Sales Manager Neuroscience

Johnson & Johnson Co.; Bogotá; On-site; COP 150,000,000 - 230,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & J&N in Bogotá seeks a Sales Manager - Neuroscience to lead the Colombian Neuroscience commercial team, driving strategy into execution and building a high-performing, customer-centric group. You will coach staff, manage territories and partner with Marketing, Medical and Market Access to advance product positioning.

You will travel up to 80% across Colombia, require strong English proficiency, and bring extensive pharma sales leadership experience to enable successful launches and

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience within the pharmaceutical industry.
• Solid experience in commercial, sales or customer-facing roles.
• Proven ability to lead directly and/or through influence high-performing teams.
• Strong people leadership, coaching and talent development capabilities.
• Strong business acumen, strategic thinking and data-driven decision making.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop a high-performing sales team, fostering accountability, autonomy and continuous growth.
• Translate the Neuroscience business strategy into clear commercial priorities and execution plans.
• Drive customer and territory excellence, ensuring resources and efforts are focused where they can create the greatest impact.
• Leverage data, market insights, and business analytics to identify opportunities and guide decision-making.
• Partner closely with Marketing, Medical, Market Access and other cross-functional teams to deliver an integrated customer strategy.
• Build strong understanding of the patient journey, healthcare ecosystem and stakeholder dynamics.
• Lead the team through change, innovation and launch readiness, building the capabilities required for future growth.
• Promote a culture of collaboration, inclusion, compliance and high performance.

Skills

People leadership

Strategic thinking

Data-driven decision making

Cross-functional collaboration

English proficiency

Job description

At Johnson & J&N, 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.

As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.

Job Function:

Pharmaceutical Sales

Job Sub Function:

Sales - Neuroscience (Commission)

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Bogotá, Distrito Capital, Colombia

Job Description:

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 Johnson & J&N Innovative Medicine.

We are searching for the best talent for Sales Manager - Neuroscience to be in Bogotá.

Purpose

The Sales Manager will lead our Neuroscience commercial team in Colombia, playing a critical role in translating our business strategy into impactful execution. This leader will be responsible for building a high-performing, customer-centric team, accelerating capability development, and ensuring strong execution across territories while navigating an evolving neuroscience landscape. The role will also partner closely with the field team, providing coaching and supporting interactions with key medical stakeholders to strengthen the positioning of our products. The role requires a leader who can connect strategy with execution, turn data, market trends and customer insights into actionable business opportunities, foster cross-functional collaboration, and create the conditions for the team to succeed in an increasingly complex healthcare environment.

What we are looking for

A leader who combines strategic thinking, commercial acumen and strong people leadership. Someone who is comfortable navigating complexity, challenging the status quo and empowering people to perform at their best.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop a high-performing sales team, fostering accountability, autonomy and continuous growth.
• Translate the Neuroscience business strategy into clear commercial priorities and execution plans.
• Drive customer and territory excellence, ensuring resources and efforts are focused where they can create the greatest impact.
• Leverage data, market insights and business analytics to identify opportunities and guide decision-making.
• Partner closely with Marketing, Medical, Market Access and other cross-functional teams to deliver an integrated customer strategy.
• Build strong understanding of the patient journey, healthcare ecosystem and stakeholder dynamics.
• Lead the team through change, innovation and launch readiness, building the capabilities required for future growth.
• Promote a culture of collaboration, inclusion, compliance and high performance.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of experience within the pharmaceutical industry.
• Solid experience in commercial, sales or customer-facing roles, ideally within healthcare/pharma.
• Experience leading directly and/or through influence high-performing teams.
• Strong people leadership, coaching and talent development capabilities.
• Strong business acumen, strategic thinking and data-driven decision making.
• Proven ability to collaborate and influence cross-functional stakeholders.
• English proficiency and availability to travel up to 80% across Colombia.

Preferred:

Experience in specialty care, neuroscience and/or product launches.

Preferred Skills:

• Coaching
• Customer Centricity
• Customer Intelligence
• Industry Analysis
• Interpersonal Influence
• Market Knowledge
• Neuroscience
• Pharmaceutical Industry
• Pharmaceutical Sales Marketing
• Process Improvements
• Revenue Management
• Sales
• Sales Enablement
• Sales Territory Management
• Sales Trend Analysis
• Strategic Sales Planning
• Technical Credibility