Role Summary
The Pain Territory Business Manager (TBM) establishes and maintains relationships with Health Care Professionals to promote the safe and effective use of JOURNAVX, a novel selective inhibitor of NaV1.8 in acute pain. The TBM reports to a Regional Field Leader and serves as a field representative within the community setting, working closely with Pain Territory Account Managers who manage hospitals/health systems and physician engagement within their networks.
Responsibilities
- Establishes meaningful and professional relationships with assigned physicians to build awareness and drive adoption of JOURNAVX.
- Develops and maintains expertise on the product’s clinical attributes and patient unmet needs, educating healthcare professionals on product use in appropriate patients.
- Develops a deep understanding of assigned physicians, territory dynamics, stakeholder mapping, key decision maker relationships, patient protocols, referral networks, access, and drivers & barriers.
- Implements and maintains strategic territory business plans to identify opportunities and patient-focused solutions for growth, supporting PTAM-led account engagement in hospital settings.
- Drives sales performance and ensures forecasts and budgets meet or exceed territory expectations.
- Collaborates with other field team members and headquarter colleagues to align business plans, focus on strategic drivers, share best practices, and inform initiatives.
- Role models ethics and integrity to support a culture of compliance and earn trust with external stakeholders.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in biotech sales; product launch experience highly desired.
- Product launch experience in acute pain with diverse physician engagement highly desired.
- Experience engaging with retail pharmacies to ensure stocking and managed care pull through.
- Experience implementing inpatient formularies, protocols, pathways, and order sets.
- Ability to understand nuances of patient treatment in the geography, including care coordination, referral patterns, and influence networks.
- Proficiency with IT tools to support business needs, including Veeva CRM.
- Experience working in a highly matrixed environment.
- Bachelor’s degree.
Education
Additional Requirements
- Employee must establish customer credentials and complete trainings, background screens, drug testing, and vaccinations as required.
- Must live and work within the territory; may need to live within reasonable distance to a major airport.
- Valid driver’s license in good standing.
- Travel by car or airplane up to 80% of the time and work after hours as required by business needs.
- 10–30% overnight travel may be required depending on territory.