Sr. Cell Therapy Account Specialist, Jacksonville
Legend Biotech US
Summary
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.
Job description
Role Overview
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 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 implements 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.
- May work in collaboration with outside partner companies to co-promote products or services.
- 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.
Requirements
- 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 team work/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).
- 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.
Requirements
- 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 team work/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)
- Working knowledge of AI technologies and approved AI tools
- Must be authorized to work in the United States
Company overview
Legend Biotech is a global, commercial-stage biotechnology company specializing in the development and manufacturing of advanced cell therapies. Headquartered in Somerset, New Jersey, the company was founded in 2014 and has grown to become a leader in the cell therapy space with over 2,600 employees worldwide. Legend Biotech focuses on innovative cellular immunotherapy platforms, including autologous and allogeneic chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapies, natural killer (NK) cell-based immunotherapies, and non-gene-editing universal CAR-T technologies. The company's flagship product, CARVYKTI® (ciltacabtagene autoleucel), developed in collaboration with Johnson & Johnson, is a BCMA-directed CAR-T therapy approved for the treatment of relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma. With a robust pipeline of 11 investigational therapies spanning multiple disease areas, Legend Biotech operates research and development facilities across the United States, Europe, and China, maintaining a strong commitment to transforming patient care through cutting-edge cellular therapies.