Account Executive, Physician Sales

Akumin®; Springfield (MA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Flexible scheduling

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Job summary

Akumin seeks an Account Executive to grow order and scan volume across all modalities in the Springfield, MA area. The role focuses on deepening relationships with referring providers, analyzing referral patterns, and developing strategic plans to exceed budgeted growth and revenue.

Travel of 90-95% is common as you engage in in-field selling and market development with physicians and health systems. Strong communication, presentation, and business acumen are essential to success in this

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or Equivalent is required.
• Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Experience preferred.
• 2 years of physician sales and marketing experience in a healthcare environment.
• Prior Imaging and/or Oncology experience is a plus.
• Proven ability to execute a territory development plan.

Responsibilities

• Cultivates relationships with top strategic referrers to increase order and scan volume.
• Prospects and targets new referrers based on market trends.
• Analyzes referral patterns to plan field time and actions.
• Collaborates with territory leadership to meet budgeted growth.
• Identifies risks to referral base and leads outreach initiatives.
• Participates in meetings and business reviews as needed.

Skills

Business acumen

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Territory development

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Experience

Job description

This position is only open to candidates within the Springfield, MA area.

Akumin is a leading provider of outpatient radiology and oncology services, partnering with top hospitals and health systems nationwide to deliver advanced diagnostic imaging and exceptional patient care close to home. With a national footprint, cutting-edge technology, and a strong commitment to innovation and patient-centered care, our teams play a vital role in improving outcomes for millions of patients each year.

Account Executive is responsible for increasing order and scan volume across all modalities from referring providers in their assigned geographic territory to ensure that the territory will exceed its budgeted same-store-growth, scan volume, and revenue commitments. This will include analyzing physician referral patterns to develop customer-level marketing plans, identifying opportunities to increase scan volume with existing referrers, and/or developing new referral channels. Responsible for managing assigned expense budget.

Specific duties include, but are not limited to:

• Cultivates strong relationships with top strategic referrers to maintain and/or increase order and scan volume; identifies key customer drivers (turnaround time, quality, etc.); ensures that customer’s needs are met and communicates any service deficiencies to the Operations Team to ensure existing scan volume is preserved.
• Prospects and targets new referrers based on market trends and conditions; uses consultative selling skills to engage new referrers and probes potential referrer to uncover competitive takeaways based on unmet needs.
• Analyzes marketed account referral patterns in order to strategically plan time in the field and associated actions plans to drive referrals; monitors variances/trends associated with existing referral base, works with operations and management to determine possible causes for changes in referral patterns.
• Works in conjunction with territory Physician Sales and Operations leadership to establish realistic customer and territory plans that will deliver on the territory’s budgeted same-store-growth, scan volume, target and revenue commitments.
• Identifies specific risks to the referral base and implements targeted community outreach programs such as territory-level educational campaigns, health fairs and other events to promote consumer awareness.
• Participates in operational meetings in assigned territory, providing status updates as well as identifying areas for Physician Sales to engage strategically with larger team. May participate in Quarterly Business Reviews with key strategic accounts.
• Performs other duties as assigned by management.

Position Requirements:

• High School Diploma or Equivalent Experience, required.
• Displays strong business acumen and demonstrates an understanding of the sales and physician space including the reimbursement landscape.
• Proven ability to successfully execute a territory development plan.
• A proven track record of success in competitive selling environment is required
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills.
• 90-95% travel may be required.

Preferred:

• Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Experience
• 2 years of physician sales and marketing experience in a healthcare environment.
• Prior Imaging and/or Oncology experience.

At Akumin, we invest in the well-being of our employees, so you can bring your best self to work each day. You can expect to see the following benefits:

• Competitive compensation
• Flexible scheduling
• Cross training opportunities
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• HSA accounts with employer contributions
• 401(k) eligibility with employer match
• Paid holidays
• Defined PTO and sick time programs

Eligibility for benefits will vary based based on role type and hours worked.

Akumin Operating Corp. and its divisions are an equal opportunity employer and we believe in strength through diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, age, race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity & expression, status as a protected veteran, or disability.

Akumin Operating Corp. and its divisions are an equal opportunity employer and we believe in strength through diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, age, race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity & expression, status as a protected veteran, or disability.