Sales Development Representative

Company: Athenahealth
Location: Austin
Posted on: November 2, 2025

Job Description:

Join us as we work to create a thriving ecosystem that delivers accessible, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare for all. Job Description We are looking for Sales Development Representatives across all sales segments within our Sales division. Looking for fast career growth in a job that inspires you? We’re hiring Sales Development Representatives in our Boston, Austin, and Atlanta offices. As an SDR at athenahealth, you’re on a clear path to a closing sale role — quickly. Most SDRs see career growth and increased earning potential in under a year. With mentorship, constant collaboration, and a recognition-driven culture, you’ll experience the incomparable benefit of a supportive workplace with continuous training and exercises like pitch competitions to hone presentation skills, you’ll be fully prepared to succeed. The Team: We have several Sales Development Representative teams across all sales segments: Independent Medical Group Sales, Community Hospital Sales, and National Health Systems. Each team is responsible for partnering with a specific segment of Sales Executives to help source new opportunities and strategically bring prospects into market . These teams are essential to helping grow the sales pipeline, as well as being the source for new Sales Executive and Account Executive talent. This team focuses on diversity and inclusion and is always working to become a more equitable organization. Job Responsibilities Articulate athenahealth’s value to potential prospects via various outlets, including phone, online and in-person Build effective outreach strategies by leveraging partnership with sales counterparts, marketing and other internal tools and content Partner with Sales Executives in assessing effectiveness of outreach strategy Establish initial relationships with prospects to qualify opportunity and initiate handoff to the Sales Executive team Typical Qualifications Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience 1 - 3 years of professional sales experience 1 - 3 years of outbound cold calling and prospecting experience Working knowledge of Salesforce Strong business acumen Strong critical thinking skills Excellent communication skills- both written and verbal Ability to build rapport with prospects by identifying pain and creating value with athenahealth’s solutions Strong presentation and professionalism (both on the phone and in person) A team player and positive attitude Exceptional organizational and time management skills Mastery of all Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint This is a hybrid role, working a minimum of three days per week from one of our offices in Atlanta, GA, Austin, TX, or Boston, MA. Expected Compensation The base salary range shown reflects the full range for this role from minimum to maximum. At athenahealth, base pay depends on multiple factors, including job-related experience, relevant knowledge and skills, how your qualifications compare to others in similar roles, and geographical market rates. Base pay is only one part of our competitive Total Rewards package - depending on role eligibility, we offer both short and long-term incentives by way of an annual discretionary bonus plan, variable compensation plan, and equity plans. About athenahealth Our vision: In an industry that becomes more complex by the day, we stand for simplicity. We offer IT solutions and expert services that eliminate the daily hurdles preventing healthcare providers from focusing entirely on their patients — powered by our vision to create a thriving ecosystem that delivers accessible, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare for all. Our company culture: Our talented employees — or athenistas, as we call ourselves — spark the innovation and passion needed to accomplish our vision. We are a diverse group of dreamers and do-ers with unique knowledge, expertise, backgrounds, and perspectives. We unite as mission-driven problem-solvers with a deep desire to achieve our vision and make our time here count. Our award-winning culture is built around shared values of inclusiveness, accountability, and support. Our DEI commitment: Our vision of accessible, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare for all requires addressing the inequities that stand in the way. That's one reason we prioritize diversity, equity, and inclusion in every aspect of our business, from attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce to maintaining an inclusive environment for athenistas, our partners, customers and the communities where we work and serve. What we can do for you: Along with health and financial benefits, athenistas enjoy perks specific to each location, including commuter support, employee assistance programs, tuition assistance, employee resource groups, and collaborative workspaces — some offices even welcome dogs. We also encourage a better work-life balance for athenistas with our flexibility. While we know in-office collaboration is critical to our vision, we recognize that not all work needs to be done within an office environment, full-time. With consistent communication and digital collaboration tools, athenahealth enables employees to find a balance that feels fulfilling and productive for each individual situation. In addition to our traditional benefits and perks, we sponsor events throughout the year, including book clubs, external speakers, and hackathons. We provide athenistas with a company culture based on learning, the support of an engaged team, and an inclusive environment where all employees are valued. Learn more about our culture and benefits here: athenahealth.com/careers https://www.athenahealth.com/careers/equal-opportunity

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