Remote Regional Sales Director: Biotech Launch Leader

OpenKrill; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, Vision

401K

Incentive plans

Job summary

Mineralys Therapeutics is seeking a Regional Sales Director to translate national strategy into regional execution, lead a team of 8–12 territory managers, and drive launch success across the United States. This remote, field-based leadership role requires strong business acumen, cardiovascular market experience, and the ability to navigate a fast-paced, startup-like environment.

Expect travel up to 60% as you build relationships with health systems, IDNs, and strategic accounts, while ensuring

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 all 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 through regular field contact
• 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, IDNs 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
• timely and effectively sharing of customer insights with internal stakeholders
• Partner with Market Access, Marketing, Medical Affairs, Training, Operations, and HR to support launch readiness and execution
• Provide field-driven input into brand planning, messaging, and tactical adjustments
• Collaborate with Area Sales Directors and peers to share best practices and drive consistency across regions
• Support national meetings, launch planning sessions, and field communications
• Ensure all regional activities are conducted in full compliance with company policies, industry regulations, and legal standards
• Manage regional budgets and resources effectively
• Maintain accurate forecasting, CRM utilization, and reporting discipline
• Uphold Mineralys’ values of collaboration, integrity, quality, trust, and urgency

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Sales leadership

People coaching

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

CRM

Job description

Mineralys Therapeutics is seeking a Regional Sales Director to translate national strategy into regional execution, lead a team of 8–12 territory managers, and drive launch success across the United States. This remote, field-based leadership role requires strong business acumen, cardiovascular market experience, and the ability to navigate a fast-paced, startup-like environment.

Expect travel up to 60% as you build relationships with health systems, IDNs, and strategic accounts, while ensuring