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Hospital Affairs Lead, Belgium

fully flexible

Remote:

Full Remote

Contract:

Full time

Experience:

Senior (5-10 years)

Work from:

Belgium

Offer summary

Qualifications:

Academic degree (science or economy), MBA or PhD is a plus, At least 5 years sales experience in specialty care with documented track record, Experience with orphan drugs/Rare Diseases, Able to travel frequently.

Key responsabilities:

Own sales for lead med in Belgium
Build partnerships with key experts, payers
Deliver growth aligned with expectations
Support development of care programs/Support Programs
Challenge current practices, promote product advocacy

Rhythm Pharmaceuticals Inc. Biotech: Biology + Technology SME https://www.rhythmtx.com/

51 - 200 Employees

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Job description

Company Overview
Rhythm is a global, commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to transforming the lives of patients and their families living with rare neuroendocrine diseases. We develop medicines for previously untreatable or undertreated diseases and provide meaningful support for healthcare providers and patients and their families. We recognize the courage it takes for patients and their caregivers to begin their journey of advocacy to find the answers they need. Their courage inspires us to challenge convention, ask bold questions and seek answers for them. Every day, we strive for excellence through our willingness to adapt, learn, and our tenacity to overcome barriers, together.

Opportunity Overview
As the first member of the Rhythm Belgian team, you will be working within the field of rare MC4R pathway diseases. As the Hospital Affairs Lead (HAL), you will own sales responsibility for Rhythm’s lead medicine in Belgium across its approved indications, work collaboratively within the National and International team to lead the sales strategy and serve as a trusted commercial partner to external experts, decision makers and Health Care Professionals (HCP) through scientific expertise, project management, network formation and service offerings.

Responsibilities and Duties

National sales responsibility for Rhythm’s lead medicine
Develop strong partnerships with key experts, payers and multidisciplinary stakeholders
Deliver growth in line with expectations for the Belgian business
Support development and expansion of comprehensive care programs and Patient Support Programs
Facilitate referral pathways between peripheral sites and prescribing centers
Lead an omnichannel customer approach relevant for customer segmentation and individual customer preferences/objectives
Challenge current practice to deliver the best outcomes for patients
Able to discuss benefits of clinical data to improve the lives of patients (in line with approved indications), creating strong product advocacy
Possess thorough knowledge of national policy and public stakeholders to identify opportunities for optimal patient management and revenue growth
Identify and input into key projects as part of project team, e.g. national meetings
Collect and share customer and environmental insights to deliver optimal patient management
Lead or support regional and national conferences and best in class local educational meetings
Regularly perform market, customer & competitor observation
Ensure adherence with compliance, ethics, and general law
Acts as a local customer contact for distribution (i.e. linking pin between customers and Patient Support Program)
Lead the planning (i.e. account plans), tracking and reporting process for the territory
Accountable for using CRM system for business planning

Qualifications and Skills

Academic degree (science or economy), MBA or PhD is a plus
At least 5 years sales experience in specialty care with a documented tangible track record
Orphan drugs/Rare Diseases experience recommended
Experience with building and maintaining strong relationships with key experts and key stakeholders (HCPs, specialist nurses, hospital pharmacists, payors, multi-disciplinary teams)
Sound experience in facilitating referral pathways
Experience with successful launches
Experience and track record in use of IT based/virtual customer interaction and promotional tools
Experience in site specific project management
Commercial acumen and financially savvy
Ability to identify opportunities, manage complexity and priorities and liaise, influence internally to ‘make it happen’ whilst being comfortable working with uncertainty
Excellent communication and presentation skills - fluent in Dutch and French and in verbal and written English
Not accepting the status quo, working with a sense of urgency to deliver results
High integrity, collaborative approach

This role is field-based in Belgium. Candidates applying must be willing and able to travel frequently.

More about Rhythm
Our lead asset, IMCIVREE® (setmelanotide), is a precision medicine designed to treat hyperphagia, an insatiable, pathological hunger characterized by abnormal food-seeking behaviors, and early- or rapid-onset severe obesity caused by an impairment of a pathway in the hypothalamus called the melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) pathway. IMCIVREE® is the first and only approved therapy for certain rare MC4R pathway diseases in the United States, Europe, Great Britain and several other countries. In collaboration with leading experts across the world, Rhythm is advancing the most comprehensive clinical research program ever initiated in MC4R pathway diseases, including a Phase 3 trial for acquired hypothalamic obesity. In addition, we are leveraging our extensive genetic database, global network of researchers, a track record of regulatory successes and global commercial infrastructure to develop a full portfolio of treatment options to patients struggling with hyperphagia and severe obesity and ensuring they get the treatment that is right for them. We continue to advance care and precision medicines that address rare diseases. We are focused on expanding access to IMCIVREE® to reach more patients and developing novel therapies for other rare neuroendocrine diseases, including congenital hyperinsulinism. Rhythm’s headquarters is in Boston, MA.