Neurology Account Manager - Parkinsons

GE HEALTHCARE•Remote, OH

30d•$98,400 - $147,600•Remote

About The Position

At GE Healthcare (GEHC) we deliver precision health to improve patient lives in moments that matter. Our Pharmaceutical Diagnostics business, a division of GE Healthcare, is a leading supplier of diagnostic imaging agents used in X-Ray, CT, ultrasound, SPECT and PET imaging to provide deep insight that enables clinicians to make confident diagnostic and treatment decisions for patients. Close to a quarter of a million patients every day are imaged using a Contrast Media or Molecular Imaging agents provided or produced by GE Healthcare. As a Neurology Zone Manager, you will be responsible to shape the Go To Market Strategy for our SPECT Imaging Tracer DaTscan and our quantification software DaTQUANT. In addition, you will be responsible to ensure high levels of collaboration with your Alzheimers Zone Manager counterpart to ensure our Sales Strategies are aligned as we look to build out our portfolio across the country. This position is accountable to grow sales revenue, drive product differentiation and commercial strategy for the Parkinsons care area within the GEHC Pharmaceutical Diagnostics portfolio. You will drive commercial excellence in your regional market, as you lead an experienced sales team responsible for selling to hospitals, imaging centers and educating referring physicians. You will work cross-functionally with your Sales Manager counterparts leading other product categories to drive holistic solutions that support customers and drive clinical adoption across the GE HealthCare portfolio.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree from an accredited university / college or valid and current certification through the NMTCB or AART
3+ years of relevant and progressive sales experience, in a medical, healthcare, technical, pharmaceutical or Life Sciences field preferred
Experience selling into hospitals, contracting, and buying/billing products or relevant clinical experience in a healthcare setting
Proven track record of sales success developing, organizing and implementing sales plans, meeting and exceeding sales targets, and penetrating new accounts/markets/competitive through proficiency in prospecting, lead qualification, sales and negotiations
Demonstrated ability to achieve sales objectives while operating in compliance with regulatory guidelines
Salesforce CRM entry and opportunity management is a requirement of the role
Demonstrated selling skills, analytical skills and pharmaceutical industry acumen
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple stakeholders and competing priorities through effective organizational, people, and time management skills
Must be willing to reside in the territory
Must be willing and able to do 30% overnight travel
Must have a valid driver's license

Nice To Haves

Desire to work in start-up styled business where the drive to establish and grow market
Awareness of clinical tools and drive adoption is key to success
Ability to work both independently and in a team setting towards meeting established objectives
Ability to apply a range of traditional and nontraditional problem-solving techniques to think through and solve issues creatively to improve performance and company effectiveness.
Ability to build rapport and relationships by interacting effectively with employees and external contacts (i.e. MD and office staff) at all levels, demonstrating the awareness of their needs and responding with the appropriate action
Excellent verbal and written communication
Excellent organizational skills
Strong presentation skills
The ideal candidate will live in Vancouver or Seattle, WA or in Portland, OR.

Responsibilities

Develop business plans and execution strategies for key imaging centers and referring physicians
Pre-call planning and in-call questioning to understand customer needs, craft solutions and drive utilization
Collaborate with market access support teams to optimize payor contract implementation and satisfaction across imaging centers and hospitals
Monitor territory plan performance, communicate results and action steps to all cross-functional partners
Develop deep knowledge of the diagnostic algorithms and care pathways used by physicians to evaluate patients with neurodegenerative diseases who are being evaluated for Parkinson's Disease, Essential Tremors or other causes of neurodegenerative decline
Understand and clearly communicate Pharmaceutical Diagnostic’s Neurology team’s strategy, goals and planning to all cross-functional team members and customers, including how our imaging scans fits into GE Healthcare vision and goals for better patient care
Account Management of a cross-functional territory that includes opening up hospital / imaging centers to offer imaging services that utilize DaTscan
Generating patient referrals by educating community physicians and specialists (push/pull) about this new diagnostic tool via in-service, speaker programs, etc.
Create relationships with key targets that convey valuable information in condensed timeframes and creatively earn access rights to difficult to see physicians
Compiling lists of prospective customers and sales leads; follow up as necessary
Working with account managers to increase prospects and drive closure of opportunities
Making cold calls to potential customers where required
Providing pricing strategy, managing contracts, and ensuring pricing compliance for segment opportunities
Deliver solutions. Sell and manage relationship with between assigned pharmacies and customers
Forecasting orders and sales of assigned territory and submit monthly report
Representing the company at trade association meetings to promote product and company
Achieve individual sales targets for the assigned territory
Develop deep knowledge of DaTscan, DaTQUANT and other portfolio products in order to articulate the key selling messages to all relevant customers
Demonstrate understanding of the imaging marketplace including business goals, Nuclear Medicine and PET products and equipment used in hospitals and independent imaging centers.
Address most product-related questions and promptly locate answers/experts for questions he/she cannot answer or which must be answered by an expert
For hospitals and imaging centers, profile the typical patient flow from prescriber request for a scan to scheduling of a scan, procurement of a scanning product, interpretation of the scan, and the report back to the prescribing physician
Identify the top referring prescribers, create relationships, and appropriately impact the decision-making criteria that may result in the utilization of GE Neurology’s imaging agents