District Sales Manager - Primary Care - West

Territory covers : Los Angeles N, CA; Lost Angeles S, CA; Orange County, CA; Phoenix N, AZ; Phoenix S, AZ; Riverside, CA; San Diego, CA

Relocation is not offered for this role.

Join Amgen's Mission of Serving Patients

At Amgen, if you feel like you're part of something bigger, it's because you are. Our shared mission-to serve patients living with serious illnesses-drives all that we do.

Since 1980, we've helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world's toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas -Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease- we reach millions of patients each year. As a member of the Amgen team, you'll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives.

Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, you'll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.

District Sales Manager

Live

What you will do

Let's do this. Let's change the world. In this vital role you will be the liaison to our customers by providing clinical knowledge of our products to medical professionals.

Amgen's medicines treat serious illnesses and our research address diseases with a limited number of treatment options. With a robust and differentiated pipeline, Amgen remains committed to advancing science to dramatically improve people's lives.

Amgen is a values-based organization with a powerful sense of shared purpose toward our mission : to serve patients. Within our US Commercial Operations (USCO), we provide the capabilities, resources, and rewards of a global enterprise, while maintaining the entrepreneurialism and verve that marked our early days as a biotechnology pioneer. We encourage our team members to have fulfilling and meaningful careers through challenging assignments, career development, and valuable opportunities such as this District Sales Manager opportunity.

This position will require strong ability to collaborate cross-functionally with other Amgen business units including District Sales Mangers, Regional Sales Directors, the Virtual Selling Team (VST), and Corporate Account Managers.

Additional Responsibilities and Duties Include

Track the progress of marketing messages and programs

Provide feedback to district teams on the marketing, allocating, monitoring, and leveraging of internal and external resources (e.g., discretionary spend)

Manage district teams to maximize their performance and help achieve / exceed sales and budget targets

Screen, interview, and hire candidates

Ensure compliance with training

Demonstrate the appropriate coaching and counseling to prepare individuals for future development

Conduct annual and on-going performance reviews and competency assessments

Communicate and coordinate with both district and cross-functional teams (e.g., Marketing, Finance, other Business Units)

Share best practices with direct reports and peers

Coordinate and / or participate in cluster teams

Conduct district sales meetings to guide districts

Develop local Opinion Leader relationships to achieve aligned objectives

Win

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The sales professional we seek is a go-getter with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications

Doctorate degree and 2 years of Sales / Marketing experience

OR

Master's degree and 6 years of Sales / Marketing experience

OR

Bachelor's degree or and 8 years of Sales / Marketing experience

OR

Associate's degree and 10 years of Sales / Marketing experience

OR

High school diploma / GED and 12 years of Sales / Marketing experience

AND

2 years of managerial experience directly managing people and / or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs or directing the allocation of resources.

Preferred Qualifications

Three + years of specialty sales experience (Nephrology, Rheumatology and / or Dermatology marketplace)

Experience in biologics

Buy and bill model experience

Ability to consistently and objectively recognize and promote success behaviors, as well as diagnose and change unsatisfactory behaviors through effective coaching

Ability to leverage market & customer knowledge to strategically target messages, resources, and activities within the territory

Demonstrates knowledge of local payor coverage

Ability to understand and articulate clinical concepts, data, and conclusions

Demonstrated ability to utilize clinical information to effectively address customer questions and objections

Ability to recruit candidates that meet the minimum job criteria

Interviews and hires sales representatives that are capable and committed to fulfilling the job requirements

Strong sense of responsibility and demonstrated self-discipline

Setting appropriate short term and long term objectives; demonstrated success in communicating & collaborating with sales staff, peers, business unit counterparts in an effective and timely manner.

Thrive

Some of the vast rewards of working here

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, so we work to care for our teammates' professional and personal growth and well-being.

Full support and career-development resources to expand your skills, enhance your expertise, and maximize your potential along your career journey

A diverse and inclusive community of belonging, where teammates are empowered to bring ideas to the table and act

Generous Total Rewards Plan-comprising health, finance and wealth, work / life balance, and career benefits-with compensation and benefits rated above 4 stars (out of 5) on Glassdoor

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Application deadline :

Amgen does not have an application deadline for this position; we will continue accepting applications until we receive a sufficient number or select a candidate for the position.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request an accommodation.