Responsibilities:
- Support account onboarding through education.
- Conduct clinical selling activities: deliver clinical value proposition and advance customers across a brand educational continuum.
- Support initial clinical and patient access education for medical staff.
- Coordinate and support clinical education opportunities/programs for HCPs (e.g., peer-to-peer education).
- Perform account management in Dermatology practices, clinics, outlets, and independent physician offices.
- Attain sales goals and objectives by delivering product volume and other key metrics in the assigned territory; execute franchise/company brand strategy for assigned customer segments.
- Build relationships with HCP decision makers, support staff, and stakeholders to support safe/effective product use.
- Develop and deliver targeted sales messages using accurate clinical information and approved materials.
- Execute local marketing strategies and build customer engagement by cultivating and educating key decision makers.
- Present complex clinical and business information to Dermatologists and healthcare/professional/patient groups.
- Develop and implement medical education opportunities and sponsor programs; stay current on disease states, treatments, and the business environment.
- Strategically manage allocated resources (e.g., budgets, managed markets, medical affairs).
- Uphold patient-first values and comply with all company compliance policies, guidelines, and training.
Minimum/Required Qualifications:
- BA/BS.
- 3+ years successful selling experience in pharma/biotech/medical device (or relevant clinical/industry experience) OR 2+ years successful selling experience at Takeda.
- Dermatology/Dermatologist calling experience highly preferred.
- Business/strategic planning; adaptability to market changes.
- Understanding of managed care landscape.
- Strong communication (verbal, influencing, presentation, written) and collaboration.
- Reside within or close proximity to assigned geography.
Preferred Qualifications:
- 5+ years direct selling to healthcare professionals (or relevant clinical/industry experience).
- Experience calling on Dermatologists.
- Experience managing/communicating complex reimbursement issues.
Travel Requirements:
- Ability to drive/fly to accounts and occasional meetings; 25β50% overnight travel.
Application/Training Requirements:
- Pass mandatory product training (written/oral exams). Training period includes live instruction/independent study/role play (up to ~8 hrs/day, 40 hrs/week). After passing exams, transition to exempt status.