Job Summary
- Company
- Amgen USA
- Location
- Nashville, TN 37210
- Industries
- Biotechnology/Pharmaceuticals
- Job Type
- Full Time
- Employee
- Career Level
- Manager (Manager/Supervisor of Staff)
- Job Reference Code
- 50957167
District Sales Manager - Nashville, TN or Louisville or Indiannapolis NB50957167
About the Job
Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN), a biotechnology pioneer, discovers, develops and delivers innovative human therapeutics. Our medicines have helped millions of patients in the fight against cancer, kidney disease, rheumatoid arthritis and other serious illnesses. With a deep and broad pipeline of potential new medicines, we continue to advance science to serve patients.
This position will require strong ability to collaborate cross-functionally with other Amgen business units including District Sales Mangers, Regional Sales Directors and Corporate Account Managers. Candidates will need to fully understand the oncology clinic marketplace, develop business plans for their geography and implement national sales strategies and programs.
Additional Responsibilities and Duties Include:
- Track the progress of marketing messages and programs
- Provide feedback to district teams on the marketing, allocating, monitoring, and leveraging of internal and external resources (e.g., discretionary spend)
- Manage district teams to maximize their performance and help achieve/exceed sales and budget targets
- Screen, interview, and hire candidates
- Ensure compliance with training
- Demonstrate the appropriate coaching and counseling to prepare individuals for future development
- Conduct annual and on-going performance reviews and competency assessments
- Communicate and coordinate with both district and cross-functional teams (e.g., Marketing, Finance, other Business Units)
- Share best practices with direct reports and peers
- Coordinate and/or participate in cluster teams
- Conduct district sales meetings to guide districts
- Develop local Opinion Leader relationships to achieve aligned objectives
- BS / BS degree is required
- 8+ years pharmaceutical or biotech sales experience
- 2+ years sales management experience (or management development program)
Preferred Qualifications:
- 3+ years of specialty sales experience (oncology, nephrology, hematology experience is preferred)
- Experience in biologics
- Buy and bill model experience
Additional Competencies:
Ability to consistently and objectively recognize and promote success behaviors, as well as diagnose and change unsatisfactory behaviors through effective coaching; ability to leverage market & customer knowledge to strategically target messages, resources, and activities within the territory; demonstrates knowledge of local payor coverage; ability to understand and articulate clinical concepts, data, and conclusions; demonstrated ability to utilize clinical information to effectively address customer questions and objections; ability to recruit candidates that meet the minimum job criteria; interviews and hires sales representatives that are capable and committed to fulfilling the job requirements; strong sense of responsibility and demonstrated self-discipline; setting appropriate short term and long term objectives; demonstrated success in communicating & collaborating with sales staff, peers, business unit counterparts in an effective and timely manner.
This position will require strong ability to collaborate cross-functionally with other Amgen business units including District Sales Mangers, Regional Sales Directors and Corporate Account Managers. Candidates will need to fully understand the oncology clinic marketplace, develop business plans for their geography and implement national sales strategies and programs.
Additional Responsibilities and Duties Include:
- Track the progress of marketing messages and programs
- Provide feedback to district teams on the marketing, allocating, monitoring, and leveraging of internal and external resources (e.g., discretionary spend)
- Manage district teams to maximize their performance and help achieve/exceed sales and budget targets
- Screen, interview, and hire candidates
- Ensure compliance with training
- Demonstrate the appropriate coaching and counseling to prepare individuals for future development
- Conduct annual and on-going performance reviews and competency assessments
- Communicate and coordinate with both district and cross-functional teams (e.g., Marketing, Finance, other Business Units)
- Share best practices with direct reports and peers
- Coordinate and/or participate in cluster teams
- Conduct district sales meetings to guide districts
- Develop local Opinion Leader relationships to achieve aligned objectives
- BS / BS degree is required
- 8+ years pharmaceutical or biotech sales experience
- 2+ years sales management experience (or management development program)
Preferred Qualifications:
- 3+ years of specialty sales experience (oncology, nephrology, hematology experience is preferred)
- Experience in biologics
- Buy and bill model experience
Additional Competencies:
Ability to consistently and objectively recognize and promote success behaviors, as well as diagnose and change unsatisfactory behaviors through effective coaching; ability to leverage market & customer knowledge to strategically target messages, resources, and activities within the territory; demonstrates knowledge of local payor coverage; ability to understand and articulate clinical concepts, data, and conclusions; demonstrated ability to utilize clinical information to effectively address customer questions and objections; ability to recruit candidates that meet the minimum job criteria; interviews and hires sales representatives that are capable and committed to fulfilling the job requirements; strong sense of responsibility and demonstrated self-discipline; setting appropriate short term and long term objectives; demonstrated success in communicating & collaborating with sales staff, peers, business unit counterparts in an effective and timely manner.
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