National Sales Director - Project Lead

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Newark, NJ, USA
In-Office
150K-170K Annually
Senior level
Healthtech
The Role
Leads national pharmaceutical sales projects and oversees Associate Sales Representatives. Serves as the primary client contact, manages project plans, milestones, workflows, KPIs, contractual obligations, and cross-functional delivery. Responsibilities include recruiting, coaching, performance management, personnel actions, expense oversight, compliance, and reporting national sales results. Requires pharmaceutical or medical device sales management experience, strong leadership and organizational skills, and 50% travel.
Summary Generated by Built In

We are excited to announce that in partnership with our client, we are looking for a Project Lead to join our team of over 10,000 global field representatives in several regions making over 20 million product details annually for our pharmaceutical and biotech clients.  

Project Lead

The National Sales Director (Project Lead) will be responsible for the operations and oversight of a team of Associate Sales Representatives The national sales team will be educating and promoting on approved client messages to targeted accounts. The project Lead will also be responsible for delivering on all contractual obligations, as well as personnel and operational requirements. The Project Lead will work across the IQVIA organization and collaborate both internally and with the client to ensure effective execution of integrated solutions.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Client’s main point of contact regarding the commercial project work
  • Work closely with the client partner to create, manage, and maintain project plans and timelines including key milestones, business rules, workflows, and ensure alignment with IQVIA and client objectives.
  • Drive, analyze, and report on performance/progress (KPI’s/scorecard/priorities/key deliverables). 
  • Manage the cross-functional collaboration across the internal IQVIA team and the client team to ensure all operational project deliverables/milestones are achieved.
  • Drive team performance through team building, coaching, training, motivating and management. 
  • Responsible for conducting personnel/ HR related actions associated with IQVIA (interviews, employment offers), performance management (performance reviews, development or disciplinary plans, termination), and personnel issues.
  • Provide administrative oversight and approval of expense reports, monitors compliance with expense policies.
  • Coordinate meetings and associated components as needed.

Project Leader Requirements Experience

4-year bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university required

Minimum 2 years of pharmaceutical/medical device Field Sales Management/Regional Sales Management experience successfully overseeing a team of field sales teams required

4-5+ years of pharmaceutical or medical sales experience required

Preferred Experience

Proven track record in leading a sales team

Must be able to work in team environment, alongside the Client Regional Sales Management team

Strong leadership, planning and organization, problem solving and decision-making skills, as well as technical skills

Coach and council the team to reinforce product knowledge, core message and role model best practices

Strong business acumen and ability to clearly and concisely report detailed national sales results and data to internal Sales Management,

Demonstrated ability to lead and inspire a team towards exceeding objectives

Aligning performance with success

50% travel

#LI-CES

IQVIA is a leading global provider of clinical research services, commercial insights and healthcare intelligence to the life sciences and healthcare industries. We create intelligent connections to accelerate the development and commercialization of innovative medical treatments to help improve patient outcomes and population health worldwide. Learn more at https://jobs.iqvia.com

IQVIA is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by applicable law. https://jobs.iqvia.com/eoe

IQVIA is committed to integrity in our hiring process and maintains a zero tolerance policy for candidate fraud. All information and credentials submitted in your application must be truthful and complete. Any false statements, misrepresentations, or material omissions during the recruitment process will result in immediate disqualification of your application, or termination of employment if discovered later, in accordance with applicable law. We appreciate your honesty and professionalism.

The potential base pay range for this role is 150,000-170,000 annually. The actual base pay offered may vary based on a number of factors including job-related qualifications such as knowledge, skills, education, and experience; location; and/or schedule (full or part-time). Dependent on the position offered, incentive plans, bonuses, and/or other forms of compensation may be offered, in addition to a range of health and welfare and/or other benefits.

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
  • At least 2 years of pharmaceutical or medical device field sales management or regional sales management experience overseeing field sales teams
  • 4-5 or more years of pharmaceutical or medical sales experience
  • Proven track record leading a sales team
  • Ability to work collaboratively with a client regional sales management team
  • Strong leadership, planning, organization, problem-solving, decision-making, and technical skills
  • Ability to coach and counsel team members on product knowledge, core messaging, and best practices
  • Strong business acumen and ability to report detailed national sales results and data
  • Demonstrated ability to lead and inspire a team toward exceeding objectives

IQVIA Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about IQVIA and has not been reviewed or approved by IQVIA.

  • Healthcare Strength Healthcare coverage is positioned as comprehensive, spanning medical/dental/vision plus programs like telemedicine, EAP resources, and additional insurance options. Feedback suggests the health offering is a meaningful part of the overall rewards package, though details can vary by location and plan design.
  • Retirement Support Retirement benefits include an employer match structure that supports employee contributions through a defined formula. This adds steady long-term value to total rewards beyond base salary.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Time off offerings include vacation/paid time off, holidays, and flexibility themes, with some roles described as having discretionary or unlimited time-off models. This can make the package feel more attractive even when cash compensation is viewed as only mid-range.

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The Company
HQ: Durham, NC
61,500 Employees
Year Founded: 2016

What We Do

IQVIA (NYSE:IQV) is a leading global provider of advanced analytics, technology solutions, and clinical research services to the life sciences industry. IQVIA creates intelligent connections across all aspects of healthcare through its analytics, transformative technology, big data resources and extensive domain expertise. IQVIA Connected Intelligence™ delivers powerful insights with speed and agility — enabling customers to accelerate the clinical development and commercialization of innovative medical treatments that improve healthcare outcomes for patients. With approximately 70,000 employees, IQVIA conducts operations in more than 100 countries. To learn more, visit www.iqvia.com.

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