Pharmaceutical Sales Territory Manager Neuroscience Specialty

Territory Manager, Bakersfield CA Neuro

Lilly's ongoing research and commercial efforts in Neuroscience present one of the most exciting opportunities in the history of the company. There is currently a significant, growing, and intense unmet need across all key players. Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the sixth leading cause of death in the US, and of the top 10 causes of death, it is the only disease with an increasing mortality rate and the only one that cannot be prevented or cured.

Our strategy is clear:

• Create Public Awareness of Amyloid
• Drive Urgent Detection of AD amongst PCPs
• Refer to AD Specialists
• Accelerate Accurate Diagnoses
• Initiate Treatment and win with Kisunla
• Create a Frictionless Patient Experience

Position Description

The AD ecosystem needs to flow smoothly for patients, information, and product to drive urgency in the process of detecting, diagnosing, and treating people with Alzheimer's disease. There are multiple steps, stakeholders, and ecosystems (referral dynamics, advanced diagnostics, treatments, and care management), which vary greatly by geography and health system, to support overall patient care.

The Territory Manager will drive complex brand strategies across the portfolio, creating urgency for patient care in multiple healthcare settings and specialties (i.e. Neurologist, Primary Care, and healthcare systems). Qualified individuals will compliantly work across internal functions, including Medical, Payer and Field Reimbursement teams. Given this complex environment, the need to influence systems of care and identify referral networks.

Key Deliverables

• Significant account management and sales experience
• Successfully promote the full portfolio across multiple specialties and healthcare systems
• Fully optimizes a data driven approach and other technologies to accelerate reach and scale, meet the needs of customers and drive business results through execution excellence
• Support positive infusion and infusion monitoring experiences by ensuring all stakeholders are trained and equipped to infuse our products safely and effectively
• Help build a healthy Alzheimer's disease care ecosystem by identifying and influencing formal and informal referral networks across different stakeholders and health systems
• Drives consistent ways of working within the regional healthcare market to meet customers' needs

Job Responsibilities

Include

• Develop a strong understanding of customer/practice dynamics, priorities, stakeholders, and goals for the brand target patient
• Welcome innovative thinking, differing perspectives, and external information
• Demonstrate Lilly values and TEAM LILLY behaviors, positively influencing team culture
• Innovate
• Earn a reputation as a subject-matter expert and valued resource
• Engage with world-leading key thought leaders and clinical experts
• Anticipate, embrace, and adapt to change as the external environment evolves
• Test, learn, and iterate new ways of approaching customers and building a sustainable infrastructure to support the Alzheimer's disease care ecosystem
• Accelerate and Deliver
• Educate customers on the target patient, efficacy, safety, and overall treatment experience
• Leverage Account Management skills to understand patient, product, and monetary flows when a patient is referred for advanced AD diagnostic testing or an infusion
• Determine needs, expectations, and pain points for HCPs, patients, and care settings in local territory
• Deliver leading business results through execution excellence, business ownership and technology to accelerate reach and scale

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• Professional certification or license required to perform in this position if required by a specific state
• Valid US driver's license and acceptable driving record are required
• Qualified applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Lilly will not provide support for or sponsor work authorization or visas for this role

Additional Preferences

• Strong preference for those with at least three years of experience in a field facing role or three years of relevant experience, (i.e., institutional healthcare account management experience)
• Live inside geography or within 30 miles of geography boundaries. Strong preference for candidates who already reside within the geography, (i.e., no relocation necessary)
• Proficiency in local dialects
• Proven and consistent top performance over time in account-based selling
• Alzheimer's disease, Diagnostics, Neuroscience/Neurology, or related experience
• Clinical background in Alzheimer's Disease or the diagnostics space
• Ability to comprehend and explain complex clinical studies
• Buy and Bill experience
• Experience in a fast paced and dynamic environment with an ability to synthesize the complex and to create and execute effective action plans.
• Strong business analytics and strategic thinking skills with the ability to navigate ambiguity
• Proven ability to work well across functions to drive results and meet customer needs
• Exemplary ability to demonstrate resilience, grit, and appropriately self-resolve problems.
• MBA, relevant advanced degree (e.g., Pharmacy, RN, MPH, etc.), or certification (e.g., PET/CT technologist)
• Preference for candidates who can participate fully in established training dates
• Preference for candidates who can participate fully in April National Meeting

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Our employee resource groups (ERGs) offer strong support networks for their members and are open to all employees. Our current groups include: Africa, Middle East, Central Asia (AMECA), Black Employees at Lilly (View email address on talent.com), Chinese Culture Network (CCN), EnAble, Evolve, Lilly Indian Network (LIN), Organization of Latinx at Lilly (OLA), Pride (LGBTQ+ Allies), Veterans Leadership Network (VLN) and Women's Initiative for Leading at Lilly (WILL).

Actual compensation will depend on a candidate's education, experience, skills, and geographic location. The anticipated wage for this position is $102,000 - $204,600.