Regional Director, Rare Disease, Neurology

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Recruit, nurture, coach, and retain a diverse team of high-performing commercial field professionals focused on Neurology.

• Oversee regional business planning and execution to meet launch, growth, and performance targets in alignment with the national commercial strategy.

• Ensure readiness for product launches and manage post-launch execution, emphasizing excellence in customer engagement, account planning, and team preparedness.

• Provide coaching to field team members through regular visits, performance evaluations, and development planning.

• Ensure the team possesses expertise in rare neurologic diseases, patient identification, treatment pathways, market access, reimbursement, and site-of-care dynamics.

• Establish and maintain strategic relationships with healthcare providers, Centers of Excellence, integrated health systems, advocacy organizations, and other key stakeholders.

• Collaborate cross-functionally with Medical Affairs, Market Access, Patient Services, Marketing, Commercial Operations, and other stakeholders to enhance patient access and achieve business outcomes.

• Analyze market trends, competitive activities, customer insights, and business performance data to guide regional strategy and decision-making.

• Manage regional resources, budgets, meetings, training initiatives, and commercial activities in accordance with company policies and industry regulations.

• Promote a patient-first, compliant, and collaborative culture while spearheading organizational change, innovation, and continuous improvement.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree is required; an advanced degree is preferred.

• Over 7 years of leadership experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, rare disease, or specialty fields, demonstrating a successful commercial track record.

• Experience in rare diseases is required; experience in rare neurology is highly preferred.

• Preferred experience in launching and/or commercializing highly specialized therapies, including ASO, gene therapy, or other advanced treatments.

• Proven success in building, coaching, and developing high-performing teams while fostering accountability, compliance, and talent growth.

• Strong understanding of rare disease patient journeys, diagnosis pathways, treatment administration, reimbursement, market access, and site-of-care considerations.

• Experience collaborating with academic medical centers, Centers of Excellence, infusion networks, multidisciplinary care teams, and complex healthcare systems is preferred.

• Demonstrable ability to create and implement strategic account plans and translate data-driven insights into actionable business strategies.

• Strong cross-functional leadership, collaboration, and influencing abilities, with the capability to navigate ambiguity in a fast-paced environment.

• High ethical standards and strong business acumen are essential.

• Willingness to travel approximately 60–70%, including overnight travel as required.

🏝️ Benefits

• Generous vacation time and company-observed public holidays.

• Volunteer days.

• Long-term incentive and Employee stock purchase plans or equivalent offerings.

• Employee wellbeing benefits.

• Fitness reimbursement.

• Tuition sponsorship.

• Professional development plans.

• Annual bonus.

• Equity incentives.