District Sales Manager - Respiratory Biologics - Denver/Kansas City/St. Louis/Mi

District Covers
Denver/Kansas City/St. Louis/Minneapolis

District Sales Manager Respiratory Biologics
The District Sales Manager for Respiratory Biologics leads regional sales efforts, collaborates with cross‑functional teams across Amgen, and drives business growth by managing district teams, ensuring compliance, and driving sales performance. Candidates must have experience in sales/marketing within biologics and ability to lead and develop sales staff.

Additional Responsibilities And Duties Include

Track the progress of marketing messages and programs

Provide feedback to district teams on the marketing, allocating, monitoring, and leveraging of internal and external resources (e.g., discretionary spend)

Manage district teams to maximize their performance and help achieve/exceed sales and budget targets

Screen, interview, and hire candidates

Ensure compliance with training

Demonstrate appropriate coaching and counseling to prepare individuals for future development

Conduct annual and ongoing performance reviews and competency assessments

Communicate and coordinate with both district and cross‑functional teams (e.g., Marketing, Finance, other Business Units)

Share best practices with direct reports and peers

Coordinate and/or participate in cluster teams

Conduct district sales meetings to guide districts

Develop local Opinion Leader relationships to achieve aligned objectives

Basic Qualifications

Doctorate degree and 2 years of Sales/Marketing experience

Master’s degree and 6 years of Sales/Marketing experience

Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of Sales/Marketing experience

Associate’s degree and 10 years of Sales/Marketing experience

High school diploma/GED and 12 years of Sales/Marketing experience

2 years of managerial experience directly managing people and/or leading teams, projects, programs, or directing the allocation of resources

Preferred Qualifications

Three or more years of specialty sales experience

Experience in biologics

Buy and bill model experience

Ability to consistently and objectively recognize and promote success behaviors, and diagnose and change unsatisfactory behaviors through effective coaching

Ability to leverage market & customer knowledge to strategically target messages, resources, and activities within the territory

Demonstrates knowledge of local payor coverage

Ability to understand and articulate clinical concepts, data, and conclusions

Demonstrated ability to utilize clinical information to effectively address customer questions and objections

Ability to recruit candidates that meet the minimum job criteria

Interviews and hires sales representatives that are capable and committed to fulfilling the job requirements

Strong sense of responsibility and demonstrated self‑discipline

Setting appropriate short‑term and long‑term objectives; demonstrated success in communicating and collaborating with sales staff, peers, and business unit counterparts in an effective and timely manner

Equal Opportunity Employer
Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by applicable law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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