Responsibilities:
- Drive demand for assigned product through education following potential regulatory approval.
- Educate healthcare providers (HCPs) and optimize opportunities in targeted physician offices, key clinics, and hospital accounts specializing in dermatology.
- Support account onboarding through education.
- Conduct clinical selling: deliver clinical value proposition and advance customers across a brand educational continuum.
- Support initial clinical and patient access education; coordinate clinical education opportunities (e.g., peer-to-peer).
- Perform account management in dermatology practices, clinics, outlets, and independent physician offices.
- Achieve sales goals/territory metrics; execute franchise and brand strategy tactics within assigned customer segment.
- Build relationships with decision makers, support staff, and stakeholders to support safe/effective product use.
- Develop and deliver targeted sales messages using approved materials and medical reprints; discuss therapeutic strategies.
- Execute local marketing strategies; build customer engagement via relationships and local education.
- Present complex clinical and business information to dermatologists and other stakeholders.
- Develop and implement medical education opportunities and sponsor programs; stay current on disease states/treatments/market changes.
- Strategically manage allocated resources (e.g., budgets, managed markets, medical affairs).
- Follow compliance policies, guidelines, and training; seek clarification when uncertain.
Qualifications:
Required:
- BA/BS bachelorβs degree.
- 3+ years successful selling experience in pharma/biotech/medical device (and/or relevant clinical/industry experience); OR 2+ years selling experience at Takeda.
- Dermatology/Dermatologist calling experience highly preferred.
- Strategic business planning; ability to adapt to market conditions.
- Understanding of managed care landscape.
- Strong verbal, influencing, presentation, and written communication skills.
- Strong collaboration/team success.
- Reside within or close proximity to assigned geography.
Preferred:
- 5+ years direct selling to healthcare professionals in pharma/biotech/device/healthcare.
- Experience calling on dermatologists.
- Experience managing/communicating complex reimbursement issues.
Training/Certifications/Travel:
- Must pass mandatory product training (written and oral exams).
- Valid Driverβs License.
- Ability to drive/fly to accounts; occasional overnight travel (25β50%).