Rare Disease Business Manager, PI (Minneapolis, MN)

Rare Disease Business Manager – Primary Immune Deficiency and CIDP (PI/CIDP Sales Team; reports to Sr. Regional Business Director)

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.
- Deliver sales presentations; provide technical and administrative product information; educate on neuromuscular conditions and Takeda support resources.
- Understand influence points affecting diagnosis, treatment, and the Rx/referral/order.
- Participate in community education events and conferences for healthcare professionals and patients.
- Focus on HCPs (Allergy/Immunology, Pulmonology, Infectious Disease, select Internal Medicine/Primary Care, and Neurologists) and educate HCPs on Takeda brands for Primary Immune Deficiency and CIDP.
- Analyze local/regional business and managed markets trends to set long- and short-term goals for the business plan.
- Collaborate with Marketing, Patient Services, Alternate Site Team, Integrated Health Systems, Market Access, and National Accounts to improve customer satisfaction and pull-through opportunities.
- Work compliantly in a matrix environment, treating confidential patient information per company practices and policies.

Key skills:
- Excellent organizational and territory planning skills.
- Proven success as a team player/independent contributor in a matrixed organization.
- Data acquisition and interpretation to develop sales strategies.
- Ability to conduct community education events; occasional nights/weekends.
- Partners with/motivates extended team members to improve performance.

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.
- Ability to navigate complex selling environments and influence multiple decision makers in key accounts.
- Strong business acumen, strategic planning, territory/account management, and prioritization.
- Ability to interpret analytical data for sales strategies.
- Collaborative skills in cross-functional matrix teams.
- Understanding of payer access and reimbursement (territory/region/state levels).
- Adaptability; learning agility to develop/apply clinical expertise and selling skills.
- Reside within the territory or supported geography.

Preferred requirements:
- 5+ years pharmaceutical sales experience, preferably rare disease.
- Experience coordinating patient access and market access for pharma/biologic products.
- Relevant clinical/industry experience; consultative/needs-based selling.
- Experience in a highly regulated marketplace.
- Comfort leveraging emerging technologies, digital tools, and AI-enabled processes.

Licenses/certifications:
- Valid Driver’s License.

Travel requirements:
- Ability to drive/fly to accounts; some overnight travel up to 25–50% (as required).

Training requirements:
- Contingent upon passing mandatory product training (written/oral exams).

Benefits (explicitly stated):
- Eligible for short-term incentives; medical/dental/vision insurance, 401(k) with match, disability coverage, basic life insurance, tuition reimbursement, paid volunteer time off, company holidays, well-being benefits, up to 80 hours sick time/year, and up to 120 hours paid vacation for new hires.

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

Location:
- USA – MN – Virtual.