Cytokinetics

Area Business Manager – Southeast

Cytokinetics

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Remote • Alabama, Florida • 🇺🇸 United States

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About the role

  • Hires, directs, supports, develops, and leads a cardiovascular sales team to meet the evolving needs of customers and drive business results.
  • Fosters a culture of collaboration, teamwork and excellence consistent with the mission and objectives of the Cytokinetics culture and our colleagues.
  • Leads a successful first-to-market product launch while coaching and developing a team to meet or exceed company goals.
  • Fosters collaboration with internal partners and field teams to successfully execute in-person and virtual selling capabilities for an integrated field solution with select accounts.
  • Leads the development and execution of an area business plan aligned with brand identified launch strategies and tactics.
  • Maintains in-depth understanding and proven ability to execute to support patient access goals around payer mix, reimbursement programs, and product distribution in assigned region.
  • Leads and models use of available data resources to enable improved customer knowledge and engagement to achieve and exceed goals.
  • Collaborates with Regional Business Director and other Area Business Manager peers in strategic planning and provides market insights, trends, and competitive activity.
  • Builds, fosters, and maintains relationships with key account decision makers, HCPs and influencers for enhanced customer engagement.
  • Manages area operating budgets, resources, and expenses within guidelines and with respect to responsible and compliant business practices.
  • Provides consistent, timely, and accurate performance feedback to direct reports based on observing customer interactions, internal collaboration, and business results.
  • Ensures that all activities are consistent with all applicable laws and regulations, and consistent with the Cytokinetics culture of ethics and integrity.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree: Master’s degree is a plus.
  • Requires at least 10 years of biopharmaceutical industry and/or commercial field sales experience with at least 5 years in the cardiovascular category leading teams.
  • Proven team leader with a track record of team leadership success and the ability to develop and empower a team to exceed objectives in care settings that support the treatment of HCM patients.
  • Experience in rare disease product launches, specialty product launches or Cardiovascular launches.
  • Ability to present ideas to individuals and groups, creating and delivering impactful presentations tailored to the needs of the audience.
  • Proven success working within a life sciences company, demonstrating an entrepreneurial and innovative approach.
  • Strong interpersonal and cross-functional leadership skills that foster collaboration.
  • Ability to travel up to 50% domestic with occasional travel to customers and Cytokinetics’s corporate office(s) in South San Francisco, CA and Radnor, PA.
  • Valid driver’s license and acceptable driving record.
  • Aligned to Cytokinetics Corporate Policies - An essential requirement of the position is to meet credentialing requirements for access to academic institutions, medical facilities, and organizations that are in the assigned region. These credentialing requirements may include, but are not limited to, background checks, drug screens, and proof of immunization and/or vaccinations.
Benefits
  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Professional development opportunities

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
biopharmaceutical industry experiencecommercial field sales experienceteam leadershipproduct launch experiencecardiovascular category expertisepatient access goalspayer mix knowledgereimbursement programsdata resource utilizationbudget management
Soft skills
collaborationteamworkcoachingcommunicationinterpersonal skillscross-functional leadershippresentation skillsstrategic planningrelationship buildingperformance feedback
Certifications
Bachelor's DegreeMaster's Degree (preferred)valid driver's license