Account Manager, Gene Therapy - Texas

Genetix Biotherapeutics•Houston, TX

About The Position

The Account Manager, Gene Therapy - Texas (Houston) is a field-based member of the Sales and Qualified Treatment Center (QTC) Account Team, responsible for managing business within the assigned territory and driving utilization of Genetix’s approved gene therapies at Qualified Treatment Center accounts. The role advances Genetix’s mission of establishing gene therapy as a meaningful option for patients living with rare diseases. The Account Manager develops and executes strategic account plans, collaborates with internal and external stakeholders, identifies drivers of business performance, and educates healthcare professionals and other key account stakeholders about Genetix’s gene therapies to support identification of appropriate patients. The position requires approximately 50–75% travel throughout the designated territory.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
10+ years of experience in the healthcare industry and a high-performance track record, preferably in sales and commercially focused roles such as sales, operations, or account management.
Successful track record in hospital inpatient and outpatient settings, including KOL relationship development.
Demonstrated experience in specialty therapeutic areas such as Hematology, CAR T, or Cell and Gene Therapy.
Strong account management experience within hospitals, IDNs, ACOs, and/or organized customers.
Strong clinical selling experience, with high clinical and selling acumen.
Entrepreneurial spirit and strong problem-solving skills for territory business management.
Strong communication and relationship-building skills, using a consultative approach to establish and sustain a network across a wide range of stakeholders.
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

Direct line leadership experience.

Responsibilities

Deliver approved education, messages, and tools about Genetix’s gene therapy products to QTC stakeholders, including healthcare professionals and other key decision makers, to drive product utilization.
Build and implement strategic account plans for assigned QTCs to advance account objectives, patient identification, and appropriate patient pull-through.
Identify account barriers and collaborate with cross-functional colleagues, including Apheresis Operations, Patient Supply, Patient Educators, Market Access, and Medical Affairs, to address account needs.
Engage community-based healthcare professionals focused on hemoglobinopathies to educate them about the disease state, unmet needs, and Genetix’s gene therapies.
Serve as the main point of contact for assigned accounts and coordinate QTC activation, onboarding 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 strategic, measurable business plans to achieve account objectives and goals, including patient starts, patient pull-through, and QTC activation.
Maintain expertise in hemoglobinopathies, including Sickle Cell Disease and transfusion-dependent B-thalassemia, Genetix’s gene therapy products, and the gene therapy treatment process.