Account Specialist (Altoona, PA)
Praxis Precision Medicines, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing therapies for central nervous system (CNS) disorders characterized by neuronal excitation-inhibition imbalance. The company is seeking an Account Specialist to join their team in Altoona, PA. This remote-based role requires flexibility and willingness to travel within a specified region and for company-related purposes as needed.
The Account Specialist will be responsible for executing territory business plans to achieve and exceed sales goals, developing and maintaining strong relationships with healthcare providers and key stakeholders, and driving product adoption through effective customer engagement and education. Additional responsibilities include navigating complex patient pathways to support therapy access, collaborating with Market Access, Strategic Accounts, Patient Services, and Medical teams to optimize customer and patient outcomes, and supporting launch execution, including pre-launch planning and post-launch adoption strategies. The role also involves leveraging field insights to inform strategy and improve execution, maintaining a high level of product, disease state, and market knowledge, and ensuring compliance with all regulatory and company policies.
Candidates should have at least 5 years of direct sales experience in CNS or specialty pharmaceuticals, a deep understanding of complex patient pathways and specialist prescriber dynamics, and experience with formulary access strategies and early market penetration tactics. Participation in a recent product launch is highly preferred, including familiarity with pre-launch planning and early market execution. Experience selling into hospital systems, IDNs, and institutional accounts is a strong plus, as is an understanding of specialty pharmacy and hub services models. A demonstrated track record of strong, consistent performance against quota and territory goals, with evidence of execution against target metrics and year-over-year improvement, is also required.
The annualized base salary for this position ranges from $160,000 to $192,000 USD. Praxis offers a comprehensive benefits package, including 99% of the premium paid for medical, dental, and vision plans, company-paid life insurance, AD&D, disability benefits, and voluntary plans to personalize coverage. The company matches dollar-for-dollar up to 6% on eligible 401(k) contributions and provides long-term stock incentives and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). Additional benefits include a discretionary quarterly bonus, an extremely flexible wellness benefit, generous paid time off (PTO), paid holidays, and company-wide shutdowns.
Praxis Precision Medicines is a fully integrated, leading CNS precision neuroscience biopharmaceutical company, translating insights from genetic epilepsies into the development of therapies for CNS disorders characterized by neuronal excitation-inhibition imbalance. The company applies genetic insights to the discovery and development of therapies for rare and more prevalent neurological disorders through its proprietary small molecule platform, Cerebrum™, and antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) platform, Solidus™, using an understanding of shared biological targets and circuits in the brain. Praxis has established a diversified, multimodal CNS portfolio, including multiple programs across movement disorders and epilepsy, with four clinical-stage product candidates.