Director, Medical Communication & Scientific Exchange (GU Oncology)

Johnson & Johnson•Horsham, PA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is recruiting for a Director, Medical Communications & Scientific Exchange for GU Oncology. This is an office-based position (three days a week) with Horsham, Pennsylvania being the primary office location. The Medical Communications & Scientific Exchange (MCSE) Director in the US Medical Affairs (USMA) Oncology Department will provide strategic and technical leadership in planning and driving the timely publication of data (ie, manuscripts, abstracts, posters, and presentations) across the entire GU Oncology portfolio which include several assets in both Bladder and Prostate. This person will lead cross-functional teams to discuss the timely and appropriate communication of the published data by external customer facing teams e.g., Medical Information, Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs), and Value & Evidence (“V&E”- may be referred to as HEOR in other companies). The Director will be a highly innovative individual with strong emotional intelligence, self-motivation, and leadership skills. They will work collaboratively with Medical Directors, Integrated Evidence Team Leaders (IETLs), Global Medical Affairs (GMA), V&E, and alliance partners to develop robust publication and communication plans.

Requirements

MD/DO/PhD/PharmD or master’s degree is required.
10 years related experience in scientific/medical communications is required.
Demonstrated ability in people and vendor management is required.
Knowledge of GPP2022, ICMJE and ACCME guidelines is required.
Proven presentation skills, business insight, critical thinking, ability to work optimally and lead cross-functional teams is required.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of the Oncology therapeutic area highly preferred.

Responsibilities

Act as the point person for the development and execution of the integrated (USMA and V&E) strategic publication plans
Lead and facilitate cross-functional publication planning and scientific communications meetings
Represent USMA at the Global Publication Team meetings to ensure alignment and incorporation of enhancements & amplifications of the publication as per US needs
Provide strategic leadership and USMA review oversight to V&E publication plans
Drive internal review of Investigator Initiated Studies (IIS) publications
Develop and maintain effective working relationships with internal (biostatistics, GMA, R&D, medical directors) partners/authors and external (key opinion leaders, principal investigators) authors
Partner with cross-functional teams to identify high priority JBI and competitor congress abstracts and drive USMA congress strategy including pre-reads, presentation and on-site debrief meetings
Facilitate discussions regarding communication of published data especially proactive communication of data (consistent with label) and review & approval through MedRC
Drive medical education strategy & plan and post request for proposals (RFPs) for targeted programs that aligns with the need assessment
Ensure compliance with internal J&J SOPs, external publication guidelines, and medical education guidelines
Coach, mentor and guide team members as well as agency partners
Plan, track, and handle the budget associated with medical education grants, medical communications, scientific congresses, and publications