Global Medical Affairs Leader - Autoantibody
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Senior, Expert
PharmD, PhD, MD
Horsham, PA, USA
HybridThree days in the office and two days remotely per week.
Biology & Biotech
About the job
Requirements
- An advanced scientific or medical degree, such as an MD, PhD, or PharmD, is required.
- At least 8 years of combined relevant experience in a medical or clinical environment and/or a scientific function in the pharmaceutical industry is required.
- Medical Affairs experience is required.
- Ability to work in a matrix environment and understand global complexity is required.
- A global mindset and ability to partner across cultures and regions is required.
- A demonstrated track record leading highly matrixed, cross-functional work teams comprising high-level managers and executives is required.
- Strong experience developing and managing strategic relationships with medical experts and opinion leaders is required.
- The ability to drive a complex and changing environment and effectively manage and resolve issues is required.
- A proven track record of ethical decision-making is required.
- At least 25% domestic and international travel is required.
Responsibilities
- Develop medical affairs strategy and plans for the compound, whether in development or marketed, based on prioritized regional needs and aligned with defined global medical objectives.
- Collaborate closely with regional medical affairs and maintain open, two-way communication to keep them up to date on plans, progress, and decisions.
- Develop the internal training strategy to ensure continuous education of global and regional market access and medical affairs teams.
- Oversee the global publications planning process before launch and throughout the product lifecycle, including manuscripts, abstracts, posters, and papers, as well as pre-launch global key opinion leader communications and speaker development.
- Review manuscripts, presentations, and posters to ensure strategic alignment and effective communication to internal and external audiences.
- Ensure all global activities follow Johnson & Johnson compliance principles, including Health Care Compliance.
- Coordinate pre- and post-launch medical activities, medical symposia, and congress activities with the regions.
- Develop the medical education strategy and create and approve medical materials for external use, such as healthcare professional education.
- Manage opinion-leader relations and global product or therapeutic-area advisory boards.
- Review Medical Information Core Responses for new products.
- Act as a member of product Safety Management Teams, Compound Development Teams, and Global Commercial Teams, as applicable.
- For marketed compounds, collaborate closely with global commercial and market access leaders.
- Provide medical input into market research and health outcomes research conducted by commercial and market access teams.
Desired Qualifications
- Prior global medical affairs experience is highly preferred.
- Experience in immunology, autoantibody-mediated diseases, or rare disease is highly preferred; experience in benign hematology or rare hematologic diseases is an asset.
- Launch experience is highly preferred.
- An established network with medical experts or opinion leaders in immunology, autoantibody-mediated diseases, or rare disease is preferred.
- In-depth knowledge of study and clinical methodology, and study or clinical data review and analysis, is preferred.
- Excellent knowledge of study execution, benefit-risk management, and lifecycle management is preferred.
About the company
Johnson & Johnson develops prescription medicines and makes medical devices for hospitals, and unlike most big drugmakers, it runs both businesses under one roof. In 2015, its Darzalex became the first antibody drug approved for multiple myeloma, a blood cancer. Its medicines treat cancer, immune diseases such as psoriasis, and mental illnesses such as depression, and patented drugs bring in most of its sales. Its MedTech unit makes heart pumps, catheters that treat irregular heartbeats, surgical sutures, and Acuvue contact lenses. It was founded in 1886 to make sterile surgical dressings, is based in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and spun off its consumer brands, such as Tylenol and Band-Aid, as Kenvue in 2023.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
New Brunswick, New Jersey
Founded
1886
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Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Disability Insurance
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- 401(k) Company Match
- Paid Vacation
- Paid Sick Leave
- Paid Holidays
- Remote Work Options
- Performance Bonus