Why Join Us
Be a hero for our rare disease patients
At Ultragenyx we fundamentally believe that taking real impactful action to care for the needs of patients and our people is always the right thing to do.To achieve this goal our vision is to lead the future of rare disease medicine. For us this means going where other biopharma companies wont go challenging the status quo and creating a new model that advances our field so more patients and caregivers can benefit from lifechanging treatments. We do this by following the science applying a novel rapid development approach making innovative medicines at fair and reasonable prices and creating a collaborative ecosystem to reach patients in ways that are most meaningful for them.
Our commitment and care for patients extends to our people so culture is an essential cornerstone for Ultragenyx. We remain continuously focused on creating a supportive and inclusive environment of profound learning and growth so employees can thrive in all areas of their lives in and outside of work.Ultimately we want to be an organization where we would be proud for our family friends and children to work.
If you want to have a meaningful impact do the best work of your career and grow a lot both professionally andpersonally come join our team.
Position Summary:
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The Key Account Manager is responsible for the successful commercialization of Ultragenyx products in the assigned territory. In this function he/she will be accountable for attaining revenue and profitability goals and independently analyze the decisionmaking and patient referral patterns in the territory. He/she will drive initiatives to improve patient care by educating stakeholders.
Work Model:
Field: Officially documented as working as a member of the Ultragenyx field team generally interacting with third parties on behalf of Ultragenyx.
Responsibilities:
- Independent continuous analysis of market potential treatment paradigms and referral patterns in the assigned territory
- Developing executing and presenting account plans for key accounts in the territory
- Analzying effectiveness of commercial tactics
- Establishing sustainable mutually beneficial relations to opinion leaders and other key stakeholders in the territory leveraging personal contacts.
- Optimizing patient care by aligning decision makers involved in relevant decisions (e.g. specialists nurses pharmacists payers)
- Developing and executing strategies to identify undiagnosed or misdiagnosed patients
- Engage in regular exchange with peers to share best practices
- Monitor changes in the health care system to identify new business opportunities
- Support market access on a local level (regions and hospitals) to ensure patients have sustainable access to pharmaceutical innovation
Requirements:
- University degree in Medicine/Biology/Chemistry/Pharmacy or equivalent degree
- 3 5 years of sales experience in secondary care with a proven success record in product launches in highly specialized therapeutic areas
- Experienced in marketing and sales of Orphan
- Experience in key opinion leader engagement
- Experience in organization of educational events
- Analytical skills
- Thorough knowledge of local industry code of conduct and relevant legislation
- Good understanding of national health care system and decisionmaking pathways in hospital and regional ecosystems
Desirable:
- Experience with national reimbursement system and regional payers
- Established contacts with opinion leaders in metabolic medicine
- Experienced in Sales of Orphan and highly innovative products #LICK1 #LIRemote
Full Time employees across the globe enjoy a range of benefits including but not limited to:
Generous vacation time and public holidays observed by the company
Volunteer days
Long term incentive and Employee stock purchase plans or equivalent offerings
Employee wellbeing benefits
Fitness reimbursement
Tuition sponsoring
Professional development plans
* Benefits vary by region and country
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