About the Role:
Specialty Business Manager (SBM) drives demand through education following potential regulatory approval. Educates healthcare providers (HCPs) and optimizes opportunities in targeted dermatology practices, clinics, and hospital accounts.
How you will contribute:
- Support account onboarding through education.
- Conduct clinical selling: deliver clinical value proposition and advance customers across an educational continuum.
- Support initial clinical and patient access education for medical staff.
- Coordinate and support HCP clinical education (e.g., peer-to-peer).
- Manage dermatology accounts and independent physician offices.
- Achieve sales goals/territory metrics; execute brand/franchise strategy for the assigned customer segment.
- Build relationships with HCP decision makers and stakeholders to support safe/effective product use.
- Develop and deliver targeted sales messages using approved materials and accurate clinical information.
- Execute local marketing strategies and build customer engagement.
- Present complex clinical/business information and patient support services to relevant audiences.
- Develop/implement medical education opportunities and sponsor programs; stay current on disease/treatments.
- Strategically manage allocated resources.
Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:
Required:
- BA/BS.
- 3+ years successful selling experience in pharma/biotech/medical device and/or relevant clinical/industry experience; or 2+ years selling experience at Takeda.
- Dermatology/Dermatologists experience highly preferred.
- Business/strategic planning, managed care understanding, strong communication and collaboration.
- Reside within or close proximity to assigned geography.
Preferred:
- 5+ years direct selling to HCPs.
- Dermatologist calling experience.
- Experience managing/communicating complex reimbursement issues.
Training/Other:
- Mandatory product training with written/oral exams; may impact exempt/non-exempt status and overtime eligibility during training.
- Valid Driverβs License.
- Travel: drive/fly as needed; overnight travel ~25β50%.