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Rheumatology Territory Account Specialist – Asheville

Novartis
August 06, 2026
Remote friendly (Field, MN)
United States
Sales
Key Responsibilities:
- Navigate and resolve account challenges with tailored solutions.
- Build a strategic territory plan aligned to shared priorities to drive product demand and improve patient outcomes.
- Partner with territory teammates, field teams, and home-office colleagues to deliver access support.
- Use market/competitive knowledge and territory data to anticipate opportunities and respond with agility.
- Lead customer engagements (virtual or in person) using pull-through insights.
- Facilitate cross-functional planning sessions to solve complex challenges.
- Provide real-time access support and partner with Patient Specialty Services (PSS).
- Use digital tools and omni-channel strategies for personalized outreach.

Essential Requirements / Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- 5+ years (industry-level) experience in pharmaceutical/biotech/healthcare or similar complex sales; Associate level: limited prior sales experience acceptable.
- Proven high performance selling to large accounts/key customers.
- Self-starter with analytic problem-solving; ethical leadership and compliance focus.
- Must reside within the territory or within 50 miles of the territory border; travel 60–80%; valid driver’s license.

Desirable Requirements:
- Experience across therapeutic groups/disease states, account management, and new product launches.
- Understanding of patient services/market access, buy-and-bill, specialty pharmacy, reimbursement; HCP medical calling.

Benefits/Compensation (US eligible):
- Performance cash incentive; potential annual equity awards (by level).
- Health/life/disability; 401(k) with match; time off (vacation/personal/holidays/leaves).

Training:
- Required initial training/home study (8 or fewer hours/day; 40 or fewer hours/week).