Senior Manager, Trade and Distribution
Cogent BiosciencesAbout the role
<p><strong>Who We Are:</strong></p> <p><span class="TextRun SCXW220448737 BCX0" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW220448737 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing">Cogent Biosciences is a publicly traded biotechnology company focused on developing novel precision therapies to treat a broad range of patients with unmet medical needs. Cogent’s lead program, bezuclastinib, is designed to selectively and potently inhibit exon 17 mutations found within the KIT receptor tyrosine kinase, including KIT D816V. KIT D816V is responsible for driving a rare and serious condition called Systemic Mastocytosis, and exon 17 mutations are also found in patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST), a type of cancer with strong dependence on oncogenic KIT signaling. Bezuclastinib has exhibited promising initial data across all three trials: APEX in AdvSM, SUMMIT in NonAdvSM and PEAK in GIST, including an encouraging safety profile across 600+ patients in single agent and combination dosing.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW220448737 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p> <hr> <p><strong>The Role: </strong>The Senior Manager of Trade and Distribution will be responsible for management of Cogent Bioscience’s network of Specialty Distributor accounts. The Key responsibilities will be to oversee the physical and financial flow of the Cogent Biosciences portfolio beginning with the launch of Bezuclastinib. The candidate will be the primary for Specialty Distributor customers tasked with maintaining relationships and growing Cogent Biosciences business while contributing to the evolving channel strategy for products. This candidate will oversee all aspects of business operations within assigned customers including inventory management, product fulfillment, data flow and management of returns. The individual will report to the Executive Director Trade & Distribution within the Market Access team and work closely with Corporate Accounts, Payer Accounts, Field Sales, Patient Access Services and Commercial Operations as well as other internal Cogent Biosciences colleagues.</p> <hr> <p><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Strategic Relationship Management-</strong> Serve as the primary point of contact for 5 core specialty distributors. Lead quarterly business reviews, negotiate fee for service agreements and monitor contract compliance.</li> <li><strong>Sustain long-term customer partnerships</strong> with assigned accounts, based on a deep understanding of the customer organization, structure, business strategy, and priorities.</li> <li><
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