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Specialty Business Manager, Dermatology - Evanston, IL

Takeda
June 30, 2026
On-site
Illinois, 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/programs for HCPs (e.g., peer-to-peer).
- Conduct account management in dermatology practices/clinics/hospital outlets and independent physician offices.
- Achieve sales goals and objectives by delivering product volume and other key territory metrics; execute brand strategy/tactics within the assigned customer segment.
- Build professional relationships with HCP decision makers and stakeholders to support safe/effective product use.
- Develop and deliver targeted sales messages using accurate clinical information and approved materials; discuss therapeutic strategies.
- Execute local marketing strategies and build customer engagement by identifying/cultivating relationships with local decision makers.
- Present complex clinical and business information to dermatologists and other relevant groups.
- Develop/implement medical education opportunities and sponsor programs; stay current on disease states, treatments, and the business environment.
- Strategically manage allocated resources (e.g., budgets, managed markets, medical affairs, home office).
- Adhere to compliance policies/training; seek clarification when uncertain.

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 selling experience at Takeda.
- Dermatology experience/experience calling on Dermatologists (highly preferred).
- Business/strategic planning, managed care understanding, strong communication (verbal/influencing/presentation/written), collaboration, and reside within/close to assigned geography.

Preferred:
- 5+ years direct selling to HCPs in healthcare/pharma/biotech/device/clinical industry.
- Experience managing/communicating complex reimbursement issues.

Licenses/Certifications:
- Valid Driver’s License.

Travel requirements:
- Ability to drive/fly; occasional meetings; overnight travel up to 25–50%.

Training requirements:
- Must pass mandatory product training (written/oral); may be non-exempt during training with overtime eligibility only during training; transition to exempt after successful completion.

Takeda compensation/benefits and EEO are excluded per instructions.