Role Summary
The Neuroscience Account Manager is responsible for exceeding sales goals by delivering value to customers through differentiated products and services within the assigned territory. This role reports to the Neuroscience District Sales Manager and requires strategic execution, strong product knowledge, and effective cross-functional collaboration to promote products in psychiatry-focused markets.
Responsibilities
- Execute and promote products in alignment to sales strategy in the assigned territory.
- Collaborate 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 to maximize appropriate product use in the territory.
- Maintain current knowledge of product, disease, competitive landscape, and market reimbursement.
- Determine and monitor optimal 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 and processes.
- Maintain full compliance with laws, regulations, and company policies.
- Meet and comply with credentialing requirements of healthcare providers, customer facilities, and state/local governments.
- Perform additional ad-hoc projects as needed.
Qualifications
- Required: BS or BA with GPA greater than 3.0.
- 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 territory.
- Required: Valid driverβs license and a clean driving history.
- Required: Self-starter, goal- and results-driven with a proven track record of above-average results.
- Required: Fortitude to sell and compete with a hunter mentality.
- Preferred: Strong relationships and knowledge of the territory.
- Required: Ability to travel (may include overnights); some travel outside the territory to HQs, training, and meetings may be required.
- Required: Work hours may include meetings outside of normal business hours.
- Required: Must reside within territory geography.
Skills
- Goal- and results-driven with a proven record of above-average performance.
- Clinical, patient-centric, and tactical with excellent communication skills (interpersonal, verbal, written).
- Ability to navigate complex markets and organizations.
- Strong work ethic and organizational skills; dynamic, high-impact selling and presentation abilities.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities independently and make sound decisions.
- Adaptability to read situations quickly and adjust for roadblocks.
- Customer-focused, self-motivated, and computer proficient.
- Valid driver's license with acceptable driving record; able to operate a motor vehicle for local, regional, and occasional overnight travel.
- Physical capability to lift/move items up to 15 pounds occasionally.
Education
- BS or BA with GPA greater than 3.0.
Additional Requirements
- Must be able to perform essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation; accommodations provided where appropriate.
- Travel may be required, including overnights and out-of-territory travel to HQs, training, and meetings.