Senior Therapeutic Area Specialist, Rheumatology - Jacksonville, FL

Role Summary

Senior Therapeutic Area Specialist, Rheumatology - Jacksonville, FL. Field-based role accountable for appropriate adoption of BMS Rheumatology portfolio and generating demand through differentiated scientific engagement with health care providers, thought leaders, and community-based physicians.

Responsibilities

• Promotes approved indications of BMS products within a defined territory to meet or exceed sales targets.
• Organizes promotional programs such as lunch and learn and speaker programs.
• Creates demand by articulating the clinical and scientific rationale for product use in appropriate patients.
• Maximizes AI-based targeting capabilities to define call plans.
• Participates in omnichannel interactions with customers.
• Maintains high level of scientific expertise across assigned products and therapeutic areas.
• Prepares and implements comprehensive territory and account plans.

Qualifications

• Advanced scientific degree and/or 5+ years of pharmaceutical or biotechnology experience in healthcare sales, MSL, HCP, or nursing.
• Ability to communicate scientific/clinical data convincingly to support patient care.
• Strong selling and promotional skills; proven account management and sales performance.
• Experience building relationships with key customers and office staff; customer-centric mindset for differentiating Customer Experience (Cx).
• Experience in Rheumatology preferred but not mandatory.
• Ability to work effectively cross-functionally with a positive team mindset.

Skills

• Customer/commercial mindset; ability to drive business results.
• Experience identifying, engaging, and cultivating relationships across the patient care journey.
• Account management and problem-solving abilities; capability to tailor engagement.
• Resourcefulness and digital agility.

Education

• Advanced scientific degree or equivalent experience preferred.

Additional Requirements

• Valid driver’s license and ability to operate a company-provided vehicle where required.
• Field-based with travel to meet with external customers; on-site requirements as dictated by role.