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Job Function:

Strategy & Corporate Development

Job Sub Function:

Business Development

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Horsham, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Job Description:

We are searching for the best talent for a Senior Director, Therapeutic Area Lead, Solid Tumor Oncology role located in Horsham, Pennsylvania.

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.

Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine

The Therapeutic Area Lead (TAL) will drive the strategic direction and evolution of the US Solid Tumor Oncology portfolio, co-creating and executing integrated strategies that span scientific, commercial, and talent domains. This leader will shape clinical development plans, market access strategies, and medical market shaping initiatives, while fostering innovation and organizational growth.

Key Responsibilities:

Scientific Leadership & Clinical Development

• Provide expert scientific guidance to inform and influence clinical development plans, ensuring alignment with evolving therapeutic landscapes and unmet medical needs.

• Collaborate with R\&D, Medical Affairs, and external partners to integrate scientific insights into asset strategy and pipeline evolution.

• Shape and influence clinical trial design and execution, leveraging data-driven approaches to optimize outcomes.

IS Commercial Operations & Strategic Positioning

• Oversee US Integrated Strategy Teams (IST), ensuring robust commercial input into compound strategy, stage gate decisions, and launch readiness.

• Co-create strategic positioning for therapeutic assets, including differentiation, value proposition, and pricing strategies.

• Partner with Global Commercial Teams (GCT) and Global Commercial Strategy Organization (GCSO) to align US and global vision, branding, and pre-launch initiatives

Market Access & Medical Market Shaping

• Develop and execute access strategies to optimize patient reach and reimbursement, collaborating with market access, analytics, and finance teams.

• Lead medical market shaping initiatives to influence stakeholder perceptions and drive adoption of innovative therapies.

Talent Development & Team Leadership

• Build and nurture high-performing teams, fostering talent development, mentorship, and succession planning.

• Champion a culture of learning agility, collaboration, and cross-functional partnership.

Financial Acumen & Business Development

• Demonstrate strong financial acumen in evaluating business development opportunities, forecasting, and resource allocation.

• Support commercial evaluation of pipeline and potential M\&A assets, building robust business cases for new opportunities.

Strategic Evolution & Innovation

• Co-create the therapeutic area’s evolution, integrating pipeline assets and potential M\&A opportunities into long-term strategy.

• Drive innovation in go-to-market models, launch readiness, and organizational capabilities.

Key Competencies

• Strategic thinking and learning agility

• Advanced scientific and clinical knowledge in oncology

• Strong financial and analytical skills

• Cross-functional collaboration and influence

• Talent development and people management

• Market access and medical market shaping expertise

• Ability to manage complexity and ambiguity

• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement

Qualifications

• BA/BS required; advanced degree (MBA, PhD, PharmD, MD) preferred

• Minimum 12 years of pharmaceutical business experience, including oncology

• Proven track record in pharmaceutical marketing, launch, and commercial operations

• Experience in clinical development, market access, medical affairs, analytics/finance, and supply chain

• Demonstrated success in talent development and team leadership

• Experience with business development, pipeline strategy, and M\&A preferred

This position is based in Horsham, Pennsylvania and requires up to 15% travel.

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. 

Johnson and Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, please email the Employee Health Support Center  ([email protected]) or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

 

 

Required Skills:

Leadership, Oncology, Strategy Development

 

 

Preferred Skills:

Business Development, Clinical Development, Developing Others, Inclusive Leadership, Managing Managers, Market Access Strategies, Market Research, Pipeline Strategy, Product Strategies, Relationship Building, Strategic Change, Strategic Thinking