Regional Sales Director (South Central)

TL;DR

Regional Sales Director (South Central): Building, developing, and leading a high-performing specialty sales team supporting the launch and growth of an innovative mental health therapy with an accent on regional execution of commercial strategy and partnerships with certified treatment centers, psychiatrists, and integrated care systems. Focus on fostering strategic relationships with KOLs, driving performance metrics, and shaping a new therapeutic category in psychiatry and behavioral health.

Location: Remote in South Central (St. Louis, MO, New Orleans, LA, Kansas City). 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 treatment 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 culture with coaching and development.
• Drive regional execution of commercial launch strategy, identify expansion opportunities, and ensure field readiness on clinical data and treatment protocols.
• 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
• 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; background with IDNs, academic medical centers, and specialty sites
• Experience building teams in startup or pre-launch biotech environments

Culture & Benefits

• High-accountability, psychologically safe culture promoting coaching, development, collaboration, integrity, and patient-centricity.
• Competitive total compensation including base salary, discretionary bonuses, and equity.
• Comprehensive benefits package (details at company careers page).
• Commitment to diversity, equality, and reasonable accommodations.