Regional Business Leader, Derm - New Orleans, LA
Takeda
10 hours ago
On-site
United States
$176,000 - $242,000 USD yearly
Sales
About the Role
- Mentor and lead a team through regular face-to-face in-field interactions to work cross-functionally with Healthcare Providers and Key Accounts to identify shared priorities, deliver clinical value, and provide patient-centered resource messaging to establish Takeda as a preferred partner.
- Drive company priorities and maximize sales results; support a new product launch in a developing therapeutic area.
- Hire, lead, and develop a new team of representatives.
How you will contribute
- Recruit, develop, retain, mentor, and lead a diverse team; communicate, supervise KPIs, and engage all performance levels.
- Model leadership by setting expectations, promoting accountability, enabling others to act, and advancing processes.
- Develop, implement, and cultivate a customer-centric business plan with customer engagement and cross-functional partners.
- Build a customer-centric culture that encourages speaking up, problem-solving, collaboration, compliant experimentation, and learning.
- Develop and implement market-based business strategies by analyzing data and conducting account/market analysis.
- Evaluate business opportunities and recommend solutions to business challenges.
- Implement sales and marketing programs to support U.S. growth in the assigned district.
- Hold self and the team accountable for sales and company objectives.
- Ensure compliance of all selling activities with State and Federal regulations.
- Provide strategic input to Marketing to develop and evolve the marketing plan.
- Build relationships with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) across health systems, practices, networks, and prescriber thought leaders/decision makers.
- Serve as liaison with internal business partners and other sales/marketing personnel.
- Collaborate with Regional/National Account Managers and Manage Markets partners to address managed market issues and maximize sales/product access.
Minimum Requirements/Qualifications
Required
- Bachelor’s degree (BS/BA)
- 5+ years of management-level experience in pharma, immunology, biologic/biotech, or medical device industries (e.g., district/specialty account, marketing, and/or product management), or equivalent
- Prior pharmaceutical sales representative experience with a proven sales track record
- Business and strategic planning skills; adaptability to market changes
- Ability to coach, delegate, and motivate with timely feedback
- Ability to analyze complex data to develop strategic, actionable plans
- Strong verbal, written, and presentation communication skills
- Proficiency in MS Word/Excel/PowerPoint
- Comfort with emerging technologies; adaptable to digital tools; openness to AI-enabled processes
- Reside in or near the assigned geography
Preferred
- MBA or Master’s degree
- People leadership experience
- Established relationships with medical dermatologists
- Account-based sales experience (e.g., hospital/health system/large group practice)
- Experience in Immunology/Dermatology or Gastroenterology
- Product launch experience
Licenses/Certifications
- Valid Driver’s License
Travel Requirements
- Travel 50–75% to support the region, including overnights; ability to drive or fly to meetings and client sites and attend local/national meetings/training
- Mentor and lead a team through regular face-to-face in-field interactions to work cross-functionally with Healthcare Providers and Key Accounts to identify shared priorities, deliver clinical value, and provide patient-centered resource messaging to establish Takeda as a preferred partner.
- Drive company priorities and maximize sales results; support a new product launch in a developing therapeutic area.
- Hire, lead, and develop a new team of representatives.
How you will contribute
- Recruit, develop, retain, mentor, and lead a diverse team; communicate, supervise KPIs, and engage all performance levels.
- Model leadership by setting expectations, promoting accountability, enabling others to act, and advancing processes.
- Develop, implement, and cultivate a customer-centric business plan with customer engagement and cross-functional partners.
- Build a customer-centric culture that encourages speaking up, problem-solving, collaboration, compliant experimentation, and learning.
- Develop and implement market-based business strategies by analyzing data and conducting account/market analysis.
- Evaluate business opportunities and recommend solutions to business challenges.
- Implement sales and marketing programs to support U.S. growth in the assigned district.
- Hold self and the team accountable for sales and company objectives.
- Ensure compliance of all selling activities with State and Federal regulations.
- Provide strategic input to Marketing to develop and evolve the marketing plan.
- Build relationships with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) across health systems, practices, networks, and prescriber thought leaders/decision makers.
- Serve as liaison with internal business partners and other sales/marketing personnel.
- Collaborate with Regional/National Account Managers and Manage Markets partners to address managed market issues and maximize sales/product access.
Minimum Requirements/Qualifications
Required
- Bachelor’s degree (BS/BA)
- 5+ years of management-level experience in pharma, immunology, biologic/biotech, or medical device industries (e.g., district/specialty account, marketing, and/or product management), or equivalent
- Prior pharmaceutical sales representative experience with a proven sales track record
- Business and strategic planning skills; adaptability to market changes
- Ability to coach, delegate, and motivate with timely feedback
- Ability to analyze complex data to develop strategic, actionable plans
- Strong verbal, written, and presentation communication skills
- Proficiency in MS Word/Excel/PowerPoint
- Comfort with emerging technologies; adaptable to digital tools; openness to AI-enabled processes
- Reside in or near the assigned geography
Preferred
- MBA or Master’s degree
- People leadership experience
- Established relationships with medical dermatologists
- Account-based sales experience (e.g., hospital/health system/large group practice)
- Experience in Immunology/Dermatology or Gastroenterology
- Product launch experience
Licenses/Certifications
- Valid Driver’s License
Travel Requirements
- Travel 50–75% to support the region, including overnights; ability to drive or fly to meetings and client sites and attend local/national meetings/training