Group Medical Director, US Medical Affairs, Prostate Cancer

About the role

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.

Responsibilities

• Strategic medical leadership: Define and drive the medical strategy for prostate cancer aligned with global program objectives and commercial strategy. Translate emerging science (tumor biology, biomarkers, resistance mechanisms) into actionable clinical hypotheses, trial concepts, and evidence plans. Prioritize medical and scientific questions and recommend resourcing to address critical evidence gaps.
• Evidence generation & clinical support: Act as the primary contact for data generation initiatives, lead the development of the integrated evidence generation plan in response to emerging data and the changing competitive landscape. Oversee the development of scholarly publications from JNJ 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. Prepare and approve medical slide decks, white papers, and scientific materials for internal and external use.
• External expert engagement: Identify, develop, and maintain relationships with key opinion leaders, academic investigators, and clinical societies in prostate oncology. Serve as the medical lead in advisory boards, lead data presentation and facilitate discussions to solicit feedback to inform the prostate medical strategy. Establish and foster relations with medical societies and patient advocacy organizations.
• Field medical enablement & MSL partnership: 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.
• Cross-functional collaboration & governance: Serve as the Medical Affairs representative on cross-functional teams (clinical development, regulatory, commercial, access/HEOR, legal). Provide medical review and approval for promotional medical content where appropriate and compliant.
• People development & mentoring: Recruit, mentor, and develop medical team. Set clear objectives, provide performance feedback, and foster a high-performing medical culture.
• Additional roles & responsibilities:
  • Partner closely with HEOR teams to design RWE studies that inform payer value dossiers and guideline adoption; translate RWE into clinical impact.
  • Support efforts to shape clinical guideline inclusion and provide medical evidence to payer-facing teams.
  • Contribute to digital engagement plans for medical education, scientific webinars, and virtual advisory activities.
  • Lead rapid medical response for urgent scientific, regulatory, or safety communications when needed.
  • Define and monitor KPIs for medical activities (e.g., publication output, advisory board impact, MSL reach, study milestones), and report outcomes to leadership.

Requirements

• MD, PhD, PharmD, or equivalent advanced degree with clinical or scientific training.
• Five or more years of relevant experience in the pharmaceutical, biotech, or academic environment with direct exposure to oncology drug development or medical affairs.
• Oncology and prior prostate cancer experience highly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience in clinical trial design and clinical operations (Phases II–IV).
• Track record of scientific publications, presentations at major oncology meetings, or leadership in investigator collaborations.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects in a matrixed organization.
• Demonstrated ability to engage and influence internal and external stakeholders, including KOLs and advisory boards.
• Willingness to travel up to 25% annually (domestic and international).

Preferred Skills

• Experience in prostate cancer drug development and medical affairs.
• Leadership in investigator collaborations and advisory boards.
• Experience designing real-world evidence studies and translating RWE into clinical impact.
• Contributions to digital engagement strategies for medical education and scientific communications.