Janssen voluntary admission: sales manager failed to sit ABPI representatives exam within one year (AUTH/2846/5/16)

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Case number	AUTH/2846/5/16
Company	Janssen
Case type	Voluntary admission (treated as a complaint under Paragraph 5.6 of the Constitution and Procedure)
Issue	Failure to sit the ABPI representatives examination within one year of commencing a sales management role
Role start	Autumn/September 2014
When requirement was re-confirmed internally	April 2016 (medical director confirmed exam required)
Complaint received	20 May 2016 (HTML) / 23 May 2016 (PDF)
Case completed	04 July 2016
Applicable Code year	2016
Breach clauses	9.1, 16.3
Sanctions	Undertaking received; Additional sanctions: Not stated
Appeal	No appeal

Reviewed by Dr Anzal Qurbain (FFPM) — ABPI Final Signatory

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Janssen voluntarily admitted that a first-line sales manager did not take the required ABPI representatives examination within one year of starting the role.
The employee moved into the sales management role in Autumn/September 2014, leading a team of sales representatives.
In June 2015, Janssen’s learning & development (L&D) team was asked whether the manager needed to complete the ABPI representatives exam and advised “No” based on the individual’s background (health professional, signatory training). This advice was incorrect.
In April 2016, prompted by a gap in training records on the learning management system (LMS), L&D re-questioned the position and escalated to the medical director, who confirmed the exam was required.
Janssen reported the matter to the PMCPA as a potential breach (treated as a complaint under Paragraph 5.6 of the Constitution and Procedure).

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Breach found: Clause 16.3 (exam not taken within the first year as a representative).
Breach found: Clause 9.1 (failure to maintain high standards).
No appeal.

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