Rare Disease Business Manager, Alpha-; Minneapolis MN

Job Summary

Rare Disease Business Manager – Alpha‑1 supporting Minneapolis and surrounding areas. Join us as a patient‑focused, innovation‑driven company to inspire you and empower you to shine.

As part of the Alpha I Sales Team, you will report to the Sr. Regional Business Director.

• Achieve sales quotas through driving new patient starts, sales in outpatient infusion centers and hospitals, and retention of patients on Takeda augmentation treatment.
• Focus on healthcare professionals including Pulmonology, Allergy/Immunology, Respiratory Therapists, and select Internal Medicine/Primary Care. Educate and inform HCPs on Takeda brands for Alpha‑1 Antitrypsin Deficiency.
• Build the National Sales and Marketing Strategy in a compliant manner while creating a territory business tactical plan to maximize opportunity.
• Conduct calls on prospective customers, deliver mastered sales presentations, provide technical and administrative product information and demonstrations, and maintain compliance with promotional and expense policies.
• Partner with home office personnel, Marketing/Brand team, and National and Corporate account teams for pull‑through of product sales.
• Use Microsoft applications and Takeda's customer management system.
• Conduct community education events for healthcare professionals, patients, and work occasional nights and weekends.
• Promote the Takeda Culture through positive ongoing relationships and activities.

• Clinical sales background with a Bachelor's degree (minimum).
• 5+ years of demonstrated successful relevant healthcare experience.
• Live within territory and manage territory from Border‑to‑Border.
• Work within the organization with patient services, customer service, marketing, market access, contracts, national accounts, hospital team, and operations.
• Understand customer motivations and needs.
• Organizational and territory planning skills.
• Experience working with payor and reimbursement challenges.
• Successful ability to excel both in team and individual contributor settings.
• Effective at acquiring and interpreting data to create sales strategies.
• Results in influencing HCPs to prescribe.
• Experience with specialty biologics (injections/infusions) and working with specialty pharmacies preferred.
• Knowledge of and experience in Plasma Derived Therapies, Rare diseases, or Biotech is desirable.
• Travel: overnight travel could be ~50%. Remaining time will be local travel and may require occasional weekends.
• Must be 18 years of age or older with valid driver's license and an acceptable driving record.
• Must have authorization and ability to drive a company leased vehicle or rental.

Location:

Minnesota - Virtual.

U.S. Hourly Wage Range: $66.11 - $90.91. The actual hourly wage offered may depend on a variety of factors including qualifications, experience, skills, education, certifications, and location.

Benefits: eligible for short‑term incentives; medical, dental, vision insurance; 401(k) plan and company 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.

Takeda is proud in its commitment to creating a diverse workforce and providing 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 in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws, and any other characteristic protected by law.