Regional Sales Specialist - Houston, TX - Ethicon US LLC. - Johnson and Johnson

Ethicon US LLC, within the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies, is recruiting for a Regional Sales Specialist , located in Houston, TX territory.

Ethicon has made significant contributions to surgery for more than 60 years from creating the first sutures, to revolutionizing surgery with minimally invasive procedures. Our continuing dedication to Shape the Future of Surgery is built on our commitment to help address the world's most pressing health care issues and improve and save more lives. Through Ethicon's surgical technologies and solutions including sutures, staplers, energy devices, trocars and hemostats and our commitment to treat serious medical conditions like obesity and cancer worldwide, we deliver innovation to make a life-changing impact. For more information, visit www.ethicon.com .

The Regional Sales Specialist will:

• R esponsible for setting priorities and making sound business decisions based on an understanding of sales opportunities within accounts
• Expand the sales of Ethicon products and convert competitive products in a manner that complies with company policy and sales direction
• Oversees coordination of sales resources across specified facilities along with the Sales Leadership , to help align the resources for account / facility results
• Leading hospital c onversion s
• Platform training and best practice education , in key areas of focus
• Develop and implement a strategy to lead c omplex sales activities / customer situations
• Collaborate with Sales Leadership on Area and Region level sales strategy

Additional job responsibilities include:

• Demonstrate the ability to handle customer product questions, and objections, in a way that is consistent with sales training methodology
• Deep product expertise within key platforms (Advanced Energy, Core Energy, Biosurgery, Endo Mechanical, and/or Wound Closure, and can lead presentations and trainings
• Analyze data and stay updated about market information and will be responsible for business planning ( e.g. setting priorities and making sound business decisions based on understanding of sales opportunities within accounts)

• Build excellent customer relations with key physicians, hospital personnel, and authorized distributors, as well as conduct customer education seminars as appropriate.
• Comply with standards for safe behavior and demonstrate product, procedure, and clinical knowledge. Conduct business in accordance with the Business Conduct Policy, HCC, and other J&J policies and procedures

Required Qualifications:

• B achelor's degree
• Experience managing large complex accounts
• 6 years of relevant business experience in medical sales (medial device, pharmaceutical, biotechnology) or healthcare, demonstrating exceptional achievement of sales objectives
• Valid Driver's License in the United States
• The ability to travel as necessary (potentially overnight and/or weekend)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Candidates with documented successful sales performance (high growth, results vs. plan), the ability to target accounts and achieve results through a daily action plan
• A bility to collaborate with other J&J associates (peers, marketing, Strategic Account Managers), external companies (distributor reps) and KOLs
• Hospital-based pharmaceutical or medical device experience as well as experience in product sales to a highly educated/high profile customer base
• Operating room sales/ medical device experience

Johnson & Johnson is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.