Specialty Account Manager - Rare Disease-Schaumburg, IL

Role: Specialty Account Manager (Rare Disease) responsible for promoting Amgen’s products to healthcare professionals, establishing product awareness, and managing territory accounts. Core responsibilities include achieving sales objectives through disease education, executing strategic account plans, navigating complex healthcare landscapes, and building relationships with key opinion leaders and institutions. The role emphasizes knowledge of rare diseases, especially in orphan drugs, with a focus on patient-centric, solution-oriented selling involving complex coordination with patient services and market access teams. Requirements: Bachelor's degree with 3+ years of pharmaceutical or biotech sales experience; advanced degrees with more experience are preferred. Qualifications: deep knowledge of rare diseases, prior experience in rare disease or orphan drug sales, and exposure to matrix sales environments are highly valued. High-value specifics include experience with rare, unmet medical needs, in-office infusion/injection sales, and collaboration across multiple internal functions like Medical Affairs and Reimbursement. The position demands strong communication, organizational, and analytical skills, with approximately 20-30% travel required. Work setup offers flexibility with remote options. This role operates within Amgen’s therapeutic focus areas, emphasizing oncology, inflammation, general medicine, and rare diseases, and involves engagement with healthcare systems, academic institutions, and community practices.