Vice President of Academic Solutions (Sales)


ScholarRx is a leading mission-driven, enterprise digital learning company for medical and health professions schools worldwide. The Vice
President of Academic Solutions is responsible for driving revenue growth while building practical, scalable sales processes. This role
reports to the CEO and combines strategic leadership with hands-on execution and is ideal for a sales leader who enjoys building, selling,
and refining in real time.

The VP of Academic Solutions will own the full domestic and international sales lifecycle—from pipeline
development and deal execution to forecasting and renewals—while partnering closely with Marketing and Product teams. Success in this role
requires credibility in consultative selling, comfort operating in a regulated environment, and the ability to lead a distributed workforce
with clarity and accountability, supporting improved outcomes in medical education and ultimately patient care.

Key
Responsibilities

Revenue Strategy & Execution

  • Develop and execute a practical,
    growth-focused
    sales strategy aligned with company goals and market realities
  • Expand the domestic market while growing into new
    international
    opportunities
  • Own revenue targets, forecasting, pipeline management, and reporting
  • Lead complex,
    consultative sales
    cycles with healthcare organizations, academic institutions, and enterprise partners
  • Refine pricing,
    packaging, and go-to-market
    approaches in collaboration with leadership

Hands-On Sales Leadership

  • Actively carry and close
    deals while building scalable sales processes appropriate for a growth-stage organization.

  • Establish simple, repeatable sales
    workflows, playbooks, and performance metrics
  • Hire, onboard, coach, and manage a small remote
    sales team as growth requires
  • Set clear expectations, quotas, and accountability standards

Cross-Functional
Collaboration

  • Own conference strategy and management, including prioritization, budget allocation, implementation, and
    ROI measurement
  • Partner
    closely with Marketing to align demand generation, lead qualification, and messaging

  • Collaborate with Product and Medical
    Education teams to ensure sales strategies respect educational integrity, accreditation requirements,
    and compliance standards
  • Manage Customer Success to support renewals, upsells, and long-term customer relationships

Market & Client
Engagement

  • Maintain executive-level relationships with key customers and strategic
    partners
  • Monitor market
    trends, customer needs, and competitive dynamics in medical education and healthcare
  • Represent
    the company at industry events,
    conferences, and client meetings as needed

Leadership & Culture

  • Model ethical, compliant sales
    practices aligned with healthcare and education standards
  • Foster a culture of
    transparency, accountability, and continuous
    improvement
  • Provide regular, clear reporting to executive leadership on performance,
    risks, and opportunities

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing,
    Healthcare Administration, or a related
    field; equivalent experience considered
  • 8-15 years of progressive sales experience, with
    senior-level leadership responsibility
  • Proven track record of selling consultative, digital solution-based offerings in
    healthcare, education, or other regulated
    environments
  • Experience leading or building remote or distributed sales teams
  • Strong executive communication skills
    and ability to sell to multiple stakeholders
  • Comfort operating in a lean, fast-moving
    organization where leaders both think and
    do

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience selling medical
    education, CME/CE, digital learning
    platforms, or subscription-based solutions
  • Familiarity with healthcare compliance
    considerations, accreditation standards, or
    ethical marketing guidelines
  • Background in SaaS, AI, or technology-enabled education
    solutions
  • Experience scaling
    sales functions in early-stage or growth-stage organizations

Physical Work
Environment

  • This
    position is performed primarily in a remote, home-office environment
  • Requires frequent use
    of a computer, phone, and video
    conferencing tools
  • Ability to sit for extended periods with occasional movement throughout the
    workday
  • Regular travel
    is required for client meetings, conferences, or leadership sessions


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