Associate Neuroscience Sales Specialist - Flex Team - South Central

Role Summary

Responsible for providing interim coverage of open sales territories, including all aspects of sales territory management - including selling specialty Neurology product to Movement Disorder Specialists and Neurologists. Able to move within the U.S. as business needs dictate. Interim coverage would likely span a 1-6 month period and then role would be reassigned to a different opening for a 1-6 month span of time. Once this individual has performed successfully in role for 12 months, they will be eligible to apply for any open territory in United States for a full-time, long-term territory assignment.

Responsibilities

• Effectively impacts existing and new customers by providing exceptional value and service, which ultimately helps providers to identify and start appropriate patients on therapy.
• Educates physicians and physicians’ staff on the value of the Company’s products for patient care.
• Utilizes knowledge, critical thinking, and dialogue skills to deliver meaningful customer experiences that result in satisfaction, equity, and loyalty.
• Anticipates, identifies and appropriately addresses healthcare professionals (HCP) objections, questions, and concerns.
• Utilizes appropriate techniques to gain consistent access to customers.
• Utilizes appropriate sales aids, clinical reprints, etc. according to training. Tailors appropriate resources and information depending on customer needs.
• Develops strong relationships with HCP customers including key opinion leaders (KOLs’) within the territory.
• Identifies and investigates customer concerns and communicates with appropriate staff to solve problems in a timely manner.
• Analyzes sales potential and then executes in the territory to ensure appropriate calls, reach, frequency, business meals, speaker programs, etc. to achieve consistently strong business results. Works within given budgets and policy guidelines.
• Analyzes, evaluates, and adjusts as needed to develop effective quarterly business/action plans.
• Prepares and submits timely reports of business transactions and keeps accurate expense account records.
• Provides appropriate guidance around pricing and reimbursement for promoted products to customers. Acts as liaison between customers and Company when specific reimbursement questions arise.
• Communicates and collaborates with sales management and region/area teammates, as well as cross-functional teammates (i.e. managed markets, operations, sales training, marketing, etc.) as business needs dictate.
• Attends conferences, trainings, exhibits, meetings, and product launches as required.
• Takes on leadership opportunities as appropriate, and consistently operates with a positive, collaborative attitude.
• Remains compliant with all regulations in the course of carrying out responsibilities.
• May participate in the training of new Sales Specialists in the field.
• May participate in training activities during Area, Regional and National meetings.
• Consistently carries out responsibilities with proficiency and professionalism.
• May participate in cross-functional projects affecting area, regional and commercial objectives.
• May provide mentoring support to new and/or junior Sales Specialists.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

• Proudly represent Acadia and its culture, mission, and values
• Meet or exceed sales expectations
• Exhibit a firm understanding of the selling process
• Develop and execute territory business plans
• Exercise professionalism, leadership, and teamwork at all times
• Adhere to all Acadia company policies.

Education

• Bachelor's degree required, with an emphasis in the life sciences, preferred.

Qualifications

• External Candidate Requirements: Bachelor’s degree required, with an emphasis in the life sciences, preferred. A preferred minimum of 2 years of healthcare sales. Ability to travel 90% of the time and live in assigned geographies for 1-6 months at a time. Must be in good standing with the FDA and OIG.
• Must possess: Demonstrated selling skills and ability to dialogue effectively with customers; Ability to quickly build relationships with key customers and build networks within the neuroscience community; Must be able to live within the assigned territory in temporary housing paid for by Acadia and be able to relocate every 3 to 6 months as business needs dictate; Ability to demonstrate exceptional disease state and product knowledge; Strong persuasive selling and negotiation skills; Strong interpersonal and communication skills; Ability to assess territory business opportunities and customer needs, operating with a business owner mentality to maximize impact in a short time frame; Demonstrated ability to learn and apply technical/scientific knowledge and business analyses; Organization, initiative, and self-motivation; Consistently models professionalism, integrity, and the ability to comply to strict policy, work in a highly regulated environment, and maintain confidential information and data; Must possess a valid driver's license and maintenance of an acceptable driving record; Requires significant and extensive driving of company-provided car on a daily basis as well as overnight travel depending on the territory’s geography. Air travel also required, based on territory’s geography, to the Company’s headquarters and for regional and national meetings and events.

Additional Requirements

• Travel up to 90% of the time (depending on territory geography) and work after hours if required by travel schedule or business issues. Must be able to temporarily live within the territory for 3-6 months at a time. Depending on the territory’s geography and work requirements, may also be required to live within a reasonable distance to a major airport.
• Physical Requirements: This role involves regular standing, walking, sitting, and the use of hands for handling or operating equipment. The employee may also need to reach, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and maintain visual, verbal, and auditory communication both in a standard office environment and while working independently from remote locations. Employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. This position requires the ability to travel independently overnight and/or work after hours as required by travel schedule or business needs.