Therapeutic Specialist, New York City

Crinetics Pharmaceuticals; New York (NY); Remote; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic pharmaceutical company dedicated to transforming the lives of patients with rare endocrine diseases. As a Therapeutic Specialist, you'll play a crucial role in engaging healthcare professionals and ensuring optimal patient care. This innovative organization offers a supportive environment for growth, allowing you to strengthen your leadership skills while making a real difference. With a focus on collaboration and strategic engagement, you'll help shape the future of patient-centric therapies. If you’re ready to take on new challenges in a fulfilling career, this is the opportunity for you.

Benefits

Discretionary Annual Target Bonus

Stock Options

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

401k Match

Health Insurance (Medical, Dental, Vision)

20 Days PTO

10 Paid Holidays

Winter Company Shutdown

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Pharmaceutical or Healthcare sales.
• Ability to articulate complex clinical messages to Healthcare Providers.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute strategic business plans targeting key decision makers.
• Engage healthcare professionals to enhance patient care and therapy adoption.

Skills

Pharmaceutical Sales

Healthcare Industry Knowledge

CRM Tools (Veeva, Salesforce)

Communication Skills

Leadership Skills

Time Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

CRM Systems

Job description

Crinetics is a pharmaceutical company based in San Diego, California that develops much-needed therapies for people with rare endocrine diseases. We were founded by a dedicated team of scientists with the simple belief that better therapies developed from rigorous innovation can lead to better lives. Our work continues to make a real difference in the lives of patients. We have a prolific discovery engine and robust pipeline across preclinical and clinical development. We are driven by science with a patient-centric and team-oriented culture. This is an exciting time to join Crinetics as we shape our organization into the world’s premier fully integrated endocrine company from discovery to patients. Come join our team as we transform the lives of others.

Position Summary

Join us in driving our mission to deliver impactful therapies to patients in need. This is more than a sales role—it’s a long-term career opportunity within a growing, innovative organization. Crinetics is dedicated to developing and retaining top talent by fostering a supportive environment where you can strengthen your leadership skills, take on new challenges, and contribute to transformative healthcare solutions where patients are our top priority.

As a Therapeutic Specialist (TSS), you will be a key front-line ambassador for Crinetics, responsible for engaging healthcare professionals, including endocrinologists, to ensure optimal patient care and therapy adoption. You will build strong relationships by sharing clinical knowledge, understanding patient needs, and providing insights on Crinetics’ therapies to enhance the patient experience. In collaboration with Strategic Account Managers (SAM) and cross-functional teams, you will contribute valuable insights to shape strategy, address access challenges, and maintain a patient-centered approach. Your ability to listen, communicate clearly, and act with purpose will be essential in supporting both healthcare providers and patients.

Essential Job Functions And Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a strategic business plan for a wide geographical area to effectively target, penetrate, and establish a network of relationships with key decision makers and stakeholders
• Effectively call on physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, pharmacists, etc., across multiple medical subspecialties
• Call points include Physician’s office, Hospital Pharmacy, OR, ICU, etc.
• Fully understand and be able to communicate clear messages in complex clinical situations
• Manage hybrid relationships through a mix of in-person (70+%) and virtual engagement – being able to leverage next gen ways of working to maximize efficiency
• Utilize data sources to maximize strategies and efficiencies to capitalize on opportunities with the greatest ROI
• Attain or exceed assigned sales and profit goal
• Manage and track territory specific information through a CRM system
• Other duties as assigned.
  
  

Education And Experience

• Bachelor’s degree with at least 8 years of Pharmaceutical, Medical Device or Healthcare Industry sales experience
• Ability to work independently and manage key account relationships
• Demonstrated growth in sales while managing your own territory
• Documented track record of consistently meeting or exceeding sales goals
• Business acumen and strong comprehension of difficult clinical information
• Ability to articulate complex clinical messages to Healthcare Providers in real time situations
• Excellent organization and time management skills
• Outstanding oral and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal and virtual engagement skills
• Ability to work with a CRM tool (i.e., Veeva, Salesforce)
• Independent, with an ability to work within a team
• Strong Leadership Skills
• Attention to detail and follow-through
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PPT, etc.)
  
  

Preferred Experience Includes

• Endocrinology Experience is preferred
• Hospital Sales Experience – familiarity with P&T/Formulary process
• Knowledge of local/regional health systems
  
  

Physical Demands And Work Environment

Physical Activities: On a continuous basis, sit at desk for a long period of time; intermittently answer telephone and write or use a keyboard to communicate through written means. Some walking and lifting up to 25 lbs. may be required. The noise level in the work environment is typically low to moderate. The physical demands described above are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions and responsibilities of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and responsibilities.

Laboratory Activities (if applicable): Biology and chemical laboratory environment experience needed. Environmental health and safety requirements also apply.

Travel

You may be required to travel for up to 50% of your time.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Crinetics is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and employment applicants without regard to unlawful considerations of sex, sexual orientation, gender (including gender identity and/or expression), pregnancy, race, color, creed, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, religion or similar philosophical beliefs, disability, marital and civil union status, age, genetic information, veteran status or any personal attribute or characteristic that is protected by applicable local, state or federal laws

Vaccination Requirement

Following extensive monitoring, research, consideration of business implications, and advice from internal and external experts, Crinetics requires that all employees and contractors be fully vaccinated and have received the COVID-19 vaccines as a condition of employment. “Full vaccination” is defined as two weeks after both doses of a two-dose vaccine or two weeks since a single-dose vaccine has been administered. Anyone unable to be vaccinated, either because of a sincerely held religious belief or a medical condition or disability that prevents them from being vaccinated, can request a reasonable accommodation.

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Salary Range

The salary range for this position is: $160,000 - $200,000.

In addition to your base pay, our total rewards program consists of a discretionary annual target bonus, stock options, ESPP, and 401k match. We also provide top-notch health insurance plans for employees (and their families) to include medical, dental, vision and basic life insurance, 20 days of PTO, 10 paid holidays, and a winter company shutdown.