Join us as we work to create a thriving ecosystem that delivers accessible, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare for all.
Position Summary
The Upmarket Sales Development Representatives (SDR) plays a critical role in generating and advancing sales opportunities across athenahealth's strategic Upmarket Sales organization. This position partners closely with Sales Executives to engage prospective healthcare organizations, build relationships with key stakeholders, and support the progression of opportunities through the sales pipeline.
SDRs engage healthcare organizations ranging from growing and established multi-site medical groups to complex health systems and enterprise organizations as they evaluate solutions to improve clinical, financial and operational performance. Success in this role requires strong research, communication, and problem-solving skills, along with the ability to understand customer priorities and effectively communicate how athenahealth's solutions can help address their business needs.
This role is ideal for individuals who enjoy consultative prospecting, strategic account engagement, and collaborating across teams to drive business growth within a dynamic healthcare technology environment.
This role is hybrid, working a minimum of three days per week from one of our offices in Atlanta, GA, Austin, TX, or Boston, MA.
About the Team
Our Upmarket Sales organization partners with healthcare groups and enterprises of varying sizes and complexity as they evaluate and adopt athenahealth's solutions. The team collaborates closely with Sales, Marketing, Sales Operations, and other cross-functional partners to identify opportunities, engage prospective customers, and support long-term growth.
SDRs serve as a critical bridge between marketing engagement and sales execution, leveraging CRM technology, market intelligence, and strategic outreach to connect with healthcare leaders and generate qualified sales opportunities. SDRs are aligned to sales teams supporting a range of customer segments and work closely with Sales Executives to develop territory strategies, engage key stakeholders, and build pipelines within their assigned markets.
Essential Job Responsibilities
Engage prospective customers through phone, email, virtual meetings, and in-person interactions to communicate the value of athenahealth solutions.
Research healthcare organizations, industry trends, and market dynamics to identify and prioritize business opportunities.
Develop and execute territory outreach plans to increase engagement within assigned accounts and markets.
Collaborate with Enterprise Sales Executives to support prospecting strategies and opportunity development.
Leverage marketing programs, events, webinars, and other engagement channels to connect with prospective customers.
Create and implement outreach approaches that generate interest and support pipeline growth.
Qualify opportunities and maintain high standards for lead quality before advancing them through the sales process.
Build and maintain relationships with prospective customers to support long-term pipeline development.
Share customer and market insights with sales partners to inform account strategies.
Use AI-enabled tools to streamline prospect research, personalize outreach, organize customer information, and improve productivity while learning and adopting new technologies that enhance sales effectiveness.
Additional Job Responsibilities
Maintain accurate and timely records of prospect interactions and opportunity activity within Salesforce.
Utilize internal and external resources to identify and generate new prospective customer leads.
Attend industry conferences, networking events, and customer engagement activities as needed.
Support ongoing sales process improvement initiatives and best practice sharing.
Participate in training and professional development opportunities.
Partner with cross-functional teams to support enterprise sales objectives.
Maintain awareness of healthcare industry developments and competitive market activity.
Expected Education & Experience
Bachelor’s degree required.
Two or more years of sales, business development, or related customer-facing experience required.
Experience using Salesforce or a similar customer relationship management (CRM) platform.
Ability to analyze information, evaluate opportunities, and apply sound business judgment.
Strong written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
Ability to communicate professionally with stakeholders at various organizational levels.
Understanding of sales methodologies and the stages of a sales cycle.
Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Expected Compensation
$48,000 - $82,000
Expected Compensation
The base salary range shown reflects the full range for this role from minimum to maximum. At athenahealth, base pay depends on multiple factors, including job-related experience, relevant knowledge and skills, how your qualifications compare to others in similar roles, and geographical market rates. Base pay is only one part of our competitive Total Rewards package - depending on role eligibility, we offer both short and long-term incentives by way of an annual discretionary bonus plan, variable compensation plan, and equity plans.
About athenahealth
Our vision: In an industry that becomes more complex by the day, we stand for simplicity. We offer IT solutions and expert services that eliminate the daily hurdles preventing healthcare providers from focusing entirely on their patients — powered by our vision to create a thriving ecosystem that delivers accessible, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare for all.
Our company culture: Our talented employees — or athenistas, as we call ourselves — spark the innovation and passion needed to accomplish our vision. We are a diverse group of dreamers and do-ers with unique knowledge, expertise, backgrounds, and perspectives. We unite as mission-driven problem-solvers with a deep desire to achieve our vision and make our time here count. Our award-winning culture is built around shared values of inclusiveness, accountability, and support.
Our DEI commitment: Our vision of accessible, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare for all requires addressing the inequities that stand in the way. That's one reason we prioritize diversity, equity, and inclusion in every aspect of our business, from attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce to maintaining an inclusive environment for athenistas, our partners, customers and the communities where we work and serve.
What we can do for you:
Along with health and financial benefits, athenistas enjoy perks specific to each location, including commuter support, employee assistance programs, tuition assistance, employee resource groups, and collaborative workspaces — some offices even welcome dogs.
We also encourage a better work-life balance for athenistas with our flexibility. While we know in-office collaboration is critical to our vision, we recognize that not all work needs to be done within an office environment, full-time. With consistent communication and digital collaboration tools, athenahealth enables employees to find a balance that feels fulfilling and productive for each individual situation.
In addition to our traditional benefits and perks, we sponsor events throughout the year, including book clubs, external speakers, and hackathons. We provide athenistas with a company culture based on learning, the support of an engaged team, and an inclusive environment where all employees are valued.
Learn more about our culture and benefits here: athenahealth.com/careers
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree
- Two or more years of sales, business development, or related customer-facing experience
- Experience using Salesforce or a similar CRM platform
- Ability to analyze information, evaluate opportunities, and apply sound business judgment
- Strong written, verbal, and presentation communication skills
- Ability to communicate professionally with stakeholders at various organizational levels
- Understanding of sales methodologies and sales cycle stages
- Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
athenahealth Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about athenahealth and has not been reviewed or approved by athenahealth.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as comprehensive, including medical, dental, and vision options alongside additional protections like accident and critical illness coverage. Mental health support and EAP-style counseling resources are also part of the package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-away offerings include PTO that covers vacation and sick time, paid holidays, and options for leaves of absence and sabbaticals. Flexible time off is positioned as a meaningful part of the overall rewards package for some roles.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits include a 401(k) plan with employer matching, supported by broader financial wellbeing resources. Equity and performance bonuses are also referenced as part of total rewards.
athenahealth Insights
What We Do
athenahealth strives to cure complexity and simplify the practice of healthcare. Our innovative technology includes electronic health records, revenue cycle management, and patient engagement solutions that help healthcare providers, administrators, and practices eliminate friction for patients while getting paid efficiently. athenahealth partners with practices with purpose-built software backed by expertise to produce the insights needed to drive better clinical and financial outcomes. We’re inspired by our vision to create a thriving ecosystem that delivers accessible, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare for all. For more information, please visit www.athenahealth.com
Why Work With Us
We are here to make an impact on the healthcare industry at scale. We enable our diverse teams to move fast, grapple with interesting technical challenges, and innovate at every level. We are on a modernization journey and build on the hybrid cloud. We deliver best-in-class solutions to help every patient receive the best possible care.
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