Role Summary
Key Account Manager for the Great Lakes Region focusing on FUROSCIX, supporting commercial growth within IDNs, AMCs, and Hospital Networks. Responsible for executing region-specific account plans, managing day-to-day engagement with institutional stakeholders, driving discharge workflows related to transitions of care, and participating in ongoing business development.
Responsibilities
- Sales & Business Development: Identify opportunities for growth, negotiate contracts, and manage the entire sales process for key accounts to impact length of stay and 30-day readmissions
- Account Engagement & Execution: Manage assigned institutional accounts within the region, developing and maintaining strong, long-term relationships with clinical, administrative, and pharmacy decision-makers to support product access, demand generation, and continued success
- Protocol & Pathway Integration: Act as the main point of contact with care teams, prescribers, and EMR stakeholders to support and provide tailored solutions for FUROSCIX inclusion in treatment protocols, care pathways, and formularies
- Tactical Account Planning: Develop and execute detailed tactical plans for each account, aligned with regional strategy; maintain up-to-date account profiles
- Cross-Functional Coordination: Collaborate with Sales, Market Access, Trade, Field Reimbursement, Medical Affairs, Marketing, and Patient Support to address account needs and drive FUROSCIX adoption
- Pull-Through Support: Identify and execute pull-through strategies with internal and field partners to ensure patient access to FUROSCIX after formulary access is secured
- Market Insights & Reporting: Provide on-the-ground insights regarding barriers to access, opportunities, and competitor activity; analyze data to update account plans and optimize performance
Qualifications
- Bachelorโs degree required, advanced degree a plus
- 5โ8 years of pharmaceutical or biotech industry experience, with 2โ3 years in institutional or account-based role
- Proven track record engaging with IDNs, AMCs, or large specialty group practices
- Strong understanding of formulary processes, care delivery models, and account-based selling strategies
- Experience collaborating across Sales, Access, Medical, and Marketing teams
- Knowledge of the cardiorenal space preferred
- Field-based role with regular in-person customer engagements
- Ability to work evenings and weekends as business dictates
- Attend and represent MannKind at local, regional, national conferences, trade shows, and community events
- Willingness to travel within assigned geography (50%-75%)
Skills
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills
- Teamwork & Leadership: builds partnerships and collaborates to meet objectives
- Execution: leverages resources to deliver results; accountable at the functional level
- Solution Maker: identifies process improvements and builds internal/external networks
- Continuous improvement: adopts new methods and technologies; industry-savvy
- Awareness: demonstrates confidence, resilience, and adaptable behavior
Education
- Bachelorโs degree required; advanced degree a plus
Additional Requirements
- Travel: 50%-75% within assigned geography