{"id":1128177,"url":"https://alion.io/job/shields-health-solutions-manager-commerical-partnerships","title":"Manager, Commerical Partnerships","company":{"id":7092,"name":"Shields Health Solutions","domain":"shieldshealthsolutions.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/shields-health-solutions","size_band":null,"is_staffing_agency":false,"is_intermediary":false,"ats_vendor":"Greenhouse","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":89,"open_postings":9,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.444,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":37,"computed_at":"2026-09-23T05:45:00Z"}},"role":"Sales","role_family":"Sales","seniority":"middle","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"remote","remote_scope":"stated_countries","hiring_geo_confidence":"inferred","locations":[],"countries":[],"hiring_countries":["US"],"hiring_countries_total":1,"salary":{"min":90000,"max":null,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":90000},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":4,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"LinkedIn","optional":false},{"name":"Salesforce","optional":false},{"name":"Microsoft Office","optional":true},{"name":"Outlook","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-22T21:24:08Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-22","last_verified_at":"2026-09-23T19:46:13Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":1,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":1},"description":"Remote (U.S.) | Up to 25% Travel\nCompensation: $90,000-$100,000 base salary + 50% target bonus\nPosition Summary\nShields Health Solutions is seeking a Manager, Commercial Partnerships to support pipeline creation and business development efforts across targeted health systems nationwide. This role is responsible for identifying, researching, and engaging prospective partners, generating qualified opportunities, and supporting the growth of Shields' Commercial Partnerships team.\nThis is a true hunter-style healthcare business development role focused on prospecting, lead generation, pipeline development, and creating net-new opportunities rather than managing existing accounts. The successful candidate will build relationships with healthcare decision-makers, execute strategic outreach campaigns, and schedule introductory meetings for senior commercial leaders.\nUnlike a traditional SDR role, this position requires experience navigating healthcare organizations, understanding complex stakeholder groups, and engaging executive audiences. It is an ideal opportunity for professionals with backgrounds in healthcare sales, B2B healthcare sales, account executive, strategic account management, enterprise healthcare sales, healthcare consulting, medical device sales, pharmaceutical sales, healthcare technology, or healthcare services who are looking to build expertise in specialty pharmacy and health system partnerships.\nThis position offers significant exposure to senior leadership and executive stakeholders while providing a clear path toward broader business development and commercial leadership opportunities \nEssential Functions & Responsibilities\nBusiness Development & Pipeline Creation\nProspect and engage targeted health systems, hospitals, integrated delivery networks (IDNs), and healthcare organizations to generate new partnership opportunities.\nExecute strategic outreach campaigns through email, phone, LinkedIn, conferences, referrals, and other business development channels.\nCreate and maintain a pipeline of qualified opportunities for the Commercial Partnerships team.\nSchedule and coordinate meetings between prospective health system stakeholders and senior commercial leaders.\nSupport account planning, strategic account development, and territory planning efforts.\nConsistently achieve outreach, meeting generation, lead qualification, and pipeline creation goals.\nDevelop relationships with healthcare executives, pharmacy leadership, and key decision-makers within targeted accounts.\nMarket Research & Opportunity Development\nResearch prospective health systems, healthcare markets, stakeholder groups, and growth opportunities.\nDevelop account profiles, stakeholder maps, and briefing materials to support commercial engagement strategies.\nQualify opportunities and ensure smooth handoffs to senior commercial leaders.\nGather market intelligence and competitive insights to strengthen account planning and prospecting efforts.\nSupport commercial teams in identifying and prioritizing high-potential partnership opportunities.\nCRM & Cross-Functional Collaboration\nMaintain accurate prospect activity, pipeline data, and account information within Salesforce and other CRM platforms.\nTrack business development activity, pipeline progression, and opportunity metrics.\nPartner with Marketing, Commercial Operations, Payor Strategy, Trade Relations, and Executive Leadership on growth initiatives and special projects.\nSupport conference planning, executive meeting coordination, and commercial outreach efforts.\nRequired Qualifications\nBachelor's degree or equivalent experience.\n4+ years of experience in healthcare sales, business development, account executive, healthcare consulting, account management, client services, customer acquisition, or other customer-facing commercial roles.\nDemonstrated success in B2B healthcare sales, prospecting, lead generation, pipeline development, customer acquisition, and new business development activities.\nExperience working in a hunter-style role focused on identifying and creating net-new opportunities.\nExperience selling solutions, services, products, or consulting engagements within healthcare markets.\nExperience utilizing Salesforce or another CRM platform to manage prospect engagement and sales activity.\nStrong communication, relationship-building, and organizational skills.\nDemonstrated resilience, persistence, grit, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.\nIntellectual curiosity and a desire to learn specialty pharmacy, health system operations, and healthcare strategy.\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience selling into health systems, hospitals, integrated delivery networks (IDNs), healthcare provider organizations, or healthcare services organizations.\nExperience engaging Pharmacy Directors, Pharmacy Managers, Chief Pharmacy Officers, health system executives, or other senior healthcare stakeholders.\nBackground in medical device sales, pharmaceutical sales, healthcare technology sales, healthcare services, healthcare consulting, strategic partnerships, strategic account management, enterprise healthcare sales, provider sales, hospital sales, or solution-based selling environments.\nExperience supporting complex healthcare sales cycles involving multiple stakeholders and buying committees.\nExperience with consultative selling, account planning, and relationship-based business development methodologies.\nWhat Makes Someone Successful in This Role\nSuccessful candidates will:\nThrive in a true healthcare business development and new business development environment.\nBe comfortable hearing \"no\" and remain persistent in pursuing opportunities.\nDemonstrate grit, resilience, and a strong work ethic.\nEnjoy opening doors, building relationships, and creating opportunities from scratch.\nHave experience in B2B healthcare sales, account executive, strategic account management, healthcare consulting, client-facing healthcare services, or enterprise sales environments.\nEffectively navigate complex healthcare organizations and multiple decision-makers.\nDemonstrate curiosity and a willingness to learn the specialty pharmacy industry.\nBe motivated by professional growth, career development, and advancement opportunities.\nWhy Join Shields?\nIf you're looking to build a career, learn from some of the best commercial leaders in specialty pharmacy, work directly with health system executives and pharmacy leadership, and help drive the growth strategy of one of the fastest-growing healthcare services companies in the country, that's what this opportunity offers.\nYou'll join a team where your work directly influences new partnerships, new markets, and ultimately better access to care for patients nationwide. You'll gain exposure to executive leadership, develop expertise in healthcare business development, healthcare sales, strategic partnerships, health system partnerships, specialty pharmacy, enterprise healthcare sales, and commercial strategy, and play a direct role in creating opportunities that fuel Shields' continued growth.\nThis is more than a lead generation role. It's an opportunity to build a long-term career in healthcare business development while learning a highly specialized industry, developing executive presence, and creating a pathway into Senior Manager and broader commercial leadership opportunities.\nCalifornia residents employed by or applying for work at Shields have certain privacy rights. Please review our: California Workforce Privacy Notice and Privacy Policy. \nBy providing your mobile number, you agree to receive textmessages from Shields Health Solutions related to job opportunities, interview scheduling, and recruiting updates. Message and data rates may apply. You may opt out at any time by replying 'STOP.' Consentis not a condition of employment.\nSolid computer skills are required, including proficiency in Microsoft Office tools (Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) for communication, documentation, and data management, as well as, navigating the internet and web-based platforms. Data entry and computer skills will be evaluated through an assessment as part of the pre-employment process.\nShields Health Solutions provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.\nShields Health Solutions is committed to providing an inclusive hiring experience; if you need assistance or accommodation during the application or interview process, please email .","description_format":"text","description_chars":8814,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":4,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Growth opportunities"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Hospitals & Clinics"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-22T23:04:58Z"}],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":0,"expected_fill_days":37,"reasons":["conf:1","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-09-23T05:45:00Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":90000,"is_top_pay":false},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/shields-health-solutions-manager-commerical-partnerships","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/shields-health-solutions-manager-commerical-partnerships.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-23T22:32:29Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers"}}