Description
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.
The Associate Director, Global Medical Affairs, for neuroscience will be responsible for leading aspects of the clinical-commercial optimization for a late-stage neurodegeneration asset development and life cycle management strategies and plans under the guidance of the Global Medical Affairs Leader (GMAL) within the Neuroscience therapeutic area (TAs). S/he will partner closely with Commercial, Market Access and Medical teams at a Global and Regional level as well as supporting the Compound Development Team to develop an integrated global medical affairs strategies and plans. The Medical Advisor will support and partner with the GMAL on the global publication plans, global opinion leader relations, global medical education and global or regional advisory boards for a late-stage neurology asset and other TA products starting in early development (phase IIA) and through launch of major life cycle management initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Partnering with the GMAL in developing global medical affairs strategy and plan for the compound based on prioritized regional needs.
- Work with the CDT and GMAL to ensure integration with the overall global compound strategy, resulting in one global R&D and Medical Affairs compound development plan
- Provide a single Medical Affairs voice into the creation of compound development and LCM strategies.
- Responsible for pre-launch medical activities including a late-stage neurodegeneration asset, global advisory boards, medical symposia and congress activities, managing any pre-approval access programs in collaboration with regional functional leads and input into phase 3b projects. Post-launch responsibilities may include supporting phase IV, registry-planning and IIS review.
- Support the GMAL in leading the global publications plan, as well as pre-launch global KOL communications & speaker development
- Contribute to the overall integrated evidence generation activities within Global Medical Affairs for late stage neurology asset.
- Responsible to ensure all global activities follow J&J Compliance principles, e.g. Health Care Compliance, etc.
Qualifications
- This position requires a minimum of a Masters level advanced scientific/medical degree (e.g.MD, PhD, PharmD, MPH or other Masters level degree), with experience in neuroscience required.
- Prior experience in a medical affairs role for 2+ years is preferred
- A minimum of 6 years of combined relevant experience in a medical/clinical environment, scientific function in the pharmaceutical industry is preferred.
- Knowledge of Myasthenia Gravis (MG) and Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) products, both J&J and competitors, is desirable.
- Experience working within and contributing to highly matrixed, cross-functional work teams comprised of high-level managers and executives is required.
