Hospital Account Manager - Houston, TX

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Together, we’re on a mission to make good health more affordable and accessible, to help millions around the world enjoy healthier lives. It’s a mission that bonds our people across nearly 60 countries and a rich, diverse variety of nationalities and backgrounds. Working here means working with the world’s leading manufacturer of generic medicines, and the proud producer of many of the products on the World Health Organization’s Essential Medicines List. Today, at least 200 million people around the world take one of our medicines every single day. An amazing number, but we’re always looking for new ways to continue making a difference, and new people to make a difference with.

The opportunity

This position will be part of a sales team focused on the psychiatry space responsible for the performance of an injectable therapy for schizophrenia. The role of the Institutional (Hospital) Sales Representative will be located in the Houston, TX market. The Institutional (Hospital) Sales Representative will be responsible for achieving and delivering results in a compliant and ethical manner. This role will be focused on institutional selling efforts, including a focus on the hospital channel for the long-acting injectable therapy. The Institutional (Hospital) Sales Representative will possess an understanding of organizational objectives and align resources appropriately to meet those objectives. While pursuing their goals, the incumbent will uphold the culture and values of Teva in all interactions and business matters. They will analyze trends and apply knowledge to their customer interactions to deliver value. Additionally, the Institutional (Hospital) Sales Representative will effectively and efficiently plan and complete all business activities via aligned objectives and analytics and will maximize available resources. The Institutional (Hospital) Sales Representative will build and maintain strong, mutually beneficial networks/relationships with both internal and external stakeholders. The Institutional (Hospital) Sales Representative will possess impactful and influential communication and presentation skills and keep the objective in mind while moving the customer towards the solution.

How you’ll spend your day

The following areas of responsibility are essential to the satisfactory performance of this position by any incumbent, with reasonable accommodation if necessary. Any nonessential functions are assumed to be included in other related duties or assignments.

• Develop effective business plans to meet and exceed territory-level sales goals. Possess the understanding and ability to sell in different settings of care and identify key business opportunities within these settings.
• Demonstrate a collaborative sales approach and coordinate efforts between sales leadership, other Teva sales teams, market access, sales operations, and training.
• Adhere to all Teva compliance guidelines, operate with integrity, and ensure the sales team adheres to these policies.
• Review weekly/monthly data reports to identify trends and make plans to address concerns. Build rapport and relationships by interacting effectively with employees and external contacts (i.e., HCP and office staff) at all levels, demonstrating the awareness of their needs and responding with the appropriate action.
• Provide healthcare product demonstrations, physician detailing, and in-servicing of products to current and potential customers.
• Consult with physicians, nurses, and medical office staff to appropriately promote the product and provide product and patient education.
• Work closely with specialty pharmacy facilities to ensure product availability and provide education, as necessary.
• Remain apprised of all product formulary developments within hospitals by working closely with the P&T committee.
• Work with the discharge coordinator to understand patient follow-up treatment and transitions of care.
• Following the sales plan, maintain a call average, defined as face-to-face interactions with healthcare providers, focusing on top target customers.

Current territory boundaries include the major cities / areas of Houston Metro, Austin, San Antonio and south through the Rio Grande Valley. The greatest proportion of work will be focused in the major metro areas.

The selected candidate ideally will reside in the Houston metro area but for the right candidate, could live in the San Antonio metro area.

Your experience and qualifications

Any equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience that fulfills the requirements of the position will be considered.

Education/Certification/Experience
• Bachelor's degree required
• Minimum of 5 years of pharmaceutical sales experience required, preferably in the long-acting injectable schizophrenia space
• Experience in the hospital setting with a detailed understanding of buy and bill, formulary placement, P&T committees, and in-services required
• Experience in psychiatric therapeutic areas strongly preferred
• Specific experience with long-acting injectables for the treatment of schizophrenia in the hospital setting preferred
• Experience successfully launching products in the psychiatric space across multiple settings of care
• Injectable and in-office administration experience within a mental health facility
• The ability to operate within complex settings and networks and provide customer insights effectively

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities
• Ability to interact with customers in live and virtual environments and proficiency with technology
• Understanding of reimbursement coverage and pull through strategies as well as experience in all pertinent settings of business (CMHC, specialty pharmacy, private practice)
• Understanding of the buy-and-bill model.
• Leadership skills and ability to collaborate with multiple sales teams
• Proven written and verbal communication skills
• Valid US driver's license and acceptable driving record required

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS
Extensive travel throughout the assigned region, which may include air travel and weekend or overnight travel.

Enjoy a more rewarding choice

We offer a competitive benefits package, including:

• Comprehensive Health Insurance: Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription coverage starting on the first day of employment, providing the employee enrolls.
• Retirement Savings: 401(k) with employer match, up to 6% and an annual 3.75% Defined Contribution to the 401k plan.
• Time Off: Paid Time Off including vacation, sick/safe time, caretaker time and holidays.
• Life and Disability Protection: Company paid Life and Disability insurance.
• Additional benefits include, but are not limited to, Employee Assistance Program, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Tuition Assistance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Account, Life Style Spending Account, Volunteer Time Off, Paid Parental Leave, if eligible , Family Building Benefits, Virtual Physical Therapy, Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity Insurances, Identity Theft Protection, Legal Plan, Voluntary Life Insurance and Long Term Disability and more. 

Compensation Data

The annual starting salary for this position is between $88,000 – 160,000 annually. Factors which may affect starting salary within this range and level of role may include geography/market, skills, education, experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

This position also qualifies for participation in the company's sales incentive plan, which rewards employees based on their achievement of defined sales targets and adheres to the plan's established guidelines.

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