Susan Sessoms

About Susan Sessoms

Award winning top sales account manager with extensive outside sales experience. Possesses strong business acumen with exceptional communication, leadership, and relationship building skills. Currently employed with Otsuka Pharmaceuticals as Key Account LTC Health Science Advisor, educating HCPs about pseudobulbar affect disorder and promoting NUEDEXTA in nursing homes. Awarded Elite Club for 2023 performance where I finished with #2 ranking in Key Account Health Science Advisor sales force. At Avanir, I earned Presidents Club award for 2021 performance where my final ranking was #2.Prior to that, I was a Liaison at Amedisys Hospice, where I interacted with physicians and other healthcare providers in various settings (medical practices, hospitals, long term care facilities) to educate about hospice and palliative care services, act as a resource, and facilitate timely referrals for patients. In my previous role as Director of Provider Outreach at Lower Cape Fear Hospice, I led a team of representatives in NC and SC where I continued to leverage my relationships with physicians and other healthcare providers to educate about end-of-life care. Earlier in my career, I spent five years as a pharmaceutical sales representative and district trainer with Schering-Plough where I successfully sold several branded pharmaceutical products in multiple therapeutic classes to physicians and other medical professionals.Core Strengths: Collaboration across multiple regions, areas and nationally. Coaching, training, development, sales, leadership, product launch, relationship building, field coaching, budget management, clinical presentation skills, written and oral communicationTherapeutic Area Experience: Neuroscience, CNS, Allergy, Pulmonology, Gastroenterology, Cardiology, Internal Medicine, Psychiatry, Pediatrics, Long-Term CareSpecialties: account management, long-term care, business development, customer service, sales and marketing, leadership, team building, management, training, consulting, hospice, pharmaceutical, healthcare, medical, consultative sales, time management, competitive, driven, execution with excellence.

Experience

1. Long Term Care Account Manager

   Alpha Cognition, Inc

   Mar 2026 — Present · Wilmington, NC, US

Education

• Clarkson University

  BS, Industrial Distribution

  1986 — 1990

• Victor High School

  Regents Diploma, Math and Science

  1982 — 1986

Skills

• Marketing
• Sales Analysis
• Allergy
• Sales
• Selling Skills
• Social Media Marketing
• Pharmaceutical Sales
• Pulmonology
• Customer Service
• Sales Presentations
• Cardiology
• Management
• Team Building
• Sales Effectiveness
• Managed Care
• Relationship Building
• Sales Acumen
• Community Outreach
• Strategic Sales
• Dermatology
• Hospice
• Healthcare
• Business Development
• Business Analysis
• Pharmaceuticals
• Pharmaceutical Industry
• Sales Force Development
• Business Acumen
• Negotiation
• Account Management
• Team Leadership
• Direct Sales
• Territory Management
• Selling
• Technical Sales
• Leadership
• Building Relationships
• Training