Janssen Global Services, LLC is part of the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies is recruiting for a Vice President, Global Medical Affairs Retina located in Raritan, NJ.

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Janssen Global Services, L.L.C. (JGS) is a legal corporate entity encompassing a unique group of departments/organizations/teams that provide leadership across business-critical areas for Janssen, the pharmaceutical companies of Johnson & Johnson

The following groups make up JGS: Global Commercial Strategy Organization (GCSO), Global Pharmaceutical Communication and Public Affairs; U.S. Pharmaceutical Procurement Group (USPPG); and Pharmaceuticals Group Business Development (PGBD)

• The core mandate of the GCSO Retina franchise is to co-lead with R&D the evolution of Janssen’s portfolio across all platforms (therapeutics, gene therapy products, other) in several major strategic ophthalmology areas, including inherited retinal diseases (e.g. x-linked retinitis pigmentosa), age-related macular degeneration (e.g. geographic atrophy), diabetic retinopathy and others.

The Vice President, Global Medical Affairs (Retina) is accountable for delivering integrated Global Medical Affairs strategies and operational plans that reflect the unique requirements of key regional, patient, payor (public and private), regulatory, and physician stakeholders by leading a team responsible for the development of strategic and tactical Medical Affairs plans for the TA portfolio.

The Global Medical Affairs team is also accountable for global data dissemination planning and execution, opinion leader and external expert engagement, medical education across the portfolio as well as global patient advocacy and engagement strategy and execution for the TA.

They will be building the Medical Affairs team, with particular focus on acquiring competencies that are specific to diseases of the retina. He/she will drive robust evidence generation and data dissemination plans that reflect the clinical differentiation and, in collaboration with policy and access colleagues, pharmacoeconomic value of therapeutic innovations within the TA. In particular, he/she will have experience with and be a key contributor to the appropriate shaping of key decision making and industry bodies in the ophthalmology and general pharma/biotech space (e.g., WHO, CDC, PhARMA, BIO, etc.).

The VP GMAF (Retina) partners closely with Regional Medical TA/product leaders to develop integrated global medical affairs perspectives, strategies and plans as well as to maintain open, two-way communication to ensure regional medical affairs is up to date on all plans, progress milestones and decisions.

• This VP will ensure comprehensive life-cycle management strategies and plans are developed and coordinated globally by the Global Medical Affairs Leader(s) (GMALs) for key assets in the TA’s disease areas of focus and key adjacencies.
• The VP, Retina Global Medical Affairs will collaborate closely with his/her R&D, Regional, Global Public Health, Commercial, Market Access and BD colleagues and have people management responsibility for assigned TA GMALs.
• GMA representatives provide a single Medical Affairs voice into the creation of compound development and life cycle management strategies, plans and trial design from phase IIa through phase IV. GMA also serves as core representatives of the Safety Management team for marketed and late-stage portfolio compounds and provide support for the development of the Company risk management strategy, plans and Periodic benefit-risk assessment reports. GMA also perform medical impact assessments as required. The VP GMA is also member of the Labelling Committee (LC).
• The VP GMA is responsible for medical oversight of GCSO-Sponsored activities which may include Market Research, Clinical Trials/Studies (Company-Sponsored, Investigator-Initiated, & Collaborative Studies), Medical Reviews of regulatory documents, and reviewing Medically Important Results (MIR), and other Research Related Activities.
• The VP GMA is responsible to ensure all global activities follow J&J Compliance principles, policies, and procedures.

Qualifications

Requirements

• Advanced Degree/Doctor of Medicine (PhD or MD/DO or equivalent) required.
• Clinical credentials (e.g. residency training, postdoctoral fellowship, Medical Specialty Board certification) preferred
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant (post-training) pharmaceutical experience required.
• Product launch experience with small molecules, biologics, cell, or gene therapy
• Strategic thinking and intellectual curiosity
• Ability to drive projects forward to completion while maintaining focus on the long-term strategy.
• Strong collaboration/matrix management, influencing, strong communication skills (both written and verbal)
• Global mindset with proven ability to partner cross culturally and regionally.
• Demonstrated leadership ability to successfully work across functional and geographic boundaries, preferably across multiple countries/market types/access models.
• Deep appreciation of science and ability to translate science into strategy.
• Demonstrated learning agility and the ability to effectively influence portfolio strategies based on insights and foresights to future scientific direction.
• Proven strategic thinking and strategic commercial skills across product and lifecycle.
• Proven track record of upholding ethical principles and Credo based behaviors.
• 20% Travel both Domestic and International

Preferred :

• Board certification in TA relevant medical discipline
• Business experience in large and small companies
• Building Medical Affairs functions in new therapeutic areas
• Experience with or at key global, regional, or national policy, regulatory, and/or reimbursement bodies

The anticipated base pay range for this position is $199,000 to $365,700.

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Johnson & Johnson is an Affirmative Action and 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, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Eligible for benefits to include medical, dental, vision and time off as well as any others as provided for in the applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement.

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