Director, Global Medical Affairs Strategy & Execution (immunology)

Johnson & Johnson Johnson & Johnson · Pharma · Horsham, PA +1

Johnson & Johnson is seeking a Director, Global Medical Affairs Strategy & Execution in Immunology. This role focuses on developing and executing global medical affairs plans for compounds in development, managing global medical affairs teams, and leading strategic initiatives. Responsibilities include budget oversight, scientific communication strategy, and vendor management. The role requires a minimum of 10 years of experience in a medical, clinical, or scientific environment, with strong project leadership, collaboration, and critical thinking skills.

What you'd actually do

  1. Consolidated global medical affairs plans (including integrated evidence generation plans) for compounds in development that reflect prioritized regional needs and support medical launch excellence
  2. Global Medical Affairs Team management and coordination
  3. Development and execution of globally funded medical strategies including but not limited to thought leader engagement, comprehensive engagement strategies, congress plans, external data landscapes, internal training, sponsorships, and IIS intake and review.
  4. Leading strategic initiatives including implementation and improvements
  5. Co-lead the disease area/product business planning process, including the development strategies, tactics, execution plan and budget.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor's degree
  • 10 years of relevant work experience
  • Medical, clinical or scientific environment experience
  • Project leadership skills
  • Organizational skills
  • Collaboration skills
  • Agility
  • Conflict resolution
  • Influence teams
  • Relationship building
  • Thrive in ambiguity
  • Influence change in a matrixed environment
  • Drive multiple projects
  • Critical thinking
  • Strong communication skills (written and oral)
  • Proven experience driving results in complex/changing environments

Nice to have

  • Advanced degree
  • Liaison to IT, health care compliance and procurement
  • Managing contractors and/or medical affairs vendors
  • Global mindset
  • Partner cross culturally and regionally
  • Navigating partnerships
  • Implementing process alignment
  • In-depth knowledge of study methodology
  • Data analysis techniques
  • Critical review of publications
  • HCP/investigator/site staff engagement
  • Compliant scientific meeting planning
  • Congress booth development
  • Budget management
  • Business planning experience
  • Strong knowledge of healthcare compliance principles

What the JD emphasized

  • A minimum of 10 years of relevant work experience is required
  • Experience in a medical, clinical or scientific environment is required
  • Project leadership skills and strong organizational skills is required.
  • Demonstrated collaboration skills, agility, ability to resolve conflict, influence teams, and to build relationships in meeting organizational objectives, without formal authority is required.
  • Ability to thrive in areas of ambiguity and influence change in a matrixed environment is required.
  • Ability to drive multiple simultaneous projects forward to completion while maintaining focus on the long-term strategy is required.
  • Critical thinking and strong communication skills, both written and oral, are required.
  • Proven experience in driving results in a highly complex and rapidly changing environment is required.