District Sales Manager, Advanced Specialty Care; FASENRA, Accounts Team

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As a
District Sales Manager
for theFASENRA Accounts
Advanced Specialty Care Team , you’ll play a pivotal role in channeling our scientific capabilities to make a positive impact on changing patients’ lives!

will lead a team of Biologics Accounts Sales Specialists (BASS) that focus on theNon-Retailsegment, including Hospitals, Health Systems, Community Practices and Alternative Sites of Care (ASOCs).

• Demonstratesstrongunderstanding of advanced specialty pharmaceutical products, disease states, and treatment guidelines.

• Proactively guides and navigatesteamsthrough complex market and access challenges.

• Drives an account mindset, inclusive of comprehensive ecosystem dynamics, fostering collaborative partnerships with internal cross-functional colleagues and external customer departments.

• Ensures Brand alignment and strategies are incorporated into business plans.

• Actively engages in coaching and development of sales representatives to enhance their performance and professional growth, including infieldwithcustomer engagement.

• Cultivates a collaborative and performance-driven team environment, setting clear expectations and providing necessary support for sales representatives to excel.

• Drives growth opportunities,leveragingmarket insights and customer feedback to drive innovative sales strategies.

• Enables team to gain access via multiple selling channels across complex reimbursement models and accounts,leveragingrelevant technology to achieve impact.

• Bachelor’sDegree

• 3+ yrs Demonstrated Sales or Commercial experience or a combination of:pharmaceutical, healthcare, scientific, clinical, institutional, or related industry / settings within the healthcare ecosystem

• Required experience inaccount management and/or complex reimbursement model OR Internal certification

• Proven leadership capabilities and/or people management experience

• A valid driver’s license and safe driving record

• Clinical Acumen:
  Extensive understanding of highly specialized pharmaceutical products, disease states, and treatment guidelines relevant to complex medical conditions and advanced therapies.

• Business Acumen:
  
  Proficiency in understanding complex market dynamics associated with advanced therapies, specialty medications, and high-cost treatments, including intricate payer negotiations, reimbursement dynamics, hospital formulary access, and complex reimbursement models.

• Coaching Excellence:
  
  Expertise in coaching to navigate complex account structures, engaging with hospital and health system decision-makers, and collaborating with multidisciplinary care teams to ensureoptimalpatient outcomes.

• Builds High-Performing Teams:
  Proven ability to drive accountability and set direction aligned to business priorities to drive high performance.

• Growth and Innovation Mindset:
  Ability to foster a growth mindset and learning agility byleveragingnew technology and data insights.

• Minimum 3years experienceexecuting customer facing commercial activities in the Respiratory Biologics Therapeutic Area

• Graduate of LEAP or formal Leadership Training Program

• People leadership experience or accountabilityfacilitatingbusinessactivitieswith cross-functional partners including:
  
  Marketing, Medical, Market Access, Sales Operations and Sales Leadership

• 5+years experience in direct Health System or Account-based selling, or selling in a Health…