Regional Sales Director Respiratory East - Newark NJ
About The Position
The Regional Sales Director will lead regional business strategy and execution across Amgen’s Respiratory franchise in the East region, covering Boston, New York, New Jersey, Washington, D.C., Upstate New York, and North Carolina. The role translates national direction into a clear regional plan that leaders and teams can understand and execute, bringing together priorities across specialties and business areas. The RSD leads five District Sales Managers and field representatives, developing leaders and fostering clarity, consistency, and accountability across the region. In partnership with AstraZeneca and Amgen colleagues, the director aligns teams around shared priorities while adapting execution to regional customers and market needs. The position also requires regular in-person and virtual engagement with key customers, health systems, and opinion leaders, including travel to offices, clinics, and hospitals. The role partners across Marketing, Key Account Management, Access, Medical, Training, Analytics, and other functions; communicates field issues and competitive dynamics to senior Sales and Marketing leaders; uses regional performance data to guide action; and ensures compliant execution under Amgen policies, regulatory requirements, and business conduct standards.
Requirements
- Doctorate degree and 4 years of Sales/Marketing experience, or a master’s degree and 8 years of Sales/Marketing experience, or a bachelor’s degree and 10 years of Sales/Marketing experience.
- 4 years of managerial experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs, or directing the allocation of resources.
Nice To Haves
- Extensive pharmaceutical or biotechnology sales experience, including significant field sales leadership experience.
- Respiratory, ENT, or Gastroenterology experience; experience with specialty or biologic products across medical and pharmacy benefits is a plus.
- Demonstrated success leading teams across multiple specialties, customer types, products, or business areas.
- Strong business and strategic thinking, with the ability to connect broader priorities and turn them into a clear regional plan.
- Ability to create clarity and consistency across teams while adapting execution to local customer and market needs.
- Demonstrated success leading teams within complex, matrixed, or co-promotion environments.
- Proven ability to coach, develop, and retain high-performing sales leaders and teams.
- Experience partnering cross-functionally with Marketing, Key Account Management, Access, and Medical teams.
- Strong communication skills, executive presence, and ability to align and influence at multiple organizational levels.
- Adaptability and strength in strategic thinking, coaching and developing others, leading through change, establishing high standards, communicating with impact, and motivating teams.
- Advanced degree preferred.
Responsibilities
- Translate national brand and franchise priorities into a focused regional plan with clear goals and performance expectations across specialties and business areas.
- Connect franchise priorities by clarifying how each specialty and team contributes to regional goals and coordinating plans and field execution across customer types.
- Coach and develop District Sales Managers, build talent pipelines, and establish expectations for leadership, accountability, and engagement.
- Manage talent and performance through ongoing coaching, formal performance reviews, talent assessments, succession planning, and corrective action when needed.
- Drive disciplined execution across personal promotion, key account engagement, and cross-functional collaboration with AstraZeneca field leadership.
- Ensure effective resource utilization, budget stewardship, compliant sample management, and appropriate use of approved resources.
- Partner with Amgen colleagues across Marketing, Key Account Management, Access, Medical, Training, Analytics, and other functions to coordinate plans and address barriers.
- Communicate business issues and competitive dynamics to senior Sales and Marketing leaders, and share customer needs and field feedback to inform strategy and future planning.
- Review regional performance and execution data, identify opportunities and risks, set practical actions with leaders, and monitor progress.
- Build relationships with regional key customers, health systems, and opinion leaders through regular in-person and virtual engagement; travel to customer sites, including offices, clinics, and hospitals.
- Ensure regional activities comply with Amgen policies, regulatory requirements, and business conduct standards.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
