Industry Principal - Life Science

Vistex Career•Hoffman Estates, IL

11d

About The Position

The Vistex Industry Principal for Life Sciences, North America, plays a key role in bringing industry expertise, market perspective, and thought leadership to our customers, prospects, and internal teams. This role helps strengthen Vistex’s position in the North American Life Sciences market by connecting industry challenges with Vistex solutions and by supporting go-to-market, sales, product, and marketing initiatives. The person in this role will work closely with the other Life Sciences Industry Principals to bring complementary expertise, align priorities, and support a coordinated global Life Sciences industry strategy. We are looking for a senior Life Sciences commercial expert for North America with deep experience in pharmaceutical commercial operations, commercial excellence, pricing, contracting, market access, gross-to-net, rebates, tendering, channel programs, or broader go-to-market execution. The ideal candidate has operated as a Business Process Owner, Commercial Operations leader, Market Access or Pricing leader, Industry Principal, or equivalent subject matter expert with responsibility for pricing and/or commercial processes, performance, and business outcomes. Exposure to the Medical Device industry is highly valuable. Compliance knowledge is beneficial, but the primary focus of this role is commercial Go-to-Market strategy and execution. This role focuses on four main areas: Content development and thought leadership, including eBooks, blog posts, webinars, and other assets that support Vistex’s brand and market presence in Life Sciences. Sales engagement, including support for sales executives and presales teams during discovery, demonstrations, presentations, and strategic deal discussions. Industry engagement, including representation of Vistex at industry events, conferences, analyst discussions, and relevant standards or professional communities. Product management support, including industry-specific guidance to internal stakeholders, competitive insight, functional requirements, and contribution to the Life Sciences product roadmap.

Requirements

Senior Life Sciences commercial expert for North America with deep experience in pharmaceutical commercial operations, commercial excellence, pricing, contracting, market access, gross-to-net, rebates, tendering, channel programs, or broader go-to-market execution.
Operated as a Business Process Owner, Commercial Operations leader, Market Access or Pricing leader, Industry Principal, or equivalent subject matter expert with responsibility for pricing and/or commercial processes, performance, and business outcomes.
Strong knowledge of pharmaceutical commercial operations, pricing, contracting, market access, gross-to-net, rebates, tendering, channel programs, or go-to-market execution.
Strong understanding of sales, marketing, finance, and business processes related to go-to-market programs in the Life Sciences industry.

Nice To Haves

Exposure to the Medical Device industry is highly valuable.
Compliance knowledge is beneficial.

Responsibilities

Serve as a North America Life Sciences commercial subject matter expert, with strong knowledge of pharmaceutical commercial operations, pricing, contracting, market access, gross-to-net, rebates, tendering, channel programs, or go-to-market execution.
Demonstrate a strong understanding of sales, marketing, finance, and business processes related to go-to-market programs in the Life Sciences industry.
Provide thought leadership on industry trends, market dynamics, commercial excellence, and go-to-market best practices for clients, prospects, and internal Vistex teams.
Collaborate closely with the broader Life Sciences Industry Principal team to share expertise, align messaging, support cross-functional initiatives, and provide a consistent industry perspective across customer and internal engagements.
Represent Vistex at industry events, webinars, analyst interactions, white papers, blogs, and industry discussions to strengthen Vistex’s market presence.
Provide industry-specific guidance to product development teams and internal stakeholders regarding Vistex go-to-market software solutions.
Assess competitive offerings and translate industry needs into clear functional requirements and product feedback.
Provide guidance on relevant performance standards, metrics, terminology, reporting, dashboards, and analytics required by Life Sciences commercial organizations.
Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to identify trends, differentiating capabilities, and roadmap priorities for Life Sciences solutions.
Support sales and presales teams with RFPs, discovery sessions, demonstrations, presentations, and deal strategy as needed.
Participate in client and prospect meetings to provide industry expertise, business context, and solution positioning.
Provide knowledge transfer to sales, presales, and consulting teams, helping them understand industry best practices and how to position Vistex solutions effectively.
Help customers understand how Vistex solutions can support process optimization, program efficiency, revenue growth, margin improvement, and profitability.