Regional Sales Director (Ohio)

TL;DR

Regional Sales Director (Ohio) (Biotech): Building, developing, and leading a high-performing specialty sales team for the launch and growth of an innovative mental health therapy with an accent on regional commercial strategy execution, partnerships with treatment centers, psychiatrists, and KOLs. Focus on driving launch objectives, team coaching, performance optimization, and expanding the treatment ecosystem in psychiatry and behavioral health markets.

Location: Remote in Ohio (Cleveland/Columbus/Cincinnati, OH, Pittsburgh, PA). Must have employment rights in the United States; no visa sponsorship.

Salary: $180,000 - $230,000 USD

Company

Biotechnology company dedicated to accelerating patient access to evidence-based innovation in mental health, developing investigational COMP360 psilocybin therapy for conditions like treatment-resistant depression, PTSD, and anorexia nervosa.

What you will do

• Recruit, onboard, and lead a team of Territory Account Managers while fostering a high-accountability, psychologically safe culture.
• Drive regional execution of commercial launch strategy, set performance standards, and identify opportunities to expand the treatment ecosystem.
• Build strategic relationships with psychiatrists, treatment centers, behavioral health systems, academic centers, and KOLs.
• Partner cross-functionally with Medical Affairs, Market Access, Training, and Patient Support teams.
• Analyze performance metrics, manage budgets and forecasting, and provide field insights to optimize brand strategy.
• Conduct regular field coaching to enhance clinical selling skills and consultative engagement with mental health providers.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required (advanced degree preferred)
• 8-10+ years of pharmaceutical or biotech sales experience
• 5+ years of first-line sales leadership experience
• Demonstrated success launching specialty or neuroscience therapies
• Experience in psychiatry, CNS, or behavioral health markets
• Experience with therapies requiring site certification, REMS, or specialized administration, and working with IDNs, academic medical centers, and specialty sites
• Experience building teams in startup or pre-launch biotech environments

Culture & Benefits

• High-accountability culture promoting coaching, development, collaboration, integrity, and patient-centricity.
• Competitive total compensation package including base salary, discretionary bonuses, and equity.
• Comprehensive benefits; details available on company careers page.
• Commitment to diversity, equality, and reasonable accommodations during hiring.