Manager, Strategic Accounts - Shockwave - San Francisco, Portland or Seattle

Shockwave Medical; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson is hiring for a Manager of Strategic Accounts to support Shockwave Medical Inc. You must reside in one of the selected locations and relocation is not offered.

The role focuses on developing strategically aligned relationships with hospital and IDN accounts, driving access and adoption of Shockwave Medical’s IVL technology. The Manager will lead cross-functional teams, navigate contracting and VAC processes, and deliver insights to strengthen market access.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 5 years of sales experience in medical devices.
• Experience in catheter technology and vascular interventions preferred.
• Knowledge of VAC process and contracting.
• Strong influencing and decision‑making skills.
• Able to travel up to 50%.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain relationships with hospital-level stakeholders.
• Drive strategy from IDN level to hospital/account level.
• Advance innovative solutions and partnerships within targeted accounts.
• Collaborate with sales leaders to increase opportunities and closures.
• Navigate VAC approval process and influence VAC members.
• Anticipate customer needs and competitive threats.
• Coordinate with cross‑functional teams on overall strategy and tactics.
• Manage multiple priorities to advance business goals.
• Identify and foster strategic partnerships in the cardiovascular interventional space.
• Measure KOL engagement impact and convey results to cross‑functional teams.
• Articulate the full value proposition (clinical, reimbursement, health economics, and pricing).

Skills

Medical device sales

Strategic accounts

VAC process

Contracting knowledge

Strong communication

Driver's license

Travel up to 50%

FDA debarment

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

At Johnson & Johnson,we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build aworld where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured,where treatments are smarter and less invasive, andsolutions 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

MedTech Sales

Job Sub Function

Clinical Sales – Hospital/Hospital Systems (Commission)

Job Category

Professional

All Job Posting Locations

Portland, Oregon, United States, San Francisco, California, United States of America, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Job Description

Johnson & Johnson is hiring for a Manager of Strategic Accounts for Shockwave Medical Inc. You must be currently residing in one of the selected locations. We do not offer relocation. 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 https://www.jnj.com/.

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments. Ready to join a team that’s pioneering the development and commercialization of Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) to treat complex calcified cardiovascular disease. Our Shockwave Medical portfolio aims to establish a new standard of care for medical device treatment of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease through its differentiated and proprietary local delivery of sonic pressure waves for the treatment of calcified plaque.

Position Overview

The Manager, Strategic Account drives business growth through developing strategically aligned relationships with customers while providing leadership across customer teams and projects. Establishes and implements cost-effective, results-based, and professionally managed programs and innovative initiatives for the organization and delivers impactful business insights to solidify our competitive advantage.

Essential Job Functions

• Build and maintain positive, long-term relationships with key individuals at the hospital level customers.
• Execute initiatives pulling strategy from IDN level to hospital/account level.
• Drive innovative solutions and partnerships within targeted accounts and customers.
• Work with sales leaders and sales teams to increase prospects and drive closure of opportunities.
• Help navigate VAC approval process for new products and influence VAC members
• Anticipate customer needs, marketplace evolutions and competitive threats.
• Partner closely and collaborate with the cross functional team for the overall strategy, the marketing content creation and the external tactics.
• Partner closely and collaborate with the cross functional team for the overall strategy, the marketing content creation and the external tactics.
• Effectively manage multiple priorities to support and assist advancing business strategies
• Effectively identifies, engages, and manages relationships with influential individuals in the cardiovascular interventional space and fosters long-term strategic partnerships.
• Measure and assess the impact of KOLs engagements and convey results to cross-functional teams to further refine market access strategies.
• Articulate the complete value proposition (clinical, reimbursement, health economics, and pricing) of Shockwave Medical to Key Strategic Accounts.
• Demonstrate in-depth product knowledge, and ability to speak clinically to physicians at a high level.
• Maintain company standards involving ethical and moral character while professionally representing the company.
• Comply with all corporate compliance, FDA, medical device, quality standards and ethics.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 5 years of sales experience as territory manager in medical devices (cardiovascular interventional space preferred).
• Successful Sales experience in catheter technology with occlusive vascular disease, endovascular, atherectomy, stent, coronary sales experience with peripheral influence preferred but not required.
• Working knowledge of contracting process and in-depth knowledge of VAC process.
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of sales applications and principles.
• Strong influencing skills to represent the needs of internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong judgment and balanced decision-making.
• Capable of independently managing time and resources, within the assigned strategic accounts in conjunction with near-term plans to further business goals.
• Must not be debarred by FDA for work in any Medical Device business.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple priorities.
• Must have a valid driver’s license.
• Up to 50% domestic travel is required.
• Operate as a team and/or independently while demonstrating flexibility to changing requirements.
• There may be continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8-hour day)

Pay Transparency

• The base pay range for this position is $100,000.
• The Company maintains a highly competitive sales incentive compensation program. Under current guidelines, this position is eligible for participation in this program in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan.
• This position is eligible for a car allowance through the Company’s Fleet program
• Employees and/or eligible dependents may be eligible to participate in the following Company sponsored employee benefit programs: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance.
• Employees may be eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).

Employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:

• Vacation – up to 120 hours per calendar year
• Sick time - up to 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington – up to 56 hours per calendar year
• Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays – up to 13 days per calendar year
• Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
• Additional information can be found through the link below. https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits

The compensation and benefits information set forth in this posting applies to candidates hired in the United States. Candidates hired outside the United States will be eligible for compensation and benefits in accordance with their local market.

Johnson & Johnson is an 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, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Johnson and Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, please email the Employee Health Support Center ([e-mail]) or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

Preferred Skills

• Communication
• Customer Centricity
• Developing Others
• Growth Marketing
• Hospital Operations
• Innovation
• Market Research
• Market Savvy
• Medicines and Device Development and Regulation
• Pricing Strategies
• Proactive Behavior
• Problem Solving
• Sales
• Sales Practices
• Solutions Selling
• Sustainable Procurement
• Vendor Selection