Area Business Director (Gastroenterology) - Des Moines, IA

Role Summary

Area Business Director (Gastroenterology) will cultivate and maintain a strong direct customer-facing presence with gastroenterology healthcare providers and their office/clinic staff to promote Ardelyx’s first-in-class medicines and advance patient care in the gastroenterology space.

Responsibilities

• Achieve sales objectives.
• Focus on accountability, collaboration, compliance, and teamwork to deliver favorable results to healthcare professionals, their patients, and Ardelyx.
• Establish and implement an effective sales plan that meets (ideally exceeds) sales goals and corporate objectives.
• Collaborate with ABD peers to optimize product opportunities through coordination and information sharing linked to large gastroenterology group practices.
• Work closely with Marketing, Patient Services, and Market Access to inform on territory experiences and dynamics to facilitate best practices and idea exchanges to optimize product and Ardelyx success.
• Master clinical data, disease state knowledge, competitive products, and market access information to drive relevant messaging with decision-makers and influencers.
• Ensure activities comply with all laws, regulations, and Ardelyx compliance policies.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 5 years of pharmaceutical/biotech industry sales experience.
• Experience in specialty pharmaceutical/biotech sales, gastroenterology preferred.
• Proven track record of success - consistently achieving and/or outperforming sales goals.
• Product launch experience.
• Experience with patient service hubs and specialty pharmacy distribution knowledge.
• Demonstrated experience in competitive markets.
• Ability to engage customers with a keen focus on their needs and experience.
• An understanding of the laws and regulations applicable to the sales and marketing of pharmaceutical products to physicians and healthcare organizations.
• Ability to understand/develop and implement sales strategies and tactics.
• Strong clinical and scientific acumen to communicate with and influence healthcare professionals and key stakeholders.
• Specific knowledge of and relationships with gastroenterology healthcare professionals, their office/clinic staff, and local patient advocacy groups is a plus.
• Ability to analyze sales data and key performance metrics to identify business opportunities.
• Possess integrity, work with honesty, accuracy, and attention to detail.
• Prior sales management experience a plus.
• Bachelor‚Äôs degree.

Skills

• Clinical and scientific acumen
• Strategic sales planning
• Relationship building with healthcare professionals
• Data analysis and interpretation
• Regulatory and compliance awareness

Education

• Bachelor‚Äôs degree

Additional Requirements

• This position is field-based and may require up to 40% travel (customer visits, company meetings, conferences).
• Reports to a Zone Director.