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At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com

Job Function:

Discovery & Pre-Clinical/Clinical Development

Job Sub** **Function:

Clinical Development & Research – MD

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Spring House, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Job Description:

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 Senior Director will bring his/her clinical and biomarker expertise to enhance the interactions and alignment between the translational teams and their early and late clinical counterparts for all the Disease Area Strongholds (Multiple Myeloma, Lymphoma/Leukemia, Lung, Prostate and Bladder). Absolute requirements include recognized leadership in the field of oncology drug development, a thorough understanding of specific challenges in early and late drug development, and expertise in translational research and biomarkers. After becoming familiar with the Biomarker Plans for all the portfolio programs and their clinical needs, the Senior Director should run and provide strategic and tactical insights to the Oncology Translational Research Review Forum (OTRRF). In order to succeed in this position, the Senior Director should gain good understanding about the roles of Study Responsible Physicians (SRPs) for early and late clinical development programs, and the operations, and diagnostics teams. She/He must also possess excellent communication skills in order to communicate in Senior Leadership across the organization. The Senior Director will be an active member and contributor to the Oncology Translational Research Senor Leadership team (OTR SLT).

The Senior Director will also interact with the Medical Affairs Translational Research Liason in order to prioritize together with the OTR SLT members the preclinical IIS studies. The Senior Director will also participate in discussions related to the Translational Research Budget and Project Management support.

**Minimum Education** : Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D

**Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities** :

+ A strong background or familiarity with clinical pharmacology, discovery research, translational or experimental medicine, biomarker applications and cancer biology

+ At least 8 years of applicable biomarker, translational research experience

+ Excels at programmatic and strategic thinking in oncology drug development

+ Possess outstanding communication and leadership skills to maximize effectiveness in a highly matrixed organization

+ Pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry research experience is required

+ Clinical biomarker experience is preferred

+ The candidate will have a strong publication record demonstrating relevant experience in clinical trials, translational medicine/research, early drug development, drug discovery and/or biomarkers

The anticipated base pay range for this position is $320,000 - $368,000.

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.

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