Rare Disease Sales Specialist — Hudson Valley

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; North Carolina; On-site; USD 182,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. seeks a Rare Disease Specialist to promote BioCryst products compliantly in the Hudson Valley, NY area. Candidates must reside near Hudson Valley.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree and at least 5 years of pharma/biotech selling experience, with preference for rare disease and startup environments. You will develop key accounts, manage territory plans, and maintain a customer database while complying with regulatory guidelines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required.
• Minimum of 5 years of pharmaceutical and/or biotech selling experience.
• Rare Disease and small company experience preferred.
• Start-up commercial experience a plus.
• Existing relationships with key accounts within assigned geography are helpful.
• Strong track record of successfully exceeding sales goals to include national awards such as President’s Club.
• Demonstrated success of selling in a territory where the candidate was the sole commercial salesperson.
• Proven ability to formulate and implement effective rare disease sales skills and results.
• Knowledge of relevant disease states and current treatments.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Strong business and analytical ability.
• Proven ability to create and innovate, build and expand business and work both independently as well as in teams.
• Ability to quickly assimilate complex information.
• Excellent negotiation skills.
• Knowledge of reimbursement.
• Knowledge of territory.
• Valid driver’s license and clean driving record.
• Ability to travel as necessary or required, which may include overnight and/or weekend travel.

Responsibilities

• Have “game changing” conversations with our customers, compliantly utilizing effective selling techniques and marketing strategies to create and expand demand for any/all promoted brand(s) for which are responsible.
• Develop and expand a thorough understanding of key customers.
• Create, maintain and update an active customer database.
• Develop strategies to effectively utilize marketing materials and programs.
• Have a mastery of key account management.
• Develop exceptional business plans with resource allocations that link to strong business results.
• Be extremely customer-focused and able to build and foster strong positive relationships with key decision makers and opinion leaders.
• Arrange and coordinate effective promotional programs within all promotional and regulatory guidelines.
• Conduct essential field activities including, but not limited to, lunch and learns, customer in-services, and other compliant customer interactive activities.
• Complete expense reports and other required administrative reports in an accurate and timely manner.
• Report all call information in a timely fashion.
• Attend training programs, conventions, and symposia, as requested.
• Focus on the end results of the sales process, demonstrating personal accountability, a sense of urgency and commitment to achieve business objectives.
• Exemplify strong collaboration and teamwork with internal and external stakeholders.
• Proactively use resources and share best practices that lead to achieving or exceeding business goals.
• Adhere to all company compliance guidelines, policy, and procedures.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Communication skills

Negotiation skills

Analytical ability

Territory knowledge

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Job description

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. seeks a Rare Disease Specialist to promote BioCryst products compliantly in the Hudson Valley, NY area. Candidates must reside near Hudson Valley.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree and at least 5 years of pharma/biotech selling experience, with preference for rare disease and startup environments. You will develop key accounts, manage territory plans, and maintain a customer database while complying with regulatory guidelines.