Lighthouse Lab Services
Helping with Lab Management, Recruiting, Consulting, and Lab Director Services for the clinical laboratory industry.
Sales Director
Location
Alabama + 8 moreAll locations: Alabama, Florida, Kentucky, North Carolina, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
Posted
86 days ago
Salary
$180K - $200K / year
Bachelor Degree7 yrs expEnglish
Job Description
• Build, coach, and develop a high-performing team while leading all core people-management responsibilities (hiring, onboarding, evaluations, coaching, corrective action, timecards, PTO)
• Manage and report team performance using key metrics, ensuring accountability to quality and operational standards
• Identify training needs and drive continuous improvement by developing team skills and optimizing processes
• Foster a culture of teamwork and trust while maintaining open communication with leadership on morale, feedback, challenges, and opportunities
• Lead daily sales execution across all service lines with accountability for quarterly and annual revenue targets
• Convert growth goals into clear activity plans, territory focus, and weekly execution rhythms
• Partner with the CRO on forecasting accuracy, pipeline health, and prioritization of high-value opportunities
• Ensure strong execution of inbound lead handling, outbound prospecting, competitive takeovers, and pipeline advancement
• Reinforce standardized sales processes for qualification, discovery, proposals, and closing
• Conduct weekly pipeline reviews, call coaching, and activity/performance assessments
• Ensure CRM accuracy and consistent use of AI initiatives, workflows and reporting
• Improve lead response time, qualification, and follow-up quality for inbound opportunities
• Develop outbound strategies aligned to key growth lines of business
• Collaborate with Marketing on targeting, messaging, and campaign alignment
• Create momentum by balancing inbound demand with proactive outbound pursuit of strategic accounts and competitive targets
• Partner closely with Lighthouse leadership and department heads (Sales, Operations, Marketing, Finance) to align customer engagement, pipeline development, and go-to-market strategies
• Engage directly in high-value customer interactions — including calls, demos, presentations, and negotiations — to deepen relationships and accelerate revenue opportunities
• Monitor customer insights, competitive dynamics, market trends, and emerging opportunities to inform strategy and support geographic or segment expansion
• Provide weekly updates to leadership on pipeline performance, risks, competitive insights, and recommended actions
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Sales, Marketing, or related field required
- Master’s degree preferred but not required
- 7–10+ years of progressive B2B sales experience, preferably in healthcare, instrument sales and services, life sciences, diagnostics, lab services, or technical service sales
- 5+ years leading a sales team with proven success in driving outbound and inbound sales performance
- Demonstrated success achieving or exceeding revenue targets in a growth-focused environment
- Experience implementing structured sales processes (MEDDIC, Challenger, SPIN, Solution Selling, etc.)
- Strong experience in territory expansion and new-market penetration
- NetSuite experience, preferred
- Proven ability to drive sales execution, meet revenue goals, and deliver consistent pipeline growth
- Hands-on manager with strong coaching, development, and performance management skills
- Strong understanding of inbound/outbound sales motions and how to optimize both simultaneously
- Excellent ability to assess rep skill level and drive continuous improvement
- Strong command of CRM systems and sales performance analytics
- Ability to build structured outbound strategies aligned with company growth goals
- Strong problem-solving, negotiation, and deal-management capabilities
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills with customers and internal stakeholders
- Data-driven mindset with the ability to interpret KPIs and adjust strategy/execution accordingly
- High accountability, follow-through, and operational discipline
- Ability to lead through change in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- 15 PTO days + 10 holidays
- 401(k) with up to 4% company match
- Company-paid life and disability insurance
- Paid Volunteer Time Off
- Partially paid medical and parental leave
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