Role Summary
Neuroscience Account Manager (Psychiatry) for Kansas City, MO West. The role focuses on exceeding sales goals by delivering value to customers through differentiated products and services within a high-performance sales organization.
Responsibilities
- Execute and promote products in alignment to sales strategy in the assigned territory.
- Collaborate with the District Sales Manager on day-to-day sales and strategy direction related to product promotion activities.
- Analyze local market, develop, execute, and monitor performance and results to maximize appropriate use of the product in the territory.
- Maintain current knowledge of product, disease, competitive landscape, and market reimbursement.
- Determine and monitor resource allocation (budgets, time, etc.) within the territory.
- Communicate effectively using advanced selling and negotiation skills 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 monitoring and reporting requirements including expenses and call reporting using approved systems.
- Maintain compliance with all laws, regulations, and company policies.
- Meet industry-standard credentialing requirements for healthcare providers, facilities, and state/local governments.
- Additional, ad-hoc projects as needed.
Qualifications
- BS or BA with GPA greater than 3.0.
- Minimum 3 years of pharmaceutical sales experience preferred.
- Candidates not meeting the work experience requirements may be considered for the “Associate” role.
- Atypical antipsychotic experience and/or orphan drug experience preferred.
- Preferred specialty experience in psychiatry, bipolar, depression, CNS or pain management will be considered.
- Reimbursement experience preferred.
- Existing relationships with psychiatrists and/or Community Mental Health Centers in the assigned territory is preferred.
- Valid driver’s license and a clean driving history.
- Self-Starter, goal and results driven with a proven track record of above-average results.
- Fortitude to sell and compete with a hunter mentality.
- Strong relationships and knowledge of the territory preferred.
- Ability to travel (may include overnights).
- Out-of-territory travel to HQs, training, and sales meetings may be required.
- Work hours may include meetings scheduled outside of normal working hours.
- Must reside within territory geography.
Skills
- Goal- and results-driven with strong clinical, patient-centric, and tactical communication skills.
- Ability to navigate complex markets and organizations.
- Excellent work ethic and organizational skills.
- Dynamic, high-impact selling and presentation capabilities.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities independently and make sound decisions.
- Strong situational awareness and adaptability to roadblocks.
- Customer-focused, self-motivated, and computer proficient.
- Valid driver’s license with acceptable driving record for local, regional, and occasional overnight travel.
- Occasional lifting/moving up to 15 pounds.
Education
- BS or BA with GPA greater than 3.0.
Additional Requirements
- Ability to travel (may include overnights); some out-of-territory travel to HQs, training, and sales meetings may be required.
- Reasonable accommodations will be provided for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would impose undue hardship.