Specialty Business Manager IBD-(Cincinnati, OH

Specialty Business Manager – IBD

Job Purpose

The Specialty Business Manager – IBD is primarily responsible for driving demand for Takeda’s assigned product, reinforcing the product brand, and optimizing business opportunities in targeted physician offices, key clinics, and hospital accounts that specialize in IBD.

• Support account onboarding, including education and procedures.
• Engage in clinical selling activities, delivering clinical value proposition and advancing customers across a brand belief continuum.
• Provide initial clinical educational support and in‑service for medical staff (infusion procedures, etc.).
• Coordinate and support clinical education opportunities and programs for HCPs such as peer‑to‑peer discussions.
• Manage account activities within GI practices, clinics, and independent physician offices.
• Achieve sales goals and objectives by delivering specialty product volume and other key metrics in the assigned territory.
• Execute franchise and company brand strategy and tactics within the assigned customer segment.
• Establish professional relationships with health‑care providers, decision makers, support staff, and influencers.
• Develop and deliver a targeted sales message based on accurate clinical information, utilizing approved marketing materials and medical reprints.
• Execute local marketing strategies, leveraging resources and collaborating with team members and counterparts.
• Build customer engagement by identifying and cultivating relationships with key decision makers at the local level.
• Present complex clinical and business information to gastroenterologists, health‑care professionals, and other stakeholders.
• Develop and implement medical education opportunities and sponsor programs.
• Maintain up‑to‑date knowledge of disease states, treatments, and the business environment.
• Strategically manage allocated resources including financials, budgets, and internal partners.

• Required
• Bachelor’s degree (BA/BS).
• 3+ years of successful selling experience in pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device, or relevant clinical/industry experience (5 years preferred).
• Demonstrated business and strategic planning skills.
• Strong collaboration and teamwork skills.
• Understanding of managed care landscape.
• Strong verbal, influencing, presentation, and written communication skills.
• Preferred
• Experience with injectable/infused IBD products.
• Experience managing and communicating complex reimbursement issues.
• Biological product launch experience.
• Experience calling on gastroenterologists.
• Experience discussing therapeutic strategies to inform and influence decision makers.
• Experience executing local marketing strategies.
• Minimum 5 years of direct selling experience to healthcare professionals in pharmaceutical, biotech, device, or healthcare industry.

Successful completion of mandatory product training is required. Training includes written and oral examinations, live instruction, independent study, role play, and other activities. The training period is no more than 8 hours per day and 40 hours per week.

Valid driver’s license.

Ability to drive and/or fly to meetings and client sites. Some overnight travel required – 25–50%.

Hourly wage range: $63.51 – $87.31 (USA – OH – Virtual). Eligible for short‑term incentives, medical, dental, vision insurance, 401(k) plan with match, short‑term and long‑term disability coverage, basic life insurance, tuition reimbursement, paid volunteer time off, company holidays, well‑being benefits, up to 80 hours of sick time and up to 120 hours of paid vacation for new hires.

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