Sales Director, Americas

Posted 18 Days Ago
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16 Locations
In-Office or Remote
180K-260K Annually
Senior level
Biotech
The Role
The Sales Director, Americas leads the Energy+ sales organization, driving growth strategies, managing sales processes, and enhancing customer relationships to meet revenue and profitability targets.
Summary Generated by Built In

Bring more to life.

Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?

At Pall Corporation, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact. 

You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.

As a global leader in high-tech filtration, separation, and purification, Pall Corporation thrives on helping our customers solve their toughest challenges. Our products serve diverse, global customer needs across a wide range of applications to advance health, safety and environmentally responsible technologies. From airplane engines to hydraulic systems, scotch to smartphones, OLED screens to paper—everyday Pall is there, helping protect critical operating assets, improve product quality, minimize emissions and waste, and safeguard health. For the exponentially curious, Pall is a place where you can thrive and amplify your impact on the world. Find what drives you on a team with a more than 75-year history of discovery, determination, and innovation.

Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible.

The Sales Director, Americas is responsible for leading the Energy+ direct sales organization to meet or exceed orders, revenue, and profitability objectives and to achieve sustainable, profitable year-over-year growth through deployment of the Energy+ strategy, building organizational strength, and driving process improvements that support selling activities. The successful candidate will be a key contributor to the Energy+ growth strategy and will ensure that commercial business plans are aligned to growth targets.

This position reports to the Vice President, Energy+ Global Sales and is part of the Energy+ business unit with headquarters in Port Washington, New York and will be fully remote.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

  • Own regional growth strategy execution, delivering sustainable above‑market performance across direct, channel, equipment, and service Energy+ segments

  • Drive disciplined account and market insights to expand share, unlock whitespace, and anticipate competitive and industry dynamics

  • Ensure rigorous funnel management, forecast accuracy, and countermeasure deployment using SFDC standard work and DBS methodology

  • Lead cross‑functional commercial alignment to deliver integrated solutions across sales, marketing, product, services, and technical solutions

  • Translate Voice of Customer into differentiated value propositions that deepen customer intimacy and accelerate long‑term partnerships

  • Build, coach, and retain a high‑performing, metrics‑driven sales organization through clear expectations and Gemba‑based leadership

  • Develop organizational capability through succession planning, top-tier talent acquisition, and leadership development aligned to business priorities

The essential requirements of the job include:

  • Bachelor's Degree

  • Minimum 8 years’ experience in customer-facing roles (sales, strategic marketing, customer success leadership, or relevant industry experience)

  • Proven senior sales leadership driving industrial, engineered products growth through channel, capital project, and/or strategic account management expertise

  • Strong track record in leading multi-regional teams and strategic growth initiatives

  • Rigorous funnel management, forecasting, and CRM discipline

  • Customer‑centric commercial strategy leveraging Voice of Customer insights

  • Ability to develop talent, successors, and high‑performing leaders

Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements:

  • Ability to travel 50-75%, including overnight

Pall Corporation, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.

At Pall we believe in designing a better, more sustainable workforce. We recognize the benefits of flexible, remote working arrangements for eligible roles and are committed to providing enriching careers, no matter the work arrangement. This position is eligible for a remote work arrangement in which you can work remotely from your home. Additional information about this remote work arrangement will be provided by your interview team. Explore the flexibility and challenge that working for Pall can provide.

The annual salary range for this role is 180,000 – 260,000 USD. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future.

This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.

We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

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Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

For more information, visit www.danaher.com.

Danaher Corporation and all Danaher Companies are committed to equal opportunity regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other characteristics protected by law.

The U.S. EEO posters are available here.

We comply with federal and state disability laws and make reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact:1-202-419-7762 or [email protected].

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's Degree
  • Minimum 8 years' experience in customer-facing roles
  • Proven senior sales leadership
  • Experience in funnel management and CRM discipline
  • Ability to develop talent and high-performing leaders

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  • Leave & Time Off Breadth PTO and paid holidays are portrayed as robust, with formal programs and mentions of generous time off and rollover in some cases. This breadth supports a positive view of time-off availability.
  • Healthcare Strength Core medical, dental, and vision coverage is highlighted repeatedly and is viewed as comprehensive for regular full‑time employees. Descriptions such as “good” or “great” benefits reinforce the strength of the health coverage.
  • Retirement Support A 401(k) plan with company matching is consistently included as part of the package. The presence of matching contributions strengthens perceived retirement readiness.

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The Company
HQ: Sunnyvale, CA
4,883 Employees
Year Founded: 1996

What We Do

Cepheid is dedicated to improving healthcare by pioneering molecular diagnostics that combine speed, accuracy, and flexibility. The company's GeneXpert® systems and Xpert® tests automate highly complex and time-consuming manual procedures, providing A Better Way for institutions of any size to perform world-class PCR testing. Cepheid’s broad test portfolio spans respiratory infections, blood virology, women’s and sexual health, TB and emerging infectious diseases, healthcare-associated infectious diseases, oncology and human genetics. The company’s solutions deliver actionable results where they are needed most – from central laboratories and hospitals to near-patient settings. For more information, visit http://www.cepheid.com.

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