
Business Account Manager - PDT Private
Kolkata, West Bengal- Job Type: Full Time
- Job Level: Senior
- Travel: Minimal (if any)
Takeda has been translating science into breakthrough medicines for 240 years. Every step of the way, our teams have worked together to tackle some of the most challenging problems in drug discovery and development. Today, we’re a driving force behind innovative therapies that make a lasting difference to millions of patients around the world.
In R&D, all of our history and potential comes together in an environment that welcomes diversity of thought and amplifies every voice. Working closely with colleagues, you’ll play a key role in bringing our rich pipeline of products forward to help patients. Come join a team that’s earned trust for more than two centuries, and find out how advancing transformative therapies at Takeda will shape your bright future.
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Job Description
Job Description / Role Profile Job/Position: Business Account Manager – PDT Private BU/Organization: Plasma Derived therapies (PDT) Department: Commercial OBJECTIVES/PURPOSE • Responsible for maximizing utilization in key Therapy Areas and patient outcomes of the Takeda offering in designated territories/accounts • Responsible for driving and achieving business objectives through insights and analytics to prepare VB-KAM (Value Based - Key Account Management) plans within the allocated budget • Drive account stakeholder relationships; develop and monitor long-term relationships between Takeda, the account, and its key stakeholders ACCOUNTABILITIES Account Management • Understand the accounting situation, challenges, and needs • Formulate comprehensive, robust, and insight-driven key account plans • Deliver on agreed objectives and tactics within the key accounts to drive Takeda performance in defined Therapy Areas • Ensure account plans, objectives, and KPIs are transparent to the whole account team and senior leaders (captured in CRM) • Manage the account plan execution according to agreed timelines and budget • Conduct market surveillance and communicate in-field intelligence on customer insights, external stakeholder activities, and trends to key internal stakeholders (including commercial, medical, market access) • Identify key external stakeholders and develop an understanding of their needs, collaborating on initiatives and co-creating mutually beneficial solutions that add value to them and the patients • Support and collaborate with Access partner to gain product access to local formularies and/or protocols within own accounts • In coordination with supply chain, ensure Takeda product(s) are available at the account level • Operate in a manner that aligns with compliance and legal requirements and according to marketing and sales strategies • Act as an ambassador of the Takeda brand, its vision, and values Stakeholder Engagement • Develop long-term relationships between Takeda and key strategic accounts and their stakeholders • Drive the implementation of innovative offerings with key stakeholders and help differentiate Takeda from its competitors • Support and advise Healthcare professionals on the correct use of Takeda products and services portfolio • Work along with the distributors to ensure timely availability of allocated products and SKU in the account , extended reach and penetration in the area allocated Cross-Functional Team Leadership • Proactively coordinate collaboration with Marketing, Medical, and Market Access (and other internal stakeholders) to align objectives and activities with accounts and external stakeholders • Monitor account plan progress and hold collaborators, and self, accountable as agreed • Lead the core account team meetings and present account plans and progress at relevant local meetings to the management • Identify and address any collaboration misalignments Operational Excellence • Prioritize and manage accounts within assigned territory by assessing appropriate business opportunities through contacts with key decision-makers and important local stakeholders • Systematically analyze success of plans (e.g. sales, market developments, competitors) and propose mitigating actions as needed • Use learnings to further improve planning and execution • Make changes as needed based on new business opportunities and changes in the marketplace to achieve financial objectives • Ensure all reports are submitted to the Head office on a regular basis • Maintain sufficient inventory to ensure availability of products and services EDUCATION, BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS Critical Skills and Competencies • Strategic Approach: Balances the long-term vision while driving short-term goals • Collaboration: Establishes productive relationships and partners with others across the organization to ensure common understanding of objectives and to achieve shared goals • Drive for Results: Holds self and others accountable for delivering on commitments that align with our short- and long-term goals, focused on helping patients through innovation in medicine • Engage Others – Communicate with Impact: Motivates and influences others to gain support for ideas, strategies, and actions in service of providing superior pharmaceutical products to patients; provides appropriate background so messages are meaningful • Customer & Patient Centricity: Focuses on customer satisfaction and delivers a quality service or product to the agreed standards; understands the unmet needs of patients Experience and Education • Bachelor’s degree in science/pharmacy ; PGDBA/MBA desirable but not necessary • Minimum of 5 years of industry experience, with at least 3 years within specialty care environment (Pharma/Medical Device) • Experience in managing customer relationships across the full spectrum of customer types in healthcare industry; Account management experience desirable • Gastro/Hepatology /Critical Care • Healthcare environment knowledge • Experience of working across stakeholders like Procurement, HCP in OPD and IPD setting , Nursing etc within the key accounts
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