Area Vice President, Sales

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Area Vice President of Sales leading execution and driving commercial performance for Praxis Precision Medicines. Build and scale high-performing sales teams to support product launches and growth.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead and develop regional sales and account management teams to deliver strong performance and achieve commercial objectives.
  • Drive execution of a unified commercial strategy across geographies in alignment with enterprise priorities.
  • Oversee strategic account engagement, including health systems, IDNs, IPNs, and key payer relationships.
  • Partner closely with Commercial, Medical Affairs, Patient Services, and Market Access to deliver coordinated customer engagement.
  • Drive field readiness and execution across pre-launch, launch, and post-launch phases for multiple products.
  • Ensure sales teams are equipped with the capabilities, tools, and behaviors required for successful product launches.
  • Build scalable processes, infrastructure, and performance management systems to support growth.
  • Establish clear metrics to measure effectiveness and drive continuous improvement across the field.
  • Recruit, develop, and retain top talent while building a high-performance, accountable culture.
  • Provide insights from the field to inform strategy, execution, and future capability development.

Requirements:

  • 15+ years of progressive experience in pharmaceutical sales and commercial leadership, including direct management of regional or national sales teams.
  • Prior VP or Director-level experience in rare disease or CNS preferred.
  • Proven track record of leading strategic account and health system engagement at a national or regional level.
  • Deep understanding of IDN, IPN, and payer dynamics in rare disease and specialty markets.
  • Demonstrated experience owning a full national or multi-regional product launch in rare disease, CNS, or specialty pharmaceuticals.
  • Experience leading cross-functional commercial teams through pre-launch, launch, and post-launch phases.
  • Background building and leading commercial organizations within biotech or emerging pharmaceutical companies.
  • Ability to build scalable infrastructure, attract top talent, and deliver results in high-expectation environments.

Benefits:

  • 99% of the premium paid for medical, dental and vision plans.
  • Company-paid life insurance
  • AD&D and disability benefits
  • Voluntary plans to personalize coverage
  • 401(k) matching dollar-for-dollar up to 6%
  • Long-term stock incentives and ESPP
  • Discretionary quarterly bonus
  • Extremely flexible wellness benefit
  • Generous PTO
  • Paid holidays and company-wide shutdowns