2016 Merck Vaccine Division

When will this idiot Vaccine leadership realize Zostavax is a dud and Pneumovax 23 is on the decline. Disbanding the pharmacy vaccine group, deploying that group to call on non Zostavax users and hiring a contract sales force to also call on non Zostavax users has yielded no growth. No more incentives for hospitals to have Pneumococcal vaccination protocols and better reimbursement for P13 has also killed P23. Newsflash, there is no untapped potential in the adult Vaccine market!!!!!! The pediatric Vaccine market is saving the division as well as the company by bringing in several billions of dollars yet leadership leaves that market wide open for GSK to explore.
 






Newsflash, it will be the same old stuff next year too. Third dose of G9 is not needed yet we don't apply for two does indication because a third of our sales will be gone. It's all about the dollars baby. Not ethics or the patients. Looking forward to another "Jan" year....DID...
 






Former employee here. I used to know David Jones and I see he's now Director, US Marketing Leader, Adult Vaccines in North Wales, PA. Just curious what that position is?
 






Newsflash, it will be the same old stuff next year too. Third dose of G9 is not needed yet we don't apply for two does indication because a third of our sales will be gone. It's all about the dollars baby. Not ethics or the patients. Looking forward to another "Jan" year....DID...

More layoffs are inevitable in the next 3 to 6 months. Jan is starting to realize reps aren't seeing enough customers regardless of the R&F numbers and there no new Vaccines coming in the next couple of years.
 






Publicis DM screwed up an account for us. Too frickin aggressive and doesn't know when to back off. Whoever has this assclown as a manager is doomed. The doctor told me he doesn't want this guy in his office ever again. K.W is a DM from Michigan. Keep him out of my territory please!
 






More layoffs are inevitable in the next 3 to 6 months. Jan is starting to realize reps aren't seeing enough customers regardless of the R&F numbers and there no new Vaccines coming in the next couple of years.
You are correct that cuts are coming. However, the reason is not due to lack of product but lack of competent sales people. Vast majority couldnt sell fire to eskimos!
 






You are correct that cuts are coming. However, the reason is not due to lack of product but lack of competent sales people. Vast majority couldnt sell fire to eskimos!

Yeah well most of the reps left were hand picked by the CTL/ DCO morons that were transferred over from the pill side. Don't act so surprised. The aggressive tablet sales tactics are closing doors to reps and pushing a substandard shingles vaccine with poor reimbursement isn't helping either.
 






Yeah well most of the reps left were hand picked by the CTL/ DCO morons that were transferred over from the pill side. Don't act so surprised. The aggressive tablet sales tactics are closing doors to reps and pushing a substandard shingles vaccine with poor reimbursement isn't helping either.
Learn how to sell idiot, buy the business, set up a depot account and have the account service outside territories. Remember it is your ass on the line!
 






Learn how to sell idiot, buy the business, set up a depot account and have the account service outside territories. Remember it your ass on the line!
I took your advice on setting up the depot account since I talked with you at the last rep meetings. My depot now services a tristate area and I get the sales. I watch my back screw the dumb ass reps!
 




































You are correct that cuts are coming. However, the reason is not due to lack of product but lack of competent sales people. Vast majority couldnt sell fire to eskimos!

Get ready for the cuts as the holiday season is approaching. Hopefully your resume is up to date and the contract sales companies have openings next year. Good luck.
 






























Yeah well most of the reps left were hand picked by the CTL/ DCO morons that were transferred over from the pill side. Don't act so surprised. The aggressive tablet sales tactics are closing doors to reps and pushing a substandard shingles vaccine with poor reimbursement isn't helping either.

Vaccine pharmacy reps will be gone by the beginning of the year. They don't even call on pharmacies now as they target GP offices. Business is down as it has been since the pharmacy division was created since day 1. They never should have created the pharmacy division, but this is what you get when you didn't listen to those who told you not to create this division. Good luck to all of you.