Full Job Description
As a Regional Director, you will lead commercialization and expansion of groundbreaking therapies in our Transcatheter Mitral & Tricuspid Business Unit (TMTT) across a US Region. This role reports to an Area Vice President and will drive the achievement of sales and profit objectives within a region of responsibility, to include overall coordination, management & development of sales teams (Territory Managers and Field Clinical Specialists).
This Regional Director will drive sales strategy and manage a team based out of the Texas region. Candidates based in Texas or near surrounding area are strongly preferred.
How you will make an impact:
- Responsible for coordinating and executing specific objectives of the sales strategy
- Establishes sales targets, manages budget and inventory in partnership with Sales Operations team
- Talent management responsibilities: hiring, developing, retaining talent and developing succession plans, proactively managing performance
- Collaborates with functional departments of the company, specifically but not limited to Operations, Finance, Marketing, Human Resources, R&D, Regulatory Affairs, Medical Affairs, and Clinical Affairs
- Oversight of site performance and outcomes
- Plans and prepares forecasts by account, product and therapy for the given territory as well as proposed expenses for meetings and/or customer activities
- Proactively facilitates the flow of information from the field into Business Development, Marketing and R&D
- Collaborates with Marketing and Professional Education to further develop value added strategies, tools, programs and services
- Maintains current knowledge of competitive business strategies and product pipeline, healthcare economics, regulatory and legislative activities and incorporate into regional sales plans and strategies
- Manage and adhere to T&E expense budget, inventory management, and other variable expenses such as regional sponsorships, grants and COE
What you’ll need (Required):
- Bachelors or equivalent in related field plus experience in operations management at regional level required or equivalent work experience based on Edwards criteria required.
- Demonstrated track record of direct people management or equivalent work experience based on Edwards criteria required.
- Ability to travel 60% (including car, air and overnight travel)
What else we look for (Preferred):
- Previous people leadership experience including building and managing high performing teams strongly preferred
- Proven record of success in sales within the cardiovascular or interventional vascular device industry highly preferred
- Demonstrated change agent with a bias for action. Open to exploring and being influenced by differing ideas and points of view
- Ability to provide strategic input back to Marketing, Sales, R&D, Operations, etc.
- Knowledge of the TMTT products/therapies and/or aptitude to gain an extensive understanding of all their applications
- A record of accomplishment of introducing new products to market, managing costs, budgeting, developing sales forecasting methods, and driving adoption of new therapies exemplified by meeting sales targets.
- Demonstrated skills in the following areas: coaching and counseling, budgeting, negotiating, marketing, selling and strategic planning
- Must have strong strategic, analytical, and financial skills with a demonstrated ability to understand competition and industry trends
- Proficient skills in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams, etc.)