Rhythm Pharmaceuticals

Commercializes MC4R-targeted therapies for rare obesity

Hospital Affairs Lead

Field SalesConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

An academic degree in medicine, pharmacy, or veterinary medicine is required; an MBA, PharmD, or PhD is a plus.
Successfully pass the pharmaceutical sales representative examination.
Have at least 5 years of sales experience with a documented tangible track record in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry in Austria.
Have experience building and maintaining strong relationships with key stakeholders, including healthcare professionals, specialist nurses, hospital pharmacists, payers, and multidisciplinary teams.
Have sound experience facilitating referral pathways.
Have proven experience with successful launches.
Have experience using information technology-based or virtual customer interaction and promotional tools.
Have experience in site-specific project management.
Demonstrate commercial acumen and financial savvy.
Be able to identify opportunities, manage complexity and priorities, and liaise and influence internally to deliver results while working with uncertainty.
Have a cross-functional mindset focused on seamless collaboration with the medical tandem partner.
Be fluent in German and verbal and written English.
Be willing and able to travel frequently.
Orphan or specialty experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Have regional sales responsibility for the product.
Develop strong partnerships with healthcare professionals, key external experts, payers, and multidisciplinary stakeholders.
Deliver growth in line with expectations for the Austrian affiliate.
Support the 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 to customer segmentation and individual customer preferences and objectives.
Use the customer relationship management system for business planning.
Challenge current practice to deliver the best outcomes for patients.
Discuss the benefits of clinical data to improve patients’ lives in line with approved indications and create strong product advocacy.
Identify and contribute to key projects as part of a project team, such as national meetings.
Collect and share customer and environmental insights to deliver optimal patient management.
Lead or support regional and national conferences and high-quality local educational meetings.
Conduct all activities in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, industry standards, internal compliance requirements, and company policies, upholding ethics, integrity, and business conduct standards.
Lead the planning, tracking, and reporting process for the territory, including account plans.

Desired Qualifications

Orphan or specialty experience.

Company Overview
Rhythm is a global, commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to transforming the lives of patients living with rare neuroendocrine diseases. We develop medicines for previously untreatable or undertreated diseases. 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 a member of the Rhythm Austria field-based 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 our product in Austria across its approved indications, work collaboratively within the national and international teams to lead the sales strategy and serve as a trusted commercial partner to health care professionals, key external experts and decision makers through scientific expertise, project management, network formation and service offerings.

Responsibilities and Duties

Have regional sales responsibility for our product
Develop strong partnerships with health care professionals, key external experts, payers and multidisciplinary stakeholders
Deliver growth in line with expectations for the Austrian affiliate
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
Accountable for using CRM system for business planning
Challenge current practice to deliver the best outcomes for patients
Be able to discuss benefits of clinical data to improve the lives of patients (in line with approved indications), creating strong product advocacy
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
Ensure all activities are conducted in strict accordance with applicable laws, regulations, industry standards, internal compliance requirements, and Rhythm policies, while upholding the highest standards of ethics, integrity and business conduct.Lead the planning (i.e. account plans), tracking and reporting process for the territory

Qualifications and Skills

Academic degree (medicine, pharmacy, veterinary medicine), MBA, PharmD or PhD is a plus
Successfully passed the pharmaceutical sales representative examination
At least 5 years sales experience with a documented tangible track record in pharma/biotech industry in Austria
Orphan/specialty experience preferred
Experience with building and maintaining strong relationships with key stakeholders (HCPs, specialist nurses, hospital pharmacists, payors, multi-disciplinary teams)
Sound experience in facilitating referral pathways
Proven 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
Not accepting the status quo, working with a sense of urgency to deliver results
Self-starter mentality who feels comfortable working in a fast-paced environment
Cross-functional mindset focused on a seamless collaboration with the medical tandem partner
Strong team player with a can-do mentality fostering integrity and a collaborative approach
Excellent communication and presentation skills - fluent in German and in verbal and written English

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

More about Rhythm
We are a dynamic and growing global team spanning more than a dozen countries. At Rhythm we are dedicated to transforming the lives of patients living with rare melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) pathway diseases by rapidly advancing care and precision medicines that address the root cause. Our team is passionate about expanding access to reach more patients and developing novel therapies for other rare neuroendocrine diseases, including congenital hyperinsulinism.
At Rhythm Our Core Values Are

We are committed to advancing scientific understanding to improve patients’ lives
We are inspired to tackle tough challenges and have the courage to ask bold questions
We are eager to learn and adapt
We believe collaboration and ownership are foundational for our success
We value the unique contribution each individual brings to furthering our mission

Inherent in our core values is the commitment to act ethically and with integrity in all we do.

About the Company

Rhythm Pharmaceuticals

Commercializes MC4R-targeted therapies for rare obesity

Rhythm Pharmaceuticals focuses on developing therapies for rare neuroendocrine genetic obesity disorders, led by IMCIVREE (setmelanotide). IMCIVREE is an MC4R agonist that restores signaling in the MC4R pathway to curb hunger and regulate energy use; it is FDA, EC, and MHRA approved for Bardet-Biedl syndrome and certain POMC/PCSK1/LEPR deficiencies in patients aged 2 and older, with revenue from global sales. The company differentiates itself by pursuing precision medicine for MC4R pathway diseases and advancing additional MC4R programs like bivamelagon and RM-718. Rhythm’s goal is to broaden access to MC4R-targeted therapies for rare patient populations and grow its pipeline toward sustainable commercialization.

Company size: 501-1,000
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Boston, MA
Founded: 2008

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