Evolve
Pharmaceutical Key Account Manager
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About the Role
Evolve is partnering with a UK Pharmaceutical organisation known for its expertise in specialist therapies, who are seeking a Key Account Manager to join their team. In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to build strong partnerships with healthcare professionals, shape local market access, and drive meaningful outcomes for patients. This is a chance to combine your commercial acumen with your passion for healthcare in a company that values innovation, collaboration, and your career development.
This is a full-time permanent position covering the East of England and North East London.
What’s in it for you?
- Excellent Salary & Benefits - A competitive starting salary, plus exceptional bonus, car allowance, pension, private healthcare and more!
- Make a Real Impact - Contribute to life-changing medicines that directly improve patient lives.
- Agility & Innovation - Work in an agile team, giving you a chance to drive new ideas into practice.
- Job Stability – Thrive in one of the industry’s most resilient and future-proof organisations.
- Accelerated Career Advancement - Diverse development paths in an inclusive workplace that nurtures growth and progression.
Ideal Requirements for the Key Account Manager
- Proven sales success within the UK pharmaceutical industry, with the drive to deliver real impact.
- Key Account Management expertise – you’ve already demonstrated your ability to influence and grow business in the UK pharmaceutical market.
- Deep NHS insight – strong knowledge of national policies, local priorities, and the health economy, enabling you to shape tailored strategies that resonate.
- Therapy area advantage – experience in Rheumatology or Dermatology will set you apart and help you hit the ground running, but is not essential.
- ABPI qualified professional – you understand the Code of Practice and bring credibility, compliance, and confidence to every interaction.
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Role Responsibilities for the Key Account Manager
- Own your territory – take charge of achieving (and surpassing!) your sales targets, making a real commercial impact.
- Build meaningful partnerships – develop trusted relationships with clinicians, nurses, pharmacists, and ORDMs, becoming their go-to partner.
- Be the expert – showcase your strong product and clinical knowledge, confidently engaging different customer groups with persuasive selling, negotiation, and networking skills.
- Champion the customer – put their needs at the heart of everything you do, creating effective, long-lasting business relationships.
- Navigate the NHS landscape – use your in-depth understanding of local healthcare developments to spot opportunities, adapt your approach, and deliver tailored solutions that matter.
Recruitment Process
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Application Process
Evolve Selection acts as a recruitment partner on behalf of our clients. All applications are reviewed by our specialist consultants and assessed against the specific requirements of the role. Suitable candidates will be contacted for an initial discussion before being introduced to the hiring client.
We appreciate every application; however, due to application volumes, we may not be able to respond to all candidates individually. If you have not heard from us within 3 working days, please consider your application unsuccessful for this particular role, however we may contact you regarding future opportunities that match your experience in line with our privacy policy.
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Get to know your recruiter, Katie, on our website: https://www.evolveselection.com/the-team/team/katie-fisher
Equal Opportunities
Equal opportunities are important to us. We believe that diversity and inclusion are critical to our success as a company, We encourage applications from everyone, regardless of background, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, ethnicity, belief, age, family or parental status, and any other characteristic.
Evolve is a leading recruitment and outsourcing organisation, operating within the Pharmaceutical, Healthcare, Medical Device and Life Science sectors.
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