Key Accounts Executive, Business Development

Role Overview

• Own a regional new-business target focused exclusively on securing signed, multi-year committed distribution agreements within target health systems
• Proactively identify, target, and penetrate priority health systems not under committed agreement
• Build and execute aggressive account acquisition strategies that result in measurable contracted revenue growth
• Develop executive-level relationships (C-suite, Supply Chain, Laboratory, Finance, Clinical Leadership) to create enterprise alignment and sponsorship
• Generate, qualify, and maintain a robust, high-value pipeline of enterprise opportunities
• Lead complex negotiations from initial engagement through signed agreement, including pricing strategy, contract structure, and performance commitments
• Develop and defend internal business cases to secure executive approval for strategic pursuits
• Orchestrate cross-divisional resources to deliver compelling financial, operational, and clinical value propositions
• Drive disciplined opportunity management, milestone execution, and forecast accuracy
• Monitor market consolidation, competitive displacement opportunities, and emerging health systems initiatives to proactively create new entry points
• Develop comprehensive strategic account plans and drives disciplined execution in partnership with the local team and the customer to achieve defined business outcomes
• Successfully navigates and delivers results within a complex, matrixed organization, demonstrating strong capability in leading and influencing without direct authority

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or advanced degree preferred
• 7+ years of progressive commercial experience with at least 5 years in enterprise business development, strategic accounts, or complex healthcare sales
• 2+ Years of leadership experience is a plus
• Demonstrated success closing large, multi-million-dollar, multi-year agreements within IDNs or corporate healthcare systems
• Proven “hunter” track record — evidence of breaking into new accounts and converting them into contracted customers
• Strong history of meeting or exceeding aggressive revenue and contract acquisition targets
• Experience within diagnostics, clinical laboratory, healthcare distribution, or related industry strongly preferred
• Experience operating effectively within a matrixed, enterprise organization.

Benefits

• A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs
• Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement
• At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short
• and long-term disability in accordance with company policy
• Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan
• Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount