Account Executive, Physician Sales - Schaumburg, IL

Akumin Inc.; Crystal Lake (IL); Remote; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare company is seeking an Account Executive for Physician Sales in Schaumburg, IL. This role involves increasing order and scan volumes through strategic relationship building with referrers. The ideal candidate will possess strong business acumen and communication skills, with a proven track record in sales. The position requires significant travel and offers a dynamic work environment focused on growth and outreach.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to execute a territory development plan.
• 2 years of physician sales and marketing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Cultivates relationships with referrers to increase scan volume.
• Analyzes referral patterns to drive strategic actions.
• Identifies risks and implements outreach programs.

Skills

Business Acumen

Communication

Presentation Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

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Account Executive, Physician Sales - Schaumburg, IL

Apply remote type Remote locations Schaumburg, IL Crystal Lake, IL time type Full time posted on Posted 12 Days Ago job requisition id 2025-4535

The 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
  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:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience.

• 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:

• 2 years of physician sales and marketing experience in a healthcare environment.

• Prior Imaging and/or Oncology experience.

Physical Requirements:

Standard Office Environment and the employee may be exposed to environmental hazards such as exposure to noise, and travel.

More than 50% of the time:

• • Sit, stand, walk.

  • Repetitive movement of hands, arms and legs.

  • See, speak and hear to be able to communicate with patients.

• Less than 50% of the time:

  • Stoop, kneel or crawl.

  • Climb and balance.

  • Carry and lift 10-20 lbs.

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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.