About the Role:
The Dermatology sales force drives demand following potential regulatory approval for the assigned product through education. Specialty Business Manager (SBM) optimizes opportunities in dermatology-focused physician offices, key clinics, and hospital accounts, and applies business processes to achieve sales goals.
How you will contribute:
- Support account onboarding through education.
- Conduct clinical selling: deliver clinical value proposition; advance customers across an educational continuum.
- Support initial clinical and patient access education for medical staff.
- Coordinate clinical education opportunities/programs for HCPs (e.g., peer-to-peer).
- Manage accounts in dermatology practices, clinics/outlets, and independent physician offices.
- Achieve territory sales goals and key metrics; execute brand strategy/tactics within the customer segment.
- Build relationships with HCP decision makers and stakeholders to support safe/effective product use.
- Develop and deliver targeted sales messages using accurate clinical information, approved materials, and reprints; discuss therapeutic strategies.
- Execute local marketing strategies and build customer engagement by identifying and cultivating relationships.
- Present complex clinical/business information to dermatologists and relevant professional/patient groups.
- Develop and implement medical education/sponsor programs; stay current on disease states, treatments, and business environment.
- Strategically manage allocated resources (e.g., budgets, managed markets, medical affairs).
- Adhere to compliance policies/guidelines and training.
Minimum Requirements/Qualifications
Required:
- BA/BS degree.
- 3+ years successful selling experience in pharma/biotech/medical device and/or relevant clinical/industry experience; OR 2+ years successful selling experience at Takeda.
- Dermatology/Dermatologists calling experience highly preferred.
- Business and strategic planning skills; adaptability.
- Understanding of managed care landscape.
- Strong verbal, influencing, presentation, and written communication skills.
- Strong collaboration/team success.
- Reside within or close to assigned geography.
Preferred:
- 5+ years direct selling to healthcare professionals.
- Dermatologists calling experience.
- Experience managing/communicating complex reimbursement issues.
Training Requirements:
- Must pass mandatory product training (written/oral exams). Training period may include non-exempt classification and overtime eligibility; no sales incentives/bonuses during training. After passing exams, transition to exempt status.