Company Overview:
BioStem Technologies is a leading medical technology company focused on advanced wound care and regenerative medicine. We develop and commercialize placental tissue allografts, cutting-edge wound care products, and surgical solutions aimed at improving patient outcomes.
Position Summary:
Working under the direction of the Area Vice President of Sales, a Regional Sales Director is a key member of the management team. The RSD will be responsible for the implementation and execution of the sales direction to ensure revenue and profit goals are achieved.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Ability to drive market adoption of new technology and existing product lines.
- Understands and demonstrates the sales process in acute care, wound care centers, physician offices and navigates a complex selling environment by establishing relationships across clinical and economic buyers.
- Understands and demonstrates the sales process in all levels of eye care; optometry, ophthalmology and specialty areas including cornea specialists, and navigates a complex selling environment by establishing relationships across clinical and economic buyers.
- Accountable for sales in all territories and creation of plans to achieve sales quota.
- Gain and maintain adequate knowledge of competition, industry trends, pricing, market positioning, and reimbursement environment.
- Manage own key accounts/relationships.
- Maintain regular contact and establish close relationships with large accounts through key contacts to continue and increase business.
- Regular co-travel with the regional sales team.
- Actively coach and mentor representatives in territory and helps with account planning.
- Works with representatives at customer accounts and provides written/verbal feedback.
- Creates team environment and winning culture where best practices are shared.
- High energy with excellent communication skills.
- Conducts team conference calls, and one-on-one feedback sessions with team on business performance.
- Leads educational forums for sales team.
- In addition to direct selling duties, this position will also be responsible for executing individual customer marketing plans via phone calls, e-mail or fax.
- Responsible for analyzing the results of marketing activities.
- Directing sales team on lead follow up from tradeshows.
- Support execution of marketing programs and providing customer feedback as needed.
- Manage sales team to exceed sales goals and produce above average sales growth.
- Provides inspirational leadership and strategic direction to team in order to achieve performance objectives; this is accomplished through effective coaching, mentoring & utilization of resources aligned with organizational vision.
- Lead region to achieve strategic corporate goals: Sales Force Effectiveness.
- Maintain a high performing team (recruiting, hiring, training, developing and terminating when necessary).
- Ability to lead and manage change initiatives and process improvement.
- Strong organizational skills and superior attention to detail.
- Ability to work independently, in an environment of ambiguity.
- Interact with the RSD team to build Best Practices.
- Implement training and development programs with selling team.
- Interface with sales support systems including Salesforce.
- Demonstrates strong ability to build customer relationships and close difficult sales in a complex selling environment.
- Grow the business by assuring the development of new clients and penetrating current clients, supporting institutional selling and/or academic entities.
- Demonstrate strong business acumen and ability to engage in high-level economic discussions to include local price contract negotiations.
- Act as a liaison between management team and field sales.
- Work with internal support teams to ensure strategies are executed at the territory level.
- Monitor region success through continual financial analysis.
- Adheres to compliance code and enforces BioStem policies and procedures.
- Attend Local, Regional and National meetings as appropriate.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent. Preferably Business, Life Sciences or related field of study.
- Excellent communication skills; fluent (oral/written) English.
- Excellent organizational skills
- Ability to work successfully and demonstrate flexibility in a fast-paced, rapidly changing, cooperative work environment.
- Positive attitude
- Proficient in Microsoft software applications: Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook.
- Experience utilizing SalesForce CRM software applications.
- Meets deadlines through commitment to planning, prioritization of tasks, and effectively preventing or managing interruptions until the highest priority tasks are accomplished.
- Positive outlook with a roll-up-the-sleeves/ hands-on approach
- Strong collaborative skills; ability to work equally efficient with other team members as part of an interdisciplinary team and independently (with minimal supervision)
Position Expertise/Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration or Life Sciences, required.
- Master’s degree in business administration or related field, preferred.
5 years’ experience in the following, required.
- Managing independent sales teams in the following industries: ophthalmology, optometry
- Managing independent sales teams in the following industries: wound care, surgical, biotechnology, and/or tissue segment of the health care industry (Amniox positions only)
- SalesForce CRM.
- 5 years managing independent sales teams in the surgical industry preferred.
In addition to competitive compensation, we offer a comprehensive benefits package including:
- Opportunities for professional growth and development
- A dynamic and supportive work environment
- 401K plan with employer match
- Major medical insurance
- Company paid dental and vision insurance.
- Company paid holidays.
- Generous paid time off allowances
- Employee recognition programs and events
BioStem Technologies Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.