Senior Director, Therapeutic Area Lead, Oncology Solid Tumor

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We are searching for the best talent for a Senior Director Therapeutic Area Lead Solid Tumor Oncology role located in Horsham Pennsylvania.

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 Therapeutic Area Lead (TAL) will drive the strategic direction and evolution of the US Solid Tumor Oncology portfolio co-creating and executing integrated strategies that span scientific commercial and talent domains. This leader will shape clinical development plans market access strategies and medical market shaping initiatives while fostering innovation and organizational growth.

Key Responsibilities:

Scientific Leadership & Clinical Development

• Provide expert scientific guidance to inform and influence clinical development plans ensuring alignment with evolving therapeutic landscapes and unmet medical needs.

• Collaborate with R&D Medical Affairs and external partners to integrate scientific insights into asset strategy and pipeline evolution.

• Shape and influence clinical trial design and execution leveraging data-driven approaches to optimize outcomes.

IS Commercial Operations & Strategic Positioning

• Oversee US Integrated Strategy Teams (IST) ensuring robust commercial input into compound strategy stage gate decisions and launch readiness.

• Co-create strategic positioning for therapeutic assets including differentiation value proposition and pricing strategies.

• Partner with Global Commercial Teams (GCT) and Global Commercial Strategy Organization (GCSO) to align US and global vision branding and pre-launch initiatives

Market Access & Medical Market Shaping

• Develop and execute access strategies to optimize patient reach and reimbursement collaborating with market access analytics and finance teams.

• Lead medical market shaping initiatives to influence stakeholder perceptions and drive adoption of innovative therapies.

Talent Development & Team Leadership

• Build and nurture high-performing teams fostering talent development mentorship and succession planning.

• Champion a culture of learning agility collaboration and cross-functional partnership.

Financial Acumen & Business Development

• Demonstrate strong financial acumen in evaluating business development opportunities forecasting and resource allocation.

• Support commercial evaluation of pipeline and potential M&A assets building robust business cases for new opportunities.

Strategic Evolution & Innovation

• Co-create the therapeutic areas evolution integrating pipeline assets and potential M&A opportunities into long-term strategy.

• Drive innovation in go-to-market models launch readiness and organizational capabilities.

Key Competencies

• Strategic thinking and learning agility

• Advanced scientific and clinical knowledge in oncology

• Strong financial and analytical skills

• Cross-functional collaboration and influence

• Talent development and people management

• Market access and medical market shaping expertise

• Ability to manage complexity and ambiguity

• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement

Qualifications

• BA/BS required; advanced degree (MBA PhD PharmD MD) preferred

• Minimum 12 years of pharmaceutical business experience including oncology

• Proven track record in pharmaceutical marketing launch and commercial operations

• Experience in clinical development market access medical affairs analytics/finance and supply chain

• Demonstrated success in talent development and team leadership

• Experience with business development pipeline strategy and M&A preferred

This position is based in Horsham Pennsylvania and requires up to 15% travel.

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.

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