Specialty Account Manager - Rare Disease-Schaumburg, IL (Rare Disease)

Location: Schaumburg, Illinois, United States; territory-based role requiring approximately 20–30% travel, including some overnight and weekend commitments.

Annual salary: $145,311–$196,597 for Account Manager – Level 4 or $158,931–$215,025 for Specialty Account Manager – Level 5.

Company

hirify.global is a biotechnology company developing and delivering medicines for serious illnesses across oncology, inflammation, general medicine, rare disease, and obesity-related conditions.

What you will do

• Represent rare disease products to physicians, healthcare professionals, and other customers involved in patient care.
• Achieve sales objectives through patient-centered disease and product education while following compliance requirements.
• Manage the assigned territory and execute strategic account business plans aligned with marketing goals.
• Build relationships with healthcare systems, academic institutions, private practices, hospitals, and key opinion leaders.
• Coordinate with case management, patient access, medical affairs, market access, reimbursement, and other cross-functional partners.
• Apply consultative, technically oriented selling to address complex rare disease knowledge gaps and patient needs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of collective account management, sales, and commercial experience; equivalent requirements apply for doctorate, master’s, or associate degrees.
• Experience in biotechnology, specialty pharmaceuticals, rare disease sales, medical devices, hospital sales, or related healthcare sales.
• Experience educating healthcare professionals about complex diseases and navigating healthcare systems, patient access, reimbursement, and medical affairs.
• Strong written and verbal communication, organizational, analytical, interpersonal, and computer skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work in the Schaumburg, Illinois territory and travel approximately 20–30%, including occasional overnight and weekend travel.

Nice to have

• Rare disease, orphan drug, ultra-orphan, or rare disease launch experience.
• Nephrology experience and in-office injection or infusion sales experience.
• Experience with market development, deep profiling in rare or unmet disease areas, and matrix selling environments.
• Graduate business or healthcare-related degree.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, innovative, and science-based work environment.
• Health, dental, vision, life, disability, and flexible spending benefits.
• Retirement and savings plan with company contributions.
• Annual bonus or sales-based incentive plan, plus stock-based long-term incentives.
• Paid time off, biannual company-wide shutdowns, and flexible work models where applicable.