Rare Disease Specialist West- Northern CA
Key Responsibilities
- Market Development Strategy and Execution
- Implement goals of the marketing plan through execution of strategic account business plan.
- Contribute to the market development strategies and execute the comprehensive strategies aligned with Savara’s goals and objectives.
- Establish productive business relationships with key local, regional, and national KOLs within the geographical coverage area and assigned therapeutic areas.
- Training and Development
- Develops and maintains a high-level in-depth disease and therapeutic clinical and scientific knowledge.
- Utilize a consultative presentation approach enabling the specialist to meet the needs of healthcare professionals who treat aPap patients.
- Collaboration, Analysis and Planning
- Partner with Marketing, Medical Affairs, and Market Access teams to ensure alignment of commercialization strategies.
- Develop plans that will contribute to the long-term evolution of the territory.
- Analyze data including business statistics and customer feedback that provides an information framework for the development of regional business plans.
- Serve as the connection for relevant market information from the field to the home office and make recommendations on changes.
- Demonstrated experience working in a matrix environment, which will encompass Case Managers, Medical Affairs, Patient access team, and other parties as deemed necessary.
- Effectively utilize all available resources and programs including peer to peer education and cross functional partners within the company to address identified knowledge gaps.
Required Skills And Experience
- 7+ years experience in biotech, specialty pharmaceutical, or rare disease sales.
- 3+ years of experience in one or more of the following: Rare disease/orphan drug experience; ultra orphan preferred.
- Pulmonology/ILD Center experience.
- Previous experience operating in a matrix selling environment collaborating with patient services, market access, medical affairs, and reimbursement with significant focus on patient centricity.
- Experience launching in rare disease in highly competitive markets with new products or indications is preferred.
- Demonstrated success educating HCPs about complex diseases diagnosed through clinical observation and laboratory testing involving diverse patient profiles that do not always lend themselves to simple clinical diagnosis.
- Documented track record of delivering consistent, exceptional levels of performance.
- Proven ability to be adaptive and innovative while working independently in a fast-paced, highly challenging work environment.
- Bachelor’s degree required; MBA is a plus.
- Commercial “start-up” experience preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and execute successful sales strategies.
- Proficiency in CRM systems and data analysis tools.
- Strategic thinker with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Passionate about improving the lives of patients with rare diseases.
- Person of good character that operates within corporate compliance framework.
- Valid drivers license required.
About Savara
Savara is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on rare respiratory diseases. Our lead product candidate, MOLBREEVI*, is an inhaled recombinant human granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) in Phase 3 development for autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (autoimmune PAP). MOLBREEVI is delivered via a proprietary investigational eFLOW® Nebulizer System (PARI Pharma GmbH) specifically developed for inhalation of MOLBREEVI. Our management team has significant experience in orphan drug development and pulmonary medicine, identifying unmet needs, and effectively advancing product candidates to approval and commercialization. Our goal is to become a leader in rare respiratory disease therapeutics through the development and commercialization of novel, best-in-class medicines that address unmet medical needs in this field.
Compensation
The salary range for this role is $175,000 to $225,000.