Regional Sales Director (RSD) β Remote
Key Responsibilities
Commercial Leadership / Launch Execution
- Lead all regional launch planning and execution to ensure successful market entry and sustained product uptake
- Translate national brand strategy into actionable regional business plans and field priorities
- Achieve or exceed sales goals, market share targets, and key performance metrics at launch and beyond
- Monitor market dynamics, customer feedback, and competitive intelligence; adjust strategy in real time
- Drive accountability through data-driven decision making and disciplined execution
Team Leadership / Coaching
- Recruit, onboard, develop, and retain territory managers
- Lead, coach, and motivate a team of ~8β12 territory managers
- Maintain high-level disease state, clinical, and product knowledge
- Evaluate performance and coach for skill/career development through regular field contact
- Foster a high-performance culture focused on accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement
- Build succession plans and talent pipelines
Customer / Market Engagement
- Build relationships with healthcare providers, health systems, IDNs, and strategic accounts
- Partner on key customer interactions, access challenges, and account strategies
- Support pull-through with IDNs, organized customers, and priority accounts
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Partner with Market Access, Marketing, Medical Affairs, Training, Operations, and HR for launch readiness
- Provide field input into brand planning, messaging, and tactical adjustments
- Collaborate with peers/Area Sales Directors to share best practices
Compliance / Operational Excellence
- Ensure regional activities comply with company policies, industry regulations, and legal standards
- Manage budgets/resources; maintain forecasting, CRM utilization, and reporting discipline
Qualifications
- Bachelorβs degree required; advanced degree preferred
- 8+ years pharmaceutical/biotech sales experience
- 3+ years people leadership experience in district/regional manager role
- Proven success leading specialty sales teams and exceeding goals
- Prior launch experience required (first-launch/startup biotech strongly preferred)
- Experience in cardiovascular, nephrology, hypertension, or related specialties strongly preferred
- Demonstrated success recruiting/developing top talent
- Strong business planning/analytical/coaching skills; ability to work in fast-paced environment
- Willingness to travel extensively within region
Benefits
- Eligible for standard company benefits including medical, dental, vision, time off, and 401K; incentive plans contingent on personal and company performance
Travel
- Up to 60% travel (often outside local area and overnight)
US Salary Range
- $180,000β$215,000