Sales Director

Truven Health Analytics delivers the answers that clients need to improve healthcare quality and access while reducing costs. We provide market-leading performance improvement built on data integrity and empirical truth. For more than 30 years, our insights and solutions have been providing hospitals and clinicians, employers and health plans, state and federal government agencies, life sciences firms, and policymakers the facts they need to make confident decisions that directly affect the health and well-being of people and organizations in the U.S. and around the world.

Truven Health Analytics owns some of the most trusted brands in healthcare, such as MarketScan, 100 Top Hospitals, Advantage Suite, Micromedex, Simpler, ActionOI, Heartbeat Experts, and JWA. Job Description

Position Overview

The Director of Sales works with prospective mid-size employers from 2,000 to 7,000 employees and benefit consulting firms and brokers that service that same market to gain a thorough understanding of their healthcare needs and agenda, direct our company's procurement efforts, and leverage the full spectrum of Truven Health Analytic's resources to deliver value to mid-size employer business segment to achieve their business objectives.

The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and maintaining a sound pipeline of new business opportunities with mid-size employers, benefits consulting firms, and brokers that service that market.

• Develop and maintain a sound pipeline of new business opportunities with mid-size employers (2,000 to 7,000 employees), benefits consulting firms, and brokers that service that market.
• Identify key prospects to target within assigned region together with the Vice President of Sales in Payer.
• Deliver new business sales to meet or exceed annual quota within assigned geography for prospective clients.
• Assume primary responsibility for the total customer relationship during the sales cycle.
• Lead the overall sale of new business by following an established capture and proposal response process.
• Build relationships, collaborate, and partner with a cross-functional team to strategize and meet with prospective clients and deliver compelling presentations, solution demonstrations, proposals, and orals that result in new business revenue.
• Develop and execute business development plans in conjunction with leadership, business consulting, and systems delivery groups to meet or exceed established quota goals.
• Engage in complex negotiations with prospective clients and teaming partners around business commitments and the details of each proposal.
• Maintain regular contact with senior and executive-level decision makers for assigned prospects.
• Represent the company at industry conferences and meetings.

Qualifications

REQUIRED Skills and Experience

PREFERRED Skills and Experience

Additional Information

Truven Health Analytics is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. We seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations regardless of race, gender, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, or any other protected classification under country or local law.

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