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Key Sales Executive (Healthcare)

First Advantage Open · verified Sep 22, 2026
US_Remote Full-time Mid-level Account Executive

At a glance

Mid-level Account Executive role at First Advantage. US_Remote · full-time.

In listing

RoleAccount Executive
SeniorityMid-level
LocationUS_Remote
EmploymentFull-time
PostedAug 19, 2026 · 4w ago
Role brief

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What you'll do

  • Grow a portfolio of strategic healthcare accounts through multi-solution expansion and value positioning
  • Run a structured sales process from prospecting and stakeholder mapping through presentations and deal closure
  • Build healthcare revenue and profitability while delivering quota, profit goals, and performance targets
  • Lead discovery, address objections, and develop business cases that create urgency with prospective clients
  • Maintain customer relationships, communications, service, and retention as a trusted company representative

What you bring

  • A bachelor’s degree or equivalent hands-on experience
  • At least five years selling consultatively within human capital, BPO, or technology-focused industries
  • A record of negotiating and closing new-client deals, including contracts, pricing, terms, conditions, and SLAs
  • Evidence of creating leads, pipeline, relationships, and presentation opportunities through targeted outreach
  • Demonstrated success meeting quota across monthly, quarterly, and annual periods

Who this fits

You’ll suit a strategic healthcare seller who can reach VP-level buyers, build credibility, negotiate, and manage complex accounts. The role is remote within the United States, requires authorization to work there, and includes occasional business travel. You’ll use a CRM such as Salesforce and work with multiple products and services.

From the employer

At First Advantage (Nasdaq: FA), people are at the heart of everything we do. From our customers and partners to our greatest advantage — our team members. Operating with empathy and compassion, First Advantage fosters a global inclusive workforce devoted to the diverse voices that make up our talent and products. Our team members empower each other to be their authentic selves and treat all with respect, integrity, and fairness.

Say hello to a rewarding career and come join a leading provider of mission-critical background screening solutions to some of the most recognized Fortune 100 and Global 500 brands.

We are looking for smart, energetic, transformational, and progressive Healthcare vertical–focused Key Account Sales Executives who are mentally ready to own the what, why, and how to help our clients hire the best talent. If you are ready to help us deliver innovative solutions and insights within a fast-paced, start-up environment with highly motivated team members that help our clients manage risk, this is the place for you.

We need talent that is…. Informed & Insightful, Transformational, and Progressive


What You'll Do:

Our Key Account Sales Executive is a collaborative, strategic, and critical thought leader who generates best-in-class credibility and contributes to First Advantage's industry leadership position. In this role, you'll drive transactions that create action and urgency within a client organization. This individual uses critical, innovative thinking to build sound business cases and influence others to close deals and expand the business

This role is remote position; individual must be authorized and working from the United States.


Responsibilities:

  • Own and grow a defined portfolio of strategic healthcare accounts, driving expansion across multi‑solution offerings and positioning our value within complex, high‑growth tech environments.
  • Driving a discipline sales process which includes prospecting, identifying and build relationships with internal & external stakeholders, build and deliver a compelling message that links our solutions value proposition to customer needs, and effectively manage closing timeline which leads to a natural ending and winning the business.
  • Drive total growth and profitability for healthcare vertical, including accountability to meet and exceed quotas, profit goals, and other financial targets and performance metrics.
  • Ensure that the company's vision, brand, and strategy are communicated, inter-connected, understood, and embraced by potential clients.
  • Drive customer communications, service, and retention by establishing and growing relationships with top customers and serving as a credible company representative.
  • Lead the discovery process by asking probing questions, preempting resistance, and communicating a compelling business case.
  • Build the sales pipeline, create momentum, and anticipate industry opportunities and needs through a proactive, prescribed process.
  • You will implement value-selling processes alongside a wealth of knowledge of First Advantage's products and portfolio


What You'll Need to be Successful:

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5+ years of consultative sales experience in a best-in-class, progressive human capital, BPO, or technology-based industry
  • Record of negotiation and closing of new client sales, including the development of contracts, pricing, terms, conditions, and SLAs
  • Proven track record in developing leads, pipeline, relationships, and presentation opportunities through a targeted and proactive strategy
  • Verified ability to attain quota on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis.
  • Demonstrated experience gaining access to and creating credibility within the VP-suite of targeted clients

Other Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  • Capable of building exclusivity, urgency, priority, and enthusiasm within prospective customers' organizations
  • Ability to accurately project, track, and deliver sales activities for multiple products and services monthly using a CRM system, such as Salesforce.
  • Ability to lead the discovery process, preempt/overcome objections, and champion/communicate the benefits of a highly differentiated and value-added brand/partnership in a compelling manner
  • Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word)
  • Ability to build relationships, communicate effectively throughout an organization, influence, negotiate, and establish mutually agreeable expectations
  • Achievement and goal-oriented; conscientiously work to meet and exceed organizational goals
  • Strategic mindset; self-directed, organized, analytical, and possesses excellent problem resolution skills
  • Diligent, resourceful, versatile, and able to multi-task
  • Thrive and excel in a fast-moving, sophisticated, and demanding environment
  • Strong teamwork and collaboration with an outgoing personality

Preferred:

  • Entrepreneurial style with a proven ability to thrive in a dynamic, changing environment where a critical key to success is the ability to optimize and leverage limited resources



Why First Advantage is Your Next Big Career Move:

First Advantage is going through a technology transformation! We are looking for experts who are excited to work with advanced technologies and provide best-in-class user experience, drive the development and deployment of scalable solutions, and smoothly guide our agile teams and clients through meaningful changes as we continue to expand our impact.
Additional benefits offered to our eligible people include:

  • Ability to work remotely with occasional business travel.
  • Medical, Vision, Dental, and supplementary benefit plans
  • 401k with an employer match, and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
  • Competitive and flexible Paid Time Off (PTO) and 9 paid company holidays
  • Access to tech and growth opportunities, and leaders who want you to succeed!


What Are You Waiting For? Apply Today!
You have learned a little about us today – we want to learn about you! If you think this position and our company are a great fit for your areas of interest and expertise, tell us about you by applying now

The salary range for this position is approximately $135-150K base annually plus commissions. This range reflects our good faith estimate to pay fairly as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate’s experience, industry knowledge, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.

We have great people here and are looking for more. Come join us!

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Equal Employment Opportunities at First Advantage
First Advantage is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing a workplace and recruitment process that is free from unlawful discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. Employment decisions at First Advantage are based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs. We do not discriminate in any aspect of employment on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, religion, creed, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital or family status, pregnancy, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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