About the Role:
- The Dermatology Specialty Business Manager (SBM) drives demand after potential regulatory approval by educating healthcare providers (HCPs) and optimizing business opportunities in targeted physician offices, key clinics, and hospital accounts.
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/support clinical education for HCPs (e.g., peer-to-peer).
- Perform account management in dermatology practices/clinics/outlets and independent physician offices.
- Achieve sales goals and territory key metrics; execute brand strategy/tactics within assigned customer segment.
- Build relationships with HCP decision makers and stakeholders to support safe/effective product use.
- Develop/deliver targeted sales messages using accurate clinical information and approved materials.
- Execute local marketing strategies to enhance business results and customer engagement.
- Present complex clinical/business information to dermatologists and relevant groups.
- Develop and implement medical education opportunities and sponsor programs.
- Manage allocated resources (financial/budgets, managed markets, medical affairs, home office, etc.).
- Follow compliance policies/training.
Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:
Required:
- BA/BS.
- 3+ years successful selling experience (pharma/biotech/medical device) and/or relevant clinical/industry experience; OR 2+ years selling experience at Takeda.
- Experience calling on Dermatologists/Dermatology (highly preferred).
- Strategic planning; understanding of managed care.
- Strong communication and collaboration.
- Reside within or close proximity to assigned geography.
Preferred:
- 5+ years direct selling to HCPs.
- Experience calling on Dermatologists.
- Experience with complex reimbursement issues.
Travel Requirements:
- Drive/fly to accounts and occasional meetings; up to 25β50% overnight travel.
Training Requirements:
- Mandatory product training with written/oral exams; may include temporary non-exempt/overtime eligibility; then transition to exempt status.