District Sales Manager, Respiratory - BC & Manitoba

GlaxoSmithKline; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading biopharma company seeks a District Sales Manager to join its Respiratory Primary Care team. The role involves executing strategic business plans, leading a sales team, and fostering customer relationships across British Columbia and Manitoba. Ideal candidates will have significant sales experience, strong leadership skills, and the ability to navigate complex healthcare environments. This opportunity promises impact on health outcomes with a company committed to innovation and excellence.

Benefits

Company-leased vehicle

Competitive salary

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of hospital or healthcare sales experience.
• Minimum 2 years leading or managing sales teams or projects.
• Strong track record of meeting or exceeding sales targets.

Responsibilities

• Lead sales performance across assigned territories.
• Build and coach a high-performing hospital sales team.
• Develop and execute clear regional business plans.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Sales performance

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

CRM tools

Job description

Site Name: Canada – British Columbia – Vancouver, Canada – British Columbia - Kelowna, Canada – British Columbia – Victoria, Canada – Manitoba – Winnipeg

Posted Date: Nov 25 2025

Are you an experienced hospital sales leader who excels at coaching teams, shaping strategy, and driving meaningful impact across healthcare systems?

GSK remains committed to achieving bold commercial ambitions for the future. By 2031, we aim to deliver £40 billion in annual sales, leveraging our existing strong performance momentum to significantly increase our positive impact on the health of billions of patients globally. Our Ahead Together strategy is centred on early intervention to prevent and alter the course of disease, thereby protecting people and supporting healthcare systems.

Our diverse portfolio consists of vaccines, specialty medicines, and general medicines.

Through continuous innovation and a dedicated focus on scientific and technical excellence, we strive to develop and launch new, groundbreaking treatments that address critical health challenges.

Job Purpose

GSK is looking to hire a District Sales Manager to join our Respiratory Primary Care team. This role is field-based covering British Columbia and Manitoba and reports directly to the National Sales Director. The ideal candidate will reside in British Columbia or Manitoba, as this position supports those territories.

As a District Sales Manager, you will be responsible for executing strategic business plans that drive customer engagement and maximize the value of GSK’s respiratory portfolio. You will lead sales initiatives, foster meaningful customer relationships, and collaborate cross-functionally to ensure the successful implementation of national strategies. Your ability to demonstrate business acumen, communicate effectively, and work autonomously will be critical to success. You will collaborate closely with Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs), marketing, and market access teams to support GSK’s mission to help Canadians do more, feel better, and live longer.

Internal Candidates

Please submit your application by Friday, December 5th, 2025.

Your Responsibilities

This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career. Some of the following responsibilities include:

• Leading and delivering sales performance across assigned territories
• Building and coaching a high‑performing hospital sales team to meet business objectives
• Developing and executing clear regional business plans that align with national strategy and local customer needs
• Fostering strong partnerships with stakeholders and cross‑functional teams to improve patient care
• Using data and insights to identify growth opportunities and adapt plans based on results
• Managing resources effectively while ensuring compliant, ethical execution of all activities

Why You?

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a related field
• Minimum 5 years of hospital or healthcare sales experience
• Minimum 2 years leading or managing sales teams or projects
• Strong track record of meeting or exceeding sales targets and delivering measurable results
• Excellent communication, coaching, and stakeholder engagement skills
• Valid driver’s license and ability to travel regularly across assigned territories

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in formularies, procurement, or pharmacy decision‑making within the BC and Manitoba territories
• Proven ability to use analytics and CRM tools to drive performance and customer planning
• Experience collaborating with medical, marketing, and market access teams
• Comfortable leading change in a fast‑paced environment
• Bilingual in English and French an asset
• Experience managing budgets and expense control

***This position requires the employee to drive routinely on company business and allows for the provision of a company‑leased vehicle. However, to be eligible for this position and a company vehicle, GSK will need to obtain acceptable results from a license verification inquiry and drivers abstract review against its safe driver program requirements***
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Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases – to impact health at scale.

People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we’re committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.

Equal Opportunity Employer

GSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), military service or any basis prohibited under federal, state or local law. GSK is committed to accommodating persons with disabilities. If you need accommodation at any stage of the application process or want more information on our accommodation policies, please contact us at [e-mail]. Please do not send resumes to this e-mail and instead apply through the online application process of this posting.

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