Specialty Business Manager-IBD; WA

Objectives

Drive demand for assigned products by reinforcing brand and Takeda value. Present Takeda’s products, optimize business opportunities in targeted physician offices, clinics, and hospital accounts.

• Support account onboarding, including education and procedures.
• Engage in clinical selling activities, delivering the clinical value proposition and advancing customers through a brand belief continuum.
• Provide initial clinical educational support and in‑service for medical staff (infusion procedures, etc.).
• Coordinate and support clinical education opportunities for HCPs, such as peer‑to‑peer discussions.
• Manage account activities within smaller, less complex practices, clinics, and independent offices.
• Achieve sales goals by delivering specialty product volume and key metrics in the assigned territory.
• Execute franchise and company brand strategy within the assigned customer segment.
• Establish professional relationships with health care providers, decision makers, and influencers.
• Develop and deliver targeted sales messages based on accurate clinical information.
• Execute local marketing strategies, leveraging resources and collaborating with company team members.
• Build customer engagement by identifying and cultivating relationships with key decision makers.
• Present complex clinical and business information to gastroenterology practice audiences and other stakeholders.
• Develop and implement medical education opportunities and sponsor programs to expand professional knowledge.
• Continuously educate self on disease states, treatments, and business environment changes.
• Strategically manage allocated resources, including financial/budgets, medical affairs, and home office.

Supervised employees: 0 direct, 0 indirect. Exempt/Professional: 0. Non‑exempt: 0.

• Required: Bachelor’s degree (BA/BS) and 3+ years of successful selling experience in pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical device; or 2+ years selling at Takeda; preference for 5 years of experience.
• Demonstrated business and strategic planning skills, collaboration within teams, understanding of managed care, and strong communication skills.
• Preferred: Experience with injectable/infused IBD products, managing reimbursement issues, biological product launch, calling on gastroenterologists, and executing marketing strategies at the local level.
• Minimum of 5 years of direct selling experience to healthcare professionals.

Successful completion of mandatory product training, including written and oral examinations. Non‑exempt status during training, eligible for overtime; post‑training exempt status and eligibility for incentive programs.

Valid driver’s license.

Regular travel between sites and attendance at on‑site training.

Ability to drive and/or fly to meetings and client sites; 25‑50% overnight travel.

Hourly wage range: $63.51 – $87.31. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with company match, disability coverage, life insurance, tuition reimbursement, paid volunteer time off, company holidays, well‑being benefits, sick time, and paid vacation. U.S. based employees may also receive short‑term incentives.

Takeda is proud in its commitment to creating a diverse workforce and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, national origin, age, disability, citizenship status, genetic information or characteristics, marital status, status as a Vietnam era veteran, special disabled veteran, or other protected veteran.

Locations:
Washington – Virtual. Worker type:
Employee, regular full‑time, exempt.