The Role
Lead business development efforts by expanding customer base, managing relationships, and driving strategic account growth in healthcare.
Summary Generated by Built In
At Daniels Health, we’re not just managing medical waste—we’re transforming healthcare safety.
Our mission is bold: to make healthcare safer for those who care for others. Through cutting-edge innovation, infection control expertise, and a fierce commitment to sustainability, we’re redefining what it means to protect frontline workers and the environment. If you're passionate about purpose-driven work and want to be part of a company that’s making a real impact in healthcare, you’ve just found your next home.
As we continue to expand, we're excited to open our doors for a Business Development Director to join our team in the Midwest - Chicago, Ohio, or Michigan!
THE ROLE:
In this role, you’ll lead the charge in expanding Daniels Health’s footprint in the acute care space. You’ll take ownership of an existing customer portfolio while building strong relationships, identifying growth opportunities, and driving strategic account development. This is a high-visibility role perfect for someone who thrives on connecting with stakeholders, navigating complex healthcare environments, and delivering results.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute strategies to drive revenue growth, reduce costs, and improve profitability.
- Grow the client base and expand the regional book of business to meet annual targets.
- Plan and manage customer outreach using Salesforce to identify new opportunities.
- Travel within the territory to meet prospects and strengthen client relationships.
- Maintain existing client relationships and support smooth transitions to account managers.
- Present our full range of products and services to key stakeholders.
- Align client needs with business strengths and prepare tailored proposals.
- Collaborate on contract development and lead negotiations with clients.
- Research market trends and identify new business opportunities.
- Support upselling and portfolio growth within existing accounts.
- Track performance and work with the Account Manager to refine strategies and improve results.
Requirements
- 7+ years of industry experience
- Strong relationship building and stakeholder management skills
- Experience with design and implementation of business development strategies
- Strong conflict resolution capabilities
- Proven ability to negotiate
- Hospital services or related service industry experience highly desirable
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Possesses self-motivation and the ability to motivate a team
- Strong presentation skills with value based selling confidence
- Outstanding computer-based skills; Salesforce.com, Microsoft Office, etc.
Ready to make an impact? Apply today!
Learn more about us and our mission!
Daniels Health & Sharpsmart is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with anti-discrimination law, it is the purpose of this policy to effectuate these principles and mandates. Daniels Health & Sharpsmart prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Daniels Health & Sharpsmart conforms to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations.
Daniels Health conducts background checks and drug testing as part of the post‑offer hiring process.
Skills Required
- 7+ years of industry experience
- Strong relationship building and stakeholder management skills
- Experience with design and implementation of business development strategies
- Strong conflict resolution capabilities
- Proven ability to negotiate
- Hospital services or related service industry experience highly desirable
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Possesses self-motivation and the ability to motivate a team
- Strong presentation skills with value based selling confidence
- Outstanding computer-based skills; Salesforce.com, Microsoft Office, etc.
Daniels Health Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Daniels Health and has not been reviewed or approved by Daniels Health.
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Healthcare Strength — Company materials indicate medical, dental, and vision coverage are available on day one. Early eligibility is cited as a contributor to overall compensation value in some roles.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO and sick time are advertised as starting on the first day. Predictable schedules in certain teams are highlighted as supporting the practical use of time off.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Sales and account roles highlight base pay plus uncapped commission and mileage reimbursement. These structures are portrayed as making total compensation competitive for those positions.
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The Company
What We Do
MAKING HEALTHCARE SAFER The philosophy that guides Daniels - striving to make a safer environment for everyone involved in healthcare. Daniels has operations in Australia, USA, Canada, New Zealand, UK, Europe and South Africa and is widely regarded as a leader of innovation in the medical waste space. Daniels' flagship product - the Sharpsmart collector, was launched in 1999 and is now used in thousands of healthcare facilities around the globe. It has been peer reviewed in numerous medical journals with findings that indisputably assert it as the safest sharps collector in the world. Through education, innovation and service, we are committed to make the healthcare industry safer for the people who work in it and continually drive the development of ecologically sustainable solutions to reduce the environmental impact of medical waste.
