Role Summary
This is a field-based and remote opportunity supporting key accounts in an assigned geography. The Territory Account Specialist (TAS) is a driven sales business leader who designs customized customer experiences tailored to the needs of each account and Health Care Provider (HCP). Acting as the primary Point of Contact in a customer-centric approach, the TAS engages with clients to identify mutual priorities and address their needs by problem-solving and leveraging resources to enhance patient outcomes. The TAS possesses expertise in clinical selling, account selling, access navigation, problem solving, team orchestration/collaboration, and omni-channel engagement.
Responsibilities
- Pinpoint mutual priorities and utilize insights and strategies across the entire account to formulate a strategic territory business plan that aims to enhance product demand by addressing the requirements of key partners and their patients, ultimately achieving exceptional outcomes.
- Encourage clinical discussions that motivate the customer to advocate for their patients and involve the entire account team to identify any barriers, offering suitable solutions to meet the customer's needs.
- Utilize expertise and understanding of the market, relevant competitors, industry trends, and cross-functional strategies to foresee and effectively manage business opportunities and challenges.
- Conduct essential planning meetings with key stakeholders to tackle complex customer issues and collaborate effectively across departments to ensure all customer requirements are fulfilled.
- Examine market data and trends within the territory to understand the local business landscape, promote engagement, and lead both virtual and live interactions with customers.
- Utilize systems and omni-channel or multi-channel strategies to maximize the complete range of capabilities for personalized engagement with customers, whether in person or virtually.
- Work collaboratively with regional colleagues, other field staff, and home-office teams to proactively meet customer needs and deliver suitable access support.
- Deliver timely access assistance and work collaboratively with Patient Specialty Services (PSS) associates to address customer requirements efficiently.
Qualifications
- Bachelorโs degree required, advanced degree a plus.
- 2+ yearsโ experience in specialty pharmaceuticals, biotech, or a sales role of similar complexity within the last 5 years.
- Demonstrates a strong ability to collaborate and work effectively across various functions in a matrix environment, communicates clinical product details proficiently, maintains a proven history of consistent high performance, and excels at navigating and successfully selling to large accounts and key customer segments.
- Proactive individuals with strong analytical skills to identify, prioritize, and use relevant data to solve problems and satisfy key customers, while showcasing ethical leadership and promoting a culture of compliance with company policies and laws.
- Candidate must reside within territory, or within a reasonable daily commuting distance of 50 miles from the territory border. Ability to travel 60-80% over a broad geography is required, with the ability to drive and/or fly within the territory. Must have a valid driverโs license.
Desirable
- Experience across therapeutic groups, disease states, account management strategy, and new product launches.
- Broad understanding in patient services, market access, buy and bill, specialty pharmacy, reimbursement and/or medical calling on HCPs with respect to a sophisticated product or reimbursement pathway.
Education
- No additional education listed beyond the qualifications above.