Area Business Director (Nephrology) - Oklahoma City, OK
Ardelyx, Inc.
July 01, 2026
On-site
Oklahoma, United States
Sales
Position Summary
- As Area Business Director (Nephrology), cultivate and maintain direct customer-facing presence with nephrology healthcare providers, office/clinic staff, and affiliated dialysis center personnel (as needed). Establish Ardelyx as advancing patient care with novel mechanism medicines that meet important clinical needs.
Responsibilities
- Achieve sales objectives.
- Deliver favorable results through accountability, collaboration, compliance, and teamwork.
- Establish and implement an effective sales plan to meet (ideally exceed) sales goals and corporate objectives.
- Collaborate with ABD peers to optimize product opportunities via coordination and information sharing tied to nephrology practices and dialysis organizations.
- Partner with Marketing, Patient Services, and Market Access to share territory insights and best practices to optimize product and company success.
- Master clinical and disease state data, competitive products, and market access information to drive relevant messaging to decision-makers and influencers.
Qualifications
- Minimum 5 years of pharmaceutical/biotech industry sales experience.
- Specialty pharmaceutical/biotech sales experience; nephrology preferred.
- Proven track record of consistently achieving and/or outperforming sales goals.
- Product launch experience.
- Experience with patient service hubs and specialty pharmacy distribution knowledge.
- Demonstrated competitive market experience.
- Ability to engage customers focused on their needs and experiences.
- Understanding of laws/regulations for pharmaceutical sales/marketing to physicians and healthcare organizations.
- Ability to develop and implement sales strategies and tactics.
- Strong clinical/scientific acumen to communicate with and influence healthcare professionals and stakeholders.
- Relationships/knowledge of nephrology HCPs, affiliated dialysis centers, and local patient advocacy groups is a plus.
- Ability to analyze sales data and KPIs to identify business opportunities.
- Integrity and attention to detail.
- Bachelor’s degree.
- As Area Business Director (Nephrology), cultivate and maintain direct customer-facing presence with nephrology healthcare providers, office/clinic staff, and affiliated dialysis center personnel (as needed). Establish Ardelyx as advancing patient care with novel mechanism medicines that meet important clinical needs.
Responsibilities
- Achieve sales objectives.
- Deliver favorable results through accountability, collaboration, compliance, and teamwork.
- Establish and implement an effective sales plan to meet (ideally exceed) sales goals and corporate objectives.
- Collaborate with ABD peers to optimize product opportunities via coordination and information sharing tied to nephrology practices and dialysis organizations.
- Partner with Marketing, Patient Services, and Market Access to share territory insights and best practices to optimize product and company success.
- Master clinical and disease state data, competitive products, and market access information to drive relevant messaging to decision-makers and influencers.
Qualifications
- Minimum 5 years of pharmaceutical/biotech industry sales experience.
- Specialty pharmaceutical/biotech sales experience; nephrology preferred.
- Proven track record of consistently achieving and/or outperforming sales goals.
- Product launch experience.
- Experience with patient service hubs and specialty pharmacy distribution knowledge.
- Demonstrated competitive market experience.
- Ability to engage customers focused on their needs and experiences.
- Understanding of laws/regulations for pharmaceutical sales/marketing to physicians and healthcare organizations.
- Ability to develop and implement sales strategies and tactics.
- Strong clinical/scientific acumen to communicate with and influence healthcare professionals and stakeholders.
- Relationships/knowledge of nephrology HCPs, affiliated dialysis centers, and local patient advocacy groups is a plus.
- Ability to analyze sales data and KPIs to identify business opportunities.
- Integrity and attention to detail.
- Bachelor’s degree.