Neuroscience Schizophrenia District Manager - South Central Territory

6062-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Legal Entity; Titusville (NJ); On-site; USD 130,000 - 224,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is recruiting for a District Manager, Neuroscience to be based in the South Central Territory. Join a patient‑focused team developing treatments across neuroscience, including schizophrenia and bipolar disorders, and lead a district with a strong emphasis on compliant promotion and strategic execution.

This leadership role requires a Bachelor’s degree, 8+ years in commercial roles within healthcare, and the ability to travel up to 70%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Valid driver’s license in one of the U.S. states.
• 8+ years of relevant work experience with 5+ years in sales or cross-functional roles.
• Ability to lead, inspire and motivate others to success.
• Willingness to travel up to 70%, including overnight/weekend travel.
• Ideally reside in the territory or near a major airport hub.

Responsibilities

• Develop and promote Neuroscience portfolio products to healthcare professionals.
• Supervise Sales Specialists within the district and manage a district business plan.
• Develop, motivate and fairly compensate assigned personnel.
• Collaborate with Neuroscience Sales, Medical Affairs, Marketing to achieve goals.
• Lead outbound demand generation and care transitions in local hospitals.
• Provide coaching on sales messaging and territory strategies.
• Support career development plans for sales representatives.

Skills

Leadership

Travel up to 70%

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

MBA

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: Pharmaceutical Sales

Job Sub Function: Sales – Neuroscience (Commission)

Job Category: People Leader

All Job Posting Locations: Alabama (Any City), Louisiana (Any City), Tennessee (Any City)

Job Description

Johnson&Johnson Innovative Medicine is recruiting for a District Manager, Neuroscience to be based in the South Central Territory.

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 https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine

As a leader in the industry, Neuroscience offers medications for the treatment of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, and bipolar areas of mental health. Please visit our website at www.janssen.com to learn more about J&J and our products.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for the development, execution of compliant promotion of all Neuroscience promoted portfolio products in all optimal sites of care across both outpatient and inpatient settings to approved health care professionals. This role directly supervises Sales Specialists within the defined district.
• Be responsible for development and successful implementation of a coordinated district business plan with targeted objectives to achieve sales and business results.
• Manage, develop, motivate, and compensate assigned personnel with proper allocation of resources.
• Partner and leverage various supporting functions within Neuroscience Sales, Institutional Business Group, Medical Affairs, and Neuroscience Marketing to deliver on business goals.
• Be responsible for strong demand generation leadership with the Sales Specialist team with a heavy emphasis on the outpatient setting. Additionally, leads demand generation and care transitions execution within local community hospitals.
• Provide direction and management oversight to Sales Specialists for all Neuroscience promoted brands in addition to maintaining an expert knowledge of the approved clinical and HCC guidelines associated with these products to develop their skills and competencies.
• Have a strong aptitude for analyzing the business, coaching on approved sales messages, support in developing territory strategies/BPs, and achieve the business goals to develop the team’s business acumen.
• Work closely with the Sales Specialist team to establish and support career and development plans for the representatives.

Required qualifications

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree
• A valid driver’s license issued in one (1) of the fifty (50) United States
• A minimum of eight (8) years of relevant work experience, with a minimum of five (5) years of sales orcross-functional experience in key commercial roles (e.g. Sales, Marketing, Strategic Marketing, Access/Payer, Analytics or Business Development)within the pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device or healthcare industry
• Demonstrated ability to lead, inspire and motivate others to success
• The ability to travel up to 70%, which may include overnight / weekend travel
• Ideally, lives in the geography or in the southeast near a major airport hub

Preferred qualifications

• Prior people management experience or completion of a Management Development Program
• Expertise in high-level planning and organizing and businessplanning
• Experience with Neuroscience and/or Schizophrenia disease states
• Experience in large account management, and access & reimbursement experience
• A Master’s Degree in a related field or an MBA

The anticipated base pay range for this position is : $130,000.00 - $224,250.00

Additional Description for Pay Transparency

• Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).
• This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program.
• Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, employees are eligible for the following time off benefits: Vacation –120 hours per calendar year
• Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year
• Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year
• Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
• Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child
• Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period10 days Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year

For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: - https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits

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 https://www.jnj.com/.