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Neuroscience Account Manager (Psychiatry) - Asheville, NC

Vanda Pharmaceuticals
On-site
Hickory, NC
Sales

Role Summary

Neuroscience Account Manager (Psychiatry), based in Asheville, NC, reporting to the Neuroscience District Sales Manager. You will work with a high-performance sales team to exceed goals by delivering value to customers through differentiated products and services, building strong physician and stakeholder relationships in the psychiatry/CNS space, and ensuring product access and reimbursement within defined territories.

Responsibilities

  • Execute and promote products in alignment to sales strategy in the assigned territory.
  • Frequent collaboration with the District Sales Manager to respond to day-to-day sales and strategy direction related to product promotion activities.
  • Analyze local market, develop, execute, and monitor performance and results to maximize the appropriate use of the product in defined territory.
  • Maintain a high and current level of product, disease, competitive and market reimbursement knowledge.
  • Determine, implement, and monitor optimal resource (budgets, time, etc.) allocation within assigned territory.
  • Effectively and persuasively communicate using advanced selling and negotiation skills, relevant information to identified target audiences.
  • Identify, build, and leverage advocacy channels.
  • Secure product access and reimbursement within institutional systems as needed.
  • Manage travel and promotional budget.
  • Fulfill all monitoring and reporting requirements including expenses and call reporting using approved systems and processes.
  • Maintain full compliance with all laws, regulations, and company policies.
  • Continued employment requires meeting and complying with reasonable industry-standard credentialing requirements of healthcare providers, customer facilities, and state/local governments.
  • Additional, ad-hoc projects, as needed.

Qualifications

  • Required: Valid driver’s license and a clean driving history.
  • Required: Ability to travel (may include overnights).
  • Required: Out-of-territory travel to HQs, training, and sales meetings may be required.
  • Required: Work hours may include meetings scheduled outside of normal working hours.
  • Required: Must reside within territory geography.
  • Preferred: Minimum 3 years of pharmaceutical sales experience.
  • Preferred: Atypical antipsychotic experience and/or orphan drug experience.
  • Preferred: Specialty experience in psychiatry, bipolar, depression, CNS or pain management.
  • Preferred: Reimbursement experience.
  • Preferred: Existing relationships with psychiatrists and/or Community Mental Health Centers in the assigned territory.
  • Preferred: Fortitude to sell and compete with a hunter mentality.
  • Preferred: Strong relationships and knowledge of the territory.
  • Note: Candidate may be considered for the “Associate” role if work experience requirements are not met.

Education

  • BS or BA with GPA greater than 3.0.

Skills

  • Goal- and results-driven with a proven track record of above-average results.
  • Highly clinical, patient-centric and tactical with excellent communication skills (interpersonal, verbal, written).
  • Ability to navigate complex markets and organizations.
  • Outstanding work ethic and organizational skills.
  • Dynamic, high-impact individual with effective selling and presentation skills.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities independently and make sound decisions.
  • Ability to read situations quickly and adjust for roadblocks.
  • Customer-focused, self-motivated, and computer proficient.
  • Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license and an acceptable driving record; able to operate a motor vehicle for local, regional, and overnight travel.

Additional Requirements

  • Travel ability, including potential overnight stays; may involve out-of-territory travel to HQs, training, and meetings.
  • Physical demands: May occasionally lift and/or move items up to 15 pounds.