Cardiovascular Account Specialist - U.S. Sales, Kansas City, KS

Position Overview

• Location Type: Territory (Wichita, KS & Topeka, KS)
• Employment 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. The company is developing small molecule drug candidates specifically engineered to impact myocardial muscle function and contractility. This role focuses on launching a novel cardiac myosin inhibitor for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM). The ideal candidate will drive performance by working synergistically with internal stakeholders and external customers.

Requirements

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

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, identifying and prioritizing opportunities to meet customer needs.
• Collaboration: Coordinate efforts with a local integrated field team consisting of medical, payer, and patient navigation/support colleagues.
• 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 HCPs to create demand for the product launch.
• Customer Support: Focus on creating demand for the HCM product launch.

Application Instructions

• Not provided

Company Information

Cytokinetics’ core values are:

• Patients are our North Star: Dedicated to benefiting patients and their caregivers.
• Science is in our Soul: Committed to scientific excellence, integrity, and critical thinking.
• We > Me: Strength lies in unity and diversity.
• Make it Happen: Tenacity, resilience, and a forward-thinking mindset, holding ourselves accountable for impactful results.