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Allison Barber

Collaborator · DISC type is
Full-time parenting at Career Break
📍 Santa Monica, California, United States

An award-winning pharmaceutical sales professional, formerly with Merck, where she consistently drove double-digit territory growth and earned the Vice President’s Club Award. A graduate of James Madison University, she recently completed advanced science coursework to prepare for her re-entry into the industry.

After her time at Merck, she took a career break to raise her family, during which she expanded her leadership skills through school-wide volunteer initiatives. She is passionate about returning to the workforce with a focus on improving patient outcomes.

She recently completed college-level anatomy, physiology, microbiology, and chemistry courses to refresh her clinical knowledge.

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Experience
26 Years
Current Role
Full-time parenting
Location
Santa Monica, California, United States
Personality Overview

How Allison shows up

Appreciative
Fair-minded
Consensus Builder

They are more likely to go for proven solutions. Win-win scenarios can appeal strongly to them. Unlike D or C types, they are calm as well as friendly and can give the impression of being more receptive than they actually are.

Priorities

Topics Allison cares about

Pharmaceutical Sales
A top-performing representative at Merck with a history of exceeding sales goals for major drugs like Zocor, Vioxx, and Cozaar.
Career Relaunch
Actively re-entering the pharmaceutical industry after a career break, combining her previous success with recently updated scientific knowledge.
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Career

Work history

2006
Full-time parenting
Career Break
2003 - 2006
Professional Representative II (Promoted from Professional Representative & Medical Representative)
Merck
2000 - 2002
Systems Analyst / Systems Specialist
Merck
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Media appearances

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Education
1996 - 2000
Bachelor of Science - BS
James Madison University
2023 - 2025
Pre-Nursing Studies
Santa Monica College
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

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