Account Manager, Gene Therapy - Texas

Genetix Biotherapeutics•Houston, TX

2d•$205,000 - $270,000

About The Position

The Account Manager, Gene Therapy is a field-based member of the Sales and Qualified Treatment Center (QTC) Account Team, responsible for managing business within an assigned territory and driving utilization of Genetix’s approved gene therapies at QTC accounts. The role develops and executes strategic account plans, collaborates with internal and external stakeholders, identifies drivers of business performance, and educates healthcare professionals and other account stakeholders to support identification of appropriate patients. The position requires approximately 50–75% travel throughout the designated territory, including face-to-face customer meetings and national company meetings. The Account Manager serves as the primary contact for assigned accounts, coordinating QTC activation and onboarding stakeholders across clinical, laboratory, pharmacy, and reimbursement functions. The role also engages community-based healthcare professionals focused on hemoglobinopathies and maintains expertise in sickle cell disease, transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia, Genetix’s gene therapies, and the gene therapy treatment process.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required.
At least 10 years of healthcare industry experience and a high-performance track record.
Strong account management experience within hospitals, IDNs, ACOs, and/or organized customers.
Strong clinical selling experience and high clinical and selling acumen.
Strong communication and relationship-building skills, using a consultative approach with a wide range of stakeholders.
Entrepreneurial spirit and strong problem-solving skills for territory business management.
Proficiency with MS Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; Field Force Effectiveness tools such as Veeva; and administrative tools such as Concur.
Ability to travel 50–75% for face-to-face customer meetings and national company meetings.

Nice To Haves

Sales or commercially focused experience, such as sales, operations, or account management.
Direct line leadership experience.
Successful experience in hospital inpatient and outpatient settings, including KOL relationship development.
Experience in specialty therapeutic areas such as hematology, CAR T, or cell and gene therapy.

Responsibilities

Deliver approved education, messages, and tools about Genetix’s gene therapy products to QTC stakeholders, including healthcare professionals and other decision-makers, to drive product utilization.
Build and implement strategic account plans for assigned QTCs to advance business objectives, patient identification, and appropriate patient pull-through.
Identify barriers within accounts and collaborate with cross-functional colleagues, including Apheresis Operations, Patient Supply, Patient Educators, Market Access, and Medical Affairs, to develop solutions.
Engage community-based healthcare professionals focused on hemoglobinopathies to educate them about disease states, unmet needs, and Genetix’s gene therapies.
Serve as the main point of contact for assigned accounts and coordinate QTC activation and onboarding of healthcare professionals, apheresis, cell therapy labs, transplant coordinators, pharmacy, and reimbursement leads.
Provide Genetix leadership with customer insights and feedback about account trends, performance, business issues, and opportunities.
Develop and implement measurable business plans to achieve account objectives, including patient starts, patient pull-through, and QTC activation.
Maintain expertise in hemoglobinopathies, including sickle cell disease and transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia, Genetix’s gene therapy products, and the gene therapy treatment process.