Specialty Business Manager - IBD - Chicago West
Takeda
June 30, 2026
Remote friendly (Illinois, United States)
United States
$63.51 - $87.31 USD yearly
Sales
How you will contribute:
- Support account onboarding, education, and procedures.
- Conduct clinical selling: deliver the clinical value proposition and advance customers across a brand belief continuum.
- Support initial clinical education/in-services for medical staff (e.g., infusion procedures).
- Coordinate clinical education opportunities/programs for HCPs (e.g., peer-to-peer discussions).
- Perform account management in smaller/less complex GI practices, clinics, outlets, and independent physician offices.
- Achieve sales goals and objectives by delivering specialty product volume and other territory metrics; execute brand strategy/tactics within the assigned customer segment.
- Build professional relationships with healthcare providers, decision makers, support staff, and influencers to support use of company products.
- Develop and deliver targeted sales messages using accurate clinical information and approved materials; discuss therapeutic strategies.
- Execute local marketing strategies; build customer engagement by identifying and cultivating relationships with local key decision makers.
- Present complex clinical and business information to gastroenterologists, professional/patient groups, and other decision-making audiences.
- Develop and implement medical education opportunities and sponsor programs; stay current on disease states, treatments, and market changes.
- Strategically manage allocated resources (financial/budgets, managed markets, medical affairs, home office, etc.).
Required:
- BA/BS.
- 3+ years successful selling experience in pharma/biotech/medical device and/or relevant clinical/industry experience; OR 2+ years selling at Takeda (5 years preferred).
- Business/strategic planning skills; adaptability to market changes.
- Team collaboration.
- Understanding of managed care landscape.
- Strong verbal, influencing, presentation, and written communication.
- Reside within or close proximity to assigned geography.
Preferred:
- Experience with injectable/infused IBD products.
- Experience managing/communicating complex reimbursement issues.
- Biological product launch experience; calling on gastroenterologists.
- Discussing therapeutic strategies; developing/applying clinical & business expertise.
- Local marketing strategy execution.
- 5+ years direct selling to healthcare professionals.
Training requirements:
- Must pass mandatory product training (written/oral exams).
Travel requirements:
- Drive/fly to meetings and client sites; 25–50% overnight travel.
Benefits (explicitly stated):
- Medical, dental, vision; 401(k) with match; disability and life insurance; tuition reimbursement; paid volunteer time off; company holidays; well-being benefits; up to 80 hours sick time/year; new hires up to 120 hours paid vacation.
Application instructions:
- Apply via the “Apply” button (employment application process begins).
- Support account onboarding, education, and procedures.
- Conduct clinical selling: deliver the clinical value proposition and advance customers across a brand belief continuum.
- Support initial clinical education/in-services for medical staff (e.g., infusion procedures).
- Coordinate clinical education opportunities/programs for HCPs (e.g., peer-to-peer discussions).
- Perform account management in smaller/less complex GI practices, clinics, outlets, and independent physician offices.
- Achieve sales goals and objectives by delivering specialty product volume and other territory metrics; execute brand strategy/tactics within the assigned customer segment.
- Build professional relationships with healthcare providers, decision makers, support staff, and influencers to support use of company products.
- Develop and deliver targeted sales messages using accurate clinical information and approved materials; discuss therapeutic strategies.
- Execute local marketing strategies; build customer engagement by identifying and cultivating relationships with local key decision makers.
- Present complex clinical and business information to gastroenterologists, professional/patient groups, and other decision-making audiences.
- Develop and implement medical education opportunities and sponsor programs; stay current on disease states, treatments, and market changes.
- Strategically manage allocated resources (financial/budgets, managed markets, medical affairs, home office, etc.).
Required:
- BA/BS.
- 3+ years successful selling experience in pharma/biotech/medical device and/or relevant clinical/industry experience; OR 2+ years selling at Takeda (5 years preferred).
- Business/strategic planning skills; adaptability to market changes.
- Team collaboration.
- Understanding of managed care landscape.
- Strong verbal, influencing, presentation, and written communication.
- Reside within or close proximity to assigned geography.
Preferred:
- Experience with injectable/infused IBD products.
- Experience managing/communicating complex reimbursement issues.
- Biological product launch experience; calling on gastroenterologists.
- Discussing therapeutic strategies; developing/applying clinical & business expertise.
- Local marketing strategy execution.
- 5+ years direct selling to healthcare professionals.
Training requirements:
- Must pass mandatory product training (written/oral exams).
Travel requirements:
- Drive/fly to meetings and client sites; 25–50% overnight travel.
Benefits (explicitly stated):
- Medical, dental, vision; 401(k) with match; disability and life insurance; tuition reimbursement; paid volunteer time off; company holidays; well-being benefits; up to 80 hours sick time/year; new hires up to 120 hours paid vacation.
Application instructions:
- Apply via the “Apply” button (employment application process begins).