Pharmaceutical Sales Graduate 2026 - Scotland & Northern Ireland

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 jnj.com.

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Job Function:

Pharmaceutical Sales

Job Sub Function:

Sales – Oncology/Hematology (Commission)

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom

Job Description:

Pharmaceutical Sales Graduate 2026 - Immediate Start

Location – Field Based - Scotland & Northern Ireland Region

 

About Innovative Medicine

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. 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

 

Purpose of the role

To clinically promote J&J’s portfolio of medicines across prioritised NHS Trusts ensuring optimised appropriate patient access.

Following a structured training programme combining self-led learning and expert-led sessions, your primary role as a Pharmaceutical Sales Graduate will be to lead the business plan for implementation within NHS Trusts,you will deliver specific tactics to support appropriate local uptake of medicines in agreement with your National Sales Manager (NSM).

Developing a detailed and in-depth understanding of NHS Trust health priorities, local NHS Trust Pathways and inter-connectivity of the patient journey to other system pathways will be a core requirement to inform effective business planning & customer engagement.

What you will do:

Clinical Promotion & Scientific Knowledge (Licensed Indications ONLY)

• Use your scientific understanding to hold clear, balanced and engaging conversations with healthcare professionals about licensed medicines.
• Support the delivery of local account plans and agreed sales activities, working closely with your manager and cross-functional colleagues.
• Plan and prioritise customer engagement across your assigned NHS Trusts and local healthcare organisations.
• Help healthcare professionals understand appropriate treatment options, pathway developments and opportunities to improve patient access.
• Support educational activities for healthcare professionals while working in line with J&J policies, codes of conduct and the ABPI Code of Practice.
• Maintain strong product, therapy-area and competitor knowledge to support effective customer engagement.

Business Plan Execution

• Work collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary team to demonstrate the total system value of the brand and deliver agreed sales, financial, marketing and brand objectives, always keeping patients at the centre.
• Build trusted, balanced relationships with customers, disease-state experts and speakers or advocates, responding proactively to their needs and supporting strategic account plan goals.
• Develop and implement effective customer call plans that deliver appropriate activity, coverage and frequency, improving access and sales opportunities.
• Use CRM reporting, data and dashboard insights to make informed decisions, manage activity effectively and drive performance.
• Gather and share market intelligence, while using customer preferences, personas and digital channels to tailor engagement and help the brand team anticipate market needs.

Who and what are we looking for?

• A highly motivated individual, with positive and progressive mindset and drive to succeed.
• Recent Graduate with a minimum of Bachelor’s degree in Health Sciences, Biosciences or Business Management related field
• Full UK Driving License required
• Experience of a clinical setting either through university course or work experience is advantageous
• An individual who sets high standards and expectations and always aims to improve.
• You will see your territory business as your own, demonstrating ownership and accountability.
• A willingness to learn new skills and evolve ways of working – open minded.
• Embracing of challenges & change, seeing these an opportunity to GROW.
• Looking for what we can ‘compliantly’ achieve, not what we cannot.

 

What type of mark will you make?

By joining Johnson & Johnson you will find boundless opportunities to craft your path & amplify your impact inside & outside our walls. And with our commitment to be the world’s healthiest workforce you can strengthen your body as well and your mind. When you work at Johnson & Johnson you can touch over a Billion lives worldwide every day. And when you apply your talent to our collective purpose there’s no end to the lasting impact we can make together. And that changes everything.

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.

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

 

 

Required Skills:

 

 

Preferred Skills:

Clinical Experience, Communication, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Customer Centricity, Customer Retentions, Data Savvy, Developing Partnerships, Hematology, Market Knowledge, Oncology, Performance Measurement, Pharmaceutical Industry, Pharmaceutical Sales Marketing, Problem Solving, Product Knowledge, Relationship Building, Sales, Sales Projections, Sales Trend Analysis, Strategic Sales Planning