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Job Function:

Pharmaceutical Sales

Job Sub Function:

Sales – Rare Diseases (Commission)

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom

Job Description:

J&J IM - National Sales Manager – CAR-T

Region – National Role – Field Based Nationally
 

Company background & culture:

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/. 

Purpose of the Role

The National Sales Manager is a field-based commercial role responsible for building and leading a team of key account managers.  The team will be accountable for creating the demand for the Cell Therapy service, driving referrals from inside the treating centers and from other NHS Haematology referral Centers.   

Key Responsibilities

• Build, inspire, and manage a high-performing sales team.
• Own national sales targets and ensure delivery of revenue and market share objectives.
• Drive Sales Force Effectiveness - Improve productivity and consistency across the team by implementing best practices and optimizing execution.
• Lead Cross-Functional Collaboration - Work with Marketing, Medical and Market Access to ensure aligned execution.
• Leverage Data and Analytics - Use data, insights, and digital tools to improve targeting, performance, and decision-making.
• Deliver Launch Excellence and Market Growth - Lead successful product launches and drive sustained market growth and patient access.

Role Requirements
 

• Demonstrated leadership experience in pharmaceutical sales or commercial roles, ideally within Haematology
• Strong scientific and clinical acumen with the ability to communicate complex data clearly and credibly.
• Strategic mindset with strong business planning and execution capability.
• Excellent communication, influencing and relationship-building skills.
• High levels of accountability, ownership and learning agility.
• Ability to work effectively in a matrix and cross-functional environment.
• ABPI qualification preferred.

What’s in it for you?
 

It’s important to us that you feel you can bring your whole self to work; at Johnson & Johnson we provide an environment for you to fulfil your career aspirations as well as promoting your physical and mental wellbeing.

As part of our offering, you will receive a competitive compensation and benefits package as well as benefits that can be tailored to what is valuable to you throughout different stages of your life.

Examples of this include private healthcare, Retail Vouchers, Discounted & Subsidised Gym memberships and you can get to support community projects as part of our global Corporate Social Responsibility programme.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

For more information on how we support the whole health of our employees throughout their wellness, career and life journey, please visit www.careers.jnj.com

Office Location:

We are pleased to announce that from mid-2026, our offices in Wokingham and High Wycombe will move into a modern Johnson & Johnson office in central Maidenhead, conveniently situated next to the train station

 

 

Required Skills:

Pharmaceutical Sales, Sales Management, Strategic Planning

 

 

Preferred Skills:

Business Development, Business Savvy, Customer Centricity, Data Analysis, Developing Others, Inclusive Leadership, Interpersonal Influence, Leadership, Market Knowledge, Operations Management, Performance Measurement, Pharmaceutical Industry, Pharmaceutical Sales Marketing, Presentation Design, Rare Diseases, Revenue Management, Sales, Sales Trend Analysis, Strategic Sales Planning, Strategic Thinking, Team Management