Account Executive - Healthcare (Philadelphia, PA)
The Account Executive - Healthcare is a field-based sales role focused on acquiring new customers and growing revenue within the greater Philadelphia area. This position requires strong consultative selling, relationship building, and territory management skills to develop a robust sales pipeline and collaborate with internal teams to deliver tailored business solutions. The role involves regular local travel and in-office collaboration to drive customer acquisition and long-term account success.
About Careertakes
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Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.
Role overview
Confidential Client is seeking an Account Executive — Healthcare (outside sales) to develop new B2B customer relationships and drive revenue within an assigned local territory in Philadelphia, PA. This field-based role focuses on new account acquisition, consultative selling, territory planning, and sustained pipeline development. Regular local travel across the greater Philadelphia area is required.
What you’ll do
- Focus on new account acquisition within a defined local market, targeting small- to mid-sized organizations in healthcare and related segments.
- Prospect, cold-call, network, and run face-to-face meetings with decision makers to generate and close new business.
- Build and manage a healthy sales pipeline; forecast activity and maintain accurate CRM records (Salesforce or similar).
- Use consultative selling to assess customer needs and propose tailored solutions that maximize customer value.
- Collaborate with implementation, product, and sales support teams to ensure smooth onboarding and long-term account success.
- Share market insights and best practices with peers to improve territory results.
Who we’re looking for (minimum qualifications)
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience preferred; a high school diploma is required.
- 2+ years of sales, business development, or related experience (outside sales experience strongly preferred).
- Demonstrated success or strong potential in relationship building, negotiation, and closing deals.
- Comfortable with cold-calling, field visits, and building a local network through events and referrals.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office; experience with Salesforce or other CRM tools preferred.
- Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation for regular local travel.
Preferred attributes & skills
- Strong consultative selling and needs-analysis skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
- Highly organized with strong time-management and follow-up discipline.
- Results-driven, self-motivated, and resilient in a quota-driven environment.
- Team player who collaborates with cross-functional partners to solve customer challenges.
Compensation & benefits
- Estimated base pay shown on the original posting: $78,073 per year — actual pay may vary by experience and location.
- Eligible for incentive/commission plans (subject to Incentive Plan terms).
- Benefits package may include 401(k), medical plans, and other typical employer-offered benefits. Exact benefits will be provided by the hiring organization.
Location & travel
- This position is field-based in Philadelphia, PA. Regular local travel across the greater Philadelphia area is required, and periodic in-office collaboration may be expected.
Why apply through Careertakes
As a third-party recruiting platform, Careertakes connects qualified candidates to Confidential Client while offering access to additional matched roles. We use best-practice recruiting methods to present your background and help you through the selection process.
Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency
Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.
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