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Work History
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Kathleen Melvin

Oak Lawn,IL

Summary

Award-winning, results-driven, and solutions-oriented sales professional with demonstrated business acumen and analytical skills in biotech and pharmaceuticals in addition to a clinical background. Proven ability to cultivate trust, credibility, and lasting relationships with clients, peers, key influencers, and industry thought leaders. Proven track record across diverse medical specialties including infectious disease, pediatrics, pulmonology, cardiology, ENT/allergy, and psychiatry.

Overview

30
30
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Clinical Account Manager

Sobi North America
01.2019 - Current
  • Manage large geographic territory, providing clinical/scientific/managed care expertise maximizing sales of Synagis (Palivizumab) injectable monoclonal antibody.
  • Initiate development of sales territory and analysis of sales data to effectively respond to territory trends and adjust strategy as needed.
  • Build successful, consultative relationships with pediatricians, neonatologists, pulmonologists, key opinion leaders, pharmacists, nurse practitioners, and infectious disease physicians.
  • Navigate Specialty Pharmacies and Third-Party investigations.
  • Collaborated with internal HUB and reimbursement support to ensure timely patient service by applying processes within key accounts.
  • Implemented the Transition of Care protocols with Level 3 NICUs increasing identification of high-risk Synagis eligible patients.

Select Achievements:

  • 2023-2024- 102% goal attainment
  • 2023- FIKA Program Graduate- Field Reimbursement fundamentals and presentations to select districts.
  • 2021- Director's Award Recipient
  • 2019-2020- 118% goal attainment/Circle of Excellence Award Winner (President's Club)
  • Continually met large quotas within accelerated timeframes.
  • Engaged in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Group- LEAD (Lead/Empower/Aspire/Develop)
  • 2019-2024- Sales Tools Specialist

Senior Biotech Sales Specialist

Medimmune/AstraZeneca
06.2013 - 01.2019
  • Promoted infectious disease monoclonal antibody injectable Synagis in Indiana and Illinois.
  • Compliantly managed sales strategies to increase growth across 2-state territory.
  • Fostered and maintained relationships with pediatricians, neonatologists, pulmonologists, nurse practitioners, pharmacies, home health, and infectious disease physicians.
  • Concurrently successfully promoted FluMist-intranasal flu vaccine with responsibility for launch, pre-book, and pull-through.
  • Collaborated with Public Health and Field Reimbursement Managers to cross-functionally provide solutions to address customer needs.

Select Achievements:

  • 2015-2019- Named District STAT Champion
  • 2016-2017- Flumist Prebook 105% Goal Attainment
  • "Cradle with Care" contest leader
  • 2015-2016- 101% & 120% Flumist & Synagis goal attainment respectively
  • 2013-2014- 100% Synagis Goal Attainment

Senior Therapeutic Sales Specialist

Sunovion Pharmaceuticals, (formerly Sepracor Inc.)
06.2004 - 04.2013
  • Launched 5 products in the assigned market and identified specialists including psychiatrists, allergists, cardiologists, pulmonologists, ENT, and pediatricians with targeted sales messaging, strategic focus, pre-call planning, and flawless execution.
  • Develop and implement sales strategies by reviewing and analyzing market and competitive data.
  • Cultivate relationships and maintain communications with targeted physician offices.

Select Achievements:

  • 2012-PCE Report: 102% Lunesta attainment/120% Latuda attainment, Ranked #5 (Area) & #8 (Nation)Silver Prism Status
  • Recipient of numerous "Value Matters Awards".
  • 2004-2013- Performance Reviews consistently exceeded and achieved expectations.

Senior Sales Representative/Clinical Supervisor

Fitzsimmons Home Medical Equipment Company
06.1994 - 05.2004
  • Promoted home respiratory services, and durable medical equipment to private physician offices & hospital ancillary departments.
  • Deliver educational presentations to physicians, nursing agencies, and pulmonary/cardiac rehabilitation centers.
  • Provided home care education and equipment set-up and monitoring of patients in need of respiratory care including COPD, asthma, OSA, cystic fibrosis, and bronchiectasis.

Select Achievements:

  • Consistently increased rental volume by 30% annually.
  • 1996-2003- Turned around underperforming Northwest Indiana territory to consistently achieve $1M in annual sales resulting in the top-performing location in the region.

Staff Registered Respiratory Therapist

Advocate Christ Medical Center/Ingalls Hospital
  • Provided airway management, ventilator management, oxygen therapy, aerosol treatments, and other respiratory therapies to acutely ill patients.
  • Educated patients on disease processes and the importance of compliance with prescribed treatments; including but not limited to COPD, asthma, OSA, pneumonia, cystic fibrosis, and bronchiectasis.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Management -

Benedictine University

Associate Applied Science, AMA-Approved Respiratory Therapy -

Moraine Valley Community College

Skills

  • Strategy and Execution
  • Buy and Bill/Specialty Pharmacy
  • Product Launches
  • Biologic Sales/Rare Disease
  • Respiratory Therapy/Diseases
  • Consultative and Relationship Selling
  • Territory Management
  • Rapport and Relationship Building
  • Analytics
  • Team Collaboration

References

Available upon request.

Certification

  • Registered Respiratory Therapist/Illinois State License #194-003159
  • Member of the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC)

Timeline

Senior Clinical Account Manager

Sobi North America
01.2019 - Current

Senior Biotech Sales Specialist

Medimmune/AstraZeneca
06.2013 - 01.2019

Senior Therapeutic Sales Specialist

Sunovion Pharmaceuticals, (formerly Sepracor Inc.)
06.2004 - 04.2013

Senior Sales Representative/Clinical Supervisor

Fitzsimmons Home Medical Equipment Company
06.1994 - 05.2004

Staff Registered Respiratory Therapist

Advocate Christ Medical Center/Ingalls Hospital

Bachelor of Arts in Management -

Benedictine University

Associate Applied Science, AMA-Approved Respiratory Therapy -

Moraine Valley Community College
Kathleen Melvin