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Pharmaceutical Associate Sales Specialist (Military Pathway) Neuroscience – New York City - Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine

Johnson & Johnson
Titusville, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 23 Jul 2025

About the role

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

Job Function:

Pharmaceutical Sales

Job Sub Function:

Sales – Neuroscience (Commission)

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

New York, New York, United States

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is seeking a Pharmaceutical Associate Sales Specialist to join our neuroscience veteran sales training program supporting the New York City territory.


About Neuroscience 
Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow. 


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. 


Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way. 
Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine 
 

The Pharmaceutical Associate Sales Specialist is a Field Based role reporting to a District Manager. This role is an opportunity for transitioned/transitioning Military leaders who are interested in starting a career opportunity within pharmaceutical sales. As the Pharmaceutical Associate Sales Specialist you will:

•    Expand the sales of Janssen products and to convert competitive products in a manner that complies with company policy and sales direction.

•    Support to the aligned region/division for all sales-related activities, and upon successful completion of duties, will assume territory responsibilities as a Sales Representative

•    Devise and implement customer specific pre and post call selling approaches that evaluate and address the practitioners’ perspectives and the institutions philosophies within compliance guidelines.

•    Consistently use approved clinical studies and marketing aids to support the case for the value proposition when selling. Position and adapt the message to meet the practitioner’s, institutions, and company’s objectives.

•    Develop and execute on comprehensive business plan that includes but not limited to opportunities and challenges in local market, key strategies and tactics to drive the business, maximization of resources available as well partnership with key business partners and stakeholders in order to drive sales in local geography.

•    Develop a territory coverage plan that maximizes selling time with all account professionals. Adjust the schedule to increase access to key stakeholders, including coverage of all shifts. Institute strategies to increase access to all key stakeholders.

•    Maximize and customize the value proposition and influence contract implementation processes within the assigned institutions. Hold hospital stakeholders accountable to the institutional contract.

•    Develop and apply knowledge of payer access and affordability landscape in the territory regarding the company’s products.

•    Devise and institute an integrated business plan that includes clear strategies and tactics to target key accounts utilizing all available resources, while aligning the plan with the district’s, regions, and company’s goals.

•    Analyze business analytics to recognize territory opportunities, strengths, and trends, and to monitor the effectiveness of the business plan. Adjust the plan to minimize the impact of competition and to maximize sales opportunities.

Qualifications - External

Required:

•    A minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree.

•    A minimum of 2 years of United States Armed Forces Military experience.

•    Valid driver's license in one of the 50 United States and the ability to travel as necessary, including overnights and/or weekends.

•    A proven record of success throughout military career is required.

•    Demonstrated successful experience a

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