Marisa Nix
Phoenix,AZ
Summary
Results-driven specialty pharmaceutical sales professional with five years of success in competitive markets. Recognized nationally for performance, leadership and execution. Strong track record of building strategic partnerships with HCPs, delivering high-impact disease state education, expanding access within restricted accounts, and driving prescription growth. Passionate about improving patient outcomes and contributing to innovative oncology therapies at Merk.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Specialty Sales Representative II
Axsome Therapeutics
Arizona
04.2026 - Current
- Expanded CNS expertise through strategic engagement with neurologists and psychiatrists through targeted accounts
- Earned national recognition during on boarding for collaboration, enthusiasm, and rapid mastery of complex clinical information as a new hire
- Recognized as a high-performing new hire for fostering partnership across the Neuro franchise and supporting shared business objectives
- Delivered comprehensive product presentations to medical staff, addressing specific therapeutic needs and treatment options.
Specialty Sales Representative II
Merck & Co., Inc
Arizona
01.2022 - 04.2026
- Management of multiple sales territories, securing new providers and clients, and gaining a significant increase in revenue and writing of new prescriptions
- Demonstrated success navigating complex specialty markets requiring sophisticated clinical discussions, strategic account management, and collaboration across multi-disciplinary health care teams
- Educated compliant disease awareness campaigns across targeted accounts, establishing key relationships in positioning the territory for successful product launches
- Implementation of several successful in-person and virtual Medical Education Programs, with consistently high levels of attendance of high-volume target providers
- Success engagement with providers within previously restricted and/or limited access, resulting in a high volume of initial prescriptions
- Designed and executed disease-state education initiatives supporting launch readiness, provider awareness, long – term therapeutic adoption
- 2025 - Delivered measurable territory execution-achieving a top nine regional ranking in Breadth performance within the west region
- 2025 - Contributed to district performance excellence, helping achieve a 2S Ranking of #3 in the nation and #2 in the Region
- 2022-2025 - Assisted with leading Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico & Texas districts driving new and refilled prescriptions; YTD Reach was 100%
- 2022-2025 - Supported multi-state business initiatives spanning Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico and Texas contributing to 100% YTD Reach performance
- Maintained a strong record of compliance excellence, achieving zero recurring dashboard issues and consistently meeting all corporate requirements.
- Appointed Lead Verquvo point-of-contact representative for NV/AZ district.
- Appointed 2024 & 2025 Regional Selling Skills Special Assignment Role & served as Regional Mentor
- 2022-Winner of the ACE Award; a manager nominated award, based on key recognized behaviors - Agility, Customer Engagement, and Execution
- 2023-2024 - Winner of the MVPr Award; a peer nominated award, based on key recognized behaviors – Leadership, Team Engagement and Exemplary Dedication to the Chronic Care Mission and Vision
- Mentored and onboarded new team members across the region
Sales Representative
Republic National Distributing Company, LLC
Laguna Niguel, California
04.2021 - 12.2021
- Successfully managed a diverse customer base within a competitive market, utilizing strategic account planning and customer – centric selling approaches to drive business growth
- Applied data-driven insights and marked analytics to identify opportunities to increase sales across targets
- 2021- Recipient of the of the Ménage a Trois Wine - Southern California Number One Sales Award, recognizing exceptional execution, customer engagement and achievement within a highly competitive market.
Education
Bachelor’s Degree - Business Law
Arizona State University
Tempe, Arizona05.2018
Certificate of Completion (CCL) - Paralegal Studies, ABA certified
Phoenix College
Phoenix, Arizona12.2021
Timeline
Specialty Sales Representative II
Axsome Therapeutics
04.2026 - Current
Specialty Sales Representative II
Merck & Co., Inc
01.2022 - 04.2026
Sales Representative
Republic National Distributing Company, LLC
04.2021 - 12.2021
Certificate of Completion (CCL) - Paralegal Studies, ABA certified
Phoenix College
Bachelor’s Degree - Business Law
Arizona State University