Cardiovascular Account Specialist - U.S. Sales, Phoenix North, AZ

Position Overview

• Location Type: Territory-Based (Includes Scottsdale, AZ and Glendale, AZ)
• Employment Type: Full Time
• Salary: (Salary information 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 a designated territory, building relationships with key stakeholders, and driving sales performance.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree required
• Experience: 5+ years of experience in biotech/pharma sales
• 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 within the territory.
• Account Planning: Develop territory-specific account plans to identify and prioritize opportunities.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Work synergistically with internal stakeholders (medical, payer, patient navigation/support) and external customers (IDNs, hospitals, cardiology clinics, specialty pharmacies).
• Subject Matter Expertise: Serve as a subject matter expert and resource to customers, providing clinically relevant information about the product and disease.
• Demand Generation: Communicate approved resources to healthcare professionals (HCPs) to create demand for the product launch, including marketing materials, payer information, formulary coverage, and patient support services.
• Patient Support: Focus on creating demand for HCM patients.

Application Instructions

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Company Information

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