The End Game
The End Game: Laboratory Insiders on Your Side is a podcast by senior lab executives for senior lab executives. This podcast shares valuable industry knowledge, tips, and strategies that when applied and properly executed will help lab executives succeed, thrive, and ultimately become better prepared for their own End Game.
The End Game
From Rep to Executive: Navigating Sales Roles in Diagnostics
In this special solo episode of End Game: Insiders on Your Side, host Melissa Butterworth takes listeners behind the scenes of her own career journey—from pharmaceutical sales to leading one of the nation’s top M&A firms for laboratories. With her extensive background in sales, Melissa dives deep into the many sales and business development opportunities within the laboratory diagnostic industry.
From entry-level diagnostic sales representatives to high-stakes strategic account executives, Melissa breaks down the responsibilities, skills, and compensation ranges for each role. Whether you’re exploring a career in lab sales, considering a transition, or simply curious about how sales drives the diagnostics field, this episode offers valuable insight into an industry that continues to grow at 8% annually.
Tune in to learn:
✔ The different sales career paths in diagnostics
✔ Salary ranges across positions and markets
✔ Skills needed to succeed in each role
✔ Where the industry is heading and how to network your way in