Associate Account Executive - Screening

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Prospect and target healthcare providers for high utilization of Shield™ to screen patients for CRC and other cancers.
• Meet or exceed sales goals and maximize promotional budgets in support of the national sales strategy in accordance with Guardant Health standards.
• Seek out strategic business expansion/collaboration opportunities with primary care providers and their practices.
• Develop and implement a business plan in line with brand strategy to support launch.
• Identify and partner with national, regional and local laboratories that offer phlebotomy draw agreements.
• Identify opportunities in the marketplace, share best practices, and proactively communicate strategies to cross-functional partners and members of the Commercial Team.
• Continually analyze competitive landscape and environment within assigned accounts to determine trends and provide customer feedback to GHI leadership.
• Recommend detailed strategic plans for gaining and retaining new and existing clients.
• Manage implementation in the assigned territory of all promotional activities to support sales and marketing strategies, in accordance with high industry standards and company policies.
• Work effectively with individuals across multiple departments throughout Guardant Health.
• Collaborate and coordinate with sales team to ensure successful attainment of company goals and objectives.
• Embrace, embody and represent the Guardant Health company values at all times to external and internal constituents.
• This is a field-based role – must have ability to travel daily within assigned territory and some travel outside of assigned area for regional or national meetings.
• Uphold company mission and values through accountability, innovation, integrity, quality, and teamwork.
• Support and comply with the company’s Quality Management System policies and procedures.

Required Qualifications

• 2+ years’ experience in a customer-facing field-based sales role
• Preferably in the healthcare industry (diagnostics, medical device and/or pharmaceutical sales)
• Solid history of consistent closing abilities and proven past performance that has met and exceeded expectations.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication and presentation skills
• Ability to engage in a consultative selling process that overcomes objections and indifferences while connecting client needs with GH capabilities.
• Ability to maintain an outstanding level of market, customer, distribution and product knowledge necessary to accomplish sales objectives.
• Excellent negotiation, problem-solving and customer service skills.
• Ability to handle sensitive information and maintain a very high level of confidentiality.
• Demonstrate ability to develop and utilize cross-functional relationships to facilitate the accomplishment of work goals and objectives.
• Ability to work independently, communicate proactively, manage multiple projects and prioritize daily tasks while managing critical deadlines.
• Ability to work effectively with minimal direction.
• Strong administrative skills to manage business in complex environments.
• Must be proficient at in person, phone and virtual selling environments.
• Must be very proficient with all Microsoft Office products & CRM systems (preferably Salesforce and Veeva).
• Demonstrate Guardant Health values by acting with integrity, respect, trust and possess a very positive attitude and an understanding of the dynamics involved with organizational growth and change.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with sales/marketing of diagnostic products (blood-based testing and/or phlebotomy) directly to primary care healthcare providers and their practices.
• Product launch planning and launch execution experience.
• Familiarity with primary care practice landscape in territory.
• High-touch customer service skills.
• AI & Digital Fluency: Demonstrate curiosity, sound judgment, and the ability to critically evaluate and responsibly leverage AI-enabled tools in accordance with company policies, ethical standards, and regulatory requirements to improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and quality of work.