Specialty Business Manager - IBD - Kansas City, KS
Takeda
August 26, 2026
Remote friendly (Kansas, United States)
United States
$63.51 - $87.31 USD yearly
Sales
Specialty Business Manager IBD (Kansas - Virtual)
Responsibilities:
- Research prospective HCPs to identify appropriate customer stakeholders.
- Use insight and consultative selling to educate HCPs and connect solutions to their business needs.
- Conduct clinical discussions to address patients’ needs, execute brand strategies, maximize sales growth, coach stakeholders, and build consensus.
- Collaborate on routing and resource utilization to improve territory performance.
- Strategize on deal-level challenges.
- Attend company-sponsored sales/medical meetings.
- Pursue ongoing learning and professional development.
- Conduct business per regulations/policies; maintain high ethical and professional standards.
- Strategically manage allocated resources (budgets, managed markets, medical affairs, home office, etc.).
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree (BS/BA).
- Required: 3+ years successful selling experience in pharma/biotech/medical device and/or relevant clinical/industry experience; OR 2+ years selling experience at Takeda.
- Ability to discuss therapeutic strategies and influence decision makers.
- Ability to apply clinical/business expertise and effective selling skills.
- Strong verbal, written, presentation, and influencing communication skills.
- Reside within or close proximity to assigned geography.
Preferred:
- 5+ years relevant selling experience; experience calling on Gastroenterologists.
- Local marketing execution; managed care understanding.
- Injectable/infused IBD experience; reimbursement complexity.
- Biological product launch experience; team collaboration; business/strategic planning.
Licenses/Certifications:
- Valid Driver’s License.
Travel:
- Drive/fly to meetings; 25–50% overnight travel.
Benefits (as stated):
- Potential eligibility for short-term incentives; medical/dental/vision, 401(k) match, disability, life insurance, tuition reimbursement, paid volunteer time off, holidays, well-being benefits; up to 80 hours sick time and up to 120 hours paid vacation for new hires (location/program dependent).
Training:
- Must successfully complete mandatory product training (written/oral exams). During training: non-exempt, overtime eligible, no sales incentives/bonuses; after passing exams: transitioned to exempt status and eligible for sales incentives/contests.
Responsibilities:
- Research prospective HCPs to identify appropriate customer stakeholders.
- Use insight and consultative selling to educate HCPs and connect solutions to their business needs.
- Conduct clinical discussions to address patients’ needs, execute brand strategies, maximize sales growth, coach stakeholders, and build consensus.
- Collaborate on routing and resource utilization to improve territory performance.
- Strategize on deal-level challenges.
- Attend company-sponsored sales/medical meetings.
- Pursue ongoing learning and professional development.
- Conduct business per regulations/policies; maintain high ethical and professional standards.
- Strategically manage allocated resources (budgets, managed markets, medical affairs, home office, etc.).
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree (BS/BA).
- Required: 3+ years successful selling experience in pharma/biotech/medical device and/or relevant clinical/industry experience; OR 2+ years selling experience at Takeda.
- Ability to discuss therapeutic strategies and influence decision makers.
- Ability to apply clinical/business expertise and effective selling skills.
- Strong verbal, written, presentation, and influencing communication skills.
- Reside within or close proximity to assigned geography.
Preferred:
- 5+ years relevant selling experience; experience calling on Gastroenterologists.
- Local marketing execution; managed care understanding.
- Injectable/infused IBD experience; reimbursement complexity.
- Biological product launch experience; team collaboration; business/strategic planning.
Licenses/Certifications:
- Valid Driver’s License.
Travel:
- Drive/fly to meetings; 25–50% overnight travel.
Benefits (as stated):
- Potential eligibility for short-term incentives; medical/dental/vision, 401(k) match, disability, life insurance, tuition reimbursement, paid volunteer time off, holidays, well-being benefits; up to 80 hours sick time and up to 120 hours paid vacation for new hires (location/program dependent).
Training:
- Must successfully complete mandatory product training (written/oral exams). During training: non-exempt, overtime eligible, no sales incentives/bonuses; after passing exams: transitioned to exempt status and eligible for sales incentives/contests.