Cardiovascular Account Specialist - U.S. Sales, Upper Manhattan, NY

Position Overview

• Location Type: Territory-based (New York, NY included)
• Employment Type: Full-time
• Salary: Not provided
• Company: Cytokinetics

Description: Cytokinetics is a late-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing muscle activators and inhibitors for treating cardiovascular diseases. This role involves launching a novel cardiac myosin inhibitor for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) and driving sales within a specific territory. The ideal candidate will build relationships with key stakeholders and establish themselves as a valuable resource.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree required
• Experience: 5+ years of experience in biotech/pharma sales
• Territory Ownership: Preferred experience as a rep with sole ownership of the territory
• Specialty Experience: Preferred experience in cardiology, rare diseases, or specialty products.
• Launch Experience: Preferred experience with specialty product launches.

Responsibilities

• Sales Performance: Deliver sales results and operate autonomously within the assigned territory.
• Account Planning: Develop territory-specific account plans to identify and prioritize opportunities.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Work synergistically with internal teams (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 for customers, providing clinically relevant information about the product and disease.
• Demand Generation: Communicate approved resources (marketing materials, payer information, formulary coverage, patient support services, educational programs) to healthcare professionals to drive demand for the product launch.
• Patient Focus: Focus on creating demand for the product launch with the goal of benefiting HCM patients.

Application Instructions

• Not provided

Company Information

• Company: Cytokinetics
• Focus: Late-stage, specialty cardiovascular biopharmaceutical company
• Core Values:
  • Patients are our North Star
  • Science is in our Soul
  • We > Me
  • Make it Happen