Cell Therapy Specialist - Portland

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Job Description

Kite, a Gilead Company, is a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of novel cancer immunotherapy products designed to harness the power of a patient’s own immune system to selectively target and kill cancer cells. The company is focused on chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) and T cell receptor (TCR) engineered cell therapies designed to empower the immune system's ability to recognize and kill tumors. Kite is based in Santa Monica, CA. For more information on Kite, please visit www.kitepharma.com. Sign up to follow @KitePharma on Twitter at www.twitter.com/kitepharma.

Do you want to make a real difference in the world? Come help us in our quest to cure cancer! Everyone at Kite is grounded by this common goal. Every single day, we seek to establish a direct line between that purpose and our day-to-day work. Join us in our mission!

Therapeutic Specialist, Oncology - Portland

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for representing Kite’s products and services to a defined customer base, generating and growing sales and consistently achieving or exceeding sales targets within a specific geographic area.
• Responsible for developing an understanding of the issues and opportunities unique to each geography.
• Comprehensive understanding of Kite and competitor products in their therapeutic area, and an in depth knowledge of the complexities associated with the disease state. 
• Actively promotes the appropriate use of Kite products to healthcare professionals in accordance with Corporate, PhRMA and OIG guidelines. 
• Demonstrates leadership among peers by consistent application and modeling of the appropriate compliance, behavior and conduct.
• Strict compliance with all regulatory agencies, state, and federal law is required.
• Develops and aggressively implements a territory business plan to meet customer needs and achieve goals.
• With guidance, initiates systems to monitor sales progress and action plans.
• Prepares territory budget plans for customer contacts, unrestricted educational grants, speaker events and other miscellaneous external expenditures.
• Works cooperatively with Medical Scientists, National Account Managers, Therapeutic Center Specialists, Marketing and other internal Kite team members on various cross-functional projects related to specific accounts or physicians. May work in collaboration with outside partner companies to co-promote products or services.
• Assists in the identification and resolution of issues and opportunities, and communicates proactively to marketing and sales management.
• Reports adverse events to Kite’s Drug Safety and Public Health department and other internal departments as appropriate per required guidelines.
• Performs all administrative functions required of the position, including reporting call activity and customer information into the appropriate call reporting system in a timely manner, submitting expenses, etc.
• Adheres to company policies, procedures and business ethics and demonstrates Kite’s company values of Teamwork, Excellence, Accountability, Integrity and Inclusion.

Background

• Possess superior selling skills honed in highly competitive markets. 
• Proven expertise in building relationships and influencing.
• Aptitude for rapid learning and retention of technical and scientific product related information.
• Must set high goals and standards of performance and be self-motivated and able to work with a general level of autonomy.

Specific Education and Experience Requirements:

• Requires a BA or BS degree
• A minimum of 4 years of pharmaceutical/healthcare sales experience.
• Proven and consistent track record of meeting/exceeding sales objectives, preferably in specialty markets.
• Previous product launch experience in a highly competitive environment

Kite is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the development of innovative cancer immunotherapies with a goal of providing rapid, long-term durable response and eliminating the burden of chronic care. The company is focused on chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) and T cell receptor (TCR) engineered cell therapies designed to empower the immune system's ability to recognize and kill tumors. Kite is based in Santa Monica, CA. For more information on Kite, please visit www.kitepharma.com. Sign up to follow @KitePharma on Twitter at www.twitter.com/kitepharma.
 

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