Executive Sales Specialist, Long-Term Care

🕒 February 26

🌲 North Carolina – Remote

🌲 North Carolina – Remote

💵 $124k - $155k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟢 Junior

🤑 Sales

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Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc.

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 1993

💊 Pharmaceuticals

🧬 Biotechnology

⚕️ Healthcare Insurance

💰 $287.5M Post-IPO Equity on 2019-09

Pharmaceuticals • Biotechnology • Healthcare Insurance

Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc. is a pharmaceutical company specializing in breakthroughs in neuroscience to enhance lives. For over 30 years, Acadia has been at the forefront of healthcare, pioneering treatments for conditions like Parkinson’s disease psychosis and Rett syndrome. The company's focus is on developing innovative and novel medicines that address unmet medical needs, especially in therapeutic areas with high demand, such as Prader-Willi syndrome, Alzheimer’s disease psychosis, and other central nervous system disorders. Acadia is dedicated to elevating life by embracing diverse perspectives, fostering collaboration, and advancing scientific research and development.

📋 Description

• Responsible for driving sales, developing business, and addressing customer needs within an assigned long-term care (LTC) territory. • Manages relationships with prescribers, pharmacists, facility decision-makers, and other members of the LTC care team to ensure appropriate patients are identified, started, and maintained on therapy. • Build and maintain strong relationships with all members of the LTC resident care team, including physicians, physician-extenders (NP/PA), consultant pharmacists, dispensing pharmacists, and nursing facility leadership/staff. • Promote Acadia products by delivering compliant clinical, disease state, and reimbursement education tailored to customer needs. • Identify and address customer questions, concerns, and objections with advanced selling skills. • Develop deep knowledge of customers, practices, and local/regional market trends; apply this insight to business planning. • Create and execute quarterly territory business/action plans, leveraging data to maximize reach, frequency, and impact within budget. • Provide guidance on pricing, reimbursement, and LTC-specific profitability parameters; act as liaison between customers and Acadia for access-related questions. • Collaborate with sales management, territory teammates, and cross-functional partners (e.g., managed markets, marketing, operations, training) to address business needs. • Represent Acadia at conferences, exhibits, product launches, and training sessions; contribute to regional and national initiatives. • Mentor and train new/junior Sales Specialists; share field insights and participate in cross-functional projects. • Maintain compliance with all regulatory requirements, company policies, and LTC regulations affecting medication use and resident care.

🎯 Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree required; life sciences preferred. • Experience: • Sales Specialist: Minimum 1-2 years of sales experience in pharmaceutical/healthcare; neuroscience preferred. • Senior Specialist: Minimum 5 years of healthcare sales (2+ in complex/account-based selling). • Executive Specialist: Minimum 12 years of healthcare sales (3+ in complex/account-based selling). • Advanced selling and negotiation skills, with the ability to influence diverse HCP audiences. • Proven leadership, mentorship, and role-model capabilities at a regional level. • Strong business acumen, organization, and self-motivation with a business ownership mentality. • Must reside within the territory (or within 30 miles of its border) and, if required, within reasonable proximity to a major airport. • Valid driver’s license with acceptable driving record; ability to drive a company vehicle daily and travel independently by air. Travel may be up to 80%, including overnight stays and occasional after-hours work. • Must meet vaccination and facility access requirements for customer visits and event participation.

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive base, bonus, new hire and ongoing equity packages • Medical, dental, and vision insurance • Employer-paid life, disability, business travel and EAP coverage • 401(k) Plan with a fully vested company match 1:1 up to 5% • Employee Stock Purchase Plan with a 2-year purchase price lock-in • 15+ vacation days • 13 -15 paid holidays, including office closure between December 24th and January 1st • 10 days of paid sick time • Paid parental leave benefit • Tuition assistance