Area Sales Director – East US

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Area Sales Director leading Thermo Fisher Scientific’s U.S. diagnostics sales strategy, teams, and customer growth. Driving market expansion across allergy and autoimmunity solutions.

Responsibilities:

  • Define and execute the Area’s strategic direction across the IDD portfolio
  • Oversee Regional Sales Managers and District Sales Managers
  • Ensure organizational alignment to national priorities and sustained market expansion
  • Deliver exceptional customer value and expand market access
  • Shape long-term Area strategy
  • Drive cross-functional collaboration and build leadership capability
  • Guide teams through dynamic market conditions using change management
  • Lead the Area and ensure teams are aligned, empowered, and performing at a high level
  • Expand access to more patients, drive adoption of more tests per patient, strengthen value per patient, and accelerate market share growth in allergy and autoimmunity
  • Drive long-term commercial strategy
  • Enable enterprise-level decision making
  • Guide cross-functional excellence
  • Strengthen executive relationships and market influence
  • Shape customer strategy through insight and foresight
  • Advance IDD’s market presence
  • Develop strong leaders and build a future talent pipeline
  • Model strategic leadership behaviors

Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree required
  • Master’s degree preferred
  • 12 years of commercial experience in life sciences, healthcare, or scientific instruments industry
  • Preferred fields of study: Life Sciences, Engineering, Chemistry, or Business-related field
  • Additional relevant certifications in sales leadership or business management beneficial
  • 5+ years of demonstrated success in sales leadership and people management roles leading multi-level sales teams
  • Experience driving organizational change and delivering meaningful impact through change strategies
  • Demonstrated success achieving revenue targets and supporting business growth in a matrix organization
  • Experience developing and implementing strategic commercial plans and go-to-market strategies
  • Strong financial and business acumen with P&L management experience
  • Expertise in CRM systems, pipeline management, and sales analytics
  • Strong relationship building and influencing skills at all organizational levels
  • Excellent communication and presentation abilities in English
  • Experience managing distributor relationships and channel partnerships
  • Strong understanding of customer workflows and applications in relevant markets
  • Ability to travel 40–60% of the time
  • Success coaching and developing teams
  • Experience working effectively in matrix organizations
  • Success building strategic customer relationships at senior levels
  • Demonstrated ability to support commercial excellence and continuous improvement initiatives
  • Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship
  • Must be able to pass a comprehensive background check, including drug screening

Benefits:

  • Competitive remuneration
  • Annual incentive plan bonus scheme
  • Healthcare, including national medical, dental, and vision plans
  • Health incentive programs
  • Employee assistance and family support programs
  • Commuter benefits
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO)
  • 10 paid holidays annually
  • Paid parental leave: 3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave
  • Accident and life insurance
  • Short- and long-term disability
  • 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan
  • Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) with discounted company stock
  • Relocation assistance is not provided