Sales Associate, Trauma (Jackson, MS) (MedTech)

Location: Jackson, Mississippi, United States; residence in or willingness to relocate to the posted territory is required.

Company

Johnson & Johnson MedTech develops orthopaedic and trauma care solutions through its DePuy Synthes business, including products for surgical and minimally invasive procedures.

What you will do

• Support sales growth, customer retention, product conversions, and market-share objectives in the assigned territory.
• Guide and assist surgeons in the operating room by presenting products, demonstrating their use, and supporting proper utilization.
• Attend surgeries, ensure equipment availability and performance, optimize instrument trays, and consult with operating-room and sterile-processing staff.
• Troubleshoot technical issues, handle customer requests, manage hospital billing, and create or close purchase orders.
• Maintain surgeon and account relationships while sharing customer, procedural, and market insights with sales, clinical, marketing, and strategic-account teams.
• Track and deploy equipment and assets, maintain promotional materials, prepare sales documentation, and support customer satisfaction and retention.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree, or an associate degree/medical certification with at least two years of related experience, or at least four years of related professional experience; recently transitioned military personnel may also qualify.
• Valid driver’s license issued in the United States.
• Ability to work in a laboratory and operating-room environment.
• Ability to travel, including possible weekend and overnight travel.
• Residence in or willingness to relocate to the Jackson territory.
• Strong interpersonal communication, negotiation, influencing, strategic-thinking, problem-solving, organizational, and business-acumen skills.

Nice to have

• Technical product knowledge of surgical instruments, procedures, protocols, and solutions.
• Experience with account management, solutions selling, market research, healthcare trends, and relationship building.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive work environment focused on individual dignity, diversity, and equal opportunity.
• Opportunity to support orthopaedic solutions used across trauma, joint reconstruction, spine, sports medicine, and digital surgery.
• Structured recruitment process with application review, recorded video interview, recruiter contact, and one or two team interview rounds.
• Candidate support through country-specific pre-employment checks and accommodation assistance.

Hiring process

• Application and CV review followed by a short recorded video interview.
• Recruiter phone discussion and one or two interviews with the hiring manager and team.
• Successful candidates complete country-specific checks before starting.