Rachel Collins
About Rachel Collins
Rachel Collins serves as the Regional Vice President of Sales at Pierian, leveraging her extensive experience in sales and alliance management within the diagnostics and SaaS industry. She has a strong background in clinical genomics and a mission to democratize its adoption in healthcare.
Current Role at PierianDx
Rachel Collins serves as the Regional Vice President of Sales at PierianDx, a position she has held since 2022. In this role, she operates in the Central South region of the United States. Her responsibilities include driving sales strategies and fostering relationships with medical entities to promote the adoption of clinical genomics.
Previous Experience at QDx Pathology Services
Before joining PierianDx, Rachel Collins worked at QDx Pathology Services in various sales roles. She served as the Southeast Regional Sales Manager for six months in 2021 and as the Florida Regional Sales Manager for one year from 2020 to 2021. Additionally, she was an Account Executive at QDx from 2018 to 2020, focusing on sales in Orlando, Florida.
Education and Expertise
Rachel Collins holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and Management from Rollins College. She is currently pursuing a Health Executive MBA at the University of Miami, expected to be completed in 2024. Her educational background is complemented by her studies in Spanish Language and Literature at Don Quixote Language School. She has a strong expertise in anatomical and molecular pathology, bioinformatics, and technology-enabled solutions for Next Generation Sequencing (NGS).
Focus on Clinical Genomics
In her professional capacity, Rachel Collins is dedicated to empowering medical entities to adopt clinical genomics comprehensively. She is mission-driven to democratize the clinical adoption of genomics, aiming to make it a standard of care in the treatment of cancer and hereditary diseases. Her specialization includes alliance management and ecosystem management within the diagnostics and SaaS industry.
Internship Experience
Rachel Collins has gained early career experience through internships. She worked as a Marketing Intern at MEDNAX for two months in 2015 and at Marketri LLC for five months from 2015 to 2016. These roles provided her with foundational skills in marketing and business operations.