Neuroscience Sales Specialist (Springfield, MO) – Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine • Hopewell Township, NJ

22h • Hybrid

About The Position

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. As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit. The Neuroscience Sales Specialist has overall responsibility for meeting or exceeding sales expectations within their assigned geographies in an ethical and compliant manner. The sales specialist is responsible for understanding and identifying customer needs, aligning marketing resources and supporting pull-through activities. They are also accountable for embodying and communicating Intra-Cellular’s corporate vision of improving the lives of patients suffering from neuropsychiatric disorders. The Neuroscience Sales Specialist will develop superior product and disease state knowledge that allows them to compliantly engage in in-depth clinical dialogue with healthcare professionals. Additionally, they will have responsibility for the creation of local strategic and tactical plans, differential resource allocation, and accountability for effective application of budget and expense management within their assigned territory. Our Neuroscience team tackles the world’s toughest brain health challenges including multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, myasthenia gravis, epilepsy, major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and autism. This patient-focused team helps address some of the most complex diseases of our time. Intra-Cellular Therapies, a Johnson & Johnson company, is expanding its CAPLYTA® commercial team to support its growing impact in psychiatry.

Requirements

• A minimum of two (2) years of relevant work experience in healthcare sales/account management, or business to business sales, or recently transitioned from Active-Duty Military.
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• Valid driver’s license and safe driving record.
• Strong desire and passion for improving the lives of patients and their caregivers.
• Act with high integrity and always in accordance with the Company’s Compliance policies and procedures.
• Strong sense of self-motivation, initiative, and entrepreneurial thirst, excellent decision-making judgment, strong teaming/collaboration and cross-functional skills.
• A proven track record of success in learning and adapting to an evolving environment such as Covid-19 in order to overcome obstacles and challenges.
• Ability to be agile and adapt to the changing telemedicine/virtual environment.
• Ability to analyze data/metrics to assess progress against objectives as well as diagnose performance issues and identify new opportunities.
• Experience establishing new customer relationships and communicating technical information to a diverse customer audience.
• Ability to perform all essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Nice To Haves

• 3+ years of sales experience in specialty pharmaceuticals.
• Launch, antipsychotic, and/or bi-polar sales experience.

Responsibilities

• Following compliance guidelines, drives sales performance to ensure sales forecasts are met or exceeded within assigned territory by calling on HCP offices and Mental Health Community Centers both in-person and virtually.
• Effectively uses assigned budgets to achieve territory objectives.
• Customizes discussions and client interactions based on customer’s needs in a compliant and ethical manner.
• Maintains current understanding of local market, practice structures, evolving customers, and key influencers.
• Routinely shares such information with relevant internal Intra-Cellular stakeholders.
• Provides input into resource allocation decisions across customers/region.
• Identifies and selects programs/resources available and appropriate for each customer, practice, and/or system.
• Works with Regional Business Manager and key stakeholders to develop a local business plan that ensures achievement of all business objectives.
• Capitalizes on formulary approvals and other business opportunities through effective implementation of the strategic plan.
• Collaborates with other Neuroscience Sales Specialists on common objectives and sharing of best practices.
• Accountable for providing timely and accurate administrative management of work hours, sales call data, customer objectives, communication responses, synchronization, sample and expense reporting.
• Effectively inform and build a business plan based on depth and breadth of customer business needs, resources and products.
• Complete all company and job-related training as assigned within the required timelines.

Benefits

• Inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual.
• Respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.
• Consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law.
• Committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs.
• Accommodation for individuals with a disability during the interview process.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees