Cardiovascular Account Specialist - U.S. Sales, Charleston, SC

Position Overview

• Location Type: Territory-Based (Myrtle Beach, SC & Columbia, SC)
• Job Type: Full Time
• Salary: Not provided
• Company: Cytokinetics

Cytokinetics is a late-stage, specialty cardiovascular biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing, and commercializing first-in-class muscle activators and next-in-class muscle inhibitors as potential treatments for debilitating diseases in which cardiac muscle performance is compromised. This role focuses on launching a novel cardiac myosin inhibitor for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) within a designated territory. The ideal candidate will drive sales, build relationships with key stakeholders, and serve as a subject matter expert for the company’s product.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree required
• Experience: 5+ years of experience in biotech/pharma sales
• Preferred Experience:
  • Cardiology, rare disease, or specialty product experience
  • Specialty product launch experience
• Territory Management: Experience as a rep with sole ownership of the territory is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Sales Performance: Deliver sales results and serve as a single point of accountability for the successful launch within the territory.
• Account Planning: Develop territory-specific account plans to identify, assess, and prioritize opportunities to meet customer needs.
• Collaboration: Work synergistically with internal stakeholders (medical, payer, patient navigation/support) and external customers.
• Subject Matter Expertise: Serve as a subject matter expert and resource to customers, providing clinically relevant disease and product information.
• Demand Generation: Communicate approved resources (marketing materials, payer information, formulary coverage, patient support services, and educational programs) to healthcare professionals (HCPs) to create demand for the product launch.
• Patient Support: Focus on benefiting HCM patients and their caregivers.

Application Instructions

Not provided.

Company Information

• Company Name: Cytokinetics
• Company Focus: Late-stage, specialty cardiovascular biopharmaceutical company
• Company Mission: To address patients’ unmet needs related to compromised cardiac muscle function.
• Company Core Values:
  • Patients are our North Star
  • Science is in our Soul
  • We > Me
  • Make it Happen