Account Manager, Specialty Account Manager – Rare Disease

Responsibilities

• Representing Amgen products to physicians and healthcare professionals
• Establishing product sales and performing total territory account management
• Providing disease information and education to medical professionals and all external customers involved in the care of patients
• Consistently achieving assigned sales objectives through the promotion of patient-centered disease and product education to HCPs
• Implementing goals of the marketing plan through execution of strategic account business plan
• Demonstrated experience working in a matrix environment
• Effectively utilizing all available resources and programs
• Proven ability to navigate and identify opportunities through the healthcare landscape
• Establishing productive business relationships with key local, regional, and national KOLs
• Developing and maintaining a high-level, in-depth disease and therapeutic clinical and scientific knowledge
• Utilizing a consultative selling approach involving a highly technical, solution oriented selling technique
• Executing all responsibilities with a strong understanding and adherence to compliance and corporate policies

• Bachelor's Degree and 3 years of sales experience within pharmaceutical, biotech or medical device industry or hospital sales experience OR Associate degree and 6 years of sales experience within pharmaceutical, biotech or medical device industry or hospital sales experience OR High school diploma/GED and 8 years of sales experience within pharmaceutical, biotech or medical device industry or hospital sales experience
• Doctorate degree & 2 years of collective account management experience, sales, & commercial experience OR Master’s degree & 6 years of collective account management experience, sales, & commerce experience OR Bachelor’s degree & 8 years of collective account management experience, sales, & commercial experience OR Associate degree & 10 years of collective account management experience, sales, & commercial experience
• Bachelor's degree strongly preferred;
  Graduate business or healthcare related degree preferred.
• 7+ experience in biotech, specialty pharmaceutical, or rare disease sales.
• 3+ years of experience in one or more of the following:
  Rare disease/orphan drug experience; ultra-orphan preferred;
  Rare disease launch experience strongly preferred;
  Nephrology experience preferred.
• At least 3 years of in office injection/infusion sales selling a product that is a medical benefit requiring extensive coordination with patient access services.
• Previous experience operating in a matrix selling environment collaborating with patient services, market access, medical affairs, and reimbursement with significant focus on patient centricity.
• Market development / deep profiling in rare, unmet spaces experience preferred.
• Demonstrated success educating HCPs about complex diseases diagnosed through clinical observation involving diverse patient profiles that do not always lend themselves to simple segmentation diagnosis.
• Documented track record of delivering consistent, exceptional levels of performance.
• Proven ability to work independently in a fast-paced, highly challenging work environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational, analytical and computer skills required.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Professional, proactive demeanor.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Requires approximately 20-30% travel, including some overnight and weekend commitments.