Rare Disease Business Manager - Alpha1 - Atlanta, GA

3312 Takeda Pharmaceuticals America•Atlanta, GA

5d•$66 - $91•Remote

About The Position

This role is for a Rare Disease Business Manager – Alpha-1, supporting Atlanta, GA, the Western half of GA to Chattanooga, TN, and surrounding areas. The position is within the Alpha I Sales Team and reports to the Sr. Regional Business Director. The company is described as patient-focused and innovation-driven, transforming the pharmaceutical industry through R&D-driven market leadership and being a value-led company.

Requirements

Clinical sales background with a Bachelor's degree (minimum).
5+ years of demonstrated successful relevant healthcare experience.
Must live within territory and manage territory from Border-to-Border.
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.
Results in influencing HCPs (Health Care Professionals) to prescribe.
Must be 18 years of age or older with valid driver's license and an acceptable driving record.
Must have authorization and ability to drive a company leased vehicle or rental.

Nice To Haves

Experience with specialty biologics (injections/infusions) and working with specialty pharmacies.
Knowledge of and experience in Plasma Derived Therapies, Rare diseases, or Biotech is desirable.

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 including Pulmonology, Allergy/Immunology, Respiratory Therapists, and select Internal Medicine/Primary Care.
Educate and inform HCPs on Takeda brands for Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency.
Build the National Sales and Marketing Strategy in a compliant manner.
Create a territory business tactical plan to maximize opportunity.
Call on prospective customers, master sales presentations, provide technical and administrative product information and demonstrations.
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 and patients.
Promote the Takeda Culture through positive ongoing relationships and activities.