About the role

District Sales Manager connecting medical professionals with Amgen products while managing district sales teams across Southern California, Arizona, and New Mexico.

Responsibilities

Be the connection to our customers by providing clinical knowledge of our products to medical professionals and helping them navigate the complex payer environment.
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

Doctorate degree and 2 years of Sales/Marketing experience OR Master’s degree and 6 years of Sales/Marketing experience OR Bachelor’s degree 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
2 years of managerial experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs or directing the allocation of resources.
Three + years of specialty sales experience
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
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.

Comprehensive employee benefits package, including a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions
group medical, dental and vision coverage
life and disability insurance
flexible spending accounts.
A discretionary annual bonus program, or for field sales representatives, a sales-based incentive plan
Stock-based long-term incentives
Award-winning time-off plans and bi-annual company-wide shutdowns
Flexible work models, including remote work arrangements, where possible