Regional Sales Director - Central
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals
August 29, 2026
On-site
United States
Sales
Responsibilities:
- Lead, coach, motivate, and inspire a team of 8–10 Clinical Sales Specialists (CSS)
- Recruit, onboard, train, develop, retain, and coach CSS
- Execute customer targeting and account planning across the assigned region
- Achieve all regional sales goals and targets
- Lead region and territory business planning
- Provide field insights for the strategic and tactical plan
- Provide feedback to improve sales and marketing strategy
- Monitor regional expense budgets for compliance and optimal resource use
- Partner with Thought Leader Liaisons to develop compliant professional business objectives with thought leaders and key institutions
- Translate corporate objectives and business insights into measurable action plans for direct reports
- Coach and develop CSS via field visits and one-to-one business/professional development discussions
- Track, monitor, and report sales performance and progress
- Evaluate direct report performance and provide behavior-based feedback
- Foster collaboration across internal stakeholders
- Comply with all laws, regulations, and policies governing company activities
- Business travel approx. 75–80% of the work week (by air or car)
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree (required)
- 10+ years leading pharmaceutical/biotechnology sales teams
- Strong desire to work in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment
- Cardiology and/or rheumatology experience (strongly preferred)
- Rare disease experience (strongly preferred)
- Experience with injectables (preferred)
- Specialty pharmacy and HUB dynamics for patient access (must)
- Knowledge of reimbursement and healthcare environment trends
- Proven record exceeding quantitative/financial and qualitative targets
- Marketing, Sales Operations, or support-function experience (plus)
- Excellent communication skills; ability to translate strategy into execution
- Understanding of external laws/codes and company policies applicable to healthcare industry
Compensation:
- Base pay range: $250,000–$270,000 USD
- Sales Incentive plan
Application instructions:
- No unsolicited resumes from staffing agencies/search firms; no fees are paid for resumes submitted without a signed agreement.
- Lead, coach, motivate, and inspire a team of 8–10 Clinical Sales Specialists (CSS)
- Recruit, onboard, train, develop, retain, and coach CSS
- Execute customer targeting and account planning across the assigned region
- Achieve all regional sales goals and targets
- Lead region and territory business planning
- Provide field insights for the strategic and tactical plan
- Provide feedback to improve sales and marketing strategy
- Monitor regional expense budgets for compliance and optimal resource use
- Partner with Thought Leader Liaisons to develop compliant professional business objectives with thought leaders and key institutions
- Translate corporate objectives and business insights into measurable action plans for direct reports
- Coach and develop CSS via field visits and one-to-one business/professional development discussions
- Track, monitor, and report sales performance and progress
- Evaluate direct report performance and provide behavior-based feedback
- Foster collaboration across internal stakeholders
- Comply with all laws, regulations, and policies governing company activities
- Business travel approx. 75–80% of the work week (by air or car)
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree (required)
- 10+ years leading pharmaceutical/biotechnology sales teams
- Strong desire to work in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment
- Cardiology and/or rheumatology experience (strongly preferred)
- Rare disease experience (strongly preferred)
- Experience with injectables (preferred)
- Specialty pharmacy and HUB dynamics for patient access (must)
- Knowledge of reimbursement and healthcare environment trends
- Proven record exceeding quantitative/financial and qualitative targets
- Marketing, Sales Operations, or support-function experience (plus)
- Excellent communication skills; ability to translate strategy into execution
- Understanding of external laws/codes and company policies applicable to healthcare industry
Compensation:
- Base pay range: $250,000–$270,000 USD
- Sales Incentive plan
Application instructions:
- No unsolicited resumes from staffing agencies/search firms; no fees are paid for resumes submitted without a signed agreement.