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VP, Business Development (Health Systems)

Richmond, Virginia
Job IDJR0131271 See Job Responsibilities
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Success Profile

What makes a successful VP, Business Development (Health Systems)? Here are the top traits.

  • Achiever
  • Entrepreneurial
  • Goal-Oriented
  • Persuasive
  • Relationship Expertise
  • Skilled Presenter

Employee Spotlight

The opportunity to work at McKesson means you get to join in our company purpose of Advancing Health Outcomes for All. Hear from one of our team members to learn more about their role and how they get to make an impact every day.

Culture

Play a key role

Set out every day to do purposeful and meaningful work. Manage the entire deal lifecycle of a customer and play a key role in how McKesson can advance health outcomes for all.

Collaborate

Join a collaborative, fast-paced, determined team that is dedicated to building excellent relationships with our prospects and customers.

Your expertise

The future of health starts with you. Your unique story, ideas and experiences are valued here, and we need your sales expertise to fulfill our mission of improving care in every setting.

Benefits

  • Coverage you can rely on

    • Medical, Dental, and Vision
    • Health Spending Accounts
    • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Benefits that go beyond your base pay

    • 401(k) (U.S.)
    • Pension (Canada)
    • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Support for total well-being

    • Mental Health Programs
    • Flexible Schedules
    • Paid Time Off
    • Wellness Program
    • Education Reimbursement
    • Volunteer Opportunities
    • Flexible Work Environment
  • A global leader of inclusion

    McKesson’s commitment to diversity and inclusion starts at the top. We have also been named a Best Employer for Diversity by Forbes.

Responsibility

McKesson is an impact-driven, Fortune 10 company that touches virtually every aspect of healthcare. We are known for delivering insights, products, and services that make quality care more accessible and affordable. Here, we focus on the health, happiness, and well-being of you and those we serve – we care.

What you do at McKesson matters. We foster a culture where you can grow, make an impact, and are empowered to bring new ideas. Together, we thrive as we shape the future of health for patients, our communities, and our people. If you want to be part of tomorrow’s health today, we want to hear from you.

We are searching for a VP, Business Development Executive to join our Health System Sales Team and drive growth by closing deals with new IDNs and Health Systems across the Northeast region. This is a remote position where the ideal candidate will live in the territory.

Position Description

As a Business Development Executive, Field VP, you will drive revenue growth by prospecting, developing relationships, assembling and pitching solutions, and negotiating contracts to close with new and existing customers. In this highly visible role, you will make a direct impact improving the provider and patient experience and serve as the catalyst that grows our business to new heights.

This role is compensated through a mix of base salary and an uncapped sales incentive plan that significantly rewards closing new business.

Key Responsibilities

  • Build and manage a pipeline of prospective customers to achieve quota
  • Establish long-term customer relationships with C-Suite, Procurement, Financial and Clinical Executives to position McKesson as a trusted supply chain partner
  • Prompt and lead RFP response processes for new customer opportunities, including identifying contract cycles, inserting McKesson for consideration, and leading a cross-functional team through to submission
  • Uncover and understand prospective customers’ business goals, objectives and challenges
  • Develop strong internal relationships to shape solutions that both meet customer needs and can be delivered upon by internal teams
  • Craft compelling written and verbal pitches that convey our value proposition and address customers’ unique supply chain and healthcare delivery pain points
  • Negotiate contract terms and navigate internally across functions to close deals on terms that can be delivered upon
  • Develop solid understanding of market trends, customer needs, and competitive landscape to identify opportunities and make informed business decisions
  • Travel to industry events, tradeshows and headquarters customers
  • Report out on pipeline and progress to executive leadership

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Degree or equivalent and typically requires 10+ years of relevant experience. Less years required if candidate has relevant Masters or Doctorate qualifications.

Requirements:

  • 10+ years of executive-facing or enterprise sales / business development experience
  • 15+ years of professional experience
  • 5+ years of industry experience in medical distribution, IDNs, Health Systems or GPOs

Critical Skills:

  • Proven track record of meeting or exceeding sales goals through new customer acquisition (i.e. “hunting”)
  • Established commercial relationships with IDNs and Health Systems is highly preferred
  • Previous sales experience in medical distribution, IDNs, Health Systems or GPOs
  • Outstanding listening and negotiation skills
  • Ability to credibly overcome objections and navigate roadblocks to get deals signed
  • Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
  • Willing to partner collaboratively and respectfully with internal support teams
  • Able to bring in subject matter experts to move deals forward and do so seamlessly from the customers’ perspective
  • Proficiency and willingness to use Salesforce
  • Ability and willingness to lead and influence cross-functional teams without authority
  • Strong business and financial acumen
  • Strong work ethic, self-discipline and a burning desire to win

Additional Skills:

  • Able to prepare and deliver slides using PowerPoint
  • Able to review, navigate and absorb large Excel files
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and using shared drives

Travel:

25% - 50% travel with overnight travel may be required

Education

4-year degree in business or related field or equivalent experience

Physical Requirements

  • Significant amount of time performing computer and phone-based work is required

Must be authorized to work in the US. Sponsorship is not available for this position

We are proud to offer a competitive compensation package at McKesson as part of our Total Rewards. This is determined by several factors, including performance, experience and skills, equity, regular job market evaluations, and geographical markets. The pay range shown below is aligned with McKesson's pay philosophy, and pay will always be compliant with any applicable regulations.  In addition to base pay, other compensation, such as an annual bonus or long-term incentive opportunities may be offered. For more information regarding benefits at McKesson, please click here.

Our Total Target Cash (TTC) Pay Range for this position:

$186,800 - $311,400

Total Target Cash (TTC) is defined as base pay plus target incentive.

McKesson is an Equal Opportunity Employer

McKesson provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees and is committed to a diverse and inclusive environment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age or genetic information. For additional information on McKesson’s full Equal Employment Opportunity policies, visit our Equal Employment Opportunity page.

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