Job Details

Business Development Representative

What we do here changes the world. UTHealth Houston is Texas' resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. That's where you come in.

The Business Development Representative position leads the marketing, education, and outreach efforts for all women's services within the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, strengthening relationships with internal and external referral sources, promoting community awareness across Greater Houston, and ensuring timely access to specialty care, while also providing leadership with market intelligence on emerging opportunities and competitive shifts; the role offers a primarily remote schedule with regular in-person engagement with partners and stakeholders throughout the week.

Once you join us you won't want to leave. It's because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you'd expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:

• 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees
• Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year)
• The longer you stay, the more vacation you'll accrue!
• Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
• Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!

We take care of our employees! As a world-renowned institution, our employees' wellbeing is important to us. We offer work/life services such as...

• Free financial and legal counseling
• Free mental health counseling services
• Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
• Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
• Resources for child and elder care
• Plus many more!

Position Summary: Increase utilization of physician's services by contacting area physicians and other potential key referral sources. Achievement of volume targets and enhancing physician utilization patterns.

Position Key Accountabilities:

• Make personal sales calls to physicians to increase the share of physician services of the market.
• Generate leads through cold calling and independent research to increase physician-to-physician referrals.
• Serve as a resource to physicians to identify potential influential groups and decision makers on key healthcare decisions to introduce and build relationships with the physicians in the department.
• Develop and implement a sales strategy based on physician needs and interest.
• Provide department leadership an oral and written report on the targeted physician's needs, challenges, interests, competitive activities and potential. Coordinate with credentialing and data management regarding physician information.
• Monitor and report on physician satisfaction through personal visitations, telemarketing and other client contacts.
• Adhere to all departmental policies, procedures and standards, within budgetary specifications, including time management, supply management, productivity and accuracy of practice.
• Promote individual professional growth and development by meeting requirements for mandatory/continuing education, skills competency.
• Support department-based goals which contribute to the success of the organization.
• Serve as preceptor, mentor and resource to less experienced staff.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Certification/Skills:

• None

Minimum Education:

Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Business or Nursing required May substitute required education with equivalent years of experience beyond the minimum experience requirement.

Minimum Experience:

5 years of successful medical sales or related experience required Sales experience with physicians & staff preferred

Physical Requirements:

Exerts up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds frequently and/or a negligible amount constantly to move objects.

Security Sensitive:

This position is a security-sensitive position pursuant to Texas Education Code 51.215 and Texas Government Code 411.094. To the extent that a position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Texas Business and Commerce Code 117.001(2), the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired for and to continue to be employed in that position. Personnel in such positions, and similarly situated state contractors, will be routinely reviewed to determine whether things such as criminal history or continuous connections to the government or political apparatus of a foreign adversary might prevent the applicant, employee, or contractor from being able to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure. A foreign adversary is a nation listed in 15 C.F.R. 791.4.

Residency Requirement:

Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.