We Provide Solutions. Patients and Physicians rely on our diagnostic testing, information and services to help them make better healthcare decisions. These are often serious decisions with far reaching consequences, and require sensitivity, tact and a clear dedication to service. It’s about providing clarity and hope.
The Sales Director is a front-line sales leader responsible for execution of the commercial sales strategy for profitable growth in geographic area for general and specialized laboratory sales and service representatives.
This is a field-based sales leadership position. The territory encompasses Bakersfield, CA, Fresno, CA, Merced, CA, and surrounding areas.
At target, the compensation is $230,000-240,000. This includes a base salary and sales incentive. There is the potential to earn higher, as the sales incentive is uncapped at Quest Diagnostics. Base salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including relevant skills, training, experience, education, and, where applicable, certifications obtained. Market and organizational factors are also considered.
Benefits Information: We are proud to offer best-in-class benefits and programs to support employees and their families in living healthy, happy lives. Our pay and benefit plans have been designed to promote employee health in all respects – physical, financial, and developmental. Depending on whether it is a part-time or full-time position, some of the benefits offered may include:
- Company Vehicle and Gas Card
- Sales Incentive Plan
- Best in Class Commercial New Hire Training
- Medical/Prescription Drugs
- Dental
- Vision
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
- Supplemental Health Plans
- 401(k) Plan – Company match dollar-for-dollar up to 5%
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
- Supplemental Life Insurance
- Dependent Life Insurance
- Short- and Long-Term Disability buy-up
- Blueprint for Wellness
- Emotional Well-Being Resources
- Educational Assistance
- Paid time off / Health Time
- Hire and retain an effective sales team of Account Executives and Account Managers
- Coach, motivate and develop sales talent
- Establish regional action plans and market strategies
- Set metrics and accountability standards to drive performance towards goals
- Manage and measure sales force performance and provide feedback to reps
- Conduct district analytics and market intelligence
- Marshal and manage resources to solve problems and achieve plans
- Support key account development
- Provide input to regional marketing efforts
Accountabilities/Metrics:
- Development and execution of sales plan
- Achievement of quota (retention and growth)
- Client attrition
- Price realization
- Selling costs
- Sales force attrition
- Talent development targets (pipeline, hiring, training)
Required Experience:
- Demonstrated leadership experience within the healthcare industry, including direct management of sales professionals
- Proven track record of leading, coaching, and developing high performing sales teams to acheive revenue growth and sales objectives.
- Experience developing and executing territory sales strategies, driving new business development, and expanding existing client relationships.
- Demonstrated ability to manage sales performance, establish accountability, and consistently deliver against revenue and growth targets.
Knowledge:
- Knows the healthcare industry (payors/providers) and general economics of business
- Diagnostics/laboratory experience
- Leadership experience (direct reports)
Skills:
- Solid PC skills including Outlook, Excel, SalesForce.com, SAVO
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree (Required)
Competencies:
- Action oriented
- Builds Effective Teams
- Business acumen
- Customer Focused
- Drive for results
- Intellectual Horsepower
- Organizing
- Priority Setting
About the Team Quest Diagnostics honors our service members and encourages veterans to apply.
While we appreciate and value our staffing partners, we do not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. Quest will not be responsible for paying agency fees for any individual as to whom an agency has sent an unsolicited resume.
Equal Opportunity Employer: Race/Color/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Vets or any other legally protected status.
Skills Required
- Demonstrated leadership experience within the healthcare industry, including direct management of sales professionals
- Proven track record of leading, coaching, and developing high-performing sales teams to achieve revenue growth and sales objectives
- Experience developing and executing territory sales strategies, driving new business development, and expanding existing client relationships
- Demonstrated ability to manage sales performance, establish accountability, and consistently deliver against revenue and growth targets
- Knowledge of the healthcare industry, including payors and providers, and general business economics
- Diagnostics or laboratory experience
- Leadership experience with direct reports
- Proficiency with Outlook, Excel, Salesforce, and SAVO
- Bachelor's degree
What We Do
Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX) empowers people to take action to improve health outcomes. Derived from the world's largest database of clinical lab results, our diagnostic insights reveal new avenues to identify and treat disease, inspire healthy behaviors and improve health care management. Quest annually serves one in three adult Americans and half the physicians and hospitals in the United States, and our 47,000 employees understand that, in the right hands and with the right context, our diagnostic insights can inspire actions that transform lives. The company offers physicians the broadest test menu (3,000+ tests), is a pioneer in developing innovative new tests, is the leader in cancer diagnostics, provides anatomic pathology (AP) services, & interpretive consultation through its medical & scientific staff of about 900 M.D.s & Ph.D.s. The company reported 2020 revenues of $9.44 billion. Quest Diagnostics offers the most extensive clinical testing network in the U.S., with laboratories in most major metropolitan areas, & in Mexico, the UK & India. The company also operates four esoteric laboratories, 40 outpatient AP laboratories, & 160 smaller, rapid-response laboratories. Patients may have specimens collected in any of the company’s approximately 2,250 patient service centers. On a typical workday, testing is performed for about 550,000 patients. Quest Diagnostics empowers healthcare organizations & clinicians with state-of-the-art connectivity solutions. The company is the leading provider of pre-employment drugs-of-abuse screening for employers & risk assessment services for the life insurance industry. It is the world’s 2nd largest provider of clinical trials testing for new pharmaceuticals. More information is available at www.questdiagnostics.com. Language Assistance / Non-Discrimination Notice Asistencia de Idiomas / Aviso de no Discriminación 語言協助 / 不歧視通知 www.QuestDiagnostics.com/home/nondiscrimination
