Specialty Business Manager - IBD - Sacramento
Takeda
August 15, 2026
Remote friendly (Sacramento, CA)
United States
$63.51 - $87.31 USD yearly
Sales
Specialty Business Manager (Gastroenterology Specialty Sales Team)
Responsibilities:
- Research prospective HCPs to identify stakeholders and present complex clinical/business information.
- Use consultative selling to educate HCPs and connect insights to Takeda solutions.
- Conduct clinical discussions to address patient needs, execute brand strategies, maximize sales growth, coach stakeholders, and build consensus.
- Collaborate to optimize routing and resource utilization.
- Strategize to solve deal-level challenges.
- Attend company-sponsored sales/medical meetings.
- Pursue ongoing learning and professional development.
- Perform business in compliance with regulations/policies; maintain ethical/professional standards.
- Strategically manage allocated resources (budgets, managed markets, medical affairs, home office, etc.).
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree (BS/BA).
- 3+ years successful selling experience in pharma/biotech/medical device and/or relevant clinical/industry experience OR 2+ years successful selling experience at Takeda.
- Ability to discuss therapeutic strategies to influence decision makers.
- Ability to develop/apply clinical + business expertise and selling skills.
- Strong verbal, influencing, presentation, and written communication skills.
- Reside within or close proximity to assigned geography.
Preferred:
- 5 years relevant selling experience.
- Local marketing execution; strategic planning; managed care understanding.
- Collaboration/team success.
- Experience calling on Gastroenterologists.
- Injectable/infused IBD product experience; reimbursement issue management.
- Biological product launch experience.
Licenses/Certifications:
- Valid Driver’s License.
Travel:
- Drive/fly to meetings; some overnight travel (25–50%).
Training:
- Mandatory product training with written/oral exams; initially classified non-exempt (overtime eligible during training only), then transitioned to exempt.
Benefits (as stated):
- Potential short-term incentives; medical/dental/vision, 401(k) match, disability, life insurance, tuition reimbursement, paid volunteer time off, holidays, well-being; up to 80 hours sick time; up to 120 hours paid vacation for new hires.
Responsibilities:
- Research prospective HCPs to identify stakeholders and present complex clinical/business information.
- Use consultative selling to educate HCPs and connect insights to Takeda solutions.
- Conduct clinical discussions to address patient needs, execute brand strategies, maximize sales growth, coach stakeholders, and build consensus.
- Collaborate to optimize routing and resource utilization.
- Strategize to solve deal-level challenges.
- Attend company-sponsored sales/medical meetings.
- Pursue ongoing learning and professional development.
- Perform business in compliance with regulations/policies; maintain ethical/professional standards.
- Strategically manage allocated resources (budgets, managed markets, medical affairs, home office, etc.).
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree (BS/BA).
- 3+ years successful selling experience in pharma/biotech/medical device and/or relevant clinical/industry experience OR 2+ years successful selling experience at Takeda.
- Ability to discuss therapeutic strategies to influence decision makers.
- Ability to develop/apply clinical + business expertise and selling skills.
- Strong verbal, influencing, presentation, and written communication skills.
- Reside within or close proximity to assigned geography.
Preferred:
- 5 years relevant selling experience.
- Local marketing execution; strategic planning; managed care understanding.
- Collaboration/team success.
- Experience calling on Gastroenterologists.
- Injectable/infused IBD product experience; reimbursement issue management.
- Biological product launch experience.
Licenses/Certifications:
- Valid Driver’s License.
Travel:
- Drive/fly to meetings; some overnight travel (25–50%).
Training:
- Mandatory product training with written/oral exams; initially classified non-exempt (overtime eligible during training only), then transitioned to exempt.
Benefits (as stated):
- Potential short-term incentives; medical/dental/vision, 401(k) match, disability, life insurance, tuition reimbursement, paid volunteer time off, holidays, well-being; up to 80 hours sick time; up to 120 hours paid vacation for new hires.