Neuroscience District Sales Manager (Psychiatry) - Cincinnati District
Vanda Pharmaceuticals
August 12, 2026
Remote friendly (Cincinnati, OH)
United States
Sales
Qualifications & Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree (advanced degree a plus).
- 10+ years in the pharmaceuticals industry; 4 years of Sales Management preferred.
- Associate DSM consideration for candidates with fewer than 3 years of leadership experience.
- Specialty experience preferred: CNS, psychiatry, schizophrenia, bipolar, or depression (other specialty experience considered).
- Demonstrated ability to recruit, retain, and develop a high-performing team of specialty sales representatives.
- Documented high performance of sales and leadership track record.
- Driver’s license and clean driving history.
- Ability to secure and maintain reasonable industry-standard credentialing requirements for healthcare providers, customer facilities, and state/local governments.
- Must reside near a major airport within the district.
- Ability to build and sustain positive relationships.
- Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal skills; strong analytical and business acumen.
- Ability to maintain effectiveness and flexibility in an innovative environment; experience in small-company/start-up environments.
- Travel up to 75%.
Performance Competencies (includes skills):
- Goal/results driven with above-average results.
- People management/supervisory skills; ability to coach, lead, and mentor.
- Highly clinical, patient-centric, tactical; excellent communication.
- Self-motivated; independent decision-making.
- Effective selling/presentation; strong organization and multi-priority management.
- Ability to read situations quickly and adjust.
- Technical aptitude: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
Benefits:
- Incentive compensation and benefits including health insurance, unlimited paid time off, parental leave, 401(k) matching, car allowance, and other benefits.
- Bachelor’s Degree (advanced degree a plus).
- 10+ years in the pharmaceuticals industry; 4 years of Sales Management preferred.
- Associate DSM consideration for candidates with fewer than 3 years of leadership experience.
- Specialty experience preferred: CNS, psychiatry, schizophrenia, bipolar, or depression (other specialty experience considered).
- Demonstrated ability to recruit, retain, and develop a high-performing team of specialty sales representatives.
- Documented high performance of sales and leadership track record.
- Driver’s license and clean driving history.
- Ability to secure and maintain reasonable industry-standard credentialing requirements for healthcare providers, customer facilities, and state/local governments.
- Must reside near a major airport within the district.
- Ability to build and sustain positive relationships.
- Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal skills; strong analytical and business acumen.
- Ability to maintain effectiveness and flexibility in an innovative environment; experience in small-company/start-up environments.
- Travel up to 75%.
Performance Competencies (includes skills):
- Goal/results driven with above-average results.
- People management/supervisory skills; ability to coach, lead, and mentor.
- Highly clinical, patient-centric, tactical; excellent communication.
- Self-motivated; independent decision-making.
- Effective selling/presentation; strong organization and multi-priority management.
- Ability to read situations quickly and adjust.
- Technical aptitude: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
Benefits:
- Incentive compensation and benefits including health insurance, unlimited paid time off, parental leave, 401(k) matching, car allowance, and other benefits.