Specialty Business Manager, Derm - Naperville, IL

About the Role

The Dermatology sales force is primarily responsible for driving demand following potential regulatory approval for the assigned product through education. The role focuses on educating health care providers (HCPs) and optimizing business opportunities in targeted physician offices, key clinics, and hospital accounts that specialize in dermatology.

• Support account onboarding through education.
• Engage in clinical selling activities, 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 and programs for HCPs, such as peer‑to‑peer education.
• Conduct account management activities within dermatology practices, clinics, outlets, and independent physician offices.
• Attain sales goals by delivering product volume and other key metrics in the assigned territory.
• Execute franchise and company brand strategy and tactics within the assigned customer segment using discretion and judgment.
• Build professional working relationships with health care provider decision makers, support staff, and other stakeholders to support safe and effective product use.
• Develop and deliver a targeted sales message to HCPs, supporting patient safe use based on accurate clinical information.
• Execute marketing strategies at the local level, leveraging resources and collaborating with team members.
• Identify and cultivate relationships, educating key decision makers at the local level to inform decision making within provider systems and specialty medical practices.
• Present complex clinical and business information on assigned products and patient support services to dermatologists, health care professionals, and relevant decision‑making audiences.
• Develop and implement medical education opportunities and sponsor programs to expand professional knowledge.
• Frequent self‑education on disease states, treatments, and the changing business environment.
• Strategically manage all allocated resources, including financial budgets and medical affairs support.
• Exemplify Takeda’s patient‑first values and commitment to customer satisfaction.
• Adhere to all Takeda compliance policies, guidelines, and training.
• Demonstrate leadership and integrity, seeking clarification on compliance matters when uncertain.

• Minimum:
  Bachelor’s degree (BA/BS). 3+ years of successful selling experience in pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical device, or 2+ years of experience onstrated business and strategic planning skills and adaptability to changing market conditions.
• Preferred:
  Minimum of 5 years of direct selling experience to health care professionals, experience calling on dermatologists, and experience managing complex reimbursement issues.
• Strong verbal, influencing, presentation, and written communication skills.
• Strong collaboration skills and success working in teams.
• Reside within or close proximity to assigned geography.

Successful completion of mandatory product training, including written and oral examinations, is required. Training includes live instruction, independent study, role play, and other activities (up to 8 hours per day, 40 hours total in a week). Upon successful completion, the employee will transition to exempt status and become eligible for incentive programs.

License:
Valid driver’s license.

Ability to drive and/or fly to accounts and occasional business meetings. Up to 25‑50% overnight travel may be required depending on geographic assignment.

Hourly wage range: $63.51 – $87.31 for Illinois – Virtual U.S. The actual wage may vary based on qualifications, experience, skills, education, certifications, and location. U.S. employees may be eligible for short‑term incentives, medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with company match, short‑term and long‑term disability, basic life insurance, tuition reimbursement, paid volunteer time, company holidays, and well‑being benefits. Paid sick time up to 80 hours per calendar year and new hires accrue up to 120 hours of paid vacation.

Takeda is proud of its commitment to creating a diverse workforce and providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, national origin, age, disability, citizenship, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.