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Quest Diagnostics
Austin, Texas

Physician Account Executive

SalesFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

We Provide Solutions. Patients and Physicians rely on our diagnostic testing, information, and services to help them make better healthcare decisions. These are often serious decisions with far reaching consequences, and require sensitivity, tact, and a clear dedication to service. It’s about providing clarity and hope.

The Physician Account Executive is responsible for growing current business and targeting and securing profitable new business by building relationships, opening new business, and driving new sales growth in diagnostics. The Physician Account Executive has call point ownership of certain accounts.

This is a field-based sales role. The territory encompasses South Austin, Blanco, San Marcos, Leander, and surrounding areas.

Responsibilities

  • Drive sales through pre-call planning, post-call analysis and consistent follow-up
  • Target and secure new business
  • Provide overall support and expertise to new & existing accounts
  • Increase discretionary business through insurance access
  • Partner with and notify Physician Account Manager on complex issues or when face-to-face or extensive service is required
  • Provide immediate support for less complex issues
  • Leverage all tools and resources (including data, sales portal, target lists;

Marketing Department, Laboratory resources, and regional or national resources as needed)

  • Maintain a breadth of knowledge of all connectivity products
  • Prepare and present proposals and bids
  • Ensure compliance with company polices and government regulations
  • Complete all administrative tasks thoroughly and promptly

Qualifications

Required Work Experience

  • Five years of experience in sales or with account ownership. Hunter mentality a must!

Knowledge/Skills

  • Knowledge of Healthcare Industry and general economics of business.
  • Ability to develop and sustain strong customer relationships; strong planning and organizational skills
  • Laboratory/Diagnostics sales experience preferred
  • Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills
  • Solid PC skills including Microsoft Software.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree (Required)

Quest Diagnostics honors our service members and encourages veterans to apply.

While we appreciate and value our staffing partners, we do not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. Quest will not be responsible for paying agency fees for any individual as to whom an agency has sent an unsolicited resume.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Race/Color/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Vets or any other legally protected status.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree
Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Account ManagementHealthcare Industry KnowledgeRelationship BuildingBusiness DevelopmentCommunication SkillsStrategic PlanningProposal Preparation

Sales — Physician Career Context

In Texas, the Physician weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$311k (471 salary observations; 3,057 listings), vs ~$295k nationally (14,206 salary observations; 58,547 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-11-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Physician market look like in Texas?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedPhysician median $145k (middle half $143k–$145k)17 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Texas vs national$311k median in Texas$295k nationally (+5%)471 state / 14,206 national salary observations
Cost of livingTexas index 97.1US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physician listings in Texas1,542 active22,578 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Physician pay trend+1.7% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Location & Logistics

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

Top Sales Jobs

1 matches · ranked by pay
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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 1.5
Better work-life than 10% of Physician roles listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 22,526 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Quest Diagnostics

Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories
Secaucus, NJ
10,000+ employees

Living in Austin

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$450k
Typical market rent
$1,571/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.