Specialty Business Manager, Derm - Asheville, NC

How you will contribute:

• Support account onboarding through education.
• Engage in clinical selling, delivering the clinical value proposition and advancing customers across a brand educational continuum.
• Support initial clinical and patient access education for medical staff.
• Coordinate and support clinical education opportunities/programs for HCPs (e.g., peer-to-peer education).
• Conduct account management in dermatology practices, clinics, outlets, and independent physician offices.
• Attain sales goals and objectives by delivering product volume and other key metrics in the assigned territory; execute brand strategy and tactics within assigned customer segments.
• Establish working relationships with HCP decision makers, support staff, and stakeholders to support safe/effective product use.
• Develop and deliver targeted sales messages using accurate clinical information, approved materials, and medical reprints.
• Execute local marketing strategies to build customer engagement through relationship-building and education.
• Present complex clinical/business information to dermatologists and healthcare/professional/patient groups.
• Develop and implement medical education opportunities and sponsor programs; stay current on disease states/treatments.
• Strategically manage allocated resources (financial/budgets, managed markets, medical affairs, home office, etc.).
• Adhere to compliance policies, guidelines, and training; seek clarification when uncertain.

• BA/BS.
• 3+ years successful selling experience in pharma/biotech/medical device (or relevant clinical/industry experience) OR 2+ years selling experience at Takeda.
• Dermatology experience/calling dermatologists (highly preferred).
• Business/strategic planning skills; adaptability to market changes.
• Understanding of managed care landscape.
• Strong verbal, influencing, presentation, and written communication.
• Strong collaboration/team success.
• Reside within or close proximity to assigned geography.

• 5+ years direct selling to healthcare professionals.
• Experience calling on dermatologists.
• Experience managing/communicating complex reimbursement issues.

• Valid Driver’s License.

• Drive/fly to accounts and occasional meetings; 25–50% overnight travel.

• Must pass mandatory product training (written/oral exams).
• During training (external hires only): classified as non-exempt; eligible for overtime; not eligible for sales incentive/bonuses.
• After passing exams: transition to exempt status; paid bi-weekly; eligible for sales incentive programs/contests.