The Canadian Field Business Lead serves as Alnylam's primary customer‑facing commercial representative in Canada, responsible for driving sales of OXLUMO and GIVLAARI. Working cross‑functionally with marketing, patient services, market access, and medical affairs, this role leads local strategy execution while ensuring strong alignment between the Canadian market and the Global Rare team. The position reports to the Head of Sales, North America, is based in the Greater Toronto Area, and requires regular travel across Canada. Key Responsibilities Commercial Execution: Drives implementation of local tactical plans — including HCP interactions, congresses, educational events, and customer outreach — to achieve sales targets. Develops account plans in partnership with Medical Affairs and North America Marketing and conducts detailed segmentation and targeting analysis to identify and develop key treatment centers and healthcare providers. Customer & Stakeholder Engagement: Builds and maintains sustainable relationships with healthcare stakeholders as the primary commercial partner for key customers in Canada. Represents Alnylam at local and national events and congresses. Cross‑Functional Collaboration: Collaborates with the North America marketing team on local strategy, brand planning, and multichannel tactics. Ensures best‑in‑class alignment with cross‑functional colleagues across Canada and North America, and provides high‑quality input into market access, forecasting, and brand investment planning. Insights & Performance Management: Provides deep local market and stakeholder insights to inform both country‑level and North American strategy. Tracks agreed KPIs to enable early course correction and ensure disciplined tactical execution, and partners with the Head of Sales on commercial investment planning and tracking. Delivers regular business plan and performance updates to leadership, ensuring transparency and alignment on progress against goals. Leadership & Compliance: Holds direct responsibility for leading contracted and potential future internal sales employee(s) in Canada. Conducts all activities to the highest ethical standards in accordance with Alnylam policies, industry codes of practice, and applicable laws and regulations. Qualifications Experience in Pharmaceutical Sales, specifically key account management and sales leadership required. Experience in marketing is a plus. Experience with Rare and Ultra‑Rare disease sales landscape required. Strong knowledge of reimbursement in the Canadian healthcare markets, particularly in the rare disease space, is required. Education (Minimum) requirements: Life Science degree; Business degree a plus. Language (Minimum) requirements: Fluency in English, French a plus. Strong network/matrix stakeholder communications skills. Strong business and financial acumen. Relentless external customer and patient focus. Ability to travel within across Canada frequently. Autonomous working style, pragmatic and operationally oriented, excellent planning and organizing skills. Alnylam is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. #J-18808-Ljbffr
Associate Director, Field Business Lead - Rare Diseases
ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS
toronto, toronto
Published 18 days ago
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