Salary
💰 $187,272 - $309,972 per year
About the role
- Build, develop, and lead a high impact team of sales reps to bring the first and only single-gene NIPT supported carrier and aneuploidy screen to OBGYN clinics, MFMs, and private OBGYN practices throughout Central/Southern Illinois
- Deliver clinical information to both external clients and internal teams and influence how the test is communicated to physicians and patients
- Develop a comprehensive, data-driven sales strategy and business plan to build and grow market development throughout Central/Southern Illinois
- Build and lead a team of talented, high performing sales reps in the execution of sales strategies and optimization of opportunities to increase profitability and market share
- Recruit, hire, train, manage, and develop representatives
- Develop and enhance customized pitches to individual OBGYNs, MFMs, and prenatal Genetic Counselors
- Use data to analyze sales results, identify industry trends, and stay abreast of competition to increase sales volume and drive success within territory
- Reports to the Area Director; remote position with significant field time in Central/Southern Illinois
Requirements
- Minimum 4+ years of field sales management experience leading a team of sales reps at a molecular diagnostics/genetics company required, specifically out of Women’s Health, Prenatal, and/or Reproductive Health selling directly to OBGYNs, MFMs, GCs, and hospitals/IDNs throughout the Central/Southern Illinois region, with an existing portfolio of convertible client relationships
- Strong experience hiring, developing, coaching, and motivating a team of sales reps to exceed ambitious sales goals
- The Regional Sales Manager (RSM) is expected to spend significant time in the field, coaching and developing their representatives while driving toward the shared goal of achieving sales targets
- Demonstrated successful sales track record (eg. multiple award winning - President’s Club, Chairman’s Club, Circle of Excellence or equivalent), solid negotiation and closing skills, strong data analysis skills, understanding of buyer/decision maker types, exhibit effective selling, listening, presentation skills, strong focus on pull through, and good follow through skills
- Excellent organizational and communication skills (written and verbal) with demonstrated ability to effectively present to both internal and external customers
- Effective time management skills required with a demonstrated ability to assess and prioritize opportunities required
- Exceptionally bright, flexible, self-motivated and results-oriented with strong interpersonal and analytical skills and the ability to think strategically as well as execute tactically
- Must act with a sense of urgency, with a focus on closing business
- Ability to assess the needs of OBGYNs & MFMs and their office representatives with a focus on consultative sales, coordination of logistics, and problem solving
- Clinical laboratory experience in sales, preferably women’s health
- Strong desire to work in a startup environment and build out a new territory and team
- Nice-to-Haves: Experience in a start-up environment