Cardiovascular Account Specialist - U.S. Sales, Newark, NJ

Position Overview

• Location Type: Territory (Edison, NJ and New Brunswick, NJ)
• Employment Type: Full-time
• Salary: (Not provided in the text) This role is with Cytokinetics, a late-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing muscle activators and inhibitors for cardiovascular diseases. The Cardiovascular Account Specialist will be responsible for launching a novel cardiac myosin inhibitor for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) within their territory, driving sales and building relationships with key stakeholders.

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 operate autonomously as the single point of accountability for the product launch within the territory.
• Account Planning: Develop territory-specific account plans to identify, assess, and prioritize opportunities to meet customer needs.
• Collaboration: Coordinate efforts 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, educational programs) to healthcare professionals (HCPs) to create demand for the product.
• Strategic Thinking: Demonstrate strategic thinking and a proactive approach in supporting the company’s mission to address unmet patient needs.

Application Instructions

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Company Information

• Company: Cytokinetics
• Industry: Specialty Cardiovascular Biopharmaceutical Company
• Focus: Discovering, developing, and commercializing first-in-class muscle activators and next-in-class muscle inhibitors for cardiovascular diseases.
• Core Values:
  • Patients are our North Star
  • Science is in our Soul
  • We > Me
  • Make it Happen