Specialty Business Manager, Derm - Oakland, CA
Takeda
June 29, 2026
On-site
California, United States
$63.51 - $87.31 USD yearly
Sales
How you will contribute:
- Support account onboarding through education.
- Engage in clinical selling: 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 for HCPs (e.g., peer-to-peer).
- Conduct account management activities within Dermatology practices, clinics, outlets, and independent physician offices.
- Attain sales goals/objectives by delivering product volume and key metrics in the assigned Territory; execute brand strategy and tactics in the customer segment.
- Build relationships with HCP decision makers, support staff, and stakeholders to support safe and effective product use.
- Develop and deliver targeted sales messaging using approved materials and discuss therapeutic strategies.
- Execute local marketing strategies; build customer engagement and educate decision makers.
- Present complex clinical/business information and patient support services to relevant audiences.
- 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.).
- Follow compliance policies and training; demonstrate leadership and integrity.
Minimum requirements/qualifications:
- Required: BA/BS; 3+ years successful selling experience in pharma/biotech/medical device (or 2+ years at Takeda); business/strategic planning; understanding of managed care; strong communication and presentation skills; collaboration; reside within or near assigned geography.
- Preferred: 5+ years direct selling to healthcare professionals; experience calling on Dermatologists; experience managing/communicating complex reimbursement issues.
Licenses/certifications:
- Valid Driver’s License.
Travel:
- Ability to drive/fly; occasional overnight travel up to 25–50%.
Training requirements:
- Must successfully complete mandatory product training with written/oral exams; during training may be non-exempt and eligible for overtime (no sales incentives/bonuses during training). After exams, transition to exempt status.
- Support account onboarding through education.
- Engage in clinical selling: 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 for HCPs (e.g., peer-to-peer).
- Conduct account management activities within Dermatology practices, clinics, outlets, and independent physician offices.
- Attain sales goals/objectives by delivering product volume and key metrics in the assigned Territory; execute brand strategy and tactics in the customer segment.
- Build relationships with HCP decision makers, support staff, and stakeholders to support safe and effective product use.
- Develop and deliver targeted sales messaging using approved materials and discuss therapeutic strategies.
- Execute local marketing strategies; build customer engagement and educate decision makers.
- Present complex clinical/business information and patient support services to relevant audiences.
- 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.).
- Follow compliance policies and training; demonstrate leadership and integrity.
Minimum requirements/qualifications:
- Required: BA/BS; 3+ years successful selling experience in pharma/biotech/medical device (or 2+ years at Takeda); business/strategic planning; understanding of managed care; strong communication and presentation skills; collaboration; reside within or near assigned geography.
- Preferred: 5+ years direct selling to healthcare professionals; experience calling on Dermatologists; experience managing/communicating complex reimbursement issues.
Licenses/certifications:
- Valid Driver’s License.
Travel:
- Ability to drive/fly; occasional overnight travel up to 25–50%.
Training requirements:
- Must successfully complete mandatory product training with written/oral exams; during training may be non-exempt and eligible for overtime (no sales incentives/bonuses during training). After exams, transition to exempt status.