Senior Key Account Manager
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Mar 2024 - Present
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Senior Key Account Manager
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Vertex Pharmaceuticals
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Senior Key Account Manager
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Des O'Connell is listed as Senior Key Account Manager at Vertex Pharmaceuticals, a with 3561 employees, based in United Kingdom. AeroLeads shows a matched LinkedIn profile for Des O'Connell.
Des O'Connell previously worked as Interim First Line Sales Manager at Gsk and Key Account Manager-Renal at Gsk. Des O'Connell holds Bsc (Hons), Business & Management Studies from University Of Bradford.
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About Des O'Connell
Role as Senior Key Account Manager for Vertex working to improve outcomes in cystic fibrosis. Covering key accounts in central England. Previously Interim first line sales manager at GSK, with over 25 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry. BSc Honours degree in Business and Management Studies and ABPI certified. Core competencies include key account management, product launch, sales effectiveness, and cross-functional collaboration.Latterly at GSK, I lead the sales team for the East of England within the General Medicine division, focusing on respiratory diseases. Gaining invaluable experience in sales management and pre-launch activities, as well as supporting the brand planning and messaging for the specialty medicine segment. Previously worked as Rare Disease Key Account Manager at Alexion Pharmaceuticals, receiving multiple awards for excellence and innovation in healthcare development, diagnostics support, and patient pathway optimization. Passionate about transforming lives and creating a legacy for patients and stakeholders.
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Vertex Pharmaceuticals
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Des O'Connell work experience
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Interim First Line Sales Manager
Sales Manager role for the East of England team within "General Medicine" due to sick leave cover. Gaining invaluable experience in both Sales Management and respiratory diseases
Jul 2023 - Mar 2024
Key Account Manager-Renal
Working in a pre-launch environment, key activities included strong cross-functional collaboration for Specialty medicine, opportunity mapping via local market analysis, KEE identification and account segmentation, support for Brand planning, adaptation of global messaging and materials to local market and In Field coaching and support for new campaign in Primary Care.Key Achievements included the redesign and roll out of GSK wide "Meeting Attendance Sheet" in order to prioritise Consent Capture, collaborated with KAM colleague to devise "high gain questions" tailored to global persona profiling, co-ordinated cross-functional input to compile Target list of Key Stakeholders for territory and supported Sales Director with recruitment/selection of Hospital Specialists' roles.
Nov 2022 - Jun 2023
Rare Disease Key Account Manager
Key Account Manager role working collaboratively with my MSL and liaising with the teaching hospitals across central England and North Wales, for healthcare development, diagnostics' support and to optimise the patient pathway for patients with PNH and aHUS. In November 2021, I was delighted to receive my ten year’s service award and in February 2022, I was awarded the Alexion Excellence award for my support with the roll out of Veeva Engage with the Canadian neurology team.
Jun 2019 - Nov 2022
Regional Account Manager
Regional Account Manager role in the ultra-orphan disease arena providing disease education and awareness to haematologists and nephrologists for PNH and aHUS in the key hospitals in central England, South Yorkshire and the East of England. In November 2016, I received my 5 year Alexion service award and in December 2016 I was presented the "Create a legacy Excellence Award". I am extremely proud to have won The “Founders Club” award for sales excellence in both 2016 and 2017.
Nov 2011 - Jun 2019
Key Account Manager-Neurology
Jun 2006 - Nov 2011
Senior Representative
Jan 2002 - Jun 2006
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Mohamed Abdel Wahab
Colleague at Vertex PharmaceuticalsDubai, United Arab Emirates
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Morgan Carlton
Colleague at Vertex PharmaceuticalsNatick, Massachusetts, United States
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Qirun Li
Colleague at Vertex PharmaceuticalsProvidence, Rhode Island, United States
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Danilo Romero
Colleague at Vertex PharmaceuticalsUnited States
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Kevin Sherman
Colleague at Vertex PharmaceuticalsGreater Boston, United States
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Katja Helenius
Colleague at Vertex PharmaceuticalsPembroke, Massachusetts, United States
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Dr.Rer.Nat Stefanie Grün-Bernhard
Colleague at Vertex PharmaceuticalsBad Camberg, Hesse, Germany
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Elizabeth Li
Colleague at Vertex PharmaceuticalsAmelia Court House, Virginia, United States
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Lily Gridina
Colleague at Vertex PharmaceuticalsKhmelnytsky, Ukraine
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Isabel Zacharias
Colleague at Vertex PharmaceuticalsGreater Boston, United States
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Mohamed Abdel Wahab
Colleague at Vertex PharmaceuticalsDubai, United Arab Emirates
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Morgan Carlton
Colleague at Vertex PharmaceuticalsNatick, Massachusetts, United States
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Qirun Li
Colleague at Vertex PharmaceuticalsProvidence, Rhode Island, United States
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Danilo Romero
Colleague at Vertex PharmaceuticalsUnited States
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Kevin Sherman
Colleague at Vertex PharmaceuticalsGreater Boston, United States
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Katja Helenius
Colleague at Vertex PharmaceuticalsPembroke, Massachusetts, United States
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Dr.Rer.Nat Stefanie Grün-Bernhard
Colleague at Vertex PharmaceuticalsBad Camberg, Hesse, Germany
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Elizabeth Li
Colleague at Vertex PharmaceuticalsAmelia Court House, Virginia, United States
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Lily Gridina
Colleague at Vertex PharmaceuticalsKhmelnytsky, Ukraine
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Isabel Zacharias
Colleague at Vertex PharmaceuticalsGreater Boston, United States
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3 education records
Des O'Connell education
Bsc (Hons), Business & Management Studies
Btec National Diploma In Business And Finance
South Notts College Nottingham
Education record
The Becket School, Nottingham
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Des O'Connell works for Vertex Pharmaceuticals.
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Des O'Connell is listed as Senior Key Account Manager at Vertex Pharmaceuticals.
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Des O'Connell is based in United Kingdom while working with Vertex Pharmaceuticals.
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Des O'Connell has worked for Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Gsk, Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Bayer Schering Pharma, and Eli Lilly.
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Des O'Connell holds Bsc (Hons), Business & Management Studies from University Of Bradford.
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