Role Summary
Rare Disease CAH Regional Specialty Manager - Mid-Atlantic leading a sales team to promote and grow life-changing treatments for neurological, endocrine, and psychiatric disorders within an assigned geographic area; responsible for recruiting, hiring, onboarding, coaching, and achieving sales goals; works with cross-functional teams to provide access through specialty pharmacy fulfillment and drives regional success.
Responsibilities
- Identify, recruit, coach, and retain top talent for the Neurocrine sales organization
- Provide leadership and strategic direction to the sales team
- Be accountable for region performance objectives including sales results, field day requirements, coaching, mentoring, and resource utilization
- Plan, direct, implement, and oversee policies and activities for the geographic area
- Execute sales force strategies and marketing plans to meet or exceed sales objectives
- Develop strategies to penetrate and segment the psychiatric and movement disorder marketplace (Psychiatrists, Neurologists, Community Mental Health Clinics)
- Ensure cross-functional alignment and effective communication at the territory level
- Foster innovation in sales approaches and collaborate with marketing and HR
- Identify regional opportunities and barriers; manage regional expenses
- Provide training and onboarding assistance as needed
- Ensure compliance with Neurocrine policies and values; coach for development
- Develop local Opinion Leader relationships and maintain relationships with key customers and stakeholders
- Maintain fiscal discipline and report feedback to HQ and Sales Management
- Operate with high ethical standards and FDA guidelines in all activities
- Train the team on account selling strategies to meet patient care team needs
- Oversee relationships with customers, including KOLs, professional groups, advocacy groups, payers, and pharmacies
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- BS/BA degree with 12+ years of sales experience in biotech/pharmaceuticals; 5+ years of first-line sales management; proven ability to build and lead sales teams; experience in psychiatry, neurology, or anti-psychotic areas preferred; specialty pharmacy distribution experience strongly preferred
- Alternative: Master's degree with 10+ years of relevant experience; PhD with 7+ years
- Passion for patient and caregiver programs
- Strong understanding of industry standards, market access fundamentals, and distribution
- Proven leadership to attract and retain talent and drive key metrics
- Ability to set and achieve challenging objectives; results-oriented
- Ability to lead by example and inspire high performance; ownership and accountability
- Ability to navigate complex accounts and varied sites of care; coach teams for pull-through with specialty fulfillment and payer requirements
- Entrepreneurial mindset; readiness to challenge the status quo
- Strong cross-functional collaboration and communication skills
- High ethical standards; ability to work independently
- Frequent driving required; valid driverβs license and clean driving record
- Rare Disease Team Leadership highly preferred; specialty pharmacy launch experience required
- Expertise with Centers of Excellence and Academic Hospital Systems
- Proven account management and organizational awareness
- Ability to operate in a complex environment with diverse sites of care
- Project management and presentation skills
Education
- BS/BA degree required; advanced degrees as noted in Qualifications