Sales Director, Pharma Healthcare

Newsweek • New York, NY

2d • $150,000 - $180,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Adprime is seeking a seasoned and results-driven Sales Director with a strong background in healthcare and pharmaceutical advertising to take a leadership role within our growing team. This individual will be instrumental in driving revenue growth by managing and expanding relationships with top healthcare and pharma clients and their agency partners, across both HCP and DTC campaigns.
They will play a key role in shaping Adprime’s presence in the market by delivering strategic solutions across our digital media, branded content, and data-driven advertising offerings.
Our corporate headquarters is in New York City. The successful candidate must work in the office at least 2 days a week, with the flexibility to work from home on other days.

Requirements

• Strong background and focus on advertising sales with pharmaceutical accounts.
• Experience and knowledge of the healthcare industry and key pharma clients.
• Experience working with both agencies/client direct partners to drive book of business.
• Must be organized, energetic, detail-oriented and have excellent negotiation and presentation skills.
• Exudes a positive attitude, enthusiasm, high energy and is a team player.
• Great qualifier to focus on specific actionable opportunities.
• Ability to think and plan strategically, adept at solving problems and bringing timely resolution to issues.
• Ability to collaborate and work well with internal cross functional teams and stakeholders.
• Strong computer skills and high level of proficiency with CRMs, MS Office, Windows, LinkedIn, Facebook, and social media platforms.
• Proven success or a desire to succeed.

Nice To Haves

• Travel is not required but can be helpful.

Responsibilities

• Cover the most strategic agency and healthcare accounts that we’ve identified as being the best prospects for our media.
• Get potential advertisers’ attention through e-mail, phone calls, meetings (in-person and virtual), strategic travel, and more.
• Once you’ve captured their attention, set up value-added, consultative sales meetings where you can gather information and at the same time demonstrate the ability to make recommendations that could help the clients achieve their goals.
• Be an amazing listener so you can understand needs (rather than assume) and have the wherewithal to quickly make suggestions and qualify along the way, so you can deliver the most meaningful proposal possible while being the client’s advocate. When meetings aren’t possible, connect through email and get clients interested in exploring ideas and reviewing opportunities in that manner. Bring up the most relevant of our selling proposition for the client you’re engaging.
• Close business!!! Once closed, follow up in a professional way and add value at every step, ensuring they are happy and will repeat advertise with you. Renew the advertisers by examining results and evolving towards better solutions for the future.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees