Rare Disease Business Manager - PI/CIDP (Des Moines)

Rare Disease Business Manager – PI / CIDP

Takeda Pharmaceutical, USA – Omaha, NE

Responsibilities

• Achieve sales quotas by driving new patient starts, sales in outpatient infusion centers and hospitals, and retaining patients on Takeda augmentation treatment.
• Conduct customer engagements to deliver sales presentations, provide technical and administrative product information, and educate healthcare professionals über neuromuscular conditions und Takeda support resources.
• Understand influence points within the healthcare office and identify how each individual affects diagnosis, treatment, and prescribing processes.
• Participate in community education events and conferences for healthcare professionals and patients.
• Focus on healthcare professionals within Allergy/Immunology, Pulmonology, Infectious Disease, select Internal Medicine/Primary Care, and Neurology; educate them on Takeda brands for Primary Immune Deficiency and CIDP.
• Analyze local and regional market trends to build long‑ and short‑term goals and a successful business plan.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams (Marketing, Patient Services, Alternate Site Team, Integrated Health Systems, Market Access, National Accounts) to ensure high levels of customer satisfaction and pull‑through opportunities.
• Work compliantly in a matrix environment that includes Patient Services, Specialty Infusion Pharmacies, and Managed Markets, protecting confidential patient information per Takeda policies.
• Embody the patient‑centric culture aligned with Takeda values and follow the PTRB (patient, trust, reputation, business) framework in decision making.

Key Skills

• Excellent organizational and territory planning abilities.
• Proven success as a team player and independent contributor in a matrixed organization.
• Strong data acquisition and interpretation skills to develop effective sales strategies.
• Ability to conduct community education events and motivate extended team members.
• Collaborative skills and ability to work across cross‑functional partners.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree – BS/BA.
• 3+ years of successful selling experience in pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device, or relevant clinical/industry experience, or 2+ years of selling experience at Takeda.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proven ability to navigate complex selling environments and influence multiple decision makers.
• Strong business acumen and strategic planning skills.
• Demonstrated territory planning, strategic account management, and prioritization skills with analytical data interpretation.
• Strong collaboration skills in a matrixed cross‑functional environment.
• Understanding of payer access and reimbursement at territorial, regional, and state levels.
• Adaptability to changing market conditions and customer needs.
• Learning agility to develop and apply clinical expertise and selling skills.
• Must reside within the territory or assigned geography.

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of pharmaceutical sales experience, preferably in rare disease.
• Experience with pharmaceutical or biologic products requiring coordination with patient access and market access teams.
• Relevant clinical or industry experience.
• Consultative / needs‑based selling skills.
• Experience working in a highly regulated marketplace.
• Ability to leverage emerging technologies, digital tools, and openness to AI‑enabled processes.

Licenses/Certifications

• Valid Driver’s License.

Travel Requirements

• Ability to drive and/or fly to accounts and occasional business meetings.
• Some overnight travel of up to 25–50% may be required depending on geographic assignment.

Training Requirements

• Successful completion of mandatory product training, including written and oral examinations.
• During training, the employee will be classified as non‑exempt and eligible for overtime under applicable law.
• After training, the employee will transition to exempt status and become eligible for sales incentives and other programs.

EEO Statement

Takeda is proud of its commitment to creating a diverse workforce and providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, national origin, age, disability, citizenship status, genetic information or characteristics, marital status, status as a Vietnam era veteran, special disabled veteran, or other protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws, and any other characteristic protected by law.