Rare Disease Business Manager, Alpha-1 (Miami FL)

Rare Disease Business Manager – Alpha‑1 Location: Key West, FL / Miami, FL / up to Melbourne, FL and surrounding areas. Position type: Full time, Employee, Regular. About the role Are you looking for a patient‑focused, innovation‑driven company to inspire you and empower you to shine? Join us as a Rare Disease Business Manager – Alpha‑1 supporting Key West, FL, Miami, FL up to Melbourne, FL and surrounding areas. At Takeda, we are transforming the pharmaceutical industry through our R&D‑driven market leadership and being a value‑led company. To do this, we empower our people to realise their potential through life‑changing work. As part of the Alpha I Sales Team, you will report to the Sr. Regional Business Director. How you will contribute The Rare Disease Business Manager (RDBM) will achieve sales quotas through driving new patient starts, sales in outpatient infusion centres and hospitals, and retention of patients on Takeda augmentation treatment. These efforts occur through a focus on healthcare professionals (Pulmonology, Allergy/Immunology, Respiratory Therapists, select Internal Medicine/Primary Care). Educate and inform the HCPs on Takeda brands for Alpha‑1 Antitrypsin Deficiency. You will build the National Sales and Marketing Strategy in a compliant manner while creating a territory business tactical plan to maximise opportunity. Make calls on prospective customers, master sales presentations, provide technical and administrative product information and demonstrations, and maintain compliance to our promotional and expense policies. Work in partnership with home office personnel, the Marketing/Brand team, and the National and Corporate account teams for pull‑through of product sales. Use Microsoft applications and Takeda's customer‑management system. Conduct community education events for healthcare professionals, patients, and have capacity to work occasional nights and weekends. Promote the Takeda Culture through positive ongoing relationships and activities. Minimum Requirements / Qualifications Clinical sales background with a Bachelor's degree (minimum). 5+ years of demonstrated successful relevant healthcare experience. Must live within the territory and manage territory from border to border. Work within the organization, with patient services, customer service, marketing, market access, contracts, national accounts, hospital team, and operations. Understanding of customers' motivations and needs. Organisational and territory planning skills. Experience working with payor and reimbursement challenges. Successful ability to excel both in team and individual contributor settings. Effective at acquiring and interpreting data to create sales strategies. Results in influencing HCPs to prescribe. Experience with specialty biologics (injections/infusions) and working with specialty pharmacies preferred. Knowledge of and experience in Plasma Derived Therapies, Rare diseases, or Biotech is desirable. Exact amount of travel required is based on territory size and customer locations; overnight travel could be approximately 50%. Remaining time will be local travel and may require occasional weekends. Must be 18 years of age or older with valid driver's licence and an acceptable driving record. Must have authorisation and ability to drive a company leased vehicle or rental. Benefits Compensation – U.S. hourly wage range: $63.51 – $87.31. The actual hourly wage offered will be in accordance with state or local minimum wage requirements. U.S. based employees may be eligible for short‑term incentives. Benefits include medical, dental, vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with company match, short‑term and long‑term disability coverage, basic life insurance, a tuition reimbursement programme, paid volunteer time off, company holidays, and well‑being benefits. Employees also receive up to 80 hours of sick time per calendar year, and new hires accrue up to 120 hours of paid vacation. EEO Statement Takeda is proud in its commitment to creating a diverse workforce and providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, national origin, age, disability, citizenship status, genetic information or characteristics, marital status, status as a Vietnam era veteran, special disabled veteran, or other protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws, and any other characteristic protected by law. #J-18808-Ljbffr Takeda