Business Development Specialist – La Jolla
Facility: Scripps La Jolla Hospital
Location: La Jolla, CA
Career Area: Operations Admin
Employment Type: Full Time
Shift: Day
Job ID: 252004338
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Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla has served the greater San Diego community since 1924. For more than a century, we continue to provide distinguished care, including several nationally ranked specialty programs. Scripps La Jolla was the first in San Diego to be designated a Magnet Hospital by the American Nursing Association.
Scripps La Jolla shares a campus with the Barbey Family Emergency and Trauma Center, a Level I Trauma Center, and the renowned Prebys Cardiovascular Institute. We’re also home to notable specialty programs, including cancer care, heart surgery, orthopedic surgery, labor and delivery services (including a Level III neonatal intensive care unit) and a nationally designated Comprehensive Stroke Center.
Job Description
This is a salaried Full-Time position (80 hours per pay period) with a Monday – Friday, 8AM – 5FPM schedule located in La Jolla. You will enjoy comprehensive benefits that cover health & wellness, career development, and retirement options among other benefits.
Why join Scripps Health?
At Scripps Health, your ambition is empowered and your abilities are appreciated:
- Nearly a quarter of our employees have been with Scripps Health for over 10 years.
- Scripps is a Great Place to Work Certified company for 2025.
- Scripps Health has been consistently ranked as a top employer for women, millennials, diversity, and as an overall workplace by various national publications.
- Becker’s Healthcare ranked Scripps Health on its 2024 list of 150 top places to work in health care.
- We have transitional and professional development programs to create a learning environment that enables you to thrive in your specific field as well as in your overall career.
- Our specialties have been nationally recognized for quality in areas such as cardiovascular care, oncology, orthopedics, geriatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, and gastroenterology.
The Executive Health Business Development Specialist (BDS) is a sales position, responsible for patient volume at Scripps Center for Executive Health, including generating new and repeat business, corporate account management, and marketing support.
The BDS responds to in-bound inquiries and generates his/her own organic leads through disciplined, self-directed outbound sales efforts. Through its front-line experience, this role participates in marketing strategy and marketing plan implementation: digital (paid, search, social), public relations, and direct mail. Must have excellent written and verbal communications skills–both over the phone and in person– and be comfortable speaking in front of C-Suite audience. Responsible for after-sale fulfillment and daily operation of automated customer relationship management system (CRM). Proficient in Windows-based programs as well as contact management systems (Goldmine). Reports monthly on all inquiries and sales leads with analysis and recommendations. This position is about cultivating long-term relationships with patients to ensure word-of-mouth and repeat business.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s in Business Administration, Communications, Journalism, Marketing or related.
- 3 years direct to consumer sales.
Preferred Qualifications:
- 3 years in healthcare/wellness.
- Contact Management/Sales platforms, preferably Goldmine Familiarity with wellness, healthcare, life sciences.
In compliance with the California Pay Transparency Act, Scripps Health posts the pay range for all jobs. Please note that actual pay will be determined based on relevant experience and internal equity within the pay range. Please also note this range is applicable for employees who reside in California only. A geographical pay differential may be applied for remote employees who reside out of state. Scripps Health strives to ensure that our employees receive equal pay for equal work in line with our commitment to being an equal opportunity employer.
Scripps Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity/expression), age, marital status, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability.
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At Scripps, we seek dedicated, compassionate people to join our team and make a significant impact on the health of our community and the future of health care. Throughout our five hospital campuses, 30 outpatient centers and clinics, and hundreds of affiliated physician offices throughout the region, each member of our team plays a key role in our life-changing and life-saving mission. Our people and their commitment to the highest standards of care are what define us.

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