Associate Director, Global Labeling Product Leader

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine•Horsham, PA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Associate Director, Global Labeling Product Leader will be responsible for driving the global labeling strategy, including demonstrating an understanding of competitors in the therapeutic area, their development plans and status, and knowledge of labeling aspects for labeling development and target labeling for new products. This role involves taking a leadership position and partnering with Global Regulatory Leads (GRLs) and other functional area partners (clinical, safety, market access, commercial, medical affairs) to ensure the global labeling strategy aligns with the Global Regulatory and Product Strategy for assigned products. The position leads target labeling development, collaborates with functional areas to provide labeling input relevant to clinical study protocols, and ensures alignment on endpoints and Patient-Reported Outcomes (PROs) with a label-as-driver approach. It also involves providing strategic labeling advice for local labeling in major markets, analyzing relevant competitor labeling, leveraging labeling guidance and trends to develop labeling strategy and content, including risk and mitigation identification and assessment. The role leads Health Authority (HA) labeling strategy discussions and development of contingency labeling plans and content. It also leads the development, revision, review, agreement, and maintenance of target labeling, primary labeling (Company Core Data Sheet (CCDS), United States Package Insert (USPI) and associated patient labeling, European Union Product Information (EUPI), and derived documents) for assigned compounds. The Associate Director leads cross-functional Labeling Working Group (LWG) and strategic labeling discussions leading to development of target and primary labeling. They represent global labeling in Global Regulatory teams and other cross-functional teams, as appropriate, and present at governance meetings, such as Labeling Committee, to seek endorsement of labeling. The role provides advice and guidance about labeling content, processes, timelines, and scientific integrity, coordinates the resolution of any labeling issues with potential impact on the primary or derived labeling, or the supporting documentation, and ensures high quality and compliant labeling documents. Additionally, the role contributes to the continuous improvement of the end-to-end labeling process and supports global labeling inspections and audits for assigned products, as applicable. This role may collaborate with external partners.

Requirements

A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in a scientific discipline is required.
A minimum of 8 years of professional work experience is required.
A minimum of 6 years of direct regulatory labeling content experience developing and writing labeling content for pharmaceutical products or equivalent is required.
Relevant experience in the pharmaceutical industry (e.g., Regulatory Affairs, Clinical, Medical Information, Pharmacovigilance, etc.) is required.
An understanding of pharmaceutical drug development is required.
Experience in discussing and communicating scientific concepts is required.
Good understanding of worldwide regulatory guidelines and their application for guidance for labeling is required.
Experience leading project teams in a matrix environment is required.
Experience leading continuous improvement projects is required.
Experience working with document management systems is required.
Must have exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
Must have strong organizational, negotiation, and partnering skills.
Must have the ability to work independently.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree (Master’s PhD, PharmD) in a scientific discipline is preferred.
Direct experience with target labeling development or New Molecular Entity (NME) submissions is preferred.
Experience effectively/appropriately prioritizing and managing multiple products and projects simultaneously is preferred.
The ability to manage compounds with a certain degree of complexity from a labeling perspective is preferred.
The ability to drive a collaborative, customer-focused, learning culture is preferred.

Responsibilities

Drive the global labeling strategy, including demonstrating an understanding of competitors in the therapeutic area, their development plans and status and knowledge of labeling aspects for labeling development and target labeling for new products.
Take a leadership role and partner with Global Regulatory Leads (GRLs) and other functional area partners (clinical, safety, market access, commercial, medical affairs) to ensure the global labeling strategy aligns with the Global Regulatory and Product Strategy for assigned products.
Lead target labeling development.
Collaborate with functional areas to provide labeling input relevant to clinical study protocols and ensure alignment on endpoints and Patient-Reported Outcomes (PROs), with a label-as-driver approach.
Provide strategic labeling advice for local labeling in major markets.
Analyze relevant competitor labeling, leverage labeling guidance and trends to develop labeling strategy and content, including risk and mitigation identification and assessment.
Lead Health Authority (HA) labeling strategy discussions and development of contingency labeling plans and content.
Lead the development, revision, review, agreement, and maintenance of target labeling, primary labeling (Company Core Data Sheet (CCDS), United States Package Insert (USPI) and associated patient labeling, European Union Product Information (EUPI), and derived documents) for assigned compounds.
Lead cross-functional Labeling Working Group (LWG) and strategic labeling discussions leading to development of target and primary labeling.
Represent global labeling in Global Regulatory teams and other cross-functional teams, as appropriate.
Present at governance meetings, such as Labeling Committee, to seek endorsement of labeling.
Provide advice and guidance about labeling content, processes, timelines, and scientific integrity.
Coordinate the resolution of any labeling issues with potential impact on the primary or derived labeling, or the supporting documentation.
Ensure high quality and compliant labeling documents.
Contribute to the continuous improvement of the end-to-end labeling process.
Support global labeling inspections and audits for assigned products, as applicable.

Benefits

Annual performance bonus
Consolidated retirement plan (pension)
Savings plan (401(k))
Long-term incentive program
Vacation –120 hours per calendar year
Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year (or 48/56 hours in CO/WA)
Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year
Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child
Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year
Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period
Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year