Regional Business Director

Syneos Health; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 225,000 - 235,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Health benefits

401k match

Flexible PTO

Job summary

Syneos Health in Washington, DC is seeking a Regional Business Director to lead a high-performing team of Key Account Managers across a defined geography, driving launches and commercial strategy for oncology, rheumatology, and immunology portfolios. You will recruit and coach field leaders, design regional plans to accelerate access and adoption, manage budgets, and partner with market access, marketing, and operations to achieve growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; an advanced degree is preferred.
• Minimum 7 years in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or life sciences sales.
• 3–5 years of sales leadership experience in institutional or hospital settings.

Responsibilities

• Lead account management team across community-focused networks and infusion centers.
• Recruit and hire Key Account Managers for designated territories.
• Inspire and develop team with product knowledge, contracting, and market conditions.
• Design and implement business plans to hit commercial objectives and sales targets.
• Drive promotional objectives through marketing strategy execution.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize product access and adoption.

Skills

Leadership

Recruiting

Account management

Brand strategy

Sales coaching

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

Updated: August 26, 2026
Location: Washington, DC, United States
Job ID:17872-OTHLOC-CkAvYfw7

The Regional Business Director (RBD) is a key commercial leadership role responsible for building and leading a high-performing team focused on the successful launch and commercialization of the customer's portfolio. Reporting to the National Project Director, the RBD will lead Key Account Managers and Associate Account Managers across a defined geography, driving execution within community-focused/large practice networks, and infusion centers at a regional level for the launch of key products in the oncology, rheumatology, and/or immunology therapeutic areas. The successful candidate will play a critical role in shaping commercial strategy and driving access, adoption, and growth for upcoming biosimilar and future innovative biologic therapies.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead account management team focused on community-focused/large practice networks, infusion centers, and other key healthcare stakeholders.
• Recruit and hire team of Key Account Managers for designated territories within an assigned geography.
• Lead, motivate, and direct team, ensuring that they are appropriately trained in product knowledge, contracting, market conditions, brand strategy and tactics, corporate policies, and targeted business planning.
• Design and implement short and long-term business plans intended to achieve commercial objectives and drive sales revenue with targeted accounts for their areas.
• Achieve promotional objectives through execution management of specific marketing strategies.
• Support strategic account planning and pull-through initiatives that optimize product access and utilization.
• Partner with internal and external stakeholders to identify opportunities, address barriers, and accelerate adoption of customer's therapies.
• Ensure effective execution of customer-facing strategies that enhance relationships with community-focused/large practice networks and infusion centers.
• Work with leadership to establish appropriate behaviors that will lead to sales growth acceleration in the geographic area.
• Establish and manage district expense budgets; ensure appropriate return on investment.
• Manage and evaluate field performance on an ongoing basis and implement corrective/developmental actions as needed. Conduct annual performance appraisals, Field Coaching Reports, and Year End calibration.
• Provide verbal and written guidance, coaching, follow up, and development of field professionals in all phases of their work.
• Conduct ongoing discussions and provide appropriate documentation to ensure compliance and adherence to program and legal guidelines. Establish and manage regional budgets and resources to maximize return on investment.
• Monitor key performance indicators and implement corrective actions and development strategies as needed.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with market access, marketing, medical affairs, training, operations, and commercial leadership teams.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum 7 years of pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or life sciences sales experience.
• Minimum 3-5 years of sales leadership experience, preferably within institutional, specialty, biologics, oncology, immunology, rheumatology, or hospital-based environments.
• Demonstrated success recruiting, developing, and leading high-performing sales and account management teams.
• Proven experience executing complex account-based business strategies community-based/large practice networks and infusion centers.
• Product launch leadership experience in hospital, specialty, or institutional settings.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to analyze market dynamics and drive commercial results.
• Exceptional communication, coaching, leadership, and team-building skills.
• Valid driver's license and ability to travel extensively (approximately 80%).

The annual base salary for this position ranges from: $225,000 - $235,000. The base salary range represents the anticipated low and high of the Syneos Health range for this position. Actual salary will vary based on various factors such as the candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies and proficiency for the role.

At Syneos Health, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. If your past experience doesn't align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. At times, we will consider transferable skills from previous roles.

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Why Syneos Health?

Our ability to collaborate and problem-solve makes a difference in patients' lives daily. By joining one of our account management teams, you will partner with industry experts and be empowered to succeed with the support, resources, and autonomy needed to successfully navigate the complex market access landscape. The diversification and breadth of our new and existing partnerships create a multitude of career paths and employment opportunities. Join our game-changing, global company dedicated to creating better, smarter, faster ways to get biopharmaceutical therapies to patients. Experience the thrill of knowing that your everyday efforts are contributing to improving patients' lives around the world.

Syneos Health companies are affirmative action/equal opportunity employers (Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled)

• competitive compensation package
• Health benefits to include Medical, Dental and Vision
• Company match 401k
• flexible paid time off (PTO) and sick time

Discover what our more than 25,000 employees already know: work here matterseverywhere. We work hard, and smart, all in the name of getting much-needed therapies to those who need them most. A career with Syneos Health means your everyday work improves patients' lives around the world. Selecting us as an employer secures a career in which you’re guaranteed to:

Syneos Health is a leading fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization built to accelerate customer success. We translate unique clinical, medical affairs and commercial insights into outcomes to address modern market realities. To learn more visit syneoshealth.com.

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