Account Executive - Screening, (Winston-Salem)

Guardant Health is hiring a field-based Account Executive to promote its Shield colorectal cancer blood test to primary care providers. The role focuses on driving adoption and sales, supporting providers, expanding territory business, and helping launch cancer screening technologies.

Responsibilities:

• Achieve Sales Targets: Consistently meet or exceed sales goals through effective prospecting, relationship-building, and execution of national sales strategies
• Target and Engage Healthcare Providers: Focus on building strong relationships with healthcare providers, gaining their commitment to adopt the Shield test for CRC and other cancers
• Challenger Selling: Engage healthcare providers to understand their needs and demonstrate how Guardant Health’s offerings can improve patient outcomes and streamline their practice
• Educate and Support Providers: Provide in-depth product knowledge and training to primary care practices to gain all stakeholder support, beyond the provider, ensuring smooth integration of Shield into their workflow
• Collaborate with Cross-Functional Teams: Work closely with clinical, marketing, and product teams to align sales strategies, share feedback, and ensure cohesive execution of business plans
• Strategic Business Expansion: Identify new business opportunities within your territory and foster collaborations with regional and local laboratories to expand reach and ensure phlebotomy draw agreements
• Plan & Execute Launches: Develop and execute business plans in line with brand strategies to support the successful launch of new cancer screening technologies
• Monitor Competitive Landscape: Continuously analyze market trends, competitor offerings, and customer feedback to inform sales tactics and report insights to leadership
• Customer Feedback & Reporting: Regularly share key insights and opportunities with the Commercial Team to enhance product offerings and optimize sales strategies
• Provide High-Touch Customer Service: Maintain exceptional customer service standards by resolving issues proactively and supporting healthcare providers in every phase of the sales process
• Compliance & Administrative Excellence: Ensure adherence to company policies, industry standards, and regulations, while managing multiple projects and deadlines effectively

Requirements:

• A minimum of 4 years of customer-facing sales experience in the healthcare industry (diagnostics, medical device, or pharmaceutical sales), or a minimum of 2 years of customer-facing sales experience in the healthcare industry and direct clinical experience in a patient care environment, as a registered nurse or a physician assistant
• Demonstrated ability to engage in selling conversations, overcoming objections and aligning client needs with product offerings
• Strong understanding of the healthcare provider landscape, with the ability to quickly learn and apply technical product knowledge to drive sales
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills with the ability to present complex information in an easily understandable manner
• Experience with CRM systems such as Salesforce, Veeva, or similar platforms for tracking customer interactions and sales progress
• Superior negotiation, problem-solving, and customer service skills
• You are tenacious and resilient, able to navigate challenges with persistence and adaptability
• You approach obstacles with a "scrappy" mindset, using creative solutions to keep moving forward and meet your objectives
• You have consistently met and exceeded sales targets throughout your career
• You are results-driven, thriving on achievement and maintaining a proven track record in closing deals and building strong relationships in the healthcare space
• You take initiative and make things happen
• When challenges arise, you are quick to take action and find effective solutions, demonstrating your ability to problem-solve and adapt to changing circumstances
• You excel at developing strategic plans to drive business outcomes
• You are adept at prioritizing tasks, managing multiple competing demands, and staying focused on what will yield the greatest impact for the business
• You have a growth mindset, viewing feedback as an opportunity for continuous improvement
• You are coachable, eager to learn, and open to new ideas, always striving to develop both personally and professionally
• A clean driving record is required for daily field office and customer visits
• Demonstrate curiosity, sound judgment, and the ability to critically evaluate and responsibly leverage AI-enabled tools in accordance with company policies, ethical standards, and regulatory requirements to improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and quality of work
• Experience with diagnostic products, particularly blood-based testing or cancer screening products, directly to primary care providers
• Familiarity with the primary care landscape in your assigned territory is a plus
• Proven experience in planning and executing product launches in the healthcare or diagnostic space
• High-touch customer service and relationship-building skills, with a focus on long-term partnership and success