Area Rare Cardiac Specialist (ARC), Rare Cardiac - Knoxville, TN

About the role

The Rare Disease – Rare Cardiac, Senior Health & Science Specialist is a field-based specialty sales role responsible for driving the growth of Rare Cardiac products through compliant, strategic relationships within assigned accounts. This role partners with Therapeutic Area Specialists and Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) to execute effective promotional strategies, support appropriate access, and deliver high-impact customer engagement.

Responsibilities

• Drive customer engagement and sales performance through effective in-person interactions across rare cardiac accounts.
• Build strong, compliant relationships with cardiology HCPs, multidisciplinary care teams, and office staff across assigned accounts.
• Deliver approved promotional and disease-state messaging to support appropriate Rare Cardiac product use.
• Leverage product, disease, and market knowledge to identify opportunities, prioritize accounts, and support patient finding and referral pathways.
• Support patient access by providing information on prior authorization requirements, reimbursement support, hubs, and co-pay resources as applicable.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners to address customer needs, remove access barriers, and advance Rare Cardiac business objectives.
• Use digital tools and insights to plan, execute, and optimize Rare Cardiac territory activities.

Requirements

Basic Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree OR an associate’s degree with 8+ years of work experience OR a high school diploma (or equivalent) with 10+ years of work experience.
• Work Experience: Minimum of 3 years in one or more of the following: Pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical device sales Pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical device marketing Aligned therapeutic specific healthcare provider experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 3–5 years of specialty sales experience, preferably in Cardiology, Hospital.
• Strong understanding of complex disease states, biologics, and specialty reimbursement.
• Experience engaging key opinion leaders and high-influence accounts.
• Demonstrated business acumen, data-driven decision making, and strategic thinking.
• Strong digital engagement capability (e.g., Veeva Engage, Zoom).