Cardiovascular Account Specialist - U.S. Sales, Rochester, NY

Position Overview

• Location Type: Territory-Based (Buffalo, NY & Syracuse, NY)
• Employment Type: Full Time
• Salary: Not provided in the text
• 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 introducing Cytokinetics in a designated territory and launching its first commercial product, a novel cardiac myosin inhibitor for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM).

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.
• Specialty Experience (Preferred):
  • Cardiology experience
  • Rare disease experience
  • Specialty product experience
• Launch Experience (Preferred): Experience with specialty product launches

Responsibilities

• Sales Performance: Deliver sales results and operate autonomously within the territory.
• Territory Planning: Develop territory-specific account plans to identify, assess, and prioritize opportunities.
• Integrated Team Collaboration: Work synergistically with internal stakeholders (medical, payer, patient navigation/support) and external customers.
• Subject Matter Expert: Serve as a subject matter expert and resource to customers, providing clinically relevant disease and product information.
• Demand Generation: Create demand for the product launch by effectively communicating approved resources to healthcare professionals (HCPs), including:
  • Marketing materials
  • Payer information
  • Formulary coverage
  • Patient support services
  • Educational programs
• Strategic Focus: Demonstrate strategic thinking, passion for the company’s core values, and a proactive approach to supporting the company’s mission to address patients’ unmet needs.

Application Instructions

• Not provided in the text

Company Information

• Company: Cytokinetics
• Focus: Specialty cardiovascular biopharmaceutical company developing muscle activators and inhibitors for cardiovascular diseases.
• Core Values:
  • Patients are our North Star
  • Science is in our Soul
  • We > Me
  • Make it Happen