**Ophthalmics Region Business Lead, Mid-Atlantic** Do you want to be part of an inclusive team that works to develop innovative therapies for patients? Every day, we are driven to develop and deliver innovative and effective new medicines to patients and physicians. If you want to be part of this exciting work, you belong at Astellas! Astellas Pharma Inc. is a pharmaceutical company conducting business in more than 70 countries around the world. We are committed to turning innovative science into medical solutions that bring value and hope to patients and their families. Keeping our focus on addressing unmet medical needs and conducting our business with ethics and integrity enables us to improve the health of people throughout the world. For more information on Astellas, please visit our website at www.astellas.com . **Purpose:** Developing innovative therapies is one of the most challenging, most essential, and personally rewarding fields in science. This is the most exciting time to be a part of Astellas, a company with a uniquely collaborative and patient-focused culture.   There's something special about working at Astellas. It's reflected in our focus on the people we serve, the way we treat each other and the results we achieve together as a company.    **Position Summary:** A field-based sales leadership role, with the priority to lead a diverse team of Ophthalmics Business Specialists focused on educating the eye care community and compliantly promoting Izervay for appropriate patients in the Mid-Atlantic Region. Expected to deeply understand the business driving factors within their geographies and provide clear direction and support to their team to educate, support and influence a wide range of eye care professionals, including retinal specialists, comprehensive ophthalmologists, optometrists, and practice staff.  A driven leader who is accountable and “owns the results” by leading their team like it’s their own business, balancing strategic agility and tactical execution to drive business results, while always putting patients and their needs first.  This role sits on the Sales Leadership Team **Essential Job Responsibilities:** + Motivate, coach, and develop a highly motivated, engaged, and effective team of Ophthalmics Business Specialists across the region. + Build and cultivate an empowered team culture that enables high performance and collaboration. + Oversee the implementation and execution of disease state educational awareness plans. + Maximize revenue by driving sales performance to exceed goals and provides sales direction and leadership to Ophthalmics Business Specialists within their region. + Ensure a high level of clinical acumen, working with Ophthalmics Business Specialists on customer messaging execution to deliver compliant, impactful conversations. + Formulate and direct the activation of a regional business plan, based on contributing to national goals and integrating local OPHTHALMICS BUSINESS SPECIALISTS goals and achievements. + Provide clear direction to Ophthalmics Business Specialists on execution based on a strong link to marketing objectives and planning. + Collaborate with and aligns on region strategy with peer functional field leadership, with accountability to achieve an optimal full office customer experience. + Demonstrate ways to navigate complex ophthalmology referral networks within their region to make business impact. + Perform ad-hoc special projects with cross functional input to support specific business needs requested. **Education and/or Experience:** + 8+ years of experience in specialty pharmaceutical therapeutic areas within sales, experience in retina and buy and bill preferred. + 5+ years with a proven track record of leading high performing sales teams. + Demonstrated success within drug launches in applicable specialty markets preferred. + Bachelor’s degree required.   **Supervisory Responsibilities:**   Yes   **Other Skills & Abilities:** + Ability to travel within the US on a regular basis, which will include overnight and weekend travel. + Ensure that the team performs with integrity and compliance. + Hungry for a challenge, excited by a new disease state with no established patient flow. + Quickly find ways to build and manage / inspire a newly formed team. + Excellent science and data driven communicator. + Ability to provide guidance to region while empowering decisions at customer level. + Team player and team builder, drives both individual performance and success with peers. + Model collaboration with key field and internal partners to enable team wins and create an impactful customer experience. **Benefits:** + Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance + Generous Paid Time Off options, including Vacation and Sick time, plus national holidays including year-end shut down + 401(k) match and annual company contribution + Company paid life insurance + Annual Corporate Bonus and Quarterly Sales Incentive for eligible positions + Long Term Incentive Plan for eligible positions + Referral bonus program \#LI-TD Category Sales Astellas is committed to equality of opportunity in all aspects of employment. 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