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Alnylam Pharmaceuticals

Key Account Manager - Leipzig / Dresden

DEPosted 1 months ago

Job Description

Overview

 

At Alnylam, we are pioneering a new class of medicines through RNA interference (RNAi), with the potential to transform the lives of patients with rare and serious diseases. As a Key Account Manager (KAM), you will play a critical role in bringing these innovations to patients across Germany, acting as a trusted partner to healthcare professionals and a strategic driver of our commercial objectives.
 
This is a field-based role with responsibility for selected genetic programs within an assigned territory. You will be accountable for developing and executing strategic, territory-specific account plans that optimize patient care, improve diagnosis and referral pathways, and support successful pre- and post-launch activities. Working cross-functionally with Medical Affairs, Patient Advocacy, Market Access, and Commercial teams, you will ensure a coordinated, compliant, and patient‑centric approach while upholding the highest ethical and regulatory standards.

 

Key Responsibilities 

 

  • Present a positive image of the company and develop awareness of Alnylam’s RNAi platform with relevant groups of healthcare professionals 
  • Own and execute comprehensive, multi‑year territory and key account strategies, integrating market insights, customer segmentation, and launch priorities to drive sustainable business growth and patient access.
  • Deliver pre‑ and post‑launch performance through disciplined execution of account strategies, achieving sales, volume, and market‑development objectives within a complex and evolving landscape.
  • Use advanced sales skills to ensure consistent and continuous messaging 
  • Continuously assess territory dynamics, referral pathways, and competitive landscape, translating insights into actionable account plans and informing regional and national commercial strategy.
  • Drive patient group identification, diagnosis and referral rates by strategic intersectoral referral network management in close cooperation with other field based functions 
  • Build and sustain high‑impact, trust‑based relationships with senior healthcare stakeholders, positioning Alnylam as a long‑term partner through deep understanding of clinical pathways, institutional priorities, and unmet patient needs.
  • Ensure the correct products and services are delivered to customers in a timely manner by collaborating with internal stakeholders (commercial, supply chain, and compliance) and external centers
  • Establish and maintain contact with key customers and provide commercial and scientific services to ensure access at site of care, and that logistics are in place to administer product
  • Manage and execute local meetings to drive diagnosis and treatment rates, in collaboration with the Medical Affairs Team for physicians and other healthcare professionals
  • Represent Alnylam at local and national events and congresses
  • Serve as the link of communication between key customers and internal teams
  • Act as the field‑based integrator across Commercial, Medical Affairs, Market Access, and Patient Advocacy, aligning cross‑functional resources to deliver cohesive account strategies and optimal patient outcomes.
  • Steer regular local aligment meetings with other field based functions to ensure proper implemnation and outcomes against the committet territory and account plans.
  • Ensure rigorous operational excellence, including high‑quality CRM stewardship, forecasting accuracy, and compliance with all regulatory, legal, and ethical standards.
  • Conduct all activities to highest ethical standards in accordance with country code of practice and local Laws and regulations 
  • Significant domestic travel and occasional international travel as needed 

 

Qualifications 

 

  • University degree in a business-related field such as health or business management or comparable educational background 
  • Certified to promote medicinal products to national code of practice standard in Germany
  • Minimum 7+ years of progressive sales and key account management experience within the bio/pharmaceutical industry, with demonstrated success managing complex territories and high‑value accounts.
  • Proven ability to gain sustained access to, and influence, senior healthcare stakeholders across reference centers and community settings in a compliant, value‑based manner.
  • Highly effective communication and influencing capabilities, with experience engaging and aligning stakeholders across multiple organizational levels, both internally and externally. 
  • Demonstrated business and financial acumen, with the ability to navigate healthcare systems, assess market opportunities, and create value within established care structures 
  • Ability to translate prior market, launch, and account‑management experience into forward‑looking strategies that accelerate diagnosis, referral, and access to treatment.
  • Excellent organizational and project management skills 
  • Fluent in German and English, both written and verbal 
  • Ability to travel within a territory on a regular basis (80% of the time) 

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1001-5000 employees
Cambridge, Massachusetts, US
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