Medical Director, US Medical Affairs

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Job Function:

Medical Affairs Group

Job Sub Function:

Medical Affairs

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Horsham, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Job Description:

Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow.

Our Oncology team is focused on the elimination of cancer by discovering new pathways and modalities to finding treatments and cures. We lead where medicine is going and need innovators with an unwavering commitment to results.

Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way.

The Medical Director (MD), Medical Affairs, Bladder Cancer will serve as a clinical subject matter expert (SME) and will be responsible for providing medical and scientific leadership to a cross-functional team, reporting to the Therapeutic Head, GU, Solid Tumors, Oncology. This role is responsible and accountable for providing evidence-based, clinical and scientific expertise to internal and external partners, support cross-functional teams to identify medical barriers and opportunities across the bladder cancer portfolio and implement medical affairs tactics and initiatives. The successful candidate will lead the Evidence Generation Processes in collaboration with the therapeutic area team and in direct communication with the global organization.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide Bladder Cancer subject matter expertise and represent US medical affairs on internal stakeholder/ project teams across key functional areas within the US GU Oncology business including but not limited to sales and marketing, regulatory advertising and promotion (RAP), RWV&E, MSLs, Medical Communications and Scientific Exchange (MCSE), Training and Development. 

• Act as the primary contact for data generation initiatives Lead the development of the integrate evidence generation plan in response to emerging data and the changing competitive landscape. Oversee the development of scholarly publications from Janssen studies and collaborate on the strategic publication plan. Work collaboratively with Medical Directors, V&E team members, and other stakeholders. Prioritize evidence generation activities to support value-based research.

• Support/ lead the development of medical education content for field medical and field V&E teams. Partner with MCSE teams on content development, review, and approval. Support content development, review, and approval of fair-balance advertising and promotional education content for commercial teams. 

• Identify new key opinion leaders (KOLs) and develop strong KOL collaborations on clinical trial development and medical affairs activities. Represent medical affairs in advisory boards, lead data presentation and facilitate discussions to solicit feedback to inform the bladder medical strategy. Establish and foster relations with medical societies and patient advocacy organizations. 

Qualifications - External

• A PhD, PharmD or MD is required

• Background in Oncology and Bladder cancer is preferred

• A minimum of five years of relevant experience in the pharmaceutical industry or equivalent experience is preferred

• Experience developing and executing medical launch strategies is preferred

• Experience developing congress strategies and prioritized OL engagement is preferred

• Experience in pharmaceutical trial design and conduct (Phases II-IV) within the pharmaceutical industry, CRO or academia is preferred.

• Excellent written, oral and presentation skills are required

• Proven track record of developing, presenting and publishing clinical studies is preferred

• Strong organizational skills are a must

• A demonstrated ability to work in a matrix type environment with interaction with cross-functional teams is preferred.

• This position requires up to 25% annual travel (domestic and international).

The expected base pay range for this position is $160,000. - $276,000. The Company maintains highly competitive, performance-based compensation programs. Under current guidelines, this position is eligible for an annual performance bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan. The annual performance bonus is a cash bonus intended to provide an incentive to achieve annual targeted results by rewarding for individual and the corporation’s performance over a calendar/performance year. Bonuses are awarded at the Company’s discretion on an individual basis.

• Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees and/or eligible dependents are eligible to participate in the following Company sponsored employee benefit programs: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance.

• Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).

• This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program.

• Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, Employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:

  • Vacation –120 hours per calendar year

  • Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year

  • Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year

  • Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year

  • Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child

  • Condolence Leave – 30 days for an immediate family member: 5 days for an extended family member

  • Caregiver Leave – 10 days

  • Volunteer Leave – 4 days

  • Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours

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Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

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The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

160,000. - $276,000

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