Territory Manager - Paris / Galafold

BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.; France; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. in France is seeking a Territory Manager to oversee accounts and drive commercial operations in the country. You will lead marketing activities, manage relationships with physicians, pharmacists, and distributors, and promote BioMarin’s products in the assigned territory.

Under the direction of the Sales Manager and Country Manager, you will travel up to 70% of your time, develop strong customer contacts, and ensure compliant promotional activities across the market.

Qualifications

• Science/medical background or related education.
• Commercial/marketing experience in pharma/biotech.
• Experience in orphan diseases preferred.
• Strong English and local language communication skills.
• Proficiency in PowerPoint, Word and Excel.
• Familiarity with regulatory requirements for sales/marketing and pharmacovigilance.
• Understanding of health care systems and policy.

Responsibilities

• Manage accounts and customers in France under Sales Manager guidance.
• Conduct marketing and promotional activities per country plan.
• Oversee marketing and promotion of BioMarin products in territory.
• Coordinate with distributor and HQ to onboard new customers.
• Develop and maintain strong customer contacts.
• Represent BioMarin professionally at medical meetings and conferences.
• Provide in-service disease/product training for local staff.
• Support post-marketing surveillance studies as required.
• Report safety information per SOPs to Drug Safety.
• Other duties as assigned by Sales Manager.

Education

BS/BA degree in business or life sciences

Tools

PowerPoint

Microsoft Word

Excel

Job description

BioMarin is the world leader in delivering therapeutics that provide meaningful advances to patients who live with serious and life-threatening rare genetic diseases. We target diseases that lack effective therapies and affect relatively small numbers of patients, many of whom are children. These conditions are often inherited, difficult to diagnose, progressively debilitating and have few, if any, treatment options. BioMarin will continue to focus on advancing therapies that are the first or best of their kind. BioMarin’s Commercial organization supports our global sales and marketing efforts around the world. Our global sales force continues to solidify the company’s commercial presence in the United States and Europe and is rapidly growing in other regions, such as Latin America, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific. Come join our team and make a meaningful impact on patients’ lives.

Territory Manager, France

SUMMARY DESCRIPTION

Under the direction and guidance of the Sales Manager, the Territory Manager will be responsible for managing specific accounts and customers in France. Responsibilities and functional oversight to include: commercial operations, promotional activities, marketing operations and relationship management.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide appropriate updates of key medical and technical information to customers, including physicians, pharmacists and nursing staff
• Engage in marketing and promotional activities in accordance with country marketing plan and under the direction of the Sales Manager/Country Manager
• Oversee all activities related to the marketing and promotion of BioMarin’s products in assigned territory
• Work with distributor and company headquarters on the establishment of new customers on to the ordering system
• Develop and maintain strong customer contacts
• Provide professional representation at medical meeting and conferences
• Provide in service disease/product training programs as needed for local medical staff
• Support the establishment of post marketing surveillance studies as required (e.g., identifying potential sites)
• Report any potential safety information within the timelines specified in the relevant SOPs to BioMarin Drug Safety following local and EMEA requirements
• Other duties as assigned by the Sales Manager

SCOPE

Under the direction and guidance of the Sales Manager, the TM is responsible for in country marketing, selling and promotion.

EDUCATION

BS/BA degree, in business or life sciences, pharmaceutical sales representative education.

EXPERIENCE

• Sciences and/or medical professional background
• Work experience in commercial and marketing for pharmaceutical and/or biotechnology company
• Very strong industry experience, preferentially in orphan diseases
• Good skills in English as well as effective communication skills in the local language
• Computer competency in PowerPoint, Microsoft Word and Excel
• Familiarity with basic regulatory requirements particularly sales and marketing activities as well as pharmacovigilance
• Good understanding of Health Care Systems including financing and public health policy
• Flexible, dedicated, ability to recognize customers’ needs, open in communication
• Commercial and customer-oriented thinking
• Mobility to travel up to 70% of working time

Note:This description is not intended to be all-inclusive or a limitation of the duties of the position.It is intended to describe the general nature of the job that may include other duties as assumed or assigned.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.