Senior Technical Sales Specialist

Johnson & Johnson Johnson & Johnson · Pharma · Santa Clara, California, United States of America, Los Angeles, California, United States of America, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America, Seattle, Washington, United States of America, Atlanta, Georgia, United States, New City, New York, United States

This role is for a Senior Technical Sales Specialist in the MedTech industry, focusing on selling connected medical devices and associated software into hospitals. Responsibilities include providing technical support to sales teams and customers, explaining IT specifications, answering technical questions, and coordinating with internal teams to complete IT/IS questionnaires. The role requires collaboration with various cross-functional teams and maintaining technical sales tools.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead complex customer technical engagements during the sales cycle, providing rapid, knowledgeable guidance and demonstrating advanced problem-solving ability and deep product expertise.
  2. Collaborate with Regional Sales Managers, Account Managers, and Commercial Leaders to support and shape sales strategy with customers by partnering with them for presentations and Q&A with customer stakeholders that have any questions about connectivity in the device and/or software
  3. Seek, analyze, and act on customer feedback, liaising with service, engineering, research, and product teams to answer and review IT/IS questionnaires, guide complex follow-up discussions, and provide structured feedback that informs product, commercial, and process improvements. Serve as a subject matter expert, aiding team members in reducing customer escalations and contributing to cost containment through expert guidance.
  4. Work closely with cross-functional teams, including Professional Education, Customer Success, R&D, and Clinical Engineering, to foster client satisfaction and encourage repeat business.
  5. Maintain and improve Technical Sales tools, talk tracks, response frameworks, and best practices that improve consistency, quality, and scalability across regions.

Skills

Required

  • Minimum of 5+ experience in Medtech, healthcare sales, SaaS, technical sales, solutions consulting, field applications, or similar technical roles.
  • Experience with connected medical devices and their use in a hospital environment.
  • Demonstrated experience in medical technology or technical roles, with a focus on robotics or connected medical devices.
  • Proficiency in the understanding of robotics, human physiology, and medical equipment, with the ability to apply this knowledge in a sales context.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills, capable of explaining complex technical information in an easily understandable format to commercial teams, hospital stakeholders, and executive audiences.
  • Strong business acumen, strategic thinking, and problem-solving skills with the ability to influence decisions in a competitive sales environment.
  • Flexibility for travel (up to 30%) to meet with clients and attend even

What the JD emphasized

  • connected medical devices
  • software
  • IT specs
  • IT/IS questionnaires