AstraZeneca

Regional Account Manager, aHUS, Chicago S, IL

AstraZeneca$152K — $229K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree required
  • 5+ years in pharmaceutical sales or related field mandatory
  • Proven track record of top-tier sales results in institutional settings
  • Strong clinical knowledge and analytical skills essential
  • Ability to develop professional relationships with healthcare providers
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills necessary
  • Must reside within geographical territory or within 50 miles of its border

Responsibilities

  • Achieve or exceed sales objectives in assigned territory
  • Develop targeted account-specific business plans
  • Maintain strong clinical and technical knowledge
  • Collaborate with cross-functional internal stakeholders
  • Handle customer inquiries and objections effectively
  • Educate on clinical approaches to disease states
  • Lead implementation of a patient-centric partnership model
  • Utilize CRM tools for managing activities and resources
  • Execute local promotional activities and programs
  • Provide exceptional product expertise and customer service

Benefits

  • 401(k) retirement program
  • Paid vacation and holidays
  • Health benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Short-term incentive bonus opportunity
  • Eligibility for long-term equity-based incentive programs
Full Job Description

Regional Account Manager, aHUS, Chicago S, IL

This is what you will do:

The Regional Account Manager (RAM) position is within our Hematology and Nephrology Franchise, a division of Alexion, and will focus on aHUS. The RAM will be assigned a sales territory focused on Academic Centers, Community Hospital Systems, Physician Clinics, and Infusion Centers primarily focused on Nephrology and Hematology. This individual would be responsible for the growth and expansion of the aHUS portfolio.

You will be responsible for:

  • Consistently achieving or exceeding sales objectives in assigned territory
  • Creating and maintaining strategically targeted account-specific business plans that reflect an in-depth understanding of local market forces impacting product sales
  • Developing and maintaining strong in-depth clinical, technical, and scientific knowledge
  • Collaborating closely with internal cross-functional stakeholders, including PNH Regional Account Manager(s), TLL(s), SAL(s), MSL(s), FRM(s), PEM(s), Market Access, Diagnostics, and enterprise partners
  • The ability to handle customer questions and objections in a way that is consistent with product indications and sales training methodology, including ability to compliantly triage inquiries to appropriate partner
  • Demonstrating the ability to educate on the clinical approach to specific disease states, leading to a successful differential diagnosis and appropriate testing of focus patient populations
  • Being trained to understand and demonstrate proper use of products to clinicians in hospital and infusion center environments
  • Leading the implementation for our patient-centric partnership model which will include physicians, their staff, patients, clinics, and hospitals
  • Effectively utilizing CRM tools to manage time, resources and workload including accurately tracking sales activities and submitting required reports
  • The execution of local promotional activities and programs for therapeutic areas
  • Providing a high level of product expertise and customer service to all accounts
  • Proactively interacting with Alexion management to refine product and market initiatives
  • Performing work in alignment with and adhering to all Alexion’s Code of Ethics and Business Conduct and Alexion policies and procedures

You will need to have:

  • Bachelor’s degree
  • 5 years pharmaceutical sales or equivalent experience (e.g., Biotech or Medical Device) or 5 years’ experience in a medical setting
  • Proven, documented track record for delivering consistent, 'Top-tier' sales results in Institutions and hospital systems
  • Ability to work independently as well as interdependently in a team-oriented environment
  • Strong clinical acumen and account-based selling, analytical and strategic skills to successfully develop accounts
  • Demonstrated ability to seek out and qualify leads and profile new accounts
  • Ability to gain consistent access & develop strong, professional relationships for scientific exchange and promotion with healthcare providers in community and academic centers
  • Effective verbal and written communication skills and organizational abilities
  • Must live in the geographic territory or live within 50 miles of the geographic territory border
  • Ability to travel within territory on a regular basis which will include frequent overnight and weekend travel
  • Valid driver's license and clean driving record
  • The duties of this role are generally conducted in a field environment.  As is typical of a field-based role, employees must be able, with or without an accommodation, to travel by public transportation, automobile, train, or plane; work comfortably in a clinical setting; use a computer; engage in communications via phone, video, and electronic messaging; problem solve; engage in complex and non-linear thought, analysis, and dialogue; collaborate with others; maintain general availability during standard business hours.  

We would prefer for you to have:

  • Advanced or master’s degree
  • 5 years pharmaceutical sales or equivalent experience (e.g., Biotech or Medical Device)
  • Sales experience in the orphan or ultra-orphan area
  • Bio/Pharma; Nephrology, and/or Oncology experience

The annual base salary for this position ranges from $152,813 to $229,219. However, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.  In addition, our positions offer a short-term incentive bonus opportunity; eligibility to participate in our equity-based long-term incentive program (salaried roles) or to receive a retirement contribution (hourly roles). Benefits offered included a qualified retirement program [401(k) plan]; paid vacation and holidays; paid leaves; and, health benefits including medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans. Additional details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors. 

Date Posted

06-Jul-2026

Closing Date

03-Sep-2026

About AstraZeneca

AstraZeneca is a British-Swedish multinational pharmaceutical company that specializes in the research, development, and manufacturing of prescription drugs. The company was formed in 1999 through the merger of Astra AB and Zeneca Group plc. AstraZeneca's products are used to treat a wide range of medical conditions, including cancer, cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, and diabetes. The company has operations in over 100 countries and employs more than 76,000 people worldwide. AstraZeneca is committed to developing innovative medicines that improve the health and well-being of people around the world.
Learn more about AstraZeneca
Size
83,100 employees
Market Cap
$211.5 billion
Industry
Net Income
$3.1 billion
Founded
1999
5 Year Trend
+10.2%
Revenue
$26.6 billion
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