Regional Director, Sales

At Cepheid, we are passionate about improving health care through fast, accurate diagnostic testing. Our mission drives us, every moment of every day, as we develop scalable, groundbreaking solutions to solve the world’s most complex health challenges. Our associates are involved in every stage of molecular diagnostics, from ideation to development and delivery of testing advancements that improve patient outcomes across a range of settings. As a member of our team, you can make an immediate, measurable impact on a global scale, within an environment that fosters career growth and development.

Cepheid is proud to work alongside a community of six fellow Danaher Diagnostics companies. Together, we’re working at the pace of change on diagnostic tools that address the world’s biggest health challenges, driven by knowing that behind every test there is a patient waiting.

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The Regional Sales Director for Great Lakes region will be responsible for the leadership, planning, developing, and controlling of activities to ensure regional revenue, profit, and customer satisfaction goals are met for the region. Primary responsibility is to coach, develop and direct a team of senior sales representatives to achieve revenue goals while selling a premium product line in a complex selling environment.

This position is in the sales department, part of the Acute Northeast Area team. At Cepheid, we make it easier and faster to access the test results you need, when and where you need them!

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Demonstrate people leadership capabilities by engaging and developing a high-performing team through coaching, developing, and providing ongoing feedback.
• Work in a collaborative team selling culture and help identify and coordinate sales efforts and resources in key integrated Health Systems within the region to improve strategic account growth.
• Understand and use key influences for developing and closing sales in hospitals, labs and health systems and relay ongoing customer feedback (VOC) to all parts of the organization.
• Introduce new testing concepts and products to the market while driving physician demand and adoption of new diagnostic methods.
• Meet or exceed plan for growth in assigned Region for existing and new business accounts while developing the overall performance of the sales representatives.
• Hire, assess, train and develop high quality sales representatives and recommend changes as necessary. Deliver presentations and proposals, host and assist product shows. Develop and implement customer-specific action plans and negotiate contracts from single hospitals to health systems.
  
  

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Bachelor's degree with 9 years of Business, or equivalent diagnostic proven experience, Master’s degree in Life Science (Clinical Pathology, Molecular Biology, Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry) with 7 years of Business, or equivalent diagnostic industry-related experience.
• Strong executive-level presence and outstanding negotiation skills driving multi-year agreements for premium products.
• Experience in setting both short (1 years) and long-term (3 years) business strategies.
• Skilled using a CRM application such as Salesforce.com.
• Strong track record of success in both capital and reagent sales.
• Proactive approach to analyzing, diagnosing, and prescribing strategic business solutions to meet company sales goals.
• Ability to be in the field, with Sales Associates and customers, minimum 3 days per week
• Ability to connect with and coordinate between key customers and internal/external partners to promote and expand business opportunities.
  
  

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• 2 years managing people preferred
• Knowledge of PCR / molecular testing is beneficial. Diagnostics experience preferred.
• Experience with customer base in sales region is strongly preferred.
• 50% travel is anticipated.
  
  

At Cepheid we believe in designing a better, more sustainable workforce. We recognize the benefits of flexible, remote working arrangements for eligible roles and are committed to providing enriching careers, no matter the work arrangement. This position is eligible for a remote work arrangement in which you can work remotely from your home. Additional information about this remote work arrangement will be provided by your interview team. Explore the flexibility and challenge that working for Cepheid can provide.

The salary range for this role is $150,000-$165,000.00. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future. . This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future.

This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.

We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

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