Senior National Account Director

About KalVista Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 

KalVista is a global pharmaceutical company dedicated to delivering life-changing oral therapies for individuals affected by rare diseases with significant unmet needs. The KalVista team discovered and developed EKTERLY®—the first and only oral on-demand treatment for hereditary angioedema (HAE)—and continues to work closely with the global HAE community to improve treatment and care for this disease around the world.

For more information about KalVista, please visit www.kalvista.com and follow us on LinkedIn, X, Facebook and Instagram.

About EKTERLY® (sebetralstat)

EKTERLY (sebetralstat) is a novel plasma kallikrein inhibitor approved in the United States, European Union, United Kingdom and Switzerland for the treatment of acute attacks of hereditary angioedema (HAE) in people 12 years of age and older. EKTERLY is the first and only oral on-demand treatment for HAE, offering efficacious and safe treatment of attacks without the burden of injections. With ongoing studies exploring its use in children aged two to 11 and multiple regulatory applications under review in key global markets, EKTERLY has the potential to become the foundational therapy for HAE management worldwide.

For more information visit EKTERLY.com.

About the role:

The Senior National Account Director (NAD) will play an important role in the growth of KalVista and its transformation into a fully integrated biotechnology organization by enabling patient access to KalVista innovative products. This role is a US field-based position and is responsible for developing and leveraging relationships with PBM’s, National and Regional plans and for both managed and state Medicaid plans to secure and grow access for KalVista products. The National Account Director will report directly to the Executive Director, Payer Account Management.

Responsibilities:

• Establish relationships with Pharmacy and Medical teams responsible for creating pharmacy and medical policies


• Deliver Value proposition and Health Economic information to educate payers and the formulary committees


• Create account plans to quickly maximize access and reimbursement with KalVista products


• Collaborate with medical, advocacy and sales teams to remove access barriers for launch

Qualifications:

• Minimum 10 years field-based biotech/ pharmaceutical experience with at least 5 years of managed care experience.  National Accounts experience preferred


• Rare, Orphan, cell, gene, specialty experience preferred


• Bachelor’s degree required. Master’s advanced degree preferred


• Exceptional communication skills and presentation abilities


• Strategic thinking required


• Experience impacting medical and pharmacy policy


• Ability to travel greater than 50%


• Self-motivated 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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