Multi-Specialty Portfolio Specialist (Kansas City, MO)

Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. is a global pharmaceutical company focused on addressing patient needs in various therapeutic areas. They are seeking a Multi-Specialty Portfolio Specialist/Associate Portfolio Specialist to achieve sales goals in primary care, urology, and women’s health, while demonstrating effective sales strategies and collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Consistently meet or exceed sales objectives by leading and implementing effective sales strategy in an ethical and compliant manner
• Demonstrates resilience and consistent ability overcome obstacles to achieve objectives
• Consistently demonstrate SMPA Values
• Develop and execute an effective business plan aligned to sales strategy to achieve sales results
• Prioritize and call on the appropriate customers at the optimal frequency to change prescribing behaviors
• Demonstrate effective pre-call planning prior to HCP engagement to establish a clear purpose for the sales call
• Move customers along the adoption continuum by driving market share growth
• Demonstrate two-way dialogue with customer interactions by employing selling skills to generate dialogue, identify customer needs and active listening
• Effectively utilize patient type selling with approved messaging and resources
• Deploy growth mindset daily
• Focus on opportunities not limitations
• Expect success

Skills

• Bachelor's Degree is required, preferably in Business or Life Sciences
• Generally, the Associate Portfolio Specialist will require 0 - 3+ years of pharmaceutical sales experience and/or relevant experience
• Generally, the Portfolio Specialist will require 3 - 5+ years of pharmaceutical sales experience and/or relevant experience
• Demonstrated mastery or the aptitude to learn, product and disease state knowledge
• Travel within territory is required, which may include both car and overnight air travel depending upon territory
• Some national travel to corporate headquarters, training, product theaters and sales meetings is required on a periodic basis
• Work hours may include meetings scheduled outside of normal working hours
• Has a proven, consistent track record of exceeding sales goals in assigned geography or relevant experience
• Proven to be successful in all aspects of selling, i.e., clinical expertise, selling skills, and an in-depth understanding of the local ecosystem or relevant experience
• Understands, analyzes, and effectively presents scientific/technical details and marketing materials
• Proficient knowledge and understanding of the payer landscape including commercial, Medicaid, and Medicare or relevant experience
• Demonstrates the ability to analyze complex data to develop strategic and actionable business plans to deliver sales results
• Candidates must have excellent communication & organizational skills and be proficient with technology platforms and business hardware/software

Benefits

• Opportunity for merit-based salary increases
• Short incentive plan participation
• Eligibility for our 401(k) plan
• Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurances
• Leaves provided in line with your work state
• Flexible paid time off
• 11 paid holidays plus additional time off for a shut-down period during the last week of December
• 80 hours of paid sick time upon hire and each year thereafter

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