Area Business Manager, Cardiac Rare Disease - New England
LOCATION
New England or New York, significant travel required (over 60%)
QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor's degree required; MBA preferred, 10+ years of specialty pharmaceutical commercial experience, with a preference for Rare Disease or Specialty Cardiovascular experience, and at least 3 years in a managerial role.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Lead Area Business Manager responsibilities include staff development, strategic partnership with marketing teams, area business planning and leadership, business performance monitoring, and fostering a collaborative culture.
INDUSTRY
Pharmaceuticals - Rare Cardiac Disease
SHORT DESCRIPTION
The Area Business Manager will oversee Pfizer's sales efforts for Cardiac Rare Diseases, leading a team of specialists while shaping and executing sales strategies to drive performance.
- Includes hiring, coaching, talent development, and performance management
- Proactively work with Sales training team, ensuring all adequate training programs are coordinated.
- Create a high performing organization through talent planning and career development
- Develop a change agile organization to effectively and consistently deliver results in a changing competitive, market and economic landscapes
- Partner with Brand Marketing to help inform the annual Operating Planning and Tactical Planning efforts.
- Convey Area customer needs to Brand team and other HQ teams as appropriate to help identify / design new customer solutions
- Develop Area business objectives and define key performance metrics that are aligned to National Sales and Brand objectives
- Develop and implement insight-driven, integrated and compliant business plans at Area, Territory and Account levels
- Ensure sales forecast and operational budgets are achieved
- Support the implementation of the sales representative incentive compensation structure.
- Build a network of physicians and industry contacts to improve sales leads and successes.
- Accountable for successful account engagement and internal coordination for all customers within the Area geography
- Manages resource allocation across the Area geography
- Ensures appropriate cross-functional communication & coordination to meet the local market needs
- Lead the implementation of the Area business plan through; provide guidance and coaching to Area team members to ensure alignment and seamless working across multiple geographies
- Maintain required technical expertise in order to respond accurately to all questions regarding products, policies and business-related issues from customers and representatives
- Maintain in-depth understanding of current and emerging market and customer trends in order to coach brand messaging
- Engage with cross-functional teams to execute on opportunities with brand pull-through
- Develop and execute local market and account strategies
- Proactively analyze data to identify market trends.
- Represent area business at Quarterly business reviews (QBR) and manage execution of assigned action items; report status through Planning & Innovation processes.
- Actively & appropriately participate in team meetings to share insights (risks, issues, opportunities, best practices, etc.) and to develop action plans to accelerate business performance
- Build and maintain a culture of trust and collaboration with local colleagues
- Promote appropriate execution, innovation (where appropriate), and openly sharing learnings across the organization
- Facilitate open and honest conversations with peers and leaders and provide candid honest feedback
- Ensure effective and compliant utilization of approved promotional materials.
- Ensure successful, compliant selling activities
- Complies with all Corporate Policies and Procedures, while conducting all job-related activities with integrity and adherence to Pfizer's high standards of business conduct.
- Bachelor's Degree required; MBA or relevant graduate degree preferred
- Minimum of 10+ years of specialty pharmaceutical commercial experience (including sales leadership).
- Rare Disease and/or Specialty Cardiovascular experience and expertise strongly preferred
- Minimum 3 years successful District/Area/Regional Manager experience preferred
- Product launch experience preferred
- Hospital Sales experience preferred
- Demonstrated ability both to think strategically and to execute flawlessly to deliver results
- Demonstrated ability to formulate, develop, write, communicate, and monitor the execution of business plans
- Strong track record of collaborative and motivational leadership and internal stakeholder management skills
- Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Successful track record of project management and leadership in cross functional teams
- Understand people dynamics and interface; how to engage and motivate
- Enterprise thinking; anticipates consequences
- Last Day to Apply: January 3, 2024
- Ideal Candidate Location: New England or New York.
- Geography: New England
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