Ardelyx is a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company that seeks a full-time Area Business Director (Nephrology) to cultivate and maintain a strong direct customer-facing presence with nephrology healthcare providers and their staff.
Requirements
- A minimum of 5 years of pharmaceutical/biotech industry sales experience
- Experience in specialty pharmaceutical/biotech sales, nephrology preferred
- Proven track record of success - consistently achieving and/or outperforming sales goals
- Product launch experience
- Experience with patient service hubs and specialty pharmacy distribution knowledge
- Demonstrated experience in competitive markets
- Ability to engage customers with a keen focus on their needs and experience
- An understanding of the laws and regulations applicable to the sales and marketing of pharmaceutical products to physicians and healthcare organizations
- Ability to understand/develop and implement sales strategies and tactics
- Strong clinical and scientific acumen to communicate with and influence healthcare professionals and key stakeholders
- Specific knowledge of and relationships with nephrology healthcare professionals, their office/clinic staff, their affiliated dialysis centers, and local patient advocacy groups is a plus
- Ability to analyze sales data and key performance metrics to identify business opportunities
- Possess integrity, work with honesty, accuracy, and attention to detail
- Prior sales management experience a plus
- Bachelor’s degree
Benefits
- 401(k) plan with generous employer match
- 12 weeks of paid parental leave
- up to 12 weeks living organ and bone marrow leave
- equity incentive plans
- health plans (medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision)
- life insurance and disability
- flexible time off
- annual Winter Holiday shut down
- at least 11 paid holidays