Full-Time

Key Account and Partnerships Lead

Posted on 8/23/2026

Deadline 8/31/26
Johnson & Johnson

Johnson & Johnson

10,001+ employees

Global healthcare company offering pharma, devices.

Compensation Overview

€65.6k - €113.3k/yr

+ Annual bonus + Sales commissions

Issy-les-Moulineaux, France

Hybrid

Hybrid work is required; travel may be up to 50%.

Category
Sales & Account Management (1)
Required Skills
Sales

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Requirements
  • At least 5 years of Key Account Management experience in the healthcare sector, with a demonstrated history of sales growth and customer satisfaction.
  • Confirmed experience at a business management level, including strategy and planning.
  • Good understanding of market dynamics influencing purchasing behavior in the healthcare sector.
  • Strong negotiation skills, including negotiating high-value, multi-year contracts integrating products and services.
  • Strong attention to detail and operational excellence, with a data- and results-oriented approach.
  • Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to interact with all organizational levels and develop solid networks.
  • Strong results orientation, with a proven history of exceeding sales targets.
  • Demonstrated ability to engage in strategic discussions with customers and understand their business challenges.
  • Fluency in English is required.
  • Ability to travel up to 50%.
Responsibilities
  • Maintain complete, accurate, and current knowledge of the company's products and services, along with a good understanding of orthopedics.
  • Develop and maintain relationships with senior executives and decision-makers at customer organizations to identify new business opportunities.
  • Maintain an up-to-date understanding of each customer's purchasing processes.
  • Build and maintain segmentation of different customer types, including their needs, levers, and barriers.
  • Develop high-level business plans from each division's annual sales objectives, including detailed account analysis and associated tactics.
  • Review business plans quarterly and share them with management and sales teams.
  • Develop innovative commercial agreements centered on the full product portfolio, value-added services, and specific pricing conditions, in alignment with leadership.
  • Promote preference for the company's products in the orthopedics market, manage objections, remove barriers, and secure acceptance of commercial agreements.
  • Lead the full contractual process for selling the company's products.
  • Collaborate with Legal to ensure contracts comply with regulations and internal standard operating procedures.
  • Work with sales teams to ensure contractual terms are properly deployed and achieve expected margins and volumes.
  • Manage, support, and develop direct reports.
  • Define priorities, set objectives, and monitor performance.
  • Foster capability development and engagement within the team.
  • Act as an active member of the company's management team and challenge peers to think ambitiously and differently.
  • Maintain deep knowledge of the sector, competitive environment, customer needs, and market volumes through field activity.
  • Share market information with the broader sales organization.
  • Work closely with field teams to communicate customer strategies, market indicators, and future directions to management.
  • Support field teams as a business expert during initiative deployment.
  • Achieve team key performance indicators covering customer engagement, opportunity generation, pipeline management, revenue growth, and portfolio development.
Desired Qualifications
  • Business development.
  • Customer centricity.
  • Developing others.
  • Healthcare trends.
  • Inclusive leadership.
  • Interpersonal influence.
  • Leadership.
  • Market knowledge.
  • Objectives and Key Results (OKRs).
  • Presentation design.
  • Revenue management.
  • Sales.
  • Solutions selling.
  • Strategic sales planning.
  • Sustainable procurement.
  • Tactical planning.
  • Technical credibility.
  • Vendor selection.

Johnson & Johnson operates in three main areas—pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and consumer health products—serving consumers, healthcare professionals, and institutions worldwide. It develops prescription medicines, sells surgical and vision care devices, and offers over-the-counter and personal care products, funded by direct sales, partnerships, and distribution agreements, with heavy investment in research and development. The company differentiates itself by combining three complementary businesses under one umbrella and maintaining a global footprint with an emphasis on science, innovation, and inclusive culture. Its goal is to help people live healthier lives by delivering reliable, high-quality healthcare products and solutions that improve patient outcomes.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

New Brunswick, New Jersey

Founded

1886

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Q2 2026 sales rose 6.6% to $25.3 billion, and guidance topped $101 billion.
  • TECVAYLI's March 2026 approval and TREMFYA's May expansion expand growth before 2027.
  • The July 27, 2026 talc deal removes roughly 76,000 claims and litigation expense.

What critics are saying

  • Stelara sales fell 55.7% in Q2 2026 as Amgen and Sandoz biosimilars flooded pricing.
  • The July 2026 talc settlement still depends on 95% claimant acceptance by 2027.
  • A failed talc resolution or mega-verdict forces asbestos-style reserves, capital strain, and dividend pressure.

What makes Johnson & Johnson unique

  • J&J owns leading franchises in oncology, immunology, and medtech, spanning hospitals and consumers.
  • TECVAYLI plus DARZALEX FASPRO won U.S. approval on March 5, 2026, in earlier-line myeloma.
  • TREMFYA's May 28, 2026 label now claims joint-damage inhibition, unlike rival IL-23s.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

401(k) Company Match

Paid Vacation

Paid Sick Leave

Paid Holidays

Remote Work Options

Performance Bonus

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

-4%

1 year growth

-4%

2 year growth

-2%
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