[Hiring] Senior Cell Therapy Account Specialist @Legend Biotech

Role Description

The Cell Therapy Account Specialist is responsible for representing Legend’s products and services to a defined customer base, generating and growing sales and consistently achieving or exceeding sales targets within a specific geographic area.

Key Responsibilities

• Drives multiple myeloma CAR-T brand choice amongst institution-based oncology customers.
• Comprehensive understanding of Legend and competitor products in our therapeutic area, and an in-depth knowledge of the complexities associated with the disease state.
• Ability to navigate a complex account environment and understand the needs/issues of various stakeholders at all levels within the account and triage to appropriate internal stakeholders for support.
• Develops an understanding of the issues and opportunities unique to each geography.
• Provides insights to the cross-functional team on appropriate and timely feedback from interactions with healthcare professionals (HCPs), including account business trends and potential changes in therapeutic landscape.
• Leverages intel and insights to develop and assertively implement an account business plan to meet customer needs and achieve corporate goals.
• Works cooperatively with internal team members on various cross-functional projects related to specific accounts or physicians.
• Assists in the identification and resolution of issues and opportunities, and communicates proactively to marketing and sales management.
• Prepares territory budget plans for customer contacts, unrestricted educational grants, speaker events, and other miscellaneous external expenditures.
• Represents Legend at National and/or local symposiums/conventions.
• Demonstrates initiative and willingness to work hands-on with a sense of urgency, in a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment.
• Demonstrates leadership among peers by consistent application and modeling of the appropriate compliance, behavior, and conduct.
• Performs all administrative functions required for the position, including reporting call activity and customer information into the appropriate call reporting system in a timely manner, submitting expenses, etc.
• Reports adverse events to Legend’s Drug Safety department and other internal departments as appropriate per required guidelines.
• Actively promotes the appropriate use of Legend’s products to healthcare professionals in accordance with Corporate, PhRMA, and OIG guidelines.
• Strict compliance with all regulatory agencies, state, and federal law is required.
• Adheres to company policies, procedures, and business ethics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree from accredited college or university.
• Minimum of 4 years Oncology healthcare sales experience.
• Proven and consistent track record of meeting/exceeding sales objectives, preferably in specialty markets.
• Experienced managing and executing in large accounts including strategic planning and problem solving.
• Previous sales experience in cell therapy/bone marrow transplant.
• Experience with Multiple Myeloma.
• Previous product launch experience in a highly competitive environment.
• Exceptional interpersonal, communication (written and presentation) skills.
• Possess superior selling skills honed in highly competitive markets.
• Proven expertise in building relationships and influencing.
• Aptitude for rapid learning and retention of technical and scientific product-related information.
• Must set high goals and standard of performance and be self-motivated and able to work with a general level of autonomy.
• Demonstrated teamwork/collaboration.
• Demonstrated ability to read situations quickly, anticipate and adjust for problems and roadblocks.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Agility in multi-tasking.
• Able to travel 75% of the time.
• Proven track record of attaining organizational objectives.
• Exceptional organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to perform administrative responsibilities accurately and on time.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).
• Possesses a working knowledge of AI technologies and approved AI tools, applies them responsibly to enhance productivity and decision-making, exercises appropriate human oversight of AI-generated outputs, and complies with organizational policies governing AI use.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan with a company match that vests fully on day one.
• Eight (8) weeks of paid parental leave after just three (3) months of employment.
• Paid time off policy that includes vacation time, personal time, sick time, floating holidays, and eleven (11) company holidays.
• Additional voluntary benefits including flexible spending and health savings accounts, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability coverage, legal assistance, and supplemental plans such as pet, critical illness, accident, and hospital indemnity insurance.
• Voluntary commuter benefits, family planning and care resources, well-being initiatives, and peer-to-peer recognition programs.