Rare Disease Business Manager, Alpha-1 (Minneapolis MN)

About The Role

Join us as a Rare Disease Business Manager – Alpha-1 supporting Minneapolis and surrounding areas. At Takeda, we are transforming the pharmaceutical industry through our R&D-driven market leadership and being a value-led company. We empower our people to realize their potential through life-changing work. As part of the Alpha I Sales Team, you will report to the Sr. Regional Business Director.

Responsibilities

• Achieve sales quotas through driving new patient starts, sales in outpatient infusion centers and hospitals, and retention of patients on Takeda augmentation treatment.
• Focus on healthcare professionals (Pulmonology, Allergy/Immunology, Respiratory Therapists, select Internal Medicine/Primary Care) to educate and inform on Takeda brands for Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency.
• Build the National Sales and Marketing Strategy in a compliant manner while creating a territory business tactical plan to maximize opportunity.
• Call on prospective customers, master sales presentations, provide technical and administrative product information and demonstrations, and maintain compliance to promotional and expense policies.
• 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 work occasional nights and weekends.
• Promote the Takeda Culture through positive ongoing relationships and activities.
• Live within 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.

Requirements

• Clinical sales background with a Bachelor's degree (minimum).
• 5+ years of demonstrated successful relevant healthcare experience.
• Understanding of customers' motivations and needs.
• Organizational and territory planning skills.
• Experience working with payor and reimbursement challenges.
• Successful ability to excel both in team and individual contributor settings.
• Effective at acquiring and interpreting data to create sales strategies.
• Experience influencing 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.
• 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 a valid driver's license and an acceptable driving record.
• Must have authorization and ability to drive a company leased vehicle or rental.

Pay

For Location: Minnesota - Virtual U.S. Hourly Wage Range: $66.11 - $90.91. 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, 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.

Benefits

• Eligibility for short-term incentives.
• Participation in medical, dental, vision insurance.
• 401(k) plan and company match.
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
• Basic life insurance.
• Tuition reimbursement program.
• Paid volunteer time off.
• Company holidays.
• Well-being benefits.
• Up to 80 hours of sick time per calendar year.
• New hires eligible to accrue up to 120 hours of paid vacation.