SDR, 1099 Contract Role (Public Sector)

Alt; Denver, San Francisco (CO, CA); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

Virta Health is seeking a Public Sector SDR to drive growth by building pipeline for three Sales Directors. The role focuses on B2B sales in healthcare SaaS, engaging benefits leaders, and navigating payer landscapes with a data-driven approach.

Adaptable and AI-driven, you will manage high-volume outreach, learn Virta’s model, and help expand the digital health footprint across the US from a remote-first setup with Denver and SF hubs.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years experience in public sector outbound selling in healthcare SaaS, digital health, or employee benefits.
• Proven ability to manage multiple stakeholders (supporting 3 Directors of Sales).
• Experience converting marketing/event-driven leads into opportunities.
• Willingness to make frequent cold calls and conduct in-depth account research.
• Proven use of structured outreach sequences (e.g., Outreach, Salesloft).
• Proactive use of AI tools to boost output and efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Territory & Account Mapping to target executive leaders and stakeholders.
• Multi-channel outbound prospecting via cold calls, emails, and LinkedIn.
• Qualify and convert marketing leads into commercial opportunities.
• Support three enterprise Directors of Sales with calendar handoffs and data hygiene.
• Articulate Virta's value incl. performance-based contracts and deprescribing capabilities.

Skills

Public sector outbound selling

Healthcare SaaS

Digital health

Benefits leaders engagement

Organization & multitasking

Cold outreach

Structured outreach tools

AI tools for productivity

Tools

Outreach

Salesloft

Job description

Virta Health is on a mission to reverse metabolic disease in one billion people. Current treatment approaches aren\’t working—over half of US adults have either type 2 diabetes or prediabetes, and obesity rates are at an all-time high. Virta is changing this by helping people reverse their metabolic condition through innovations in technology, personalized nutrition, and virtual care delivery reinvented from the ground up. We have raised over $350 million from top-tier investors, and partner with the largest health plans, employers, and government organizations to help their employees and members restore their health and take back their lives. Join us on our mission to reverse metabolic disease in one billion people.

As a Public Sector SDR (Sales Development Representative), you will be a key driver of growth, bringing our life‑saving metabolic reversal solution to employers and benefits leaders. You will empower three Sales Directors by building the pipeline necessary to scale Virta’s mission and impact. This position is excellent for skilled enterprise SDRs who are adept at B2B sales and want to go deeper in digital health while actively working to change the course of chronic disease in America.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Territory & Account Mapping: Conduct deep, thorough research into targeted accounts and verticals to map out executive hierarchies and identify key benefit leaders and financial stakeholders.
• Multi-Channel Outbound Prospecting: Execute high-volume, highly personalized outbound campaigns using a structured, sequence-based approach via cold calling, tailored emails, and LinkedIn outreach.
• Lead Conversion Mastery: Own and aggressively follow up on marketing and event-generated leads, rapidly qualifying them and converting high‑intent healthcare prospects into commercial opportunities.
• Cross-Functional Team Support: Act as the operational backbone for three enterprise Directors of Sales, managing calendar handoffs, coordinating regional strategies, and maintaining immaculate data hygiene within our CRM.
• Value Proposition Articulation: Learn and clearly communicate the complex clinical and financial components of Virta's model, including our performance-based fee structures and ability to safely deprescribe medications to reduce healthcare spend.

90 Day Plan

• 30 Days: Complete deep-dive onboarding on the Virta clinical treatment, our performance-based contract model, and the healthcare payer landscape, while establishing alignment and workflows with your three assigned Directors of Sales.
• 60 Days: Complete certification on core enterprise messaging, objection handling, and sequence management tools; begin launching targeted outbound sequences and handling cold outreach efficiently.
• 90 Days: Achieve full proficiency across your prospecting channels, consistently convert event and marketing leads into high-quality meetings, and maintain a steady, highly organized pipeline of commercial opportunities for your sales territory.

Must-Haves

• 2-4 years experience of public sector outbound selling experience in healthcare SaaS, digital health, employee benefits space or experience directly selling to benefits leaders.
• Exceptional organizational skills and a proven ability to manage time effectively while supporting multiple stakeholders (supporting 3 Directors of Sales).
• Demonstrated experience successfully converting marketing or event-driven leads into active commercial opportunities.
• A strong work ethic with a willingness to make frequent cold calls and dedicate significant time to deep, meticulous account research.
• Proven experience executing structured outreach using a sequence-based prospecting approach (e.g., Outreach, Salesloft).
• Demonstrates a proactive use of AI tools to improve individual output and efficiency.

Values-driven culture

• You put people first and take care of yourself, your peers, and our patients equally
• You have a strong sense of ownership and take initiative while empowering others to do the same
• You prioritize positive impact over busy work
• You have no ego and understand that everyone has something to bring to the table regardless of experience
• You appreciate transparency and promote trust and empowerment through open access of information
• You are evidence-based and prioritize data and science over seniority or dogma
• You take risks and rapidly iterate

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Virta has a location based compensation structure. Starting pay will be based on a number of factors and commensurate with qualifications & experience. For this role, the compensation range is $40-$50/HR. Information about Virta’s benefits is on our Careers page at: https://www.virtahealth.com/careers.

As part of your duties at Virta, you may come in contact with sensitive patient information that is governed by HIPAA. Throughout your career at Virta, you will be expected to follow Virta's security and privacy procedures to ensure our patients' information remains strictly confidential. Security and privacy training will be provided.

As a remote-first company, our team is spread across various locations with office hubs in Denver and San Francisco.

Clinical roles: We currently do not hire in the following states: AK, HI, RI.

Corporate roles: We currently do not hire in the following states: AK, DE, HI, ME, MS, OK, SD, VT.

Virta uses Ashby as its applicant tracking system, which incorporates AI-powered tools (provided by OpenAI, AWS, and Google Gemini) in certain aspects of the recruiting process, including application review, candidate screening, and interview note taking; your data is not used to train AI models, and all final hiring decisions are made by Virta Health personnel. For more information, see Virta’s AI Interview Resources page. https://www.virtahealth.com/careers/ai-interview-resources