How you will contribute:
- Support account onboarding (education and procedures).
- Conduct clinical selling: deliver clinical value proposition and advance customers across a brand belief continuum.
- Provide initial clinical education/in-service for medical staff (e.g., infusion procedures).
- Coordinate clinical education opportunities for HCPs (e.g., peer-to-peer).
- Manage accounts in smaller/less complex GI practices, clinics/outlets, and independent physician offices.
- Meet territory sales goals and key metrics; execute brand/franchise strategy within the customer segment.
- Build relationships with HCPs and decision makers to support product use.
- Develop and deliver targeted sales messages using accurate clinical information and approved materials; discuss therapeutic strategies.
- Execute local marketing strategies and grow customer engagement.
- Present complex clinical/business information to Gastroenterologists and relevant groups.
- Develop and implement medical education opportunities and sponsor programs; stay current on disease/treatment.
- Strategically manage allocated resources (financial/budgets, managed markets, medical affairs, home office).
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 (5 years preferred).
- Business/strategic planning skills; strong team collaboration.
- Understanding of managed care landscape.
- Strong verbal, influencing, presentation, and written communication.
- Reside within or close to assigned geography.
Qualifications (Preferred):
- IBD injectable/infused product experience; complex reimbursement experience.
- Biological product launch; calling on Gastroenterologists.
- Discussing therapeutic strategies; local marketing strategy experience.
- 5+ years direct selling to HCPs in healthcare/pharma/biotech/device and/or relevant clinical/industry experience.
Training requirements:
- Must pass mandatory product training (written/oral exams). During training only: non-exempt, eligible for overtime (not eligible for sales incentives/production bonuses). After passing exams: transition to exempt status (no overtime).
Travel requirements:
- Drive/fly to meetings and client sites; some overnight travel (25β50%).
Benefits (explicitly stated):
- Possible eligibility for medical/dental/vision insurance, 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, and up to 120 hours paid vacation for new hires.