Clinical Sales Specialist (CS) - Pittsburgh North
Corcept Therapeutics
$140,000 - $155,000 / year
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Description
For more than 25 years, Corcept has been singularly focused on the science of cortisol, a powerful hormone that when unregulated, can play a role in a broad range of diseases.
Our commercial portfolio includes treatments for hypercortisolism and oncology, and the company has discovered more than 1,000 proprietary selective cortisol modulators and glucocorticoid receptor antagonists. With advanced clinical trials in patients with hypercortisolism, solid tumors, ALS and liver disease, Corcept is unlocking the power of cortisol modulation to help address some of the most devastating diseases patients face today.
Corcept is headquartered in Redwood City, California. To learn more, visit www.corcept.com.
The CS is accountable for implementing the sales strategies for approved products consistent with Corcept’s compliance standards as well as all applicable legal requirements for those key targeted health care providers and hospital systems within an assigned territory.
Responsibilities:
- Build and develop professional relationships with influential high prescribers and thought leaders in the territory to enhance Corcept brand and product loyalty
- Leverages expertise and knowledge of the therapeutic disease state, the marketplace, applicable competitors, industry, and cross-functional activities/plans to anticipate and effectively manage business opportunities and challenges
- Develops and implements effective customer specific territory plans and communicates insights to internal stakeholders
- Prioritizes time and effort to ensure optimal coverage of appropriate physician specialists based on opportunity and potential
- Plan and participate in education programs and speaker dinner programs
- Manage territory expenses/budget to support sales and marketing activities
Preferred Skills, Qualifications, or Technical Proficiencies:
- Proven track record of consistent high performance
- Strong ability to collaborate and work cross-functionally
- Required to travel up to 100% of the time, including up to 40% overnight travel
- Must maintain a driving record in accordance with Corcept vehicle policy
- Able to lift and/or move up to 35 pounds
Requirements:
- BA/BS or equivalent work experience
- 5+ years sales experience required, recent endocrine relationships, specialty therapeutic, hospital, or orphan drugs sales experience highly preferred
The pay range that the Company reasonably expects to pay for this position is $140,000 - $155,000; the pay ultimately offered may vary based on legitimate considerations, including geographic location, job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and education.
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
For information on how Corcept collects, uses, discloses, protects, and otherwise processes personal information and an explanation of the rights and choices available to you with respect to your personal information, please refer to our Privacy Notice link.
Corcept appreciates the commitment and hard work of all our team members as we strive to discover and develop novel treatments for patients with serious unmet medical needs.
Please visit our website at: https://www.corcept.com/
Corcept is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Corcept will not conduct interviews via text message or messaging platforms and will not ask you to download anything as part of your interview. Though we use third-party tools to help with advertising our jobs, please be vigilant in checking that the communication is in fact coming from Corcept.
About this role
Corcept Therapeutics is seeking a Clinical Sales Specialist to drive territory sales for its cortisol-modulating therapies across the Pittsburgh North region. You'll be responsible for building relationships with high-prescribing physicians and thought leaders, executing territory plans tailored to key healthcare providers and hospital systems, and staying current on the competitive landscape and disease state science. The role requires you to balance direct physician engagement—including speaker dinners and education programs—with internal collaboration and budget management to support Corcept's commercial objectives.
This position demands someone with at least five years of sales experience, ideally with a background in endocrine, specialty therapeutic, hospital, or orphan drug sales. You'll be on the road substantially, with up to 100% travel required including 40% overnight stays, so comfort with constant mobility and a clean driving record are essential. A bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience, combined with proven high performance and strong cross-functional collaboration skills, rounds out the profile Corcept is looking for.
The salary range is $140,000 to $155,000, and this is a full-time, in-office based role in Pittsburgh. The position suits someone energized by relationship-building in specialty pharma, comfortable with significant travel, and motivated by the mission of advancing treatments for serious diseases.
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