Requirements: English
Company: Blueprint Medicines Co.
Region: Rome , Lazio
Location(s): Italy North-West or North-EastLevel of position: Senior ManagerPosition type: Field-basedReporting Line: The position reports to the Commercial Lead ItalyHow will your role help us transform hope into reality?The Key Account & Access Manager (KAAM) is a field-based expert combining sales and local access competencies who is responsible for scientific information as well as local and regional market access to drive commercial success of our medicines. In this role, the KAAM will be responsible for hospital-based account planning and management, identifying, developing, and managing relationships with a variety of healthcare providers, including hematologists, allergologists/immunologists, oncologists, pathologists, and hospital pharmacists, as well as some regional and local payers.The KAAM will be accountable to engage in high quality scientific exchange about the clinical application of our precision medicines to a variety of external stakeholders, as well as obtain important insights about accounts current practice and treatment landscapes. In addition, the KAAM is expected to build strong cross-functional relationships and provide meaningful subject-matter expertise to colleagues in Commercial, Market Access, Medical Affairs, Patient Advocacy, while maintaining full compliance with all relevant company, industry, legal, and regulatory requirements. This position reports to the Country Commercial Lead and will be responsible for approximately 1/3 of Italy market: either the territory of Italy North-West (or Italy North-East based on the candidates place of living and final territories design).What will you do?Responsible for driving and achieving the business objectives of new product launches and in-market assets.Identify key external stakeholders and develop a deep understanding of their needs, collaborating on initiatives and co-creating mutually beneficial solutions that will add value to them and the patients.Support and advise Healthcare professionals on the correct use of Blueprint Medicines product and services portfolio with effective scientific and product communication.Drive account stakeholder relationships; develop and monitor long-term relationships between Blueprint Medicines, the account, and its key stakeholders.Execute local market access plans at regional and hospital level, working in strict relationship with the Market Access Team.Design strategy for and be accountable for key accounts, develop and execute concrete action plans for those.Implement programs to support the journey of patients and ultimately work with the local health care system to improve the treatment of this disease and/or the patient journey.Follow up relevant matters concerning delivery, tenders, cash collection and all the administrative tasks related to the local access and order fulfillment.Lead and develop local strategic customer relationships and bring product to launch within compliance and legal requirements.Develop and execute projects initiated by relevant team members to support their customers, resulting in better and more efficient treatment outcomes helping Blueprint Medicines to be a key partner in the product area by stakeholders.Proactively share insights and best practices within the Italian team and within the INT region.Proactively coordinate collaboration with medical affairs and market access (and other internal stakeholders) to ensure alignment in objectives and activities with accounts and external stakeholders.Monitor the account plan progress and hold self-accountable for the prioritized plans execution.Lead the core account team meetings and present account plans and progress at relevant local meetings with management.Prioritize and manage accounts 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.What minimum qualifications do we require?Bachelors or masters degree in scientific disciplines and/or any title defined by the Italian law that allows to qualify as Scientific Representative.4-7 years of pharmaceutical industry experience working in Sales.What additional qualifications will make you a stronger candidate?Experience in field market access preferred but not necessary.Experience in managing customer relationships across the full spectrum of customer types in healthcare industry.Account management experience desirable and knowledge in therapy and product area.A very strong sense of urgency to address key stakeholder needs.Knowledge in National and Regional Healthcare system and the local and therapy specific policies that impact decision making.Strategic Approach, balancing between driving the short-term goals and the long-term vision.Strong collaboration skills. Establish empathic and productive relationships and partnerships with others across the organization to ens