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I’m targeting Marketing roles at J&J and heard it's often necessary to start in a customer-facing Sales role to break in. For those working in Sales or Marketing at large pharma companies—is that typically the case? Or are there other paths into Marketing? I’d truly appreciate any advice or insights you’re willing to share. Thanks in advance!

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I moved from agency to big Pharma in marketing. I don’t think you need to do sales. Just be open to other roles that arent directly on a brand team to get your foot in the door - like patient services or another marketing adjacent role. Then network and move to a brand team. Much easier to move around once internal

i moved into marketing from a non-pharma role through analytics --> market access

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