (perhaps a minor).
If you are in the market selling medicines, and you do not have the “best” combination of degrees, you can improve your chances by doing work, shadowing someone in your chosen field, and creating an 30/60/90 day interview plan that shows the manager for hire, which you approach the task with knowledge and plan. Finally, find a career coach who specializes in this area to quickly and efficiently turn you into the best selling candidate so you can land on the job you need.
