Transplant Account Specialist (Lombardia, Piemonte Lazio

Transplant Account Specialist (Lombardia, Piemonte
Roma
Lazio, Lazio

_ RARE BUSINESS UNIT ACCOUNT SPECIALIST _**_- Transplants_

- The position reports to the Rare First Line Manager - Transplants

- The role is based in Italy - field (Rome remote)

- North-West Italy

- The Rare Business Unit Account Specialist is the liaison between Takeda and transplant centers _within their designated territory_ and will act as the Ambassador for Takeda brand, vision, and values.

The Role is responsible for maximizing utilization and patient outcomes of Takeda's transplant products and the services associated with the products to members of the transplant team within the center, relevant health care professionals (HCPs) outside the transplant center and other key stakeholders involved in the patient care decision-making process. _

**_ ROLE OBJECTIVE_

Implement Rare Business Unit sales plan within own territory, consistently with Business Unit objectives, guidelines and in compliance with local regulations.

**_ ACCOUNTABILITIES_

- Deeply know own therapeutic area, knowing strengths and weaknesses of competing products, getting insights about the characteristics of the area and centers of expertise (organization and structure centers; main contact, scientific needs, therapeutic orientations, etc.

).

- Schedule own business activities consistently with BU objectives, preparing/scheduling interviews / meetings and recording the relevant information collected in order to improve sales effectiveness.

- Provide daily/monthly reports to the First Line Manager in relation to the performance of relevant area and the changes taking place and negotiate periodically the action plan to drive BU results.

- Implement promotional activities for company's products, in terms of projects, events, conferences, etc. , within budget constraints.

- Develop relationship and partnership with Key Opinion Leaders at local and domestic level, in order to ensure adequate representation of the company and acquire relevant product efficacy data and market information.

- Develop, sustain and grow highly effective working relationships with key medical institutions, medical and academic societies.

- Identify, develop and foster professional long lasting peer-to-peer relationships with key physicians, key opinion leaders (KOL) and academic centers and ensure ethical and high level exchange of scientific information.

- Comply with the company Compliance Guidelines, Code of Conduct and Promotional Practices.

Adhere to Takeda's Compliance Policies and Procedures.

- Serve as a direct liaison to the Rare Business Unit by providing marketplace intelligence/insights that will influence sales, patient strategy/resources and services and promotional strategy/resources.

- Define, in partnership with line manager, plans for accounts that flow logically from analysis to strategy to tactics.

Adjusts tactics to needs of accounts.

Uses account intelligence to segment and target accounts.

Sets clear priorities and stays focused on their delivery.

**_ SKILLS and CAPABILITIES_

**Education**:

- Scientific University Degree qualification according to art.

122 of D. Lgs.

219/2006 or being employed as Medical Rep with a date prior to 6 July 2006.

- Good written and spoken English is mandatory (at least B2).

**Experience**:

- Solid experience in promoting pharmaceutical products with high demand of clinical explanation and a proven track of records.

- Experience in calling on specialists involved in transplant: Hematologist Oncologist, Infectious Disease, Transplant Organ Specialists

**Skills**:

- Concise and effective verbal and written communication skills.

- Great presentation skills underpinned by but not exclusively relying on good PowerPoint skills.

- Demonstrable thirst for knowledge (technical, clinical, medical, scientific) with an ability to assimilate information quickly, present clinical data clearly and concisely and discuss the statistical and clinical relevance in line with product key messages.

- Develop specific knowledge of the disease and its clinical management based on international guidelines and/or local protocols (i. e.

Italian scientific Societies documents).

- Ability to plan start and control projects using core project management principles and tools.

- Highly adaptable and adjusts quickly to change.

- Excellent interpersonal skills.

- Knowledge of the Italian health care systems.

- Self-independent working style and motivated by autonomy.

- Highest ethical standards.

- Growth-mindset thinking and behavior: such as sharing information, collaborating, innovating, seeking feedback, or admitting errors.

- Passionate and self-confident.

**Preferred**:

- Pharmaceutical product launch experience

- Experience in calling on specialists involved in transplant: Hematologist Oncologist, Infectious Disease, Transplant Organ Specialists

**Physical Demands**:

- Ability to drive or fly to attend meetings, audits, and training.

**Travel Requirements**:

- Willingness to travel.

- Valid and clean driver's licens