About the Role:
The Dermatology sales force drives demand through education following potential regulatory approval. The SBM educates healthcare providers (HCPs) and optimizes business opportunities in targeted dermatology physician offices, clinics, and hospital accounts. The SBM demonstrates excellence in business processes that benefit patients and achieve sales goals.
How you will contribute:
- Support account onboarding through education.
- Conduct clinical selling; deliver the 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 for HCPs (e.g., peer-to-peer).
- Manage accounts in dermatology practices/clinics/outlets and independent physician offices.
- Attain sales goals and territory metrics; execute franchise and brand strategy and tactics within the customer segment.
- Build relationships with HCP decision makers and stakeholders to support safe and effective product use.
- Develop and deliver targeted sales messages using accurate clinical information and approved materials; discuss therapeutic strategies.
- Execute local marketing strategies; build customer engagement through relationships and local education.
- Present complex clinical/business information to office and institutional-based audiences.
- Develop and implement medical education opportunities and sponsor programs; stay current on disease states and treatments.
- Strategically manage allocated resources (financial/budgets, managed markets, medical affairs, home office, etc.).
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 successful selling experience at Takeda
- Dermatology experience (calling on Dermatologists) highly preferred
- Business/strategic planning skills; adaptability to changing market conditions
- Understanding of managed care landscape
- Strong communication and influencing, presentation, and writing skills
- Collaboration/team success
- Reside within or close proximity to assigned geography
Preferred:
- 5+ years direct selling to healthcare professionals
- Experience calling on Dermatologists
- Experience managing/communicating complex reimbursement issues