Rare Disease Business Manager, Alpha-1- Denver, CO
Takeda
August 25, 2026
On-site
United States
$66.11 - $90.91 USD yearly
Sales
Rare Disease Business Manager (Alpha-1) — Denver, CO territory (field-based). Report to Sr. Regional Business Director.
How you will contribute:
- Achieve sales quotas via new patient starts, sales in outpatient infusion centers and hospitals, and retention of patients on Takeda augmentation treatment.
- Educate healthcare professionals (Pulmonology, Allergy/Immunology, Respiratory Therapists, select Internal Medicine/Primary Care) on Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency and Takeda brands.
- Build and execute a compliant National Sales/Marketing Strategy and a territory tactical business plan.
- Manage business within a geographic territory; call on customers, deliver sales presentations/demonstrations, and provide technical/administrative product information while maintaining promotional/expense policy compliance.
- Partner with home office, Marketing/Brand, and National/Corporate account teams for product pull-through.
- Use Microsoft applications and Takeda’s customer management system.
- Conduct community education events for HCPs and patients; occasional nights/weekends.
Minimum requirements/qualifications:
- Clinical sales background; Bachelor’s degree (minimum).
- 5–7+ years relevant healthcare experience.
- Live within territory; manage border-to-border (CO/ NM).
- Strong organizational/territory planning; understand customer needs.
- Experience with payor/reimbursement challenges.
- Ability to perform as team and individual contributor; interpret data to create sales strategies.
- Ability to influence HCPs to prescribe.
- Specialty biologics (injections/infusions) experience; specialty pharmacies preferred.
- Knowledge/experience in plasma derived therapies, rare diseases, or biotech desirable.
Travel: overnight expected 50–70%.
Training: contingent on passing mandatory product training (written/oral exams).
Benefits (explicitly listed): medical/dental/vision, 401(k) w/ company match, short- and long-term disability, basic life insurance, tuition reimbursement, paid volunteer time off, company holidays, well-being benefits; up to 80 hours sick time/year; up to 120 hours paid vacation for new hires.
How you will contribute:
- Achieve sales quotas via new patient starts, sales in outpatient infusion centers and hospitals, and retention of patients on Takeda augmentation treatment.
- Educate healthcare professionals (Pulmonology, Allergy/Immunology, Respiratory Therapists, select Internal Medicine/Primary Care) on Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency and Takeda brands.
- Build and execute a compliant National Sales/Marketing Strategy and a territory tactical business plan.
- Manage business within a geographic territory; call on customers, deliver sales presentations/demonstrations, and provide technical/administrative product information while maintaining promotional/expense policy compliance.
- Partner with home office, Marketing/Brand, and National/Corporate account teams for product pull-through.
- Use Microsoft applications and Takeda’s customer management system.
- Conduct community education events for HCPs and patients; occasional nights/weekends.
Minimum requirements/qualifications:
- Clinical sales background; Bachelor’s degree (minimum).
- 5–7+ years relevant healthcare experience.
- Live within territory; manage border-to-border (CO/ NM).
- Strong organizational/territory planning; understand customer needs.
- Experience with payor/reimbursement challenges.
- Ability to perform as team and individual contributor; interpret data to create sales strategies.
- Ability to influence HCPs to prescribe.
- Specialty biologics (injections/infusions) experience; specialty pharmacies preferred.
- Knowledge/experience in plasma derived therapies, rare diseases, or biotech desirable.
Travel: overnight expected 50–70%.
Training: contingent on passing mandatory product training (written/oral exams).
Benefits (explicitly listed): medical/dental/vision, 401(k) w/ company match, short- and long-term disability, basic life insurance, tuition reimbursement, paid volunteer time off, company holidays, well-being benefits; up to 80 hours sick time/year; up to 120 hours paid vacation for new hires.