Respiratory Sales Specialist - UK - Newport
Added 8 Oct · still live
Likely
Sponsorship likelihood
This employer has issued visas recently
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Salary
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£55,200
Going rate
Skilled Worker going rate
This role likely qualifies for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 3556 (70% match) is an eligible occupation, with a going rate of £55,200, and Syneos Health Commercial Solutions is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
This could also be SOC 3552 (Business sales executives). We read the code off the advert, so it is our best guess, not the employer's.
Your salary route
New graduate or PhD holder? Pick one of the lower rates.
What each route needs for this job
| Occupation code | New entrant 70% of going rate | STEM PhD 80% of going rate | Relevant PhD 90% of going rate | Standard rate 100% of going rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3556 Sales accounts and business development managers Most likely code | £38,600 | £55,200 | £55,200 | £55,200 |
3552 Business sales executives Also possible | £33,400 | £41,700 | £41,700 | £41,700 |
We use the lowest threshold across the plausible codes. Likelihood is Possible at most when the pay clears only a lower rate, or only under a less likely code. How the Home Office picks the code
About the role
Description
The Respiratory Specialist will play a key role in driving the adoption of an innovative treatment within the respiratory therapy area across a defined UK territory. Working across both Primary Care and Secondary Care, the individual will engage with healthcare professionals and key stakeholders to improve understanding of disease management, treatment pathways, and patient outcomes in chronic respiratory conditions.
The role requires strong account management skills and the ability to navigate complex healthcare systems, influencing clinical and non-clinical stakeholders across integrated care networks, GP practices, hospitals, and community services. The Respiratory Specialist will develop and execute territory business plans, identify growth opportunities, and deliver high-quality customer engagement through a combination of face-to-face and digital interactions.
Operating within a hybrid working environment, the successful candidate will combine field-based activity with virtual customer engagement to maximise impact, reach, and customer value.
Responsibilities
The primary role responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following activities:
The Respiratory Specialist will play a key role in driving the adoption of an innovative treatment within the respiratory therapy area across a defined UK territory. Working across both Primary Care and Secondary Care, the individual will engage with healthcare professionals and key stakeholders to improve understanding of disease management, treatment pathways, and patient outcomes in chronic respiratory conditions.
The role requires strong account management skills and the ability to navigate complex healthcare systems, influencing clinical and non-clinical stakeholders across integrated care networks, GP practices, hospitals, and community services. The Respiratory Specialist will develop and execute territory business plans, identify growth opportunities, and deliver high-quality customer engagement through a combination of face-to-face and digital interactions.
Operating within a hybrid working environment, the successful candidate will combine field-based activity with virtual customer engagement to maximise impact, reach, and customer value.
Responsibilities
The primary role responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following activities:
- Manage a defined territory and deliver against sales, activity, and business objectives within the respiratory therapy area.
- Develop strategic relationships with healthcare professionals across Primary Care and Secondary Care, including GPs, Practice Nurses, Respiratory Nurses, Pharmacists, Consultants, and other key stakeholders.
- Deliver high-quality, compliant, and customer-focused interactions that support improved patient care and treatment outcomes.
- Develop and implement territory business plans aligned to local healthcare priorities and national objectives.
- Identify opportunities to influence treatment pathways and improve access to appropriate respiratory therapies.
- Use data, insights, and customer intelligence to prioritise accounts and optimise resource allocation.
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Education:
- Meets all legal requirements for pharmaceutical sales representatives within the UK.
- BA/BS degree or equivalent preferred.
- Full UK driving licence.
- Proven pharmaceutical sales experience within Respiratory, Primary Care, Secondary Care, or a related therapy area.
- Demonstrated success delivering sales growth and influencing prescribing behaviour in a competitive environment.
- Experience engaging with a broad range of stakeholders across the NHS, including GPs, Practice Nurses, Pulmonologists, Allergists and Hospital Specialists, Pharmacists, and Integrated Care Systems (ICSs).
- Strong understanding of NHS structures, local healthcare economies, and account management principles.
- Excellent communication, presentation, influencing, and negotiation skills.
- Skilled in both face-to-face and digital customer engagement.
- Strong analytical, planning, and organisational capabilities.
Why Syneos Health? Here, the work is challenging, and the pace is exhilarating. By joining one of our commercial teams, you’re empowered to succeed with the support, resources, and autonomy that you need. The diversification and breadth of our new and existing partnerships create a multitude of career paths and employment opportunities. Syneos Health has launched more sales teams in the last 5 years across all major therapeutic areas than the top 25 pharma companies combined. Join our game-changing, global company dedicated to creating better, smarter, faster ways to get biopharmaceutical therapies to patients. Experience the thrill of knowing that your everyday efforts are contributing to improving patients’ lives around the world.
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Where this offer sits in the market
Sales accounts and business development managers (SOC 3556) · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · basic pay · ~448k in sampleSOC 3556
- Middle half £40,144–71,448
- Median £53,820
- Going rate £55,200
- Threshold £41,700
- New entrant £38,600–49,680
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Does this job guarantee visa sponsorship?
Not necessarily. Syneos Health Commercial Solutions holds a sponsor licence, but sponsorship for a specific hire is always the employer's decision. Be upfront in your application that you'll require it.
What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 3556 going rate of £55,200. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.