Charlie R. Anderson, MBA
**** ****** **. * New Orleans, LA 70116 * 515-***-**** *
*********.***@*****.***
Biopharmaceuticals Sales Leader with Advanced Professional Development
Talents
accorded numerous annual awards for quota surpassing deliverables
Executive Profile
. Empowered last five employers to enjoy competitive advantage by
professionalizing and message-integrating its sales, product launch,
account service, and public relations efforts.
. Delivered quota-surpassing revenues for leading pharmaceutical
manufacturers in 14 of past 15 years.
. Led numerous record-breaking and quota-surpassing sales, product
launch, and marketing campaigns throughout career.
Core Competencies
Sales Force Enhancement--Generates coaching, training, motivation and
professional development programs; expert in SPIN Selling training.
Generates territorial sales road maps, performance monitoring, and
local marketing plan solutions. Member of a unique demographic capable
of functioning as both inspirational sales manager and sales closing
model.
Sales Team Management--Devises strategic planning, coaching and performance
enhancement solutions. Recruits local sales representatives and
maximizes sales territory coverage. Offers a proven history recruiting
top-producers. Oversaw virtual sales & marketing portal development to
produce tools which resulted in much greater sales force productivity.
Major Account Sales & Service--Consistent record-breaking sales history
reflects advanced influence dynamics knowledge pertaining to decision-
makers. Personally created account-specific key strategic objective
formulation which emphasized both short and long-term business
planning to deliver significant growth in the context of "they said it
couldn't be done" feedback from senior executives. Developed product-
specific physician and pharmacy champions to best position products on
government and teaching institutions' formularies.
Career History
Affymax, Inc., South AL, South GA and the FL Panhandle
2012 - present
Nephrology Account Consultant
. 2012 --9 out of 76.
. 2012 --the only "Marketing Award" winner presented by the brand team
. Markets Omontys (peginesatide) Injectable for the treatment of anemia
due to chronic kidney disease (CKD) in adult patients on dialysis.
. Effectively markets a premium anemia brand in a competitive, price
responsive dialysis and nephrology marketplace (South Alabama, South
Georgia and the Florida Panhandle).
. Member of the Field Marketing Brand Champ team for Omontys.
AMAG Pharmaceuticals Inc., Des Moines, IA 2011
Specialty Hospital Account Representative
. Marketed Feraheme (Ferumoxytol) Injectable, an IV iron replacement
therapy for CKD patients.
. Effectively marketed a premium anemia brand in a competitive and price
responsive hospital, hematology, oncology, and nephrology marketplace.
Myriad Advisor Solutions, DES Moines, IA 2010 - 2011
Business Development Manager
. Our firm (www.myriadas.com) was retained by independent broker dealers
to provide transition assistance to advisors seeking the more
rewarding path of independence. There are approximately ten
recruiting/consulting firms nationally supporting independent broker
dealers.
. Call points were wirehouse brokers at Merrill Lynch, UBS and Morgan
Stanley Smith Barney.
. Led, developed, and coached sales and project management team to
achieve five new national contracts in the first six months; created
the need for 13 new positions in the first quarter of 2011.
KCQ Foods, LLC, Des Moines, IA 2009 - 2010
Principal
. Negotiated a contract with Wal-Mart and placed five products I created
in 10 states.
. Developed brand roadmap, led market research efforts, devised
portfolio strategies, product positioning, developed a vendor support
team and created properly aligned pricing strategies; all of this led
to attainment of newly minted brand awareness and market share.
AstraZeneca, Des Moines, IA 2004 - 2009
District Sales Manager
Leadership Summary: Managed a portfolio of seven prescription medications
(Nexium, Nexium IV, Seroquel, Crestor, Zomig, Rhinocort Aqua and
Symbicort).
Scope: Directed a team of 12-15 sales representatives.
Member of Special Project Team: In 2008, served on the National Core Direct
Sales Marketing Field Team (1 of 5 sales executives) for the Nexium Retail
Pharmacy Project which developed a turn-key marketing pull through
toolkit. Coordinated the national effort by setting up a hosted
collaborative portal (eRoom) which produced a marketing-tool-kit-in-a-box
resulting in massive improvement in retail pharmacy sales closing metrics.
In 2007, led a professional development and employee retention program for
the Dallas Business Center; directed monthly teleconferences involving
mentees and mentors; garnered high satisfaction feedback from all levels.
Achievement Highlights
. 2004--Nexium #1 Club
. 2005--# 1 Nexium Sales in the Central North Region.
. 2006--Seroquel lead for Iowa Medicaid; generated the strategic plan,
executed by the local field sales rep., which jumped started sales for
this neuroscience solution.
TAP PHARMACEUTICALS 1995 - 2004
District Sales Manager (Chicago, IL; April 2002-May 2004)
Leadership Summary: Prevacid and Prevacid IV sales driver.
Scope: Managed, coached, motivated, and directed 8 sales reps in 2002 & 12
in 2003.
Achievement Highlights
. 2002--#1 Regional Manager and #2 highest market share and #3 highest %
to goal (both national).
. 2003--8 out of 176 in national market share.
. 2004 --9 out of 176.
Corporate Account and Market Segment Manager (Lake Forest, IL; May 2000-
April 2002)
Leadership Summary: Prevacid & Lupron Injectable sales driver. Created and
managed product access and demand creation tools within targeted Integrated
Delivery Network (IDN) accounts nationally. Hosted weekly meetings with
the Medical, Regulatory and Compliance departments. Collaborated cross
functionally with many departments as needed at the corporate office.
Corporate Accounts: WellPoint, Kaiser, Script Save, Health Net, Medimpact
and PacifiCare
Special Projects: Managed deployment of a marketing pull-through tool
(Commitment to Care) for the specialty sales force serving IDN and major
regional accounts. Co-Developed, implemented and hosted two incentive
programs trips. Managed and updated the 2002 national Specialty Rep
Clinical Catalog Program.
Event/Site Management: Managed and enhanced all of the Managed Markets
exhibits in 2001. Managed the Soure.tap.com web site. Developed,
coordinated and moderated four Regional Consultant Conferences that
successfully targeted key medical directors, pharmacy directors, and
influential physician and therapy board members (decision makers at major
pharmacies and institutions).
Achievement Highlights
. Developed and implemented strategies and tactics within the national
and regional managed care markets to deliver multi-million dollar
incremental sales growth well ahead of industry averages.
Federal and Institutional Account Manager (Iowa City, IA; March 1998-May
2000)
Summary: IA and NE regional leader for Prevacid & Lupron Injectable; key
accounts included VA/DOD hospitals and medical centers at the universities
of Iowa and Nebraska
. Maintained a national sales rank in the top 30%.
. Earned first level Winner's Circle status.
Territory Sales Representative (Iowa City, IA; May 1995-March 1998)
Summary: Marketed the Prevacid & Lupron Injectable lines.
. Excalibur winner in 1995 (ranked 11th out of 259 reps); Prevacid
volume ranked 12th in the country for the first nine months of its
launch; won numerous district awards.
. Moved up 300 positions with a final rank of 152 out of 452 reps in
1997.
PITNEY BOWES INC., Des Moines, IA July 1993 - May 1995
Territory Sales Representative
. Met or surpassed target annual target quotas and won numerous awards
for sales closing excellence.
Professional Development
Education: Master of Business Administration (2000), St. Ambrose
University. Bachelor of Business Administration (1993), University of
Dubuque (star athlete, basketball team captain, 1992-1993).
Additional Training: Lawrence Susskind's Negotiations (1998), MIT-Harvard
University.
Community Leadership Contribution Summary: St. Pius X Pastoral Council
Board Member (2009); President, African American Business Association
(2007); YMCA youth football/basketball coach (1995-2000 and 2004);
University of Dubuque Alumni Board--President (2001), Vice President
(2000), Board Member (1999-2005), University of Dubuque Class Agent (2009-
present).