Key Account Manager I (Belo Horizonte)

About PTC Therapeutics

PTC Therapeutics is a global commercial biopharmaceutical company. For over 25 years our team has been deeply committed to a unified purpose: Extending life’s moments for children and adults living with a rare disease.

At PTC, we cultivate an inclusive culture where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds to join our team, fostering a strong sense of belonging.

Job Description Summary

The Key Account Manager I is a field-based position that serves as a direct link between PTC and Health Care Providers (HCPs) and clients in the assigned geographic region. Collaborating closely with the Director, Key Accounts and General Manager for the assigned region, and other members of the sales team, the incumbent is directly responsible for representing PTC’s products to medical professionals within their assigned geography.

The incumbent handles all operational aspects of pharmaceutical sales and service including, but not limited to: generating sales, communication and promotion of the clinical and economic benefits of the product, building and maintaining successful relationships, educating health care staffs, and identifying new opportunities for commercial and scientific growth.

He/she works cross-functionally with internal departments and external resources on Sales related issues. The Key Account Manager follow procedures (SOPs) as appropriate.

Essential Functions

• Establishes, develops and maintains business partnerships with targeted HCPs and staffs within assigned geographical territory.
• Increases awareness through appropriate scientific information and education (programs) to medical professionals, patient organizations and patients and families, where appropriate.
• Develops and executes a region specific and integrated action plan across all relevant areas of the communication mix in order to achieve the defined territory and sales goals.
• Clearly understands and implements goals of the marketing plan and attain sales/patient objectives for assigned products on a monthly, quarterly and/or yearly basis.
• Creates consultative, solution-oriented business partnerships with customers by meeting regularly with targeted HCPs and staff within assigned geography to understand and discuss ways PTC products can meet their identified needs.
• Identifies key treatment versus referral centres and facilitates cross-collaboration between centres and their stakeholders to optimize patient care.
• Drives patient identification (gene-sequencing) initiatives.
• Establishes, manages and maintains successful relations with relevant health authorities, key opinion leaders (KOLs), HCPs, patient organization and payors.
• Identifies and resolves product access and reimbursement issues.
• Provides HCPs and other hospital staff with training and assistance in the indicated use of the product.
• Communicates according to proper timelines on effects, side effects and counter-indications/risks of drugs and notifies the Pharmacovigilance (PV) Department.
• Maintains current and comprehensive clinical and pharmacoeconomic knowledge of the product and the treatment area.
• Collaborates with commercial and scientific colleagues to share best practice and to create opportunities to drive the commercial business.
• Performs other tasks and assignments as needed and specified by management.

Requirements

• Be based in Belo Horizonte is a must.
• Bachelor's degree in a related business or scientific discipline.
• Experience in sales/key account management in a pharmaceutical/biotechnology or related environment working with high-cost products is required.
• Rare diseases' experience would be a plus.
• Hands-on experience in interacting with third parties and patient organizations including selling a high-cost product that is distributed through a specialty pharmacy and require extensive coordination with patient access services.
• Excellent verbal