Key Account Manager - York & Humber

GSK; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading biopharmaceutical company in the UK is seeking a dynamic Key Account Manager to drive the uptake of a new Respiratory asset. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in healthcare account management, proven experience with product launches, and excellent communication skills, especially with NHS stakeholders. This role offers a competitive salary, an annual bonus, and a hybrid working model to balance remote and office work.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Annual bonus based on company performance

Healthcare and wellbeing programmes

Pension plan membership

Shares and savings programme

Qualifications

• Proven experience in healthcare or pharmaceutical account management or sales.
• Proven experience in product launches.
• Current ABPI certification required.
• NHS knowledge and specialized disease area experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Drive product uptake by influencing prescribing decisions.
• Develop strategic account plans with cross-functional teams.
• Build relationships with NHS stakeholders.

Skills

Healthcare or pharmaceutical account management

Product launches

Interpersonal communication

NHS knowledge

Education

Current ABPI certification

Job description

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Key Account Manager, York & Humber

York & Humber covers areas such as Hull, Leeds, Sheffield, Doncaster & York.

GSK is seeking a dynamic and results-oriented Key Account Manager (KAM) to join our team to launch a new Respiratory asset that significantly impacts patients' quality of life and poses a substantial burden on healthcare systems. This role is critical in driving the uptake of GSK products, building strategic partnerships, and improving patient access to innovative therapies that address unmet needs in respiratory disease management.

In this role you will

• Drive product uptake by influencing prescribing decisions and establishing GSK therapies as preferred options for respiratory patients.
• Develop and execute strategic account plans, collaborating with cross-functional teams to achieve objectives.
• Build strong relationships and partnerships with NHS stakeholders, fostering collaboration and trust.
• Communicate clinical data effectively, highlighting the benefits and NHS advantages of GSK therapies for respiratory management.
• Enhance patient access by mapping service pathways, identifying and overcoming barriers, and supporting local access to treatments.
• Monitor progress and adapt strategies using KPIs, data-driven insights, and an understanding of commissioning and reimbursement decisions.

Why you?

Basic Qualifications & Skills:

• Proven experience in healthcare or pharmaceutical account management or sales.
• Proven experience in product launches, including planning, execution, and monitoring of launch success metrics.
• Current ABPI certification.
• NHS knowledge and experience of working in a specialised disease area (specialised respiratory and/or biologics) or relevant alternative therapeutic areas.
• Proven ability to work across boundaries with highly specialised external experts, relevant payors, and internal stakeholders.
• Ability to present complex concepts clearly. Skilled in interpersonal interaction, communication, and influence, both within the organization and externally.

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At GSK, we have bold ambitions for patients, aiming to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade. Our R&D focuses on discovering and delivering vaccines and medicines, combining our understanding of the immune system with cutting-edge technology to transform people’s lives. GSK fosters a culture ambitious for patients, accountable for impact, and committed to doing the right thing, making sure that we focus our efforts on accelerating significant assets that meet patients’ needs and have the highest probability of success. We’re uniting science, technology, and talent to get ahead of disease together.

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This is a remarkable chance to be part of a newly formed specialist team, playing a pivotal role in helping GSK achieve its vision of bringing innovative medicines to patients in the UK.

We’re excited about the future and look forward to hearing from you.

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.

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