Rare Disease Business Manager, Alpha-1 (Miami FL)

About the role

Are you looking for a patient-focused, innovation-driven company to inspire you and empower you to shine? Join us as a Rare Disease Business Manager – Alpha-1 supporting Key West, FL, Miami, FL up to Melbourne, FL and surrounding areas in between.

Responsibilities

• Drive new patient starts, sales in outpatient infusion centers and hospitals, and retention of patients on Takeda augmentation treatment.
• Educate and inform healthcare professionals (Pulmonology, Allergy/Immunology, Respiratory Therapists, select Internal Medicine/Primary Care) on Takeda brands for Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency.
• Create and implement the National Sales and Marketing Strategy in a compliant manner while building a territory business tactical plan to maximize opportunity.
• Work in partnership with home office personnel, the Marketing/Brand team, and the National and Corporate account teams for pull-through of product sales.
• Use Microsoft applications and Takeda's customer management system.
• Conduct community education events for healthcare professionals, patients, and occasional nights and weekends.
• Promote the Takeda Culture through positive ongoing relationships and activities.

Requirements

• Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in clinical sales background.
• 5+ years of demonstrated successful relevant healthcare experience.
• Live within the territory and manage territory from Border-to-Border.
• Work within the organization, with patient services, customer service, marketing, market access, contracts, national accounts, hospital team, and operations.
• Understand customers' motivations and needs.
• Organize and plan territories effectively.
• Experience with payor and reimbursement challenges.
• Successful ability to influence HCPs (Health Care Professionals) to prescribe.
• Experience with specialty biologics (injections/infusions) and working with specialty pharmacies preferred.
• Knowledge of and experience in Plasma Derived Therapies, Rare diseases, or Biotech is desirable.
• Exact amount of travel required is based on territory size and customer locations, overnight travel could be ~50%. Remaining time will be local travel and may require occasional weekends.
• Must be 18 years of age or older with valid driver's license and an acceptable driving record.
• Must have authorization and ability to drive a company leased vehicle or rental.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in clinical sales background.
• 5+ years of demonstrated successful relevant healthcare experience.
• Live within the territory and manage territory from Border-to-Border.
• Work within the organization, with patient services, customer service, marketing, market access, contracts, national accounts, hospital team, and operations.
• Understand customers' motivations and needs.
• Organize and plan territories effectively.
• Experience with payor and reimbursement challenges.
• Successful ability to influence HCPs (Health Care Professionals) to prescribe.
• Experience with specialty biologics (injections/infusions) and working with specialty pharmacies preferred.
• Knowledge of and experience in Plasma Derived Therapies, Rare diseases, or Biotech is desirable.
• Exact amount of travel required is based on territory size and customer locations, overnight travel could be ~50%. Remaining time will be local travel and may require occasional weekends.
• Must be 18 years of age or older with valid driver's license and an acceptable driving record.
• Must have authorization and ability to drive a company leased vehicle or rental.

Benefits

Takeda Compensation and Benefits Summary
We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. We are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices.
For Location: USA - FL - Miami
U.S. Hourly Wage Range: $63.51 - $87.31
The estimated hourly wage range reflects an anticipated range for this position. The actual hourly wage offered may depend on a variety of factors, including the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job. The actual hourly wage offered will be in accordance with state or local minimum wage requirements for the job location.
U.S. based employees may be eligible for short-term incentives. U.S. based employees may be eligible to participate in medical, dental, vision insurance, a 401(k) plan and company match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, a tuition reimbursement program, paid volunteer time off, company holidays, and well-being benefits, among others. U.S. based employees are also eligible to receive, per calendar year, up to 80 hours of sick time, and new hires are eligible to accrue up to 120 hours of paid vacation.

EEO Statement

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