POSITION SUMMARY:
The Territory Manager supports Natera’s division and provides world class service to customers consisting of medical professionals, patients and cross functional internal and external teams. This position primarily consists of working with customers and sales representatives to ensure a smooth ordering process and quick reporting of results. Requires ability to work independently, multi-task, and use critical thinking skills to resolve issues in a timely manner. Schedule is Mon-Fri, 8am-430pm CST.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
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Respond promptly to internal and external customer inquiries.
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Serve as the lead contact for accounts and Sales and document all interactions, communications, actions taken, and follow ups.
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Build rapport with accounts, patients and Sales to resolve missing information in a timely manner, ensuring TAT is met.
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Communicate delays and cancellations to customers and help facilitate redraw of samples as needed.
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Deals directly with internal and external customers via telephone and electronic channels to research and resolve escalated issues and communicate clearly and logically root cause of issue and resolution.
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Familiarity with all oncology tests performed by Natera, including samples needed, TAT to results, all required patient health information, proper completion of request forms, and required waivers.
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Special projects and other duties may be assigned to meet business needs.
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This role works with PHI on a regular basis both in paper and electronic form and have an access to various technologies to access PHI (paper and electronic) in order to perform the job.
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Must maintain a current status on Natera training requirements.
QUALIFICATIONS
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Two year degree and/or 2-5 years of related experience, undergraduate degree preferred.
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Skilled specialist, completes tasks in a resourceful and efficient manner.
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Advanced professional growth education.
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Must complete training relating to HIPAA/PHI privacy, general policies and procedure compliance training and security training as soon as possible but not later than the first 30 days of hire.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
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Excellence in de-escalating customer behavior.
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Excellent organizational skills and ability to balance multiple client needs and internal stakeholders.
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Problem analysis and problem solving skills.
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Adaptability to change and self-starter.
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Knowledge of customer service principles and practices.
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Experience in both phone and written customer support.
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Knowledge of administrative procedures and protocols.
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Knowledge of numeric, oral, and written language applications.
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Intermediate knowledge in GSuite applications and typing with excellence in spelling and grammar.
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Excellence in attention to detail and critical thinking.
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Adaptability to change and self-starter.
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Ability to maintain professionalism during highly escalated situations
Preferred Skills and Experience
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Experience with Salesforce ServiceCloud, laboratory information management systems, customer portals, efax, secure email, and cloud based call center functionalities.
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Problem analysis and problem solving.
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Data collection and maintenance.
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Bilingual is a plus.
