Vice President of Sales - Health Plans

Esperta Health
  • Nashville, TN
  • Remote
  • $160,000 Per Year
  • Autofill and Review
2 days ago

Job Description

We are seeking an accomplished Vice President of Sales to lead the growth of our healthcare business by developing and executing a high-impact sales strategy focused on commercial, Medicare, and Medicaid health plans and ACO’s. The ideal candidate is a proven sales executive with deep experience selling complex services and solutions to health insurance organizations, a strong network of payer executives, and a track record of consistently exceeding revenue targets.

This executive will be responsible for strategic business development initiatives, managing enterprise sales opportunities from prospecting through contract execution.

Key Responsibilities

  • Identify, qualify, and close new business opportunities with regional and national health plans and ACO’s and other value-based organizations.
  • Build and maintain executive-level relationships with key decision-makers, including:
    • Chief Medical Officers
    • Chief Operating Officers
    • Chief Financial Officers
    • Chief Population Health Officers
    • VP/Director-level leaders in Care Management, Quality, Clinical Operations, Network Management, and Value-Based Care
  • Manage the full enterprise sales cycle, including prospecting, discovery, solution development, proposal creation, contract negotiation, and closing.
  • Create and maintain a robust pipeline through strategic prospecting, referrals, conferences, and industry networking.
  • Collaborate with marketing to develop go-to-market campaigns and thought leadership initiatives.
  • Partner with implementation and client success teams to ensure successful onboarding.
  • Provide market intelligence regarding competitive offerings, payer priorities, regulatory changes, and emerging opportunities.

Requirements

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree required; MBA or other advanced degree preferred.
  • 10+ years of healthcare sales experience.
  • Minimum 5 years selling clinical services directly to health plans.
  • Demonstrated success selling into:
    • Commercial health plans
    • Medicare Advantage organizations
    • Medicaid managed care organizations
  • Strong understanding of:
    • Population health
    • Care management
    • Value-based care
    • Quality improvement
    • Member engagement
    • Healthcare operations
  • Experience managing complex sales cycles involving multiple executive stakeholders.
  • Excellent executive presentation, negotiation, and communication skills.


Preferred Experience

  • Existing relationships with national and regional payer organizations.
  • Experience selling one or more of the following:
    • Clinical services
    • Care management solutions
    • Quality improvement services
    • Behavioral health solutions
  • Experience working within a high-growth healthcare company.
  • Familiarity with government programs, CMS quality measures, HEDIS, Stars, and value-based payment models.


Key Competencies

  • Strategic sales leadership
  • Executive presence
  • Consultative selling
  • Relationship building
  • Negotiation and influence
  • Business acumen
  • Pipeline development
  • Financial analysis
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Results orientation

Benefits

  • Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
  • Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
  • Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
  • Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
  • Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)

Numbers & Facts

LocationNashville, TN (
Remote
)
Salary$160,000 Per Year

Skills

  • Behavioral Healthunmatched
  • Business Administrationunmatched
  • Business Developmentunmatched
  • Business Skillsunmatched
  • Campaignsunmatched
  • Clinical Medicineunmatched
  • Communication Skillsunmatched
  • Competitive Analysis/Strategyunmatched
  • Conferencesunmatched
  • Consultative Salesunmatched
  • Content Management Systems (CMS)unmatched
  • Contract Negotiationunmatched
  • Cross-Functionalunmatched
  • Enterprise Salesunmatched
  • Exceeded Sales Goalunmatched
  • Executive Relationshipsunmatched
  • Financial Analysisunmatched
  • Governmentunmatched
  • Head of Financeunmatched
  • Health Insuranceunmatched
  • Health Planunmatched
  • Healthcareunmatched
  • Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS)unmatched
  • Healthcare Qualityunmatched
  • Leadershipunmatched
  • Managed Careunmatched
  • Marketingunmatched
  • Medicaidunmatched
  • Medicareunmatched
  • Negotiation Skillsunmatched
  • Network Administration/Managementunmatched
  • Onboardingunmatched
  • Operations Managementunmatched
  • Proposal Writingunmatched
  • Quality Managementunmatched
  • Quality Metricsunmatched
  • Regulationsunmatched
  • Revenue Planningunmatched
  • Salesunmatched
  • Sales Closing Skillsunmatched
  • Sales Cycleunmatched
  • Sales Managementunmatched
  • Sales Pipelineunmatched
  • Sales Prospectingunmatched
  • Sales Strategyunmatched
  • Thought Leadershipunmatched

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