Role Description Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. believes in a customer engagement approach designed to better deliver on patient, caregiver and HCP expectations in the treatment of rare diseases. This model is built around where patients get their care—locally, with the intent to better serve patients, caregivers, and healthcare providers, delivering a higher quality experience that ultimately is focused on improving patient care. Otsuka’s Rare Disease Selling Model creates a unified focus among account management, medical, patient access, market access and total office education to engage physicians and identify opportunities to improve the patient experience. The Rare Disease Account Manager will report directly to the Area Business Lead, Rare Disease, coordinating with cross functional colleagues in Medical (MSLs), Market Access (RAMs), and Patient Support (PELs), Though Leader Liaison (TLL) under appropriate guardrails. This individual will serve as the main point of contact/connection to healthcare provider (HCP) customers and accounts and should have a wide breadth of expertise, able to address complex on label information based on approved content in a competitive landscape. The Rare Disease Account Manager will work collaboratively with cross functional peers to develop a dynamic business plan and execution strategy for engaging with key systems of care to create joint value for Otsuka, customers, and patients. Key Responsibilities - Develop a territory-specific business/account plan to include strategies and tactics aimed at increasing disease-state awareness, implementing diagnostic approaches, identifying and pursuing business opportunities and meeting sales goals in a rare disease space. - Communicate and collaborate within a cross functional team (i.e. other RDAMs, brand marketing, market access, medical affairs and thought leader liaisons) necessary to meet business objectives. - Develop in-depth knowledge of current and future competition and execute sales strategies to effectively compete and achieve patient acquisition and revenue goals. - Build and maintain proficiency in relevant disease states, patient and clinic experience, market landscape and product knowledge. - Utilize all available tools, technology and resources to analyze and identify market opportunities trends. - Navigate and identify opportunities through dynamic healthcare landscape including academic institutions, IDNs, community practices, and local patient advocacy groups. - Successfully execute upon a rare disease selling model. - Sponsor and display at relevant congresses and society meetings. - Demonstrate expertise with longer selling cycle and complex patient journey across portfolio of products. Qualifications - Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or other related graduate degree preferred. - 3 years or more sales experience in rare disease, immunology, renal, oncology, and/or hospital account manager is strongly preferred. - Proven track record for consistently meeting or exceeding financial and/or other quantitative targets, as well as qualitative goals in a fast-paced dynamic sales environment. - Display intellectual curiosity, business acumen, perseverance, relationship mastery, collaboration, passion for the patient. - Ability to interpret, analyze and leverage data to identify trends, gain insights, drive pull through, and lead live engagements with customers in the local business environment. - Demonstrate strategic thinking to create a customer/account engagement plan, taking a dynamic and collaborative approach to maximize the business. - Exhibit intellectual curiosity and maintain ongoing awareness of trends in his/her area of expertise and leverage knowledge and insights to positively impact the business. - Respectfully collaborate to cultivate partnerships with a variety of internal and external stakeholders and incorporate these diverse views into decision making process within a complex and competitive healthcare environment. - Apply expert knowledge of the marketplace, applicable competitors, industry, and matrix functional activities/plans to anticipate and optimally manage business opportunities and challenges in an ambiguous environment. - Demonstrate a commitment to ethical business practices, an understanding of regulatory standards, and the ability to execute business activities in compliance with Company policies and guidance. - Facilitate clinical dialogue that compels the customer to act on behalf of their patients and engage the entire account to understand any obstacles that exist to provide appropriate solutions to ensure customer needs are met. - Develop and position Otsuka as a leader with key Nephrology stakeholders and other specialty customers and targeted accounts. Key Sales Capabilities - Territory Analysis / Business Planning: Uses competitive data and business reports to track progress and uncover opportunities, including sales data and promotional budget. - Selling Skills, Engagement & Account Pull Through: Maintains ongoing awareness of internal support team resources available throughout the ecosystem and utilizes appropriately. Competencies - Accountability for Results: Stay focused on key strategic objectives, be accountable for high standards of performance, and take an active role in leading change. - Strategic Thinking & Problem Solving: Make decisions considering the long-term impact to customers, patients, employees, and the business. - Patient & Customer Centricity: Maintain an ongoing focus on the needs of our customers and/or key stakeholders. - Impactful Communication: Communicate with logic, clarity, and respect. Influence at all levels to achieve the best results for Otsuka. - Respectful Collaboration: Seek and value others’ perspectives and strive for diverse partnerships to enhance work toward common goals. - Empowered Development: Play an active role in professional development as a business imperative. Benefits - Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage. - Company provided basic life, accidental death & dismemberment, short-term and long-term disability insurance. - Tuition reimbursement and student loan assistance. - A generous 401(k) match. - Flexible time off, paid holidays, and paid leave programs. - Other company provided benefits.