About the Role
The Dermatology Specialty Business Manager (SBM) drives demand following potential regulatory approval through education. Responsibilities focus on educating healthcare providers (HCPs) and optimizing business opportunities in Dermatology-focused physician offices, 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.
- Provide clinical and patient-access education for medical staff.
- Coordinate clinical education for HCPs (e.g., peer-to-peer).
- Perform account management in Dermatology practices, clinics, outlets, and independent physician offices.
- Achieve sales goals/territory metrics and execute brand strategy for assigned customer segment.
- Build relationships with HCP decision makers and stakeholders to support safe/effective product use.
- Deliver targeted sales messages using accurate clinical information and approved materials; discuss therapeutic strategies.
- Execute local marketing strategies and build customer engagement through relationship development and education.
- Present complex clinical/business information to Dermatologists and other stakeholders.
- Develop and implement medical education and sponsor programs; stay current on disease/treatments/market changes.
- Strategically manage allocated resources (e.g., budgets, managed markets, medical affairs).
Minimum 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.
- Experience calling on Dermatologists (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 with complex reimbursement issues.
Travel Requirements
- Drive/fly to accounts; occasional business meetings; overnight travel up to 25β50%.
Training Requirements
- Must pass mandatory product training (written/oral exams); during training may be non-exempt (overtime rules apply by law). After passing, transitioned to exempt status.