National Sales Director

“Mineralys Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing medicines to target hypertension and related comorbidities such as chronic kidney disease (CKD), obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and other diseases driven by dysregulated aldosterone.  Its initial product candidate, lorundrostat, is a proprietary, orally administered, highly selective aldosterone synthase inhibitor.  Mineralys is headquartered in Radnor, Pennsylvania. For more information, please visit  https://mineralystx.com . Follow Mineralys on  LinkedIn ,  Twitter  and  Bluesky ”

Mineralys is a fully remote company.

National Sales Director

The National Sales Director (NSD) will serve as a senior field leader responsible for building and leading a high-performing commercial organization across a large U.S. geography in support of Mineralys’ first product launch. This role will lead a team of Regional Sales Directors and their sales teams, ensuring flawless launch execution, strong customer engagement, and achievement of business objectives.

The NSD will act as a strategic business partner to the VP of Sales and cross-functional leadership team, helping shape launch strategy, field execution plans, talent development, and organizational culture. This role requires a seasoned leader with deep launch experience, strong business acumen, and the ability to scale teams in a fast-paced biotech environment.

Key Responsibilities

Commercial Strategy / Launch Leadership

Lead launch planning and execution across assigned area to ensure achievement of sales, market access, and market share goals

Translate national commercial strategy into actionable area business plans and execution priorities

Monitor business performance, identify risks/opportunities, and implement corrective actions quickly

Drive launch excellence, customer engagement, and field execution consistency

Provide ongoing market insights and competitive intelligence to commercial leadership

Field Leadership / Team Development

Recruit, onboard, and develop Regional Sales Directors (RSD) and support their hiring of top field talent

Lead, coach, and develop a team of approximately 15 RSDs and indirect oversight of 50–100+ field representatives

Establish a high-performance culture focused on accountability, collaboration, and execution

Conduct regular field coaching, business reviews, and talent assessments

Build leadership bench strength and succession plans

Cross-Functional Partnership

Partner closely with Market Access, Marketing, Medical Affairs, Training, Operations, Compliance, and HR to support launch readiness and sustained execution

Collaborate with Area Sales Director peers and VP of Sales to ensure national alignment and share best practices

Support national sales meetings, launch planning sessions, and leadership forums

Partner with Market Access on payer, IDN, and organized customer strategy as needed

Business Operations / Compliance

Manage area budget, resources, and deployment plans

Ensure forecasting accuracy, CRM utilization, and performance reporting

Drive compliance with all company policies, industry regulations, and legal requirements

Promote Mineralys’ values of collaboration, integrity, quality, trust, and urgency

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred

12+ years of pharmaceutical / biotech sales experience

5+ years of field sales leadership experience, including leadership of leaders

Prior launch experience required; first-launch / emerging biotech experience strongly preferred

Demonstrated success leading specialty sales organizations and exceeding performance goals

Experience in cardiovascular, nephrology, hypertension, or related specialty markets strongly preferred

Strong coaching, talent assessment, and leadership development skills

Proven ability to work cross-functionally and influence without authority

Strong business planning, analytical, and problem-solving skills

Ability to travel extensively within area and nationally as needed

Leadership Profile

A builder who thrives in creating infrastructure and scaling teams

A visible, hands-on leader who drives accountability and results

Agile and comfortable with ambiguity in a launch environment

Highly collaborative and able to influence across the organization

Passionate about developing talent and building culture

Travel

This position requires up to 60% travel. Frequently travel is outside the local area and overnight.

These positions are eligible for standard Company benefits including medical, dental, vision, time off and 401K, as well as participating in Mineralys incentive plans are contingent on achievement of personal and company performance. Actual compensation may vary from posted hiring range based on geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level.

US Salary Range:  $260,000 - $285,000

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