Director – Global Commercial Strategy - Precision Medicine

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Job Function:

Marketing

Job Sub Function:

Strategic Marketing

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is searching for the best talent for a Director, Global Commercial Strategy, Precision Medicine located in Raritan, NJ.

About Innovative Medicine

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.

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 Global Precision Medicine Strategy and Execution team partners across R&D, Global Commercial, Regions, and the external ecosystem to inform strategy, shape market readiness, and accelerate adoption of precision medicine-enabled therapies. By bringing together market intelligence, ecosystem expertise, and cross-functional leadership, we help maximize launch success and patient impact globally.   

The Director, Global Commercial Strategy, Precision Medicine will have responsibility for supporting the design & execution of J&J’s global commercial Precision Medicine (PM) strategy in close collaboration with key cross-functional stakeholders in the global and regional Innovative Medicine organization. The successful candidate should have diagnostic commercial experience and, preferably within pharma, be a strong leader with excellent communication and collaboration skills, possess scientific/technical aptitude and be able to translate the commercial PM strategy into execution for our therapeutic portfolio. Key focus areas include enabling strategy, shaping the market and orchestrating execution to support asset success. 

Key Responsibilities will include: 

Primary responsibilities for this position will include but not limited to: 

• Enable asset strategy by shaping portfolio, asset and launch decisions through precision medicine market intelligence, evidence, and regional insights 

• Shape markets by enabling market conditions required for precision medicine-enabled assets to achieve their full potential. 

• Orchestrate execution by aligning R&D, global brands, regions, diagnostic partners and other key stakeholders to optimize launch success and enterprise impact. 

• Support the design and implementation of Global Commercial PM strategy for PM-enabled assets in collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders including the Global Brand Teams, Medical Affairs, Market Access, Regulatory, and Research & Development (R&D) teams across various Therapeutic Area’s (TA’s). 

• Provide day-to-day oversight of diagnostic partnerships with testing laboratories or test manufacturers, including providing J&J input, coordinating customer and partner education, data strategy and organizing governance meetings.  

• Provide commercial and regional diagnostics input to drive R&D decisions at various stages of development 

• Support the commercial evaluation of diagnostics platforms in support of our companion or complementary diagnostic strategy.  

• Develop and oversee budget for assigned initiatives.  

• Manage consultants/agencies for key projects.  

• For PM-enabled assets, monitor current and anticipate the future competitive advantages/challenges by understanding key customers’ needs, and deep understanding of competitors’ PM strategies.  

• Develop internal and external customer relationships that successfully drive PM enabled assets business objectives   

• Support the timely guidance to cross-functional partners and senior management regarding opportunities and risk mitigations to enable optimal implementation of PM strategy  

Key Qualifications and Experiences: 

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred. Advanced degree in Molecular Biology, Genetics, or other related fields preferred 

• Experience in diagnostics commercialization preferred: 8-10 years of experience in the diagnostic lab/pharmaceutical industry in progressive commercial roles  

• Experience with precision medicine in oncology preferred 

• Ability to champion commercial input on new biomarkers/tests through performing market research, assessing the diagnostic/testing landscape, and building commercial-ready target test profiles  

• Passion for precision medicine and ability to identify and proactively drive opportunities for acceleration to maximize the commercial impact of J&J’s medicines  

• Strong executive presence and leadership skills 

• Strong communication skills and ability to simplify complex technical information to share with appropriate audience 

• Demonstrated ability to work in a highly matrixed environment, build relationships, resolve conflict, and influence teams without formal authority  

• Strong analytical skills to understand scientific and financial data, recognize key issues, make assumptions, and establish priorities  

• Demonstrated proficiency in influencing and managing a complex set of internal and external stakeholders 

• Ability to manage multiple large-scale workstreams simultaneously, and prioritize workload to focus energy on highest-value initiatives is require 

Travel:   

Approximately 20% travel for business, as necessary. 

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:

Preferred Skills:

Brand Marketing, Brand Marketing, Brand Positioning Strategy, Business Alignment, Business Storytelling, Business Valuations, Consulting, Critical Thinking, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Customer Intelligence, Data Analysis, Data-Driven Decision Making, Digital Strategy, Execution Focus, Financial Analysis, Go-to-Market Strategies, Industry Analysis, Market Research, Negotiation, Problem Solving, Product Development Lifecycle, Product Portfolio Management, Product Strategies, Program Management, Strategic Thinking {+ 1 more}

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$150,000.00 - $258,750.00

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

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 eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program.
Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:
• Vacation –120 hours per calendar year
• Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year
• 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 period10 days
• Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
• Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year
For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: - https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits