Neuroscience Therapeutic Field Specialist

Lobby Co; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 165,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Compass Pathways is seeking a Therapeutic Sales Specialist to drive adoption of a novel mental health therapy at certified treatment centers. This field-based role covers the San Francisco Bay Area with up to 70% travel, reporting to the Regional Sales Director.

You will engage psychiatrists, healthcare providers, and integrated care systems, delivering compliant science education and linking patients to access pathways within a new treatment ecosystem.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 5–8+ years of pharmaceutical or biotech sales experience.
• Experience in Psychiatry, CNS, or behavioral health markets.
• Medical and pharmacy benefit reimbursement knowledge.
• Buy-and-bill and site-of-care dynamics.
• Prior authorization and payer processes.

Responsibilities

• Execute territory-level commercial strategy to support launch and uptake of the company’s innovative mental health therapy.
• Develop strategic relationships with psychiatrists, treatment centers, behavioral health systems, and other key stakeholders.
• Deliver scientifically accurate, compliant, and compelling product and disease-state education to healthcare providers.
• Identify appropriate patients and support providers in understanding patient selection and referral pathways.
• Collaborate with certified treatment sites to support onboarding, readiness, and optimization of treatment delivery workflows.
• Navigate site-of-care dynamics, including scheduling, patient flow, and operational considerations.
• Partner cross-functionally with Medical Affairs, Market Access, Patient Support, and Commercial Operations to ensure coordinated execution.
• Support patient access by understanding reimbursement pathways and assisting providers with access-related challenges.
• Gather and communicate actionable field insights to inform brand strategy and patient journey optimization.
• Manage territory business planning, including account prioritization, call planning, and performance tracking.
• Demonstrate ethical, compliant, and patient-centered behaviors.

Skills

Pharma sales

Biotech sales

Psychiatry

CNS

Buy-and-bill

Payer processes

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

CRM

Job description

Compass Pathways is seeking a Therapeutic Sales Specialist to drive adoption of a novel mental health therapy at certified treatment centers. This field-based role covers the San Francisco Bay Area with up to 70% travel, reporting to the Regional Sales Director.

You will engage psychiatrists, healthcare providers, and integrated care systems, delivering compliant science education and linking patients to access pathways within a new treatment ecosystem.