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Surgical Key Account Manager South East of England

Santen


Job Location:

Guildford - UK

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 6 June 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 3 September 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy
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Job Summary

In this role the focus is on establishing Santens MicroShunt as the surgical treatment of choice for glaucoma by creating awareness building strong relationships with Key Opinion Leaders and providing state-of-the-art surgical training and follow-up. At the same time the objective is to seed and nurture the market by introducing Santens surgical solutions ensuring sustainable market-share growth and enabling fruitful collaboration with the glaucoma prescription drugs team to deliver cohesive strategies.

You will leverage expertise in surgical ophthalmology to influence surgeon preferences navigate complex hospital environments and act as a strategic partner to hospitals and clinics across the territory all while bringing a solutions-focused approach a pro-active commercial mindset and a strong ability to adapt to a rapidly evolving market landscape.

What you will do:

  • Identify and build up new accounts in surgical glaucoma.
  • Conduct and/or support local training with regards to glaucoma drainage surgery.
  • Initiate and develop sustainable relationship with key opinion leaders across your territory.
  • Closely collaborate with Santen Pricing & Market-Access Team to maximize the MicroShunt potential in your territory.
  • Develop innovative and efficient acquisition plans on account level to ensure sustainable business development.
  • Achieve sales targets and develop operational plan for maximum return on investment.
  • Achieve and demonstrate effective use of agreed KPIs and objectives.
  • Identify sales-related trends. Identify profitable business opportunities and align available resources.
  • Maintain and optimize existing relationships and manage business with existing key customers.
  • Provide accurate feedback on competitor activities in the field.
  • Interact with Santen sales management marketing and customer service to guarantee top services to our customers.
  • Manage the territory financial budget.
  • Provide technical expertise for questions issues or requirements related to product portfolio responsibilities.
  • Efficiently use the company reporting tools to ensure up to date customer/territory information and sharing valuable information across the organization.
  • Ensure compliance with company standards and Code of Practice.
  • Follow Good Distribution Practice guidelines and act in line with it (obligatory for all employees).

 


Qualifications :

What you will bring to the role:

  • 5 years of experience in medical device sales (ophthalmology and/or hospital sales preferred).
  • Degree in health or business related subject will be an advantage.
  • Understands pharmaceutical industry dynamics and health system policies.
  • Utilizes market and clinical knowledge to identify business growth opportunities.
  • Action-oriented and results-focused with emotional control self-awareness and a passion for continuous improvement.
  • Great communication and people skills.
  • Organizational skills and ability to prioritize.
  • History of top sales performance commercially astute and driven by sales results.

What we offer:

  • Competitive Salary: A marketaligned base salary starting from 58794.40  80842.30 plus bonus depending on experience and location.

Ready to make a difference  
Apply today and help us shape the future of eye health. 


Additional Information :

Grow your career at Santen

A career at Santen is an opportunity to make a difference. Through our long-term vision outlined in Santen 2030 we are committed to be a Social Innovator - addressing the social and economic needs of people with visual impairments. We have team members around the world using their diverse talents to unlock new modalities and drive innovations for patient outcomes education and treatment. At Santen we believe in empowering all our team members with flexible ways of working and a highly inclusive work environment.

The Santen Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  We are committed to building diverse teams and ensuring a safe and inclusive physical and virtual workplace for every one of our team members. All employment decisions are based on business needs role requirements and individual qualifications regardless of race color ethnicity national origin/ancestry religion sexual orientation gender gender identity/ expression age disability medical condition marital status veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you require any kind of accommodation during our recruitment process please let the recruiter from our team know.


Remote Work :

Yes


Employment Type :

Full-time


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As a specialized company dedicated to ophthalmology, Santen carries out research, development, marketing, and sales of pharmaceuticals, over-the-counter products, and medical devices. Santen is the market leader for prescription ophthalmic pharmaceuticals in Japan and its products now ... View more

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