Hospital Affairs Lead, Austria

Rhythm Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Innsbruck; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Rhythm Pharmaceuticals Inc. is seeking a Hospital Affairs Lead to own sales in Austria for our MC4R pathway product. This field-based role requires strong scientific expertise, cross-functional collaboration, and a track record of launching therapies. Frequent travel within Austria is expected.

You will lead partnerships with healthcare professionals, payers and experts, delivering growth while ensuring compliance with regulations and Rhythm policies. Fluency in German and English is essential.

Qualifications

• Academic degree in medicine, pharmacy, veterinary medicine, MBA, PharmD or PhD is a plus.
• At least 5 years sales experience in pharma/biotech in Austria
• Orphan/specialty experience preferred
• Experience building relationships with HCPs, payers and multidisciplinary teams
• Experience with IT-based/virtual customer interaction and promotional tools

Responsibilities

• Have regional sales responsibility for our product
• Develop partnerships with health care professionals, external experts, payers and stakeholders
• Deliver growth for the Austrian affiliate
• Support development of care programs and patient support programs
• Facilitate referral pathways between sites and centers
• Lead omnichannel customer approach aligned with segmentation
• Use CRM for business planning
• Discuss clinical data benefits to improve patient outcomes
• Input into projects such as national meetings
• Share customer and environmental insights for patient management
• Lead or support regional and national conferences and local educational meetings
• Ensure compliance with laws and Rhythm policies and lead territory account planning and reporting

Skills

German fluency

English fluency

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Education

Pharmacy degree

Job description

Company Overview

Rhythm is a global, commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to transforming the lives of patients living with rare neuroendocrine diseases. We develop medicines for previously untreatable or undertreated diseases. We recognize the courage it takes for patients and their caregivers to begin their journey of advocacy to find the answers they need. Their courage inspires us to challenge convention, ask bold questions and seek answers for them. Every day, we strive for excellence through our willingness to adapt, learn, and our tenacity to overcome barriers, together.

Opportunity Overview

As a member of the Rhythm Austria field-based team, you will be working within the field of rare MC4R pathway diseases. As the Hospital Affairs Lead (HAL), you will own sales responsibility for our product in Austria across its approved indications, work collaboratively within the national and international teams to lead the sales strategy and serve as a trusted commercial partner to health care professionals, key external experts and decision makers through scientific expertise, project management, network formation and service offerings.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Have regional sales responsibility for our product
• Develop strong partnerships with health care professionals, key external experts, payers and multidisciplinary stakeholders
• Deliver growth in line with expectations for the Austrian affiliate
• Support development and expansion of comprehensive care programs and patient support programs
• Facilitate referral pathways between peripheral sites and prescribing centers
• Lead an omnichannel customer approach relevant for customer segmentation and individual customer preferences/objectives
• Accountable for using CRM system for business planning
• Challenge current practice to deliver the best outcomes for patients
• Be able to discuss benefits of clinical data to improve the lives of patients (in line with approved indications), creating strong product advocacy
• Identify and input into key projects as part of project team, e.g. national meetings
• Collect and share customer and environmental insights to deliver optimal patient management
• Lead or support regional and national conferences and best in class local educational meetings
• Ensure all activities are conducted in strict accordance with applicable laws, regulations, industry standards, internal compliance requirements, and Rhythm policies, while upholding the highest standards of ethics, integrity and business conduct. Lead the planning (i.e. account plans), tracking and reporting process for the territory

Qualifications and Skills

• Academic degree (medicine, pharmacy, veterinary medicine), MBA, PharmD or PhD is a plus
• Successfully passed the pharmaceutical sales representative examination
• At least 5 years sales experience with a documented tangible track record in pharma/biotech industry in Austria
• Orphan/specialty experience preferred
• Experience with building and maintaining strong relationships with key stakeholders (HCPs, specialist nurses, hospital pharmacists, payors, multi-disciplinary teams)
• Sound experience in facilitating referral pathways
• Proven experience with successful launches
• Experience and track record in use of IT based/virtual customer interaction and promotional tools
• Experience in site specific project management
• Commercial acumen and financially savvy
• Ability to identify opportunities, manage complexity and priorities and liaise, influence internally to ‘make it happen’ whilst being comfortable working with uncertainty
• Not accepting the status quo, working with a sense of urgency to deliver results
• Self-starter mentality who feels comfortable working in a fast-paced environment
• Cross-functional mindset focused on a seamless collaboration with the medical tandem partner
• Strong team player with a can-do mentality fostering integrity and a collaborative approach
• Excellent communication and presentation skills - fluent in German and in verbal and written English

This role is field-based in Austria. Candidates applying must be willing and able to travel frequently.

More about Rhythm We are a dynamic and growing global team spanning more than a dozen countries. At Rhythm we are dedicated to transforming the lives of patients living with rare melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) pathway diseases by rapidly advancing care and precision medicines that address the root cause. Our team is passionate about expanding access to reach more patients and developing novel therapies for other rare neuroendocrine diseases, including congenital hyperinsulinism.

At Rhythm Our Core Values Are

• We are committed to advancing scientific understanding to improve patients’ lives
• We are inspired to tackle tough challenges and have the courage to ask bold questions
• We are eager to learn and adapt
• We believe collaboration and ownership are foundational for our success
• We value the unique contribution each individual brings to furthering our mission

Inherent in our core values is the commitment to act ethically and with integrity in all we do.