Regional Business Director, Immunology Rheumatology (Central Region)

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Job Function:

Pharmaceutical Sales

Job Sub Function:

Sales – Immunology (Commission)

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Illinois (Any City), Indiana (Any City), Kentucky (Any City), Michigan (Any City), Minnesota (Any City), Ohio (Any City), West Virginia (Any City), Wisconsin (Any City)

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, is recruiting for a Regional Business Director, Immunology Rheumatology to support the Central region which includes Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Illinois, Michigan, West Virginia, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. The position is a field-based role with regional scope, and preference may be granted to candidates who reside within close proximity to major metropolitan cities within the Central region.

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 Immunology team leads in the development of transformational medicines for immunological disorders and illnesses. You can influence where medicine is going by restoring health to millions of people living with immune diseases.

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 Regional Business Director, Immunology Rheumatology is a leadership position and is accountable to effectively lead, develop, and directly manage a team of District Managers (DMs) and Rheumatology Sales Specialists who have sales responsibilities across Rheumatology and Institutional accounts as well as interfacing with a wide range of cross-disciplinary stakeholders.

As the Regional Business Director, you will:

• Be responsible for leading their team to maximize sales opportunities. The incumbent must be highly collaborative and prioritize opportunities and aid the team in securing and applying resources and efforts to maximize results.
• Be responsible for the development and execution of an aligned business plan, customized to meet the needs of the Immunology business and brand strategies which delivers compliant product sales growth and volume objectives, while effectively addressing the unique needs and requirements of the customer and the marketplace.
• Collaborate extensively at all organizational levels with key internal partners (i.e. Sales Leadership, Brand, Strategic Customer Group, Field Sales Partners, Commercial Excellence, Analytics & Insights, etc.) as well as external stakeholders to develop optimal access and establish relationships and effective operating networks to facilitate positive business interactions.
• Be responsible for leading, motivating, coaching, developing, and retaining a diverse team of individuals who are technically competent and skilled in the Immunology business, the healthcare marketplace, and account management. They will develop and coach both District Managers and Sales Specialists on critical business competencies and leadership imperatives within their area of responsibility.
• Coach others to effectively convince internal and external stakeholders to build mutual alignment, adopt difficult positions, and achieve outcomes that are both customer-centric and company responsible. All responsibilities of the Region Business Director are carried out with strict adherence to the J&J Credo and HCC guidelines.
• Set overall account goals and objectives, and lead development and provide oversight of account metrics and business performance.

Required Qualifications:

• Seven (7) years of related experience is required with a minimum of five (5) years of cross-functional experience in key commercial roles (e.g. Sales, Marketing, Strategic Marketing, Access/Payer, Analytics or Business Development)
• Prior direct people management / leadership experience
• Ability to lead, develop, coach and engage high performing, diverse teams
• Demonstrated commercial capabilities and success in prior commercial roles

Preferred Qualifications:

• Cross-functional experience beyond solely Sales and Sales Learning & Development

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