Oncology Territory Account Specialist
Job Description
Summary #LI-Remote This is a field-based and remote opportunity supporting key accounts in an assigned geography. Novartis is unable to offer relocation support for this role. Please only apply if this location is accessible to you. Company will not sponsor visas for this position. As a Territory Account Specialist (TAS), you’ll lead with purpose – crafting personalized experiences that reflect the unique needs of each account and Health Care Provider (HCP). Acting as the primary point of contact, you’ll build meaningful connections, identify shared priorities, and navigate solutions that link customers to Novartis resources – all with the goal of improving patient outcomes. Success in this role comes from balancing demand generation with strategic account engagement. You’ll bring expertise in clinical and account-based selling, access navigation, collaborative problem-solving, team orchestration, and omni-channel engagement.
Job Description
Key Responsibilities: - Navigate and resolve challenges within accounts to ensure customer needs are met with effective, tailored solutions. - Build a strategic territory plan by aligning shared priorities and applying insights and tactics that drive product demand and support better patient outcomes. - Partner proactively with territory teammates, field teams, and home-office colleagues to address customer needs and deliver access support. - Apply deep knowledge of the market, competitive landscape, and cross-functional dynamics to anticipate opportunities and respond to challenges with agility. - Use territory data and market trends to uncover local insights, support pull-through efforts, and lead impactful customer engagements – virtually or in person. - Facilitate planning sessions with key stakeholders to solve complex challenges and collaborate across functions to meet customer needs with urgency. - Deliver real-time access support and work closely with Patient Specialty Services (PSS) to ensure seamless customer experience. - Harness digital tools and omni-channel strategies to personalize outreach and engage customers across both virtual and face-to-face settings. Essential Requirements: - Bachelor’s degree required from 4-year college or university. - Experience (see leveling guidelines below) in pharmaceutical , biotech, healthcare, or similarly structured industries with large, geographically dispersed sales teams within the last 5 years. We also welcome candidates from other complex sales environments such as medical devices, diagnostics, life sciences services, insurance, consumer health, or B2B sectors, especially where strong field leadership and customer engagement are central to success . - For Associate Level opportunities, applicants with limited prior sales experience are encouraged to apply. - Proven track-record of consistent