About the Role:
The Dermatology sales force drives demand following potential regulatory approval through education. You educate healthcare providers (HCPs) and optimize business opportunities in targeted physician offices, key clinics, and hospital accounts specializing in Dermatology. The Specialty Business Manager (SBM) applies strong business processes to benefit patients and 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 (e.g., peer-to-peer education).
- Perform account management within Dermatology practices/clinics/outlets and independent physician offices.
- Achieve sales goals and territory metrics; execute franchise and brand strategy within the assigned customer segment.
- Build professional relationships with HCP decision makers and stakeholders to support safe/effective product use.
- Develop and deliver targeted sales messages using approved materials and reprints; discuss therapeutic strategies.
- Execute local marketing strategies; build customer engagement via education of key decision makers.
- Present complex clinical and business information to Dermatologists and relevant groups.
- Develop/implement medical education opportunities and sponsor programs; stay current on disease states and treatments.
- Strategically manage allocated resources (financial/budgets, managed markets, medical affairs, etc.).
- Adhere to compliance policies, guidelines, and training; seek clarification when needed.
Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:
Required:
- Bachelorβs degree (BA/BS)
- 3+ years successful selling experience in pharma/biotech/medical device (or relevant clinical/industry experience); OR 2+ years selling experience at Takeda
- Experience calling on Dermatologists (highly preferred)
- Business/strategic planning skills; adaptability to market conditions
- Understanding of managed care landscape
- Strong communication and presentation (verbal, written)
- Collaboration skills
- Reside within or close proximity to assigned geography
Preferred:
- 5+ years direct selling to healthcare professionals
- Experience calling on Dermatologists
- Experience managing/communicating complex reimbursement issues
Travel Requirements:
- Ability to drive/fly to accounts and occasional meetings; overnight travel up to 25β50%
Training Requirements:
- Continued employment contingent on passing mandatory product training (written and oral exams).
Benefits (if part of job description):
- U.S. based employees may be eligible for medical/dental/vision, 401(k) match, disability, life insurance, tuition reimbursement, paid volunteer time off, holidays, well-being benefits; up to 80 hours sick time/year; up to 120 hours paid vacation for new hires.
Compensation:
- U.S. hourly wage range: $63.51β$87.31.