Senior Global Medical Affairs Lead (GMAL), Prostate

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity.

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.

The Senior Global Medical Affairs Lead (GMAL) for Prostate Cancer will be responsible for leading aspects of the optimization for our strategy and launch readiness for our asset in development in prostate cancer leveraging the RIPTAC platform and its life cycle management strategies. As the leader of the WWMAST (Worldwide Medical Affairs Strategy team), the Sr. GMAL will work with the Regional Medical Affairs Leaders in addressing data gaps and building confidence to ensure the most optimal and safe use of and maximize the benefit for patients.

• Provide input on the phase 3 program, unmet need, and clinical impact expected from new indications, and data gaps associated with it.
• Partner closely with the GMA Operations Leader, Marketing, Market Access Leader, Regional Medical TA/product leaders, and Clinical Development Leader to develop an integrated global medical affairs perspective, strategies, and plans.
• Develop the global Medical Affairs Strategic plan (WWMAS) that reflects the medical strategy and prioritized needs in collaboration with regions and extended medical affairs partners.
• Lead the WWMAST in developing the Integrated Evidence Generation plan, Global Publication plans, Global Opinion Leader relations, Global Medical Education plans and Content, and an overall strategy for optimal Insights gathering.
• Partner with Global Commercial and Market Access Leads to develop the Global asset plan and be part of the Global Commercial Team (GCT) and Evidence & Medical Access Team.
• Represent Medical Affairs at the Compound Development Team, the key strategic cross-functional team in charge of the overall strategy and life cycle of the product.
• Ensure all global activities follow J&J Compliance principles, e.g., Health Care Compliance.

Key partners include clinical development, safety, statistics, communications, patient advocacy, and more.

Requirements

• MD, PhD, or PharmD with experience in oncology, with a strong preference for prostate cancer experience.
• Minimum of 8-9 years of combined relevant experience in a medical/clinical environment or scientific function in the pharmaceutical industry.
• Prior experience in a country medical affairs role (ideally US) and 3+ years in a global role.
• In-depth knowledge of drug development, study methodology, study data reviews and analysis, and regulatory environment.
• Knowledge of study execution, benefit-risk management, and lifecycle management.
• Understanding of the healthcare ecosystem and evolving environment.
• Experience working within and contributing to highly matrixed, cross-functional work teams comprised of high-level managers and executives, including building business cases and working with R&D teams.
• Global mindset; ability to partner cross-culturally/regionally is preferred.
• Highly innovative with the ability to drive a complex and changing environment and effectively manage and resolve issues within the therapeutic area.
• Strong experience developing and managing strategic relationships with medical experts/opinion leaders.
• Minimum of 20-30% travel is expected.

Skills

• Excellent communication skills, including executive communication.
• Business acumen and enterprise mindset.
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams toward a common goal.
• Strategic partnering and prioritization skills.
• Collaborative mindset with strong experience working across functional teams, countries, regions, and cultures.

Pay

The anticipated base pay range for this position is $196,000 - $342,700.

Benefits

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 also eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program.

• Time Off Benefits:
  • Vacation – 120 hours per calendar year
  • Sick time – 40 hours per calendar year (48 hours for Colorado residents, 56 hours for Washington residents)
  • 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
  • Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member; 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year
  • Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period
  • Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
  • Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year