Oncology Disease Area Lead - BWC - Minneapolis - Remote

Scorpion Therapeutics; United States; Remote; USD 151,000 - 227,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare company is seeking an Oncology Disease Area Lead to support key accounts in the Midwest. This role involves driving product demand, managing strategic business plans, and engaging with healthcare professionals. The ideal candidate will have extensive sales experience in healthcare and a strong understanding of oncology.

Qualifications

• 5+ years sales experience in healthcare.
• 3+ years in specialty sales with proven leadership.
• 1+ year in hematology, oncology, or rare disease.

Responsibilities

• Drive demand and impact decision-making of Medical Experts.
• Create and implement account-focused strategic business plans.
• Use business analytics to identify opportunities and trends.

Skills

Analytical

Decision-Making

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

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Summary

This is a field-based and remote opportunity supporting key accounts and academic institutions in Milwaukee, WI, Madison, WI, Rochester, MN and Minneapolis, MN. Accounts will include the following: Froedtert, UW, MHealth Fairview, and Mayo Clinic.

Novartis is unable to offer relocation support for this role. Please only apply if this location is accessible for you.

The Oncology Disease Area Lead will have the following responsibilities with a specific focus on oncology disease within large, sophisticated accounts that have a variety of key customers. You will communicate with medical experts and all relevant HCPs within the account to appropriately expand product use, increase market share and properly position the product to generate product demand – all in compliance with Novartis policies and procedures. The Oncology Disease Area Lead will create, coordinate, and implement account focused commercial business plan to achieve brand goals and align with brand priorities for assigned disease state. In addition to face-to-face interactions, you will skillfully use technology (including virtual HCP interactions and digital resources) to create an impactful experience for key stakeholders within the account.

About The Role

Key Responsibilities:

• Drive demand and impact decision-making of Medical Experts (ME) and all essential HCPs, by challenging existing approach to treatment and compliantly impacting how the ME/HCP views Novartis products, and how to position our product versus competitors to appropriately drive product demand.
• Identify and connect with Medical Expert network on a wider level, and smoothly direct HCP needs to other Novartis partners. All interaction and coordination to be done in accordance with Novartis policies and procedures.
• Create, manage, and implement account-focused strategic business plans that include reaching account-specific goals that align with Novartis’ commercial strategy for the disease state assigned.
• Work together with all cross-functional partners from Novartis and key people from the account and be responsible for commercial collaboration with other Novartis stakeholders to create a ‘One Novartis’ experience.
• Know the account payor mix well and how to solve common product access issues like buy and bill, billing and coding, and policy updates.
• Being able to switch between channels and use digital tools and platforms effectively for virtual engagement to meet customer needs.
• Familiarity with the present and future digital platforms for marketing and sales that can connect with customers (i.e. adaptive targeting, collecting insights).
• Use business analytics, market, therapy, competitor and clinical knowledge to identify opportunities, strengths and trends that can help promote assigned product portfolio and increase sales.

Essential Requirements

• Bachelor's degree.
• 5+ year’s sales experience in healthcare.
• 3+ years of experience in a specialty sales role with proven leadership skills in managing sophisticated accounts.
• 1+ year of hematology, oncology, or rare disease experience.
• Proficiency in payer dynamics, distribution, and reimbursement channels, with strong analytical and decision-making capabilities.
• This is a remote position that will support key accounts in an assigned region. Candidate must reside within territory, or within a reasonable daily commuting distance of 100 miles from territory border.
• Ability to travel 60-80% over a broad geography is required, with the ability to drive and/or fly within the territory.
• Must have a valid driver’s license.

Desirable Requirements

• 3+ year of hematology, oncology, or rare disease experience.
• Account management and current experience within the same local market.

Benefits and Rewards

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Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion

Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams' representative of the patients and communities we serve.

Driving is an Essential Function of this Role

Meaning it is fundamental to the purpose of this job and cannot be eliminated. Because driving is an essential function of the role, you must have a fully valid and unrestricted driver’s license to be qualified for this role. The company provides reasonable accommodations for otherwise qualified individuals with medical restrictions if an accommodation can be provided without eliminating the essential function of driving.

COVID-19 Vaccine Policy (customer-facing roles only)

While Novartis does not require vaccination for COVID-19 or proof of a recent negative test result for COVID-19 at this time, employees working in customer-facing roles must adhere to and comply with customers’ (such as hospitals, physician offices, etc.) credentialing guidelines, which may require vaccination. As required by applicable law, Novartis will consider requests for reasonable accommodation for those unable to be vaccinated. This requirement is subject to applicable state and local laws and may not be applicable to employees working in certain jurisdictions.

Novartis Compensation and Benefit Summary

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $151,200 and $226,800/year; however, while salary ranges are effective from 1/1/25 through 12/31/25, fluctuations in the job market may necessitate adjustments to pay ranges during this period. Further, final pay determinations will depend on various factors, including, but not limited to geographical location, experience level, knowledge, skills, and abilities.

For Field Roles with a Dedicated Training Period

The individual hired for this role will be required to successfully complete certain initial training, including home study, in eight (8) or fewer hours per day and forty (40) or fewer hours per week.

Company will not sponsor visas for this position

Novartis is unable to offer relocation support for this role: please only apply if this location is accessible for you.

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