Rare Disease Business Manager, PI (Indianapolis, IN)

Rare Disease Business Manager – Primary Immune Deficiency and CIDP (PI/CIDP Sales)

How you will contribute:
- Achieve sales quotas by driving new patient starts, sales in outpatient infusion centers and hospitals, and retention of patients on Takeda augmentation treatment.
- Conduct customer engagements: deliver sales presentations; provide technical and administrative product information; educate on neuromuscular conditions and Takeda support resources.
- Understand influence points within the office affecting diagnosis, treatment, and the Rx/referral/order.
- Participate in community education events and conferences for healthcare professionals and patients.
- Focus on HCPs including Allergy/Immunology, Pulmonology, Infectious Disease, select Internal Medicine/Primary Care, and Neurologists; educate and inform HCPs on Takeda brands for Primary Immune Deficiency and CIDP.
- Analyze local/regional business and managed markets trends to build long- and short-term goals for a successful business plan.
- Collaborate with teams (Marketing, Patient Services, Alternate Site Team, Integrated Health Systems, Market Access, National Accounts) to ensure customer satisfaction and pull-through opportunities.
- Work compliantly in a matrix environment (Patient Services, Specialty Infusion Pharmacies, Managed Markets) including handling confidential patient information per policies.

Key skills:
- Excellent organizational and territory planning abilities.
- Proven success as team player/independent contributor in a matrixed organization.
- Skilled in data acquisition and interpretation to develop sales strategies.
- Ability to conduct community education events; occasional nights/weekends.
- Ability to motivate extended team members and drive engagement/accountability.

Minimum requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree (BS/BA).
- 3+ years successful selling experience in pharmaceutical/biotech/medical device and/or relevant clinical/industry experience; OR 2+ years successful selling experience at Takeda.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Proven ability to navigate complex selling environments and influence across decision makers in key accounts.
- Strong business acumen and strategic planning skills.
- Demonstrated territory planning, strategic account management, and prioritization; ability to interpret analytical data.
- Strong collaborative skills in a cross-functional matrix.
- Understanding of payer access and reimbursement at territory/regional/state levels.
- Adaptability to changing market conditions and customer needs.
- Demonstrated learning agility to develop and apply clinical expertise and selling skills compliantly.
- Reside within the territory or supported geography.

Preferred requirements:
- 5+ years pharmaceutical sales experience, preferably in rare disease.
- Sales experience coordinating with patient access and market access teams.
- Relevant clinical/industry experience; consultative/needs-based selling skills.
- Experience in a highly regulated marketplace.
- Ability to leverage emerging technologies/digital tools and openness to AI-enabled processes.

Licenses/certifications:
- Valid Driver’s License.

Travel requirements:
- Ability to drive and/or fly to accounts and occasional business meetings.
- Some overnight travel up to 25–50% (depending on geographic assignment).

Training requirements:
- Employment is contingent upon passing mandatory product training (written and oral examinations).
- During training, external hires are non-exempt and eligible for overtime (no sales incentives/production-based bonuses).
- Training includes live instruction, independent study, role play, and related activities (up to 8 hours/day; 40 hours/week).
- After passing exams, transitioned to exempt status; no overtime eligibility; bi-weekly pay; eligible for sales incentive programs/contests.

Benefits (explicitly stated):
- May be eligible for short-term incentives.
- May participate in medical, dental, vision; 401(k) with match; short-term 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; new hires may accrue up to 120 hours paid vacation.

Compensation (explicitly stated):
- U.S. hourly wage range: $66.11–$90.91.

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