SITUATION

Prometheus Laboratories is a forward-thinking clinical diagnostics company that is dedicated to disrupting the treatment paradigm of GI and autoimmune diseases. We do this by discovering and developing a broad portfolio of novel, precision-based diagnostic testing solutions that meaningfully impact patient care throughout their individual healthcare journey. From patient-personalized diagnosis and prognosis, disease profiling, therapeutic selection through disease monitoring, the Prometheus suite of tests is purpose-built to take the guess work out of critical patient care needs. Our ambition is to expand our team with like-minded leaders with shared passion and dedication for transforming the future of precision-guided patient care.

SUMMARY
The Regional Director, Health Systems is a critical individual contributor role empowered to increase sales revenue and profitability. This individual will be responsible for developing and executing strategies and plans to secure access and utilization of Prometheus' products and services in assigned geography and accounts, including hospitals, health systems, IDN and regional/general reference labs. The Regional Director, Health Systems develops productive relationships with decision-maker contacts including the C-Suite, Laboratory Directors and Management, Revenue Cycle functions, physician group practices, Key Opinion Leaders, individual product champions, advocates and other influencers.

The ideal candidate has deep experience in clinical laboratory sales, including a track record of success in establishing health system agreements and creating markets for novel Laboratory Developed Tests.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Owns business plan with emphasis on securing access and increasing revenue for high value direct channel customers agreements where Prometheus acts as specialty send-out lab
• Develops account-based strategies to maximize sales growth. Understands account profile, competitive landscape, key influencer needs, and prescriber access variables.
• Recommends to executive pricing and contracting committee account contracting approach and requirements to maintain or improve revenue through pricing, revenue and profitability analysis. Executes contract negotiations.
• Devises plans to overcome customer resistance to price, contracting or product access.
• Leverages product value & utility proposition presentations, clinical resources, economic models and other tools to create compelling understanding of our testing clinical utility and health economic benefits for both patient care and overall account benefit.
• Reduces barriers or delay of product use through pull through initiatives designed to educate key staff for clinical use, process and ordering logistics support, influencing addition within electronic ordering systems, effective billing support, and various other customer service needs
• Promotes company products to drive advocacy and use among key account clinicians, staff and other stakeholders.
• Monitors and reports upon utilization within strategic accounts including Client Bill, Specimen Handling and other pass-through access accounts in accordance with contractual requirements and internal expectations
• Conducts periodic business review meetings with strategic partners to build and maintain relationships with key influencers and decision makers, ensure receipt/delivery of services per the terms of the agreement and identify potential opportunities for growth and further operational efficiencies.
• Manages relationships, deploys key initiatives, and provides clinical and business updates to Regional GI Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) based in targeted institutions.
• Supports product launch efforts through the development and execution of account-based launch plans to optimize product awareness, specimen access and revenue routing.
• May be assigned payers in collaboration with the Market Access and Reimbursement team to pursue reimbursement (coverage, coding, payment and patient access)

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
This job has no supervisory responsibilities but may provide mentoring and support for Regional Technical Specialists.

QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. This along with the requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
Position requires a bachelor's degree (B.A.) from four-year College or university; Minimum 8 years field-based pharmaceutical/biotech Sales and/or Marketing experience with increasing exposure to, and ideally responsibility for Health Systems contracting or Market Access functions. Preferably 4+ years National and or Regional institutional Account Management experience. Requires strong negotiating skills, large account management and project management experience, specific disease state/market knowledge, ability to perform and communicate basic market insights, demonstrated large/small group presentation skills, executive suite selling experience (CFO, CMO, Director Level), and business planning experience (strategic and tactical).

Prior managerial and leadership experience is preferred with demonstrated knowledge of institutional and/or payer decision-making and contracting process for clinical testing access.

COMPUTER SKILLS

Strong intermediate Microsoft Word, Excel and PPT.

LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discount, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

REASONING ABILITY
High skills: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables surrounding the analysis of managed market strategies and contracting.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Valid Driver's License with DMV evidence of good driving record. Must follow all applicable guidelines as set forth in the Company Fleet Management Program including annual DMV reviews.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Significant ground, air and overnight travel (up to 75% based upon business needs of the geography) is required.

WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be required to visit physician offices and clinical laboratory settings therefore, employee may be exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, potentially infectious bodily fluids, toxic or caustic chemicals, and extreme cold.

All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or other protected class.