Bilingual Customer Service Specialist for Pharmaceuticals/Healthcare (English/Fr

Job Description:

Alphanumeric is hiring a Bilingual Customer Care Specialist (English/French) for Pharmaceuticals to work remotely supporting one of the biggest pharmaceutical companies in the world. You’ll be providing support for products related to diabetes, obesity, rare diseases, cardiovascular and liver health.

This is a high-volume contact center, and candidates are chosen to deliver an optimized customer service experience in a personalized manner. This role plays a critical role in supporting patients, healthcare professionals, and internal stakeholders by providing accurate, timely, and empathetic responses while upholding the highest standards of quality, compliance, and ethics.

This candidate will respond to FAQs and general on-label information and will also be able to identify medical information inquiries and triage them to the appropriate department. The role also includes being able to identify potential Adverse Events (AEs) and potential Product Quality Complaints (PQCs) for documentation and reporting

Please be aware we can only hire people already based in Canada with fully legal and valid documentation to work in Canada

Please apply with your CV in English, as the hiring managers are not based in Quebec. This position must master verbal and written English skills in addition to French, because it reports to stakeholders, managers and clients outside of Quebec where the environment requires communication in English. Preference for people based in the Eastern Time Zone or similar. 

Conditions/Offer:

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Employment : Full-time permanent

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Type of work : Fully remote in Canada, preferably based in Eastern Time Zone or close by.

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Start Date : September 21 st

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Pay rate : 45.000 CA$ gross/year

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Working hours : 40H/week

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Shifts : Monday to Friday from 9:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST - 8h shifts with 1hour for lunch break in between

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Benefits : Medical, Dental, Life Insurance after probation period

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Training : 3 weeks of training + 1 week of certification = 4 weeks

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Training Hours: M-F 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM EST.

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Vacations : 2 weeks paid vacation

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Equipment: All provided by the company, no need to buy any equipment.

- Mandatory to be based in Canada with fully legal and valid documentation (WP, PR and SIN). Please note we do not provide sponsorship.

Requirements:

- Strong proficiency in English and French (mandatory to speak both languages fluently)

- Preference for individuals who have a minimum 2 years of experience supporting pharma/biotech call centers and/or experience in a medical or commercial setting

- Prior experience with pharmaceutical products in a Pharma/Biotech call center preferred

- Prior experience with Salesforce and Vonage is preferred

- Previous contact center experience is an asset

- A passion for customer service, strong telephone soft-skills and passion to excel.

- Must thrive working in a fast-paced, innovative environment while remaining flexible, proactive, resourceful, and efficient

Key Attributes and Responsibilities:

- Responds general inbound calls, chats, and emails from patients, healthcare providers, and internal stakeholders in a professional and empathetic manner

- Answers general inquiries from Consumers and/ or Health Care Providers

- Navigates and provides assistance navigating sites

- Works with various sites/content to ensure a Consumer or HCP receives prompt, complete and professional customer service.

- Assists with temperature excursion inquiries and updates (ie. temperature excursion origination)

- Identifies and reports potential Adverse Events (AEs) and Product Quality Complaints (PQCs)

- Responsible for documentation of case notes in customer relationship management system (CRM)

- Contract support, liaison and represents the face of client

- Potential for rotational shifts and after-hours support

Required Skills/Abilities :

- Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to develop and maintain impor