This is what you will do:

The Regional Account Manager (RAM) position is within our Hematology and Neurology Franchise, a division of Alexion and will focus on aHUS. The RAM will be assigned a sales territory focused on Academic Centers and Hospital Systems hospitals, private practices, and infusion centers, primarily focused on Nephrology. This individual would be responsible for the growth and expansion of aHUS Complement portfolio. The geography for this role is all of Utah and NW Colorado over to Fort Collins.

You will be responsible for:

• Consistently achieving or exceeding sales objectives in assigned territory
• Creating and maintaining strategically targeted account-specific business plans that reflect an in-depth understanding of local market forces impacting product sales
• Developing and maintaining strong in-depth clinical, technical, and scientific knowledge
• Collaborating closely with stakeholders, including PNH Regional Account Manager(s), TLL(s), SAL(s), MSL(s), FRM(s), PEM(s), Market Access, Diagnostics, and enterprise partners
• The ability to handle customer questions and objections in a way that is consistent with product indications and sales training methodology, including ability to compliantly triage inquiries to appropriate partner
• Demonstrating the ability to educate on the clinical approach to disease states, leading to a successful differential diagnosis and appropriate testing of patient populations
• Being trained to understand and demonstrate proper use of products to clinicians in a hospital environment
• Leading the implementation for our patient-centric partnership model which will include physicians, their staff, patients, clinics, and hospitals
• Tracking activities and submitting reports on sales activities accurately & on-time
• The execution of local promotional activities and programs for therapeutic areas
• Providing a high level of product expertise and customer service to all accounts
• Being an effective administrator who efficiently manages time, CRM tool, resources, and workload
• Proactively interacting with Alexion management to refine product and market initiatives
• Performing work in alignment with and adhering to all Alexion’s Code of Ethics and Business Conduct and Alexion policies and procedures
• Demonstrating the ability to educate on the clinical approach to the disease states leading to a successful differential diagnosis and appropriate testing and treatment of patient population

You will need to have:

• Bachelor’s degree
• 5 years pharmaceutical sales or equivalent experience (e.g., Biotech or Medical Device)
• Ability to work effectively independently and in an interdependent, team-oriented environment on a consistent basis
• Strong clinical and account selling, analytical and strategic skills to develop accounts
• Demonstrated ability to successfully seek out and qualify leads and profile new accounts
• Ability to gain consistent access & develop strong, professional relationships for scientific exchange and promotion with healthcare providers in community and academic centers
• Effective verbal and written communication skills and organizational abilities
• Must live in the geographic territory or live within 50 miles of the geographic territory border
• Ability to travel within territory on a regular basis which will include frequent overnight and weekend travel
• Valid driver's license and clean driving record
• The duties of this role are generally conducted in a field environment. As is typical of a field-based role, employees must be able, with or without an accommodation to: travel by public transportation, automobile, train, or plane; work comfortably in a clinical setting; use a computer; engage in communications via phone, video, and electronic messaging; problem solve; engage in complex and non-linear thought, analysis, and dialogue; collaborate with others; maintain general availability during standard business hours.

We would prefer for you to have:

• Advanced or master’s degree
• Sales experience in the orphan or ultra-orphan area
• Bio/Pharma
• Nephrology, Hematology, and/or Oncology experience

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