Area Vice President, Sales

Praxis

Area Vice President of Sales leading execution and driving commercial performance for Praxis Precision Medicines. Build and scale high-performing sales teams to support product launches and growth.

Posted 5/17/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $270,000 - $320,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead and develop regional sales and account management teams to deliver strong performance and achieve commercial objectives.
Drive execution of a unified commercial strategy across geographies in alignment with enterprise priorities.
Oversee strategic account engagement, including health systems, IDNs, IPNs, and key payer relationships.
Partner closely with Commercial, Medical Affairs, Patient Services, and Market Access to deliver coordinated customer engagement.
Drive field readiness and execution across pre-launch, launch, and post-launch phases for multiple products.
Ensure sales teams are equipped with the capabilities, tools, and behaviors required for successful product launches.
Build scalable processes, infrastructure, and performance management systems to support growth.
Establish clear metrics to measure effectiveness and drive continuous improvement across the field.
Recruit, develop, and retain top talent while building a high-performance, accountable culture.
Provide insights from the field to inform strategy, execution, and future capability development.

Requirements

What you’ll need

15+ years of progressive experience in pharmaceutical sales and commercial leadership, including direct management of regional or national sales teams.
Prior VP or Director-level experience in rare disease or CNS preferred.
Proven track record of leading strategic account and health system engagement at a national or regional level.
Deep understanding of IDN, IPN, and payer dynamics in rare disease and specialty markets.
Demonstrated experience owning a full national or multi-regional product launch in rare disease, CNS, or specialty pharmaceuticals.
Experience leading cross-functional commercial teams through pre-launch, launch, and post-launch phases.
Background building and leading commercial organizations within biotech or emerging pharmaceutical companies.
Ability to build scalable infrastructure, attract top talent, and deliver results in high-expectation environments.

Benefits

Comp & perks

99% of the premium paid for medical, dental and vision plans.
Company-paid life insurance
AD&D and disability benefits
Voluntary plans to personalize coverage
401(k) matching dollar-for-dollar up to 6%
Long-term stock incentives and ESPP
Discretionary quarterly bonus
Extremely flexible wellness benefit
Generous PTO
Paid holidays and company-wide shutdowns

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Hard Skills & Tools

pharmaceutical salescommercial leadershipstrategic account engagementproduct launchperformance managementcross-functional team leadershipinfrastructure buildingtalent acquisitionmetrics establishment

Soft Skills

leadershipteam developmentstrategic thinkingcommunicationcollaborationaccountabilityinsight generationcontinuous improvement