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

Time off and 401K

Incentive plans

Job summary

Mineralys Therapeutics, a fully remote biopharmaceutical company, seeks a Regional Sales Director to drive the launch and growth of its first commercial product within a defined region. You will build and lead a high-performing team of territory managers, translate national strategy into regional plans, and ensure alignment with compliance and corporate priorities.

The role requires 8+ years in pharmaceutical sales, 3+ years of leadership, and strong launch experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree preferred.
• 8+ years of pharmaceutical/biotech sales experience.
• 3+ years in district/regional leadership roles.
• Launch experience required; first-launch/startup biotech experience strongly preferred.
• Experience in cardiovascular, nephrology, hypertension, or related specialty markets preferred.
• Strong business planning, analytical, and coaching skills.
• 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 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 closely 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

Pharmaceutical sales

Leadership experience

Launch experience

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

Mineralys Therapeutics, a fully remote biopharmaceutical company, seeks a Regional Sales Director to drive the launch and growth of its first commercial product within a defined region. You will build and lead a high-performing team of territory managers, translate national strategy into regional plans, and ensure alignment with compliance and corporate priorities.

The role requires 8+ years in pharmaceutical sales, 3+ years of leadership, and strong launch experience.