Medical Affairs and Translational Research (matr) Partnership Lead

Johnson & Johnson Johnson & Johnson · Pharma · Raritan, NJ +1

This role focuses on managing partnerships for medical affairs and translational research within J&J Oncology, specifically handling investigator-initiated study proposals, collaborative studies, and MAF-funded company-sponsored studies related to biomarker objectives. The lead will provide subject matter expertise, process leadership, and stakeholder communication for preclinical and biomarker research projects, ensuring adherence to company policies and SOPs.

What you'd actually do

  1. Provides subject matter expertise, execution, and process leadership for medical affairs and translational science, preclinical or biomarker research projects
  2. Works closely with disease area leads on triaging biomarker or preclinical IIS proposals from external researchers or non-clinical collaborative study requests from concept-to-execution.
  3. Supports key internal and external stakeholder communications, preclinical review agendas and review decisions.
  4. Leads efforts to capture process metrics & analytics to recommend and implement iterative process improvements
  5. Partners with oncology translational research lead(s) in preparing biomarker and preclinical “one-pager” strategy for inclusion in worldwide medical affairs evidence generation plans and IIS strategic frameworks

Skills

Required

  • Master's level degree in a life or health sciences discipline
  • Broad knowledge of disease, predictive, and diagnostic biomarkers, related scientific methodologies, and analytic techniques
  • Strong skills in collaboration and building relationships
  • Critical thinking
  • Strong communication skills
  • Project management skills
  • Strong organizational skills

Nice to have

  • Advanced scientific degree
  • Laboratory experience in translational research or genomics medicine
  • Experience with principal investigators and/or as research staff involving biomarker analyses
  • Experience as an industry medical liaison including oncology translational research responsibilities
  • Four or more years of relevant work experience in biopharmaceutical industry

What the JD emphasized

  • Broad knowledge of disease, predictive, and diagnostic biomarkers, related scientific methodologies, and analytic techniques is required
  • Strong skills in collaboration and building relationships, without formal authority, are needed to meet MATR objectives
  • Critical thinking and strong communication skills are required
  • Project management skills and strong organizational skills are required