Now Hiring - Regional Sales Manager, EMD – Northeast in Boston, MA

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Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc (NASDAQ: JAZZ) is a global biopharmaceutical company whose purpose is to innovate to transform the lives of patients and their families. We are dedicated to developing life-changing medicines for people with serious diseases - often with limited or no therapeutic options. We have a diverse portfolio of marketed medicines and novel product candidates, from early- to late-stage development, in neuroscience and oncology. We actively explore new options for patients including novel compounds, small molecules and biologics, and through cannabinoid science and innovative delivery technologies. Jazz is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland and has employees around the globe, serving patients in nearly 75 countries. For more information, please visit [please apply online] and [please apply online] on Twitter.

About the Role

The Regional Sales Manager (Epilepsy) will play an integral role within the Epilepsy and Movement Disorders (EMD) Business Unit. This role will lead and develop the most respected, high performing and patient driven Rare Disease Sales Team in the industry. He/ she will be responsible for creating and maintaining a patient inspired and people valued culture within their team, shaping the sales strategy for their respective region in the US, as a derivative of the national strategy, and leading sales execution in that region to ensure US commercial success. The Regional Sales Manager must be able to navigate and lead through large institutions and IDNs and be well versed in account/system management.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Directly leads and manages a team of Neurology Account Managers including recruiting, hiring, developing, coaching, and evaluating
• Develops, leads and executes a local market sales plan with specific goals and targets for sustained growth and success through different stages of the product life cycle (launch and growth)
• Creates and maintains a people-valued culture driven by common values and the pursuit of being patient driven, passionate, innovative, accountable, collaborative, and approaching work with integrity and excellence
• Inspires and unites a team toward a common vision through authentic leadership and an agile approach
• Fosters an entrepreneurial culture with a focus on ownership and accountability to maximize individual and Company goals, and establishes open and honest communication with subordinates, peers, and senior leadership
• Demonstrates exceptional knowledge of disease state, product, customer, rare/orphan drug market, competitive products and the broader healthcare marketplace

• Plays an active role in KOL/customer engagement/development: Identifies and establishes strong personal relationships with key and emerging thought leaders and customers and devotes the necessary amount of time to engage with HCPs
• Continually develops the competence (skills, knowledge, and behaviors) of sales team through appropriate coaching and other development training and activities
• Collaborates with cross functional Jazz Pharmaceutical leaders (Market Access, Marketing, Sales Training, Medical Affairs, Patient Access, Government Affairs, and Compliance) to achieve shared business objectives in a compliant manner
• Demonstrates an ability to analyze, interpret and leverage data including sales analytics, CRM reports, business statistics and customer feedback that provides an information framework for the development of strategic business plans and successful execution of those plans
• Responsible for the financial management of monetary resources inclusive but not limited to promotional and T&E budgets in a manner consistent with Jazz Pharmaceutical compliance policies
• Conducts all Company business in accordance with all regulations and Company policy and procedures
• Demonstrates high ethical and performance standards with all business contacts within the medical and pharmaceutical community
• Fosters and maintains a culture of compliance by being a role model of integrity and requiring the sales team to comply with all legal, ethical and procedural standards in all business activities

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree required
• MBA or other advanced degree preferred
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in biotech/ pharma sales and sales leadership
• Proven success in leading biotech/pharma product launches (preferably rare disease)
• Minimum of 5 years successfully leading sales teams (or combination of equivalent experience), with strong documented success in exceeding goals over time
• Experience in product marketing, sales training, commercial operations, or equivalent preferred
• Academic and/or Institutional experience required
• Prior experience working with local and national patient advocacy groups
• Strong business relationships in the Epilepsy community preferred
• Rare disease and/or Epilepsy experience required
• Successful product launch experience required
• Proven record of success through teamwork and execution
• Exemplary leadership skills
• High level of clinical and business acumen and demonstrated learning agility
• Exceptional performance management skills and ability to close performance gaps to improve individual’s abilities and aptitudes
• Must have excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

Travel

• Ability to travel up to 75% with a history of managing large geographic areas
• Some travel and attendance on evenings and weekends for regional and national meetings, conferences and advocacy support events

Jazz Pharmaceuticals is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any characteristic protected by law.

FOR US-BASED CANDIDATES ONLY

Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices and we strive to provide employees with total compensation packages that are market competitive. For this role, the anticipated base pay range is $152,000-$199,500. The exact base pay offered for this role will depend on various factors, including but not limited to the candidate's qualifications, skills, and experience.

At Jazz, your base pay is only one part of your total compensation package. The successful candidate may also be eligible for a discretionary annual cash bonus or incentive compensation (depending on the role), in accordance with the terms of the Company's Global Cash Bonus Plan or Incentive Compensation Plan, as well as discretionary equity grants in accordance with Jazz's Long Term Equity Incentive Plan.

The successful candidate will also be eligible to participate in various benefits offerings, including, but not limited to, medical, dental and vision insurance, 401k retirement savings plan, and flexible paid vacation. For more information on our Benefits offerings please click here: [please apply online]