Ophthalmology Sales Representative

Inizio Engage; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 56,000 - 104,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

accrued paid time off

401(k) with company match

disability and life insurance

paid maternity and paternity leave

Company-paid holidays

Recognition programs

Growth opportunities through learning

Collaborative culture

Job summary

Inizio Engage, partnered with Apellis Pharmaceuticals, is seeking a performance-driven Ophthalmology Sales Representative to provide essential retinal disease state and product education to ophthalmologists, helping patients with some of the most challenging diseases. You will build and maintain professional relationships with physicians and staff, demonstrate deep scientific knowledge, and craft collaborative by-market plans.

Travel overnight may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 2+ years of Pharma sales experience.
• Specialty Sales experience highly preferred.
• Ophthalmology experience preferred.
• Documented history of sales success.
• Team-based selling or collaborative selling.
• Ability to travel overnight if required.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate marketplace, therapeutic, product and disease expertise with data-driven principles.
• Apply knowledge of health care industry trends, laws, and market conditions in compliant plans.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with physicians, staff, and care teams.
• Foster team effectiveness and share knowledge to achieve goals.
• Ask strategic questions to uncover customer needs and tailor strategies.

Skills

Pharma sales experience

Ophthalmology experience

Specialty sales

Team-based selling

Travel availability

Documented sales success

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Inizio Engage has partnered with Apellis Pharmaceuticals, combining courageous science and compassion to develop life-changing medicines for some of the most challenging diseases patients face. We are seeking a performance-driven Ophthalmology Sales Representative. This role provides essential retinal disease state and product education to ophthalmologists to help them recognize patients affected with retinal disease. This is your opportunity to join Inizio Engage and represent a top biopharmaceutical company!

Why You’ll Love Working Here

We believe great people deserve great support—at work and beyond. That’s why we offer a rewards experience designed to help you thrive personally, professionally, and financially:

• Competitive pay that recognizes your experience, expertise, and impact
• Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage; accrued paid time off; 401(k) with company match; disability and life insurance; and paid maternity and paternity leave
• Company-paid holidays so you can rest, recharge, and focus on what matters most
• Recognition programs, contests, and awards that celebrate your contributions
• Continuous growth opportunities through learning, leadership development, and career advancement support
• A collaborative culture where your ideas are valued and your work makes a difference

We’re also proud to be recognized for creating an exceptional employee experience: Best Place to Work in BioPharma — 2022, 2023, 2025 Certified Great Place to Work® — 2021, 2023, 2025, 2026 Learn more: https://www.greatplacetowork.com/certified-company/7003732

What will you be doing?

• Demonstrate deep marketplace, therapeutic, product and disease expertise based on thorough understanding of rigorous scientific principles and data, including mechanism of action, indication, efficacy, safety, etc.
• Understand and apply knowledge of health care industry, trends, applicable laws and regulations, and market conditions. and analyze these factors in the development of business plans and in daily execution of interactions within compliance guidelines.
• Build and maintain strong professional relationships with physicians/HCPs office staff and others in the patient care continuum.
• Foster team effectiveness and accomplishment of shared goals by providing knowledge, experience, and information.
• Demonstrate advanced ability to ask strategic, insightful questions to obtain information on customer needs from all stakeholders in accounts, using the insights to position current promoted brands and collaborate with customers on a customized strategy.

What do you need for this position?

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• 2+ years of Pharma sales experience
• Specialty Sales experience highly preferred
• Ophthalmology experience preferred
• Documented history of sales success
• Team-based selling or collaborative selling
• Ability to travel overnight if required

The base pay range for this position is $56K – $104K per year. The final compensation offered to a successful candidate will be determined by factors such as experience, skills, internal equity, and business needs.

About Inizio Engage

Inizio Engage is a strategic, commercial, and creative engagement partner that specializes in healthcare. Our passionate, global workforce augments local expertise and diverse mix of skills with data, science, and technology to deliver bespoke engagement solutions that help clients reimagine how they engage with their patients, payers, people, and providers to improve treatment outcomes. Our mission is to partner with our clients, improving lives by helping healthcare professionals and patients get the medicines, knowledge and support they need. We believe in our values: We empower everyone/We rise to the challenge/We work as one/We ask what if/We do the right thing, and we will ask you how your personal values align to them. To learn more about Inizio Engage, visit us at: https://inizio.com/

Equal Opportunity & Inclusion

Inizio Engage is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related conditions), mental or physical disability, national origin, protected family care or medical leave status, race, religion (including beliefs and practices or the absence thereof), sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. Inizio Engage is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable law. Inizio Engage complies with applicable fair chance hiring laws and will consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal history. Where permitted by applicable law, employment offers may be contingent upon the successful completion of a background check. Any information obtained from a background check will be considered in relation to the requirements of the relevant position, consistent with applicable law.

Candidate Use of Artificial Intelligence in Interviews As part of our commitment to a fair and equitable hiring process, candidates are expected to complete all interview activities without the use of artificial intelligence tools or external assistance unless such assistance is authorized in advance by Inizio Engage or otherwise required in accordance with applicable law. This includes, but is not limited to, using generative artificial intelligence platforms to produce, edit, or guide responses in real time. Candidates may be asked to confirm compliance with this policy. Any violation of this policy may result in disqualification from consideration of employment. Candidates may submit requests for reasonable accommodation in accordance with applicable law to the Inizio Engage Talent Acquisition team. Inizio Engage is a strategic, commercial and creative engagement partner that specializes in healthcare. Our passionate, global workforce augments local expertise and diverse mix of skills with data, science and technology to deliver bespoke engagement solutions that help clients reimagine how they engage with their patients, payers, people and providers to improve treatment outcomes. That’s why at Inizio Engage we’ve brought together a group of more than 7,000 experts, working in more than 20 countries. A passionate, diverse team with global reach and local knowledge. Together, we partner with our clients to challenge conventional thinking to empower people to make better health decisions and enhance treatment outcomes across the globe.