About the Role:
- The Dermatology sales force drives demand through education following potential regulatory approval for the assigned product. Educates HCPs and optimizes business opportunities in targeted physician offices, key clinics, and hospital accounts specializing in Dermatology. Specialty Business Manager (SBM) develops and applies business processes that benefit patients and achieve sales goals.
How you will contribute:
- 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 for medical staff.
- Coordinate clinical education opportunities/programs for HCPs (e.g., peer-to-peer).
- Perform account management in Dermatology practices, clinics, outlets, and independent physician offices.
- Achieve sales goals and territory metrics; execute franchise and brand strategy for the assigned segment.
- Build relationships with HCP decision makers and stakeholders to support safe/effective product use.
- Develop and deliver targeted sales messages using approved materials/reprints; discuss therapeutic strategies.
- Execute local marketing strategies to build customer engagement and educate local decision makers.
- Present complex clinical/business information to office and institutional Dermatologists and other decision groups.
- Develop and implement medical education and sponsor programs; stay current on disease/treatment and business changes.
- Strategically manage allocated resources (e.g., budgets, managed markets, medical affairs).
- Uphold patient-first values; adhere to compliance policies and training; seek clarification on compliance matters.
Minimum Requirements/Qualifications
Required:
- BA/BS; 3+ years successful selling in pharma/biotech/medical device and/or relevant clinical/industry experience (or 2+ years successful selling at Takeda).
- Experience calling on Dermatologists (preferred).
- Business/strategic planning; adaptability to market changes.
- Understanding of managed care.
- Strong verbal, influencing, presentation, and written communication.
- Strong collaboration/team success.
- Reside within or close to assigned geography.
Preferred:
- 5+ years direct selling to healthcare professionals (or relevant clinical/industry experience).
- Experience calling on Dermatologists.
- Experience managing/communicating complex reimbursement issues.
Training Requirements:
- Contingent upon passing mandatory product training with written and oral exams; during training (external hires) non-exempt and eligible for overtime only; no sales incentives/bonuses during training. Training includes live instruction, independent study, role play; up to 8 hours/day and 40 hours/week.
- After exams, transitioned to exempt status.