Key Account Manager - Mid Atlantic

Place in the Organization

At uniQure, we are delivering on the promise of gene therapy and delivering hope for patients facing urgent unmet medical needs. Every role in our organization carries profound purpose; whether you're in research, operations, access, or support, your contributions impact patients. We're seeking passionate professionals who thrive in high-stakes environments, uphold rigorous quality standards, and share our relentless commitment to transforming the lives of patients.  Join us in making the impossible possible, where your expertise becomes a catalyst for life-changing treatments.

The Key Account Manager is the primary commercial contact for a defined set of US treatment centers. This role will be at the forefront of bringing uniQure's gene therapy pipeline to the patients who need it most, orchestrating the multiple clinical, operational, and administrative stakeholders within each center who together make treatment possible.

This role will work as part of a collaborative regional team, partnering across Medical Affairs, Market Access, Patient Services, Marketing and Patient Advocacy to ensure each center has everything it needs to identify, refer, and treat patients effectively. This is a role for someone who thrives on complexity, finds a way forward when the path isn't obvious, and keeps patients at the heart of every decision.

Key result areas (major duties, accountabilities and responsibilities) 

• Build and sustain strong relationships with the full ecosystem of stakeholders at assigned treatment centers including specialist neurologists, clinical coordinators, case managers, pharmacy, and institutional decision-makers to ensure every part of the center is aligned and equipped to support patients through treatment.
• Lead complex, multi-stakeholder engagement and coordination within each treatment center, mapping decision-making pathways, removing barriers, and ensuring clinical, operational, and access workstreams move in lockstep.
• Develop and execute account-level plans that align with regional strategy, accurately forecast treatment volumes.
• Work as ONEuniQure with field-based colleagues across Medical Affairs, Market Access, Marketing, Patient Advocacy and Patient Services to deliver a coordinated, seamless experience at every center and for every patient.
• Lead pre-launch and launch activities within your accounts, establishing the clinical, operational, and access pathways needed for successful treatment pathways.
• Use data and market insights to continuously improve engagement strategies, identifying opportunities and course-correcting quickly when needed.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for treatment center onboarding and ongoing activation, coordinating internal and external teams to ensure no center is left without the support it needs to treat patients confidently.
• Accountable for achieving defined revenue targets and key performance indicators (KPIs), consistently driving performance within their assigned accounts and territory to deliver against both individual and organizational commercial objectives
• Represent uniQure with integrity at all times, operating within all relevant legal, regulatory, and compliance requirements.

Qualifications & Skills

• 7+ years’ field-based experience in pharmaceutical or biotech commercial roles, including direct experience in rare or CNS conditions
• Experience in gene therapy or a CNS disease specialty setting is preferred.
• Familiarity with advocacy communities, or academic research partnerships relevant to rare neurological diseases.
• Experience working alongside Medical Science Liaisons and understanding the boundary between commercial and medical engagement.
• Proven success managing and coordinating complex accounts such as Academic Medical Centers and Centers of Excellence, where multiple institutional stakeholders must be aligned to ensure treatment success, experience in a rare disease launch setting is essential.
• Excellent communication skills and business acumen to translate complex clinical and access information clearly for different audiences from neurologists, neurosurgeons to hospital administrators and internal team members and build trust at all levels.
• Genuinely motivated by patient impact in a way that shows up in how you plan your week, engage your accounts, and measure your own success, not just stated as a value, but visible in how you operate.
• Valid US driver's license and willingness to travel extensively within your territory (50%+).

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US Salary Range 168000 - 218000 USD