Therapeutic Sales Specialist - Northwest

About BridgeBio

BridgeBio is a biopharmaceutical company founded to discover, create, test, and deliver transformative medicines to treat patients who suffer from genetic diseases and cancers with clear genetic drivers. We bridge the gap between remarkable advancements in genetic science in academic institutions and the delivery of meaningful medicines to patients. Founded in 2015, the company has built a portfolio of 20+ drug development programs ranging from preclinical to late-stage development in multiple therapeutic areas including genetic dermatology, precision oncology, cardiology, endocrinology, neurology, pulmonology, and renal disease, with two approved drugs.

Our focus on scientific excellence and rapid execution aim to translate today’s discoveries into tomorrow’s medicines. We have U.S. offices in San Francisco, Palo Alto, and Raleigh, with small satellites in other parts of the country. We also have international offices in Montreal, Canada, and Zurich, Switzerland, and are expanding across Europe.

To learn more about our story and company culture, visit us at https://bridgebio.com

Who You Are

The Therapeutic Sales Specialist is a high-impact position that is critically important to BridgeBio’s success. They will be a patient champion with exceptional business and clinical acumen to execute product launches with sustained excellence. In doing such, they will bring passion, urgency, and a get-it-done attitude to treating unmet needs in patients.  

Responsibilities

• Meeting and/or exceeding sales goals in an assigned territory by developing, implementing, and executing an integrated territory business plan encompassing key customer target 
• Will demonstrate subject matter expertise concerning scientific and clinical information for Acoramidis
• Will take a customer centric-approach and engage customers in clinically relevant discussion utilizing approved materials 
• Will effectively analyze sales data to identify opportunities for business growth or areas of concern in their territory 
• Be responsible for territory business planning and execution of key company initiatives 
• Will adhere to company guidelines and demonstrate honesty, integrity, trust, respect, and accountability and perform all responsibilities in accordance with company policies and procedures and applicable state and federal rules and regulations 
• Compliantly partners with Medical Science Liaisons, Field Reimbursement, Patient Access, HUB and other key cross-functional team members to develop strategies to ensure a high level of customer satisfaction 
• Navigates the hospital formulary process and develops and implements strategies to ensure successful product positioning and availability 
• Anticipates potential business challenges, adjusts priorities as needed, demonstrates flexibility, and develops solutions to address challenges 
• Maintains an exceptional level of proficiency in selling skills, clinical, market and product knowledge and the business environment of the territory 
• Collaborates with peers and company personnel to ensure corporate objectives and initiatives are achieved 
• Effectively plans and organizes schedule to ensure maximum efficiency and use of time to accomplish goals and objectives 
• Acts as an ambassador on behalf of the company. Presents a professional image and represents the company, products and people with integrity and respect 
• Completes tasks and projects assigned by Sales Leadership
• Ensures that all activities are following applicable regulations, compliance and Pharma guidelines 

CRITICAL CAPABILITIES

Competitive Mindset: 

• Business Acumen & Results Orientation: Evaluates and proposes business opportunities while leveraging all available resources and balances priorities to drive results
• Resilience & Confidence: Is self-reliant and helps others build their resilience and self-confidence

Customer Focus: 

• Build Trusting Relationships: Leverages current relationships and identifies underlying concerns. They are a trusted advisor that both anticipates and addresses customer needs
• Clinical Acumen & Learning Agility: Continually builds and applies their own clinical and technical knowledge and is someone sought out for their product and disease state expertise

Account Success: 

• Influence with Impact: Effectively persuades others by leveraging complex influence strategies while developing their own resilience and self-confidence
• Teamwork and Coordination: Puts the success of the business ahead of personal/professional interests. Works collaboratively with leadership and teammates to support the business

No matter your role at BridgeBio, successful team members are:

• Patient Champions, who put patients first and uphold strict ethical standards
• Entrepreneurial Operators, who drive toward practical solutions and have an ownership mindset
• Truth Seekers, who are detailed, rational, and humble problem solvers
• Individuals Who Inspire Excellence in themselves and those around them
• High-quality executors, who execute against goals and milestones with quality, precision, and speed

Education, Experience & Skills Requirements

• 8+ years of successful experience in the pharmaceutical industry and 5+ years in Rare Disease/Cardiology/Specialty/ATTR
• BS/BA Required, MBA Preferred but not required
• Product/indication launch experience: Track record of successfully launching new products and/or new indications into highly competitive markets
• Strong leadership, planning and organization, analytics, business acumen, decision making and problem- solving skills
• Ability to prioritize and execute on plan
• Proven leadership skills with a history of holding oneself to a high level of accountability
• Ability to influence without authority, internally as well as externally
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Excellent skills in using remote technology to engage with customers
• Adherence to BridgeBio’s high ethical standards
• Significant travel is required

What We Offer

• Patient Days, where we are fortunate to hear directly from individuals living with the conditions we are seeking to impact throughout the year and learn how we can improve our efforts
• A culture inspired by our values: put patients first, think independently, be radically transparent, every minute counts, and let the science speak
• An unyielding commitment to always putting patients first. Learn more about how we do this here
• A de-centralized model that enables our program teams to focus on advancing science and helping patients. Our affiliate structure is designed to eliminate bureaucracy and put decision-making power in the hands of those closest to the science
• A place where you own the vision – both for your program and your own career path
• A collaborative, fast-paced, data-driven environment where we inspire ourselves and each other to always perform at the top of our game
• Access to learning and development resources to help you get in the best professional shape of your life
• Robust and market-competitive compensation & benefits package (Base, Performance Bonus, Equity, health, welfare & retirement programs)
• Flexible PTO
• Rapid career advancement for strong performers
• Potential ability to work on multiple BridgeBio Pharma programs across multiple therapeutic areas over time 
• Partnerships with leading institutions
• Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion