RSD's and DSM's

[Anonymous]

Please share what you know. Things are obviously starting to happen and I, like most others, have a family to feed. Can you let us know timelines and what criteria will be used to make decisions, etc. Thx in advance for any info.

 

[Anonymous]

Please share what you know. Things are obviously starting to happen and I, like most others, have a family to feed. Can you let us know timelines and what criteria will be used to make decisions, etc. Thx in advance for any info.

NSD here. Your family is YOUR responsibility, not AZ's. Feed them the best way you can. Our job is to increase profit and return value to our shareholders, not to provide you a damn job! You, are now a "liability". The CSO reps can accomplish the same thing as you, a lot cheaper, so why not use them. We have no contract with you. We pay you for a service and can end that service whenever we like. By 2015, we will end up with about 700 AZ reps, may be less.

Your time is almost up. Good luck to you all.

 

[Anonymous]

Of course an RSD would not post the above knowing that percentage wise they too shall share in the carnage, but there is some comfort in knowing that at least a few of those who are arrogant C@cks^c&ers should be culled.

 

[Anonymous]

Facts from yesterday's DSM calls. No rumors here. 23% , 1150 field sales employees losing jobs. Doesn't include current vacancies. Those are additional.

CVAS/CV hospital and Oncology are safe with no reductions in head count nor any reallignments.

CNS, MCR, and MCL are getting all the cuts. CNS will do theirs separately. MCR and MCL will be commingled thru cut process. Sounded like CNS may have larger % cuts then MCL and MCR but that wasn't entirely made clear on call.

MCR and MCL names will be no longer. Primary care DSM will be responsible for Crestor and Symbicort. On average will be 2 to 3 primary care reps per MT. 1 Crestor PSS and 1 symbicort PSS and in some areas maybe one overlay PSS. DSM may have 3 MT's in district with span of control of 8 to 10. Closer to 8 as national average. today it's currently closer to 10.

New diabetes team being created. Will still be primary care pay scale and not consider "specialty". Will report to diabetes DSM and who will have 1 diabetes PSS per territory.

RSD and ASD roles will expanded and renamed and will have with more business responsibilities with P&N and more local control over all aspects of their business. Run kinda of like old Astra-Merck business units with busines unit directors. Regionalization is catch phrase of the day called Eco-systems. managed care regional account directors will report directly to this new RSD role.

Diabetes primary care DSM's and Crestor/Symbicort Primary care DSM's will all report into this new primary care RSD role. So basically diabetes PSS's and DSM's will be seperated from the other primary care team but at RSD level it will all be one. Similar to the way CVAS used to report into the MCR RSD but they had PSS's and DSM's for CVAS seperate from the MCR PSS's and DSM's.

Everyone will find out their future by FEB 1st. Those leaving will be done on Feb. 1st but will be paid as usually thru March 31st, then severance kicks in. Minimum 12 weeks severance pay, up to 2 weeks per year of service plus 1 for PSS's. 3 week per year plus 1 for DSM's and RSD's.

Bonus will be paid for 4th qtr at what what ever level you perform. Also paid for 1st qtr 2012 at target level regardless of performance. Stock options best immediately. 6 months benefits for free starting March 31st. Plus the two months while still on payroll from Feb 1st thru march 31st. 12 months addiitional cobra available after the 6 months are up.

Career placement services for 3 months.

 

[Anonymous]

Facts from yesterday's DSM calls. No rumors here. 23% , 1150 field sales employees losing jobs. Doesn't include current vacancies. Those are additional.

CVAS/CV hospital and Oncology are safe with no reductions in head count nor any reallignments.

CNS, MCR, and MCL are getting all the cuts. CNS will do theirs separately. MCR and MCL will be commingled thru cut process. Sounded like CNS may have larger % cuts then MCL and MCR but that wasn't entirely made clear on call.

MCR and MCL names will be no longer. Primary care DSM will be responsible for Crestor and Symbicort. On average will be 2 to 3 primary care reps per MT. 1 Crestor PSS and 1 symbicort PSS and in some areas maybe one overlay PSS. DSM may have 3 MT's in district with span of control of 8 to 10. Closer to 8 as national average. today it's currently closer to 10.

New diabetes team being created. Will still be primary care pay scale and not consider "specialty". Will report to diabetes DSM and who will have 1 diabetes PSS per territory.

RSD and ASD roles will expanded and renamed and will have with more business responsibilities with P&N and more local control over all aspects of their business. Run kinda of like old Astra-Merck business units with busines unit directors. Regionalization is catch phrase of the day called Eco-systems. managed care regional account directors will report directly to this new RSD role.

Diabetes primary care DSM's and Crestor/Symbicort Primary care DSM's will all report into this new primary care RSD role. So basically diabetes PSS's and DSM's will be seperated from the other primary care team but at RSD level it will all be one. Similar to the way CVAS used to report into the MCR RSD but they had PSS's and DSM's for CVAS seperate from the MCR PSS's and DSM's.

Everyone will find out their future by FEB 1st. Those leaving will be done on Feb. 1st but will be paid as usually thru March 31st, then severance kicks in. Minimum 12 weeks severance pay, up to 2 weeks per year of service plus 1 for PSS's. 3 week per year plus 1 for DSM's and RSD's.

Bonus will be paid for 4th qtr at what what ever level you perform. Also paid for 1st qtr 2012 at target level regardless of performance. Stock options best immediately. 6 months benefits for free starting March 31st. Plus the two months while still on payroll from Feb 1st thru march 31st. 12 months addiitional cobra available after the 6 months are up.

Career placement services for 3 months.

This info is 100% accurate. For those whose manager has not shared this info with them, you will here it on Friday's teleconferences.