Rare Disease Business Manager - Alpha I (Dallas TX

Job Description About the role

Are you looking for a patient-focused, innovation-driven company to inspire you and empower you to shine? Join us as a Rare Disease Business Manager – Alpha-1 supporting Dallas/Ft Worth West to Abilene, TX, East to Shreveport, LA and surrounding areas in between.

At Takeda, we are transforming the pharmaceutical industry through our R&D-driven market leadership and being a values-led company. To do this, we empower our people to realize their potential through life-changing work.

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

• The Rare Disease Business Manager will achieve sales quotas through driving new patient starts, sales in outpatient infusion centers and hospitals, and retention of patients on Takeda augmentation treatment.
• These efforts occur through a focus on healthcare professionals (Pulmonology, Allergy/Immunology, Respiratory Therapists, select Internal Medicine/Primary Care). Educate and inform the HCPs on Takeda brands for Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency. You'll build the National Sales and Marketing Strategy in a compliant manner while creating a territory business tactical plan to maximize opportunity.
• The Rare Disease Business Manager (RDBM) – Alpha-1 will manage the business within a specific geographical territory.
• Calls on prospective customers, masters sales presentations, provides technical and administrative product information and demonstrations, and maintains compliance to our promotional and expense policies.
• The RDBM Alpha-1 will report directly to a Regional Business Director.
• You will work in partnership with home office personnel, the Marketing/Brand team, and the National and Corporate account teams for pull-through of product sales.
• RDBM Alpha-1 will use Microsoft applications and Takeda's customer management system.
• Conduct community education events for healthcare professionals, patients, and can work occasional nights and weekends.
• Promote the Takeda Culture through positive ongoing relationships and activities.

• Clinical sales background with a Bachelor's degree (minimum) required.
• 7+ years of demonstrated successful relevant healthcare sales experience required.
• RDBM will live within territory, required, 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.
• Understanding of customers 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 (Health Care Professionals) to prescribe.
• You have 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.

• ~50% to 70% travel, exact amount of travel required is based on territory size and customer locations, overnight travel expected 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.
• Must have authorization and ability to drive a company leased vehicle or rental.

• This position and continued employment is contingent upon the employee successfully passing mandatory product training which includes written and oral examinations.
• External Takeda Hires Only:
  During that training period, the employee will be classified as a non-exempt employee and will be eligible for overtime during the training period only in accordance with applicable federal and/or state law. The training period will consist of live instruction, independent study, role play, and other training related activities which should take no more than 8 hours per day and 40 hours total in a workweek.
• After successful passage of the…