Sr Sales Spec, Pharma - Sacramento Area, CA

GlaxoSmithKline; Sacramento (CA); Hybrid; USD 99,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

GlaxoSmithKline is seeking a field-based pharmaceutical sales professional to build trusted relationships with healthcare professionals and support appropriate use of our medicines. You will share clear, evidence-based information and collaborate with marketing, medical and market access colleagues, while travelling within your territory.

You will lead territory plans, engage physicians and clinic staff, and deliver in-person programs and samples in line with regulations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
• Minimum 2 years of pharmaceutical sales or 2 years of business-to-business sales experience.
• Valid driver's license. Driving is an essential function of this role.
• Willingness to travel within the territory, including occasional overnight or weekend travel.
• Live within or near the assigned territory. Relocation assistance is not provided.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and willingness to learn CRM and digital sales tools.

Responsibilities

• Build and execute a territory business plan to meet sales and market share goals.
• Engage physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, and clinic staff with clear, evidence-based information.
• Deliver in-person educational programs, trainings, and sample distribution in line with regulations and company policy.
• Partner with Marketing, Medical, Payer Relations, and other internal teams to align strategy and support customers.
• Track territory performance, analyze data, and adjust tactics using CRM and required systems.
• Manage samples, expenses, and administrative tasks accurately and on time.

Skills

Customer Centric Selling

Data to Insights

Digital Fluency

Omnichannel

Sales Territory Management

Scientific Literacy

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

CRM

Digital sales tools

Job description

Business Introduction

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.

Position Summary

You will build trusted relationships with healthcare professionals to support appropriate use of our medicines. You will share clear, evidence-based information and collaborate with marketing, medical, and market access colleagues. We value curiosity, accountability, and empathy. This role offers clear career growth, skill development, and the chance to make a measurable difference in patient care while helping GSK unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

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

• Build and execute a territory business plan to meet sales and market share goals.
• Engage physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, and clinic staff with clear, evidence-based information.
• Deliver in-person educational programs, trainings, and sample distribution in line with regulations and company policy.
• Partner with Marketing, Medical, Payer Relations, and other internal teams to align strategy and support customers.
• Track territory performance, analyze data, and adjust tactics using CRM and required systems.
• Manage samples, expenses, and administrative tasks accurately and on time.

Why You?

Basic Qualification

We are seeking professionals with the following required skills and qualifications to help us achieve our goals

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
• Minimum 2 years of pharmaceutical sales or 2 years of business-to-business sales experience.
• Valid driver's license. Driving is an essential function of this role.
• Willingness to travel within the territory, including occasional overnight or weekend travel.
• Live within or near the assigned territory. Relocation assistance is not provided.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and willingness to learn CRM and digital sales tools.

Preferred Qualification

If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus

• Experience selling into primary care, specialty clinics, or hospital systems.
• Familiarity with payer processes, formularies, and prior authorization workflows.
• Experience with buy-and-bill or specialty pharmacy distribution channels.
• Strong presentation, influencing, and relationship-building skills.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and execute territory business plans.
• Bilingual skills relevant to the territory.

Working arrangement

This is a field-based role. Administrative tasks may be completed remotely or from home. You must live within or near the assigned territory and travel regularly to customer sites.

Skills

Customer Centric Selling, Data to Insights, Digital Fluency, Omnichannel, Sales Territory Management, Scientific LiteracyThe US annual base salary for new hires in this position ranges from $99,000 to $165,000. The US salary ranges take into account a number of factors including work location within the US market, the candidate's skills, experience, education level and the market rate for the role. In addition, this position offers an annual bonus and eligibility to participate in our share based long term incentive program which is dependent on the level of the role. Available benefits include health care and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, paid holidays, vacation, and paid caregiver/parental and medical leave. If salary ranges are not displayed in the job posting for a specific country, the relevant compensation will be discussed during the recruitment process.

Please visit GSK US Benefits Summary to learn more about the comprehensive benefits program GSK offers US employees.

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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