Pain Territory Account Manager, Des Moines - IA

Pain Territory Account Manager, Des Moines - IA

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Summary:

The Pain Territory Account Manager (PTAM) is responsible for establishing and maintaining relationships with key institutional decision makers and affiliated Health Care Professionals (HCPs) to promote the safe and effective use of JOURNAVX, a novel selective inhibitor of NaV
1.8 in acute pain. The PTAM develops deep & strategic account relationships within hospital settings, executing strategic account plans. This role will report into a Regional Field Leader and is responsible for leading engagement with 15‑20 institutions (hospitals & ambulatory surgery centers) as well as select physicians within the hospital setting or hospital networks. This role will work alongside Territory Business Managers, a newly created role that serves as a field representative for JOURNAVX within the community setting.

• Establishes meaningful and professional relationships within key accounts across multiple layers of the hospital system (key hospital medical and administrative staff, pharmacies, formulary decision makers and KTLs).
• Develops and maintains expertise on the product's clinical attributes and patient unmet need and educates healthcare professionals on product use in appropriate patients.
• Navigates the formulary process and delivers key product value content to ensure timely inclusion on formularies, pathways, and/or protocols within targeted institutions and systems.
• Develops a deep understanding of the institutional customer, account & market dynamics, stakeholder mapping, key decision maker relationship management, patient protocols, referral network navigation, access, and account department drivers & barriers.
• Implements and maintains strategic account plans that identify and harness business opportunities and patient-focused solutions for significant growth across the customer landscape.
• Drives sales performance and ensures forecasts and assigned budgets meet or exceed territory expectations.
• Collaborates compliantly with other field team members (e.g., Territory Business Managers, field medical, HEOR, IDN and Payer Account teams) and headquarter colleagues to create aligned business plans, focus on strategic drivers, share best practices, and inform initiatives.
• Role models ethics and integrity in the work that you do to support our culture of compliance and earn trust with external stakeholders, particularly in the context of this market and its history.

• 5‑7+ years in biotech sales; hospital/institution product launch experience highly desired.
• 3+ years of Account Management experience and ability to leverage existing institutional relationships.
• Proven ability to navigate hospital institutions and systems and engage formulary management and pharmaceutical product review to gain product access and impact key decision makers and affiliated community prescribers.
• Experience with pulling through the implementation of inpatient formularies, protocols, pathways, and order sets.
• Highly competent in a multitude of IT capabilities to support the business needs including Veeva CRM.
• Experience in launching new products preferred.

• Employee will be required to establish certain customer credentials and requirements, including successful completion of trainings, background screens, drug testing and vaccinations.
• Must live and work within the territory; depending on geography may also be required to live within a reasonable distance to a major airport.
• Valid driver's license and in good standing.
• Travel by car or airplane up to 80% of the time and work after hours as required by business needs.
• 10‑30% of overnight travel may be required depending on territory.

$133,600 - $200,400

The range provided is based on what we believe is a reasonable estimate for the base salary pay range for this job at the time of posting. This role is eligible for an annual…