Director - Sales (HLS)

Coastal; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-friendly work environment

Flexible working hours

Office locations in Palm Coast, FL; &1

Unlimited PTO

Medical, Vision, Dental

401K with Company Match

Job summary

Coastal is seeking a Director of Sales (Health & Life Sciences) to drive growth in healthcare and life sciences ecosystems. You will build relationships with providers, payers, pharma, and MedTech, and design Salesforce solutions prioritizing patient-centric care and HIPAA compliance.

Lead end-to-end sales cycles, mentor BD resources, and collaborate with HLS-focused Salesforce teams to win major contracts. Remote-friendly with multiple US office locations and travel as needed.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in Salesforce Delivery or Sales Consulting, specifically with HLS implementations.
• 5+ years of Sales experience in Healthcare IT or Life Sciences services.
• Proven ability to navigate large IDN/biotech/payer buying processes and grow portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Engage with C-level stakeholders to drive digital transformation and win HLS accounts.
• Create territory plans aligned with fiscal cycles and regulatory shifts.
• Prospect and convert new opportunities through outbound activities and networking.

Skills

Salesforce

Sales

Healthcare IT

Life Sciences

Relationship building

Consultative selling

End-to-end sales

Communication

Time management

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Salesforce

MuleSoft

Tableau

Slack

Job description

Director - Sales (HLS)

We are looking for a Director - Sales (Health & Life Sciences focus) to help us support our continued growth within the healthcare and life sciences ecosystem. This individual will be responsible for building relationships with Health Systems (Providers), Health Insurance companies (Payers), Pharmaceutical firms, and MedTech organizations. You will collaborate with our teams to design Salesforce solutions that prioritize patient-centric care and clinical efficiency. We are seeking candidates with exposure to the Salesforce delivery process (hands‑on Salesforce consulting experience highly preferred) who understand the HIPAA-regulated landscape and the critical nature of health data privacy.

Role Responsibilities:

• Engage with C-level stakeholders (CMOs, CHIOs, VPs of Patient Experience, and Heads of Clinical Ops) to drive digital transformation and win new HLS “logo” accounts.
• Create territory plans that align with HLS fiscal cycles and regulatory shifts (e.g., Value-Based Care, Interoperability mandates).
• Ability & desire to personally unearth net new sales opportunities through outbound calls, emails & networking and turn them into long term partnerships
• Manage the customer relationship lifecycle from finding a prospect to securing business contacts to help drive delivery team success and account expansion.
• Lead discovery conversations that uncover customer pain points. Examples include: patient acquisition, care coordination, provider recruitment, and clinical trial management.
• Present Salesforce solutions—specifically Health Cloud, Life Sciences Cloud, Salesforce Shield (for HIPAA compliance), Mulesoft and Data 360—that align with the organization’s mission to improve health outcomes.
• Provide ongoing customer support to enhance the relationships and customers’ dedication and long term success.
• Maintain best in class forecasting and pipeline management practices to ensure leadership visibility into the health of your business.
• Mentor and grow junior Business Development resources, provide oversight and support for Business Development team
• Engage with Salesforce HLS-focused RVPs and AEs to drive co‑prime opportunities and establish Coastal as a premier partner for HLS implementations.
• Partner with Coastal Business Unit Leadership throughout sales cycles in order to align business development efforts with project delivery.
• Work with your team to create estimates aligned with the customer requirements, expectations, and agreed upon deliverables.
• Create and deliver SOWs in line with the Coastal standards.
• Travel as needed to support the sales cycles to close business

Experience/Skills Required:

• 5+ years proven expertise as a Salesforce Delivery or Sales Consultant, specifically with HLS implementations.
• 5+ years of Sales experience; experience in Healthcare IT or Life Sciences professional services is a major plus.
• Proven Portfolio Growth: Experience navigating the buying process of large IDNs (Integrated Delivery Networks), Biotech startups, or national Payers.
• Ability to take ownership and responsibility for, and actively drive sales pursuits.
• Commitment to building long term relationships with customers and winning business through trusted relationships
• Consultative mindset and a dedication to learning in a dynamic environment
• Understanding of and relationships within the Salesforce portfolio along with newly acquired solutions such as Mulesoft, Tableau, Slack, etc.
• Excellent communication, preparation, strategy, presentation and execution skills
• Ability to run an end to end sales cycle by leading collaboratively and working with other key internal groups - pre‑sales, delivery, SMEs and Industry Professionals.
• Organizational and time-management skills. Being detail oriented and process driven is critical to success in this role.
• Enthusiastic and passionate
• Must have full‑time permanent US work authorization

Additional Preferred Experience/Skills:

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred, or equivalent experience
• Experience as a Salesforce Consultative seller
• Existing Salesforce RVP, AE relationships in HLS space

Why Coastal, and what we offer:

• Flexible working hours with an emphasis on a life‑work balance (in that order!)
• Remote flexible work; plus company office locations in Palm Coast, FL; Atlanta, GA; Tysons, VA & Lexington, KY; travel as required to client locations
• Unlimited Paid Time Off (RTO), 401K with Company Match, and Medical, Vision, & Dental coverage
• Competitive quarterly bonus opportunities
• Continuing education and certification reimbursements, specifically within the Salesforce and Snowflake ecosystems; plus occasional in‑house competitions with spot bonuses
• A flexible and fun team culture! We value transparency, support, flexibility, growth, teamwork, fun, and so much more
• Frequent team and culture activities, virtual & in‑person, including Lunch and Learns, Happy Hours, team‑building events
• Monthly All‑Hands calls to bring the company together, and an open‑door leadership policy with access to mentorship and guidance
• Opportunities for accelerated growth, networking, and career guidance and support
• Trust, transparency and respect across all levels of the company

Coastal provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.