Regional Sales Director: Launch Leader (Remote)

Mineralys Therapeutics; Birmingham (AL); Remote; USD 180,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

Mineralys Therapeutics is seeking a Regional Sales Director to drive the launch and growth of its first commercial product across a multi-state region including New Orleans, Mobile, Birmingham, Montgomery, and Pensacola. You will build a high-performing team of territory managers and lead cross-functional collaboration to achieve sales targets.

The role requires 8+ years of pharma/biotech sales and 3+ years in regional leadership, with strong strategic planning, coaching, and a track record of

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred.
• 8+ years of pharmaceutical/biotech sales experience.
• 3+ years of people leadership experience in a district/regional manager role.
• Proven success leading specialty sales teams and exceeding performance goals.
• Prior launch experience required; first-launch/startup biotech experience strongly preferred.
• Experience in cardiovascular, nephrology, hypertension, or related specialty markets strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated success in recruiting and developing top talent.
• Strong business planning, analytical, and coaching skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment.
• Willingness to travel extensively within region.

Responsibilities

• Lead regional launch planning and execution activities to ensure successful market entry and sustained product uptake.
• Translate national brand strategy into actionable regional business plans and field execution priorities.
• Lead team to achieve or exceed sales goals, market share targets, and key performance metrics at launch and beyond.
• Monitor market dynamics, customer feedback, and competitive intelligence to adjust strategy in real time.
• Drive accountability for performance through data-driven decision making and disciplined execution.
• Recruit, onboard, develop, and retain top-performing territory managers across the region.
• Lead, coach, and motivate a team of approximately 8-12 territory managers.
• Establish and maintain high level of disease state, clinical and product knowledge.
• Evaluate performance of territory managers and coach to skill and career development.
• Foster a high-performance culture focused on accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Build strong succession plans and talent pipelines.
• Develop and maintain relationships with key healthcare providers, health systems, and strategic accounts.
• Partner with territory managers on key customer interactions, access challenges, and develop account strategies.
• Support pull-through with IDNs, organized customers, and priority accounts.

Skills

Pharmaceutical sales

Leadership

Business planning

Analytical skills

Coaching

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

Mineralys Therapeutics is seeking a Regional Sales Director to drive the launch and growth of its first commercial product across a multi-state region including New Orleans, Mobile, Birmingham, Montgomery, and Pensacola. You will build a high-performing team of territory managers and lead cross-functional collaboration to achieve sales targets.

The role requires 8+ years of pharma/biotech sales and 3+ years in regional leadership, with strong strategic planning, coaching, and a track record of