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Job DescriptionAbout the Role
Join us as Key Account Manager. In this role, you will lead and develop strategic customer relationships to grow Takeda’s business in Romania while meeting all compliance and legal requirements. You will play a key role in connecting Takeda with healthcare decision-makers, hospital stakeholders, and other external partners. Your work will help improve access to Takeda products, support strong account partnerships, and translate therapy and market knowledge into business success. You will be part of a cross-functional team that works with colleagues across sales, marketing, medical, market access, supply chain, and project management. By understanding customer needs, market trends, and patient flows, you will help shape effective account strategies and deliver outcomes that support patients, customers, and Takeda’s business objectives.
How You Will Contribute
Reporting to the Sales Lead for Romania, you will:
- Lead strategic customer relationships to build trust with healthcare decision-makers, hospital stakeholders, and other external partners.
- Execute account strategies and tactics to support Takeda performance, product knowledge, customer engagement, and sales objectives.
- Develop comprehensive account plans that address stakeholder needs, improve relationships, and maximize business performance.
- Collaborate with Market Access and Supply Chain to support product availability and access to local formularies and protocols.
- Analyze account and territory performance using sales data, competitor information, customer behavior, and patient flow insights.
- Coordinate cross-functional activities with marketing, medical, field, and project colleagues to align objectives and customer engagement.
- Monitor and communicate performance by tracking key performance indicators, reporting progress, and maintaining activity information in the customer relationship management system.
- Share market intelligence and best practices while identifying issues, proposing solutions, and supporting effective execution.
Qualifications
- University degree in medicine, biology, chemistry, pharmacy, or an equivalent field.
- At least three years of sales experience in specialized prescription pharmaceuticals and the hospital sector.
- Experience promoting pharmaceutical products that require clinical explanation.
- Knowledge of the Romanian healthcare system and the ability to manage complex stakeholder networks.
- Experience communicating and negotiating with healthcare decision-makers.
- Strategic and analytical thinking combined with strong business understanding.
- Fluency in Romanian and good English skills for scientific reading and international meetings.
- A valid driver’s license and ability to travel regularly by road, including overnight stays, and internationally when required.
LocationsBucharest, Romania
Base Salary Range:
lei153,100.00 - lei210,540.00The estimated salary range reflects an anticipated range for this position. The actual base salary offered may depend on a variety of factors, including the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.
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Worker TypeEmployeeWorker Sub-TypeRegularTime TypeFull timeSkills Required
- University degree in medicine, biology, chemistry, pharmacy, or an equivalent field
- At least three years of sales experience in specialized prescription pharmaceuticals and the hospital sector
- Experience promoting pharmaceutical products requiring clinical explanation
- Knowledge of the Romanian healthcare system
- Ability to manage complex stakeholder networks
- Experience communicating and negotiating with healthcare decision-makers
- Strategic and analytical thinking with strong business understanding
- Fluency in Romanian
- Good English skills for scientific reading and international meetings
- Valid driver's license
- Ability to travel regularly by road, including overnight stays, and internationally when required
Takeda Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits include a dollar-for-dollar 401(k) match with immediate vesting, plus an additional annual contribution that increases with age and service. These features are positioned as a notable strength in the U.S. offering.
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Parental & Family Support — Family supports span extended paid bonding leave alongside fertility, adoption, surrogacy, childcare, and caregiver resources. The scope of these programs is broad and prominent within the package.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage spans PPO and HSA-enabled options with prescription, dental, and vision, complemented by mental-health support and a 24/7 EAP. The breadth of coverage and wellness resources is a recurring highlight.
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What We Do
For over 240 years, Takeda’s propensity to evolve has driven the next generation of innovation, and as a future-focused organization, we’re continuing to drive forward with endurance in our steadfast pursuit to achieve the best outcomes for our patients in a rapidly changing world. We have been preparing for this period of value creation by investing in data, digital and technology, and we’re proud of our employees and their commitment to turning groundbreaking ideas into life-changing impacts. Since our founding in Japan, integrity and putting patients first have been at the heart of our identity, and we will emerge ready for our future as one of the most trusted and science-driven digital biopharmaceutical companies. Join a team where your innovation impacts lives. Together, we’ll realize improved outcomes by improving data quality, enhancing launch execution and improving the patient journey. You’ll play a critical role in accelerating data collection and increasing accuracy across all parts of the business. Patients across the globe will benefit from access to treatments afforded by greater opportunities and efficiency in our research and development.
Why Work With Us
We connect to our history and Japanese heritage through everything we do to bring our purpose, values, vision, and imperatives to life. We are committed to bringing better health and a brighter future to patients. Being a part of Takeda means having the opportunity to be a part of something bigger than yourself.
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