Rheumatology Territory Account Specialist β St. Louis
Novartis
August 19, 2026
Remote friendly (St Louis, MO)
United States
Sales
Key Responsibilities:
- Navigate and resolve account challenges with tailored solutions.
- Build and execute a strategic territory plan to drive product demand and improve patient outcomes.
- Partner with territory teammates, field teams, and home-office colleagues to provide access support.
- Apply market/competitive knowledge to anticipate opportunities and respond with agility.
- Use territory data and market trends to uncover local insights and lead customer engagements (virtual or in person).
- Facilitate planning sessions with key stakeholders to solve complex challenges.
- Deliver real-time access support and work closely with Patient Specialty Services (PSS).
- Use digital tools and omni-channel strategies for personalized outreach (virtual and face-to-face).
Essential Requirements:
- Bachelorβs degree.
- Experience in pharmaceutical/biotech/healthcare (or similar complex sales environments) with large, geographically dispersed sales teams within the last 5 years.
- Proven high performance selling to large accounts/key customers.
- Self-starter with strong analytical/ethical leadership and compliance mindset.
- Reside within the territory (or within 50 miles of the border); travel 60β80%; valid driverβs license.
Desirable Requirements:
- Experience across therapeutic groups/disease states, account management strategy, and new product launches.
- Knowledge of patient services/market access, buy-and-bill, specialty pharmacy, reimbursement, and/or HCP calling.
Benefits/Rewards (US):
- Performance-based cash incentive; possible annual equity awards.
- Health/life/disability; 401(k) with match; vacation/personal days/holidays and other leave.
Field training (if applicable):
- Complete initial training including home study (β€8 hours/day, β€40 hours/week).
- Navigate and resolve account challenges with tailored solutions.
- Build and execute a strategic territory plan to drive product demand and improve patient outcomes.
- Partner with territory teammates, field teams, and home-office colleagues to provide access support.
- Apply market/competitive knowledge to anticipate opportunities and respond with agility.
- Use territory data and market trends to uncover local insights and lead customer engagements (virtual or in person).
- Facilitate planning sessions with key stakeholders to solve complex challenges.
- Deliver real-time access support and work closely with Patient Specialty Services (PSS).
- Use digital tools and omni-channel strategies for personalized outreach (virtual and face-to-face).
Essential Requirements:
- Bachelorβs degree.
- Experience in pharmaceutical/biotech/healthcare (or similar complex sales environments) with large, geographically dispersed sales teams within the last 5 years.
- Proven high performance selling to large accounts/key customers.
- Self-starter with strong analytical/ethical leadership and compliance mindset.
- Reside within the territory (or within 50 miles of the border); travel 60β80%; valid driverβs license.
Desirable Requirements:
- Experience across therapeutic groups/disease states, account management strategy, and new product launches.
- Knowledge of patient services/market access, buy-and-bill, specialty pharmacy, reimbursement, and/or HCP calling.
Benefits/Rewards (US):
- Performance-based cash incentive; possible annual equity awards.
- Health/life/disability; 401(k) with match; vacation/personal days/holidays and other leave.
Field training (if applicable):
- Complete initial training including home study (β€8 hours/day, β€40 hours/week).