Business Development Representative

We Impact Lives Through Purpose-Driven Work in A People First Culture
Ascend Learning, a leading healthcare and learning technology company,is the connection between a powerful portfolio of brands serving students, educators, and employers with outcomes-based, data-driven solutions across the lifecycle of learning.

From testing to certification, Ascend Learning products are used by physicians, emergency medical professionals, nurses, allied health professionals, certified personal trainers, financial advisors, skilled trades professionals and insurance brokers.

Headquartered in Burlington, MA, with additional office locations and hybrid and remote workers in cities across the U.S., Ascend Learning was recognized by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group as one of America’s 2025 Greatest Workplaces as well as America’s Best Places to work for Mental Well-Being for 2025.

We're always looking for talented, passionate professionals to join us in our mission to help change lives. If this sounds like an environment where you'd thrive, read on to learn more.

Since 1989, the National Health career Association® (NHA) has awarded more than 1,000,000 allied health certification and credentials. In addition, NHA is expanding product offerings to include Training Solutions in the healthcare space. We are committed to helping organizations employ quality professionals who, in turn, help improve the standard of care.

As a Business Development Representative (BDR), you’ll focus on creating qualified sales leads to cultivate new business opportunities from prospects through self-sourced prospects and manage an assigned roster and Marketing qualified leads.

This position will work remote in the United States, working in the CST timezone preferred.

• Drive lead generation and client conversion by executing outbound calls and emails, handle inbound inquiries, and identify high-potential prospects through effective prospecting and qualification
• Cultivate new business Healthcare industry prospects across a U.S. assigned territory
• Use consultative and value-based sales techniques to understand prospects’ business needs and recommend our frontline healthcare training and certification product solutions to key stakeholders and decision makers such as Healthcare CEOs, CNOs, CMOs, Nurse Educators, Professional Development Directors, etc.
• Conduct effective, efficient, and professional telephone, email, webinar and social media communications to achieve performance metrics is essential and required
• Schedule and coordinate discovery meetings with aligned Sales team member(s) as applicable
• Foster strong client relationships and create a positive brand image by collaborating with Marketing on campaigns, maintain accurate CRM records, and manage leads throughout the process
• Support sales team success by participating in strategy meetings, staying informed on industry trends, understanding prospect challenges, and preparing sales plays and messaging for Call Calendar
• Streamline top of the sales funnel to facilitate the success of Account Managers and Solutions Executives

• Bachelor’s degree
• 2+ years of recent successful sales experience with a proven track record of overachieving
• Selling products or services to healthcare industry considered a plus
• Experience using CRM to manage territory
• Previous experience, efficiency, and comfort level working remotely
• Ability to build curiosity by creating and communicating the value of products and services to prospective, new clients
• Proficiency presenting to small and large group audiences via conference call, and/or in web enabled environments using PowerPoint and other technologies (proficiency is defined as being a clear, concise, error-free, yet persuasive spoken and written communicator)
• Ability to ask the best questions to identify prospects’ needs and provide current product solutions by communicating the value of products with active and empathy focused listening
• Ability to successfully collaborate and communicate with team members to ensure strong, positive, and profitable client relations by way of continual support throughout and…