Group Product Director, KOL Strategic Engagement and Development, CAPLYTA

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine•Hopewell Township, NJ

1d•$150,000 - $258,750•Onsite

About The Position

Johnson & Johnson is currently recruiting for a Group Product Director, KOL Strategic Engagement and Development, CAPLYTA®. This position will be located in Titusville, NJ. Our Neuroscience team tackles the world’s toughest brain health challenges including multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, myasthenia gravis, epilepsy, major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and autism. This patient-focused team helps address some of the most complex diseases of our time. The Group Product Director, KOL Strategic Engagement and Development will serve as the centralized leader accountable for setting and executing the overarching KOL strategy across all CAPLYTA® indications (MDD, Bipolar, and Schizophrenia), developing new advocates, managing the a large speaker bureau, and creating content activated across all channels, Thought Leader Liaisons (TLLs), congresses, and peer-to-peer programs. This role will lead a team of three direct reports and serve as the single point of accountability for KOL strategy, content, and P2P across the brand. This position reports to the Director of Marketing, CAPLYTA®.

Requirements

BA/BS required
Minimum of 10 years of relevant commercial experience, including marketing and/or sales in the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry
Minimum of 3 years of people management experience, including developing and coaching direct reports
Demonstrated experience leading KOL engagement, peer-to-peer strategy, and/or medical education programs
Proven ability to lead and collaborate with cross-functional teams and drive strategic alignment across matrixed organizations
Strong verbal and written communication skills required
Strong decision-making skills and ability to manage complexity across multiple projects and indications

Nice To Haves

MBA preferred
Psychiatry, Neuroscience, or CNS therapeutic area experience strongly preferred
Launch experience strongly preferred
Marketing and Sales/Sales Leadership experience preferred
Experience managing large speaker bureaus and congress strategies
Experience partnering with R&D, Medical Affairs, Global Marketing, Market Access, Patient Advocacy, and Supply Chain
Ability to motivate, lead, and influence across levels and functions
Knowledge and understanding of TLL/MSL field models and regional marketing execution

Responsibilities

Set the overarching KOL engagement strategy for existing advocates and develop a pipeline of new and emerging KOLs across all CAPLYTA® indications (MDD, Bipolar, Schizophrenia)
Own end-to-end peer-to-peer (P2P) strategy, large speaker bureau management, and program optimization across all indications
Create and curate content deployed through TLL field interactions, congress activations, speaker programs, and digital channels
Lead congress strategy inclusive of booth presence, product theaters, roadshows, and executive KOL encounters
Lead advisory board strategy focused on insight generation to inform content development, unmet needs, and clinical perceptions
Drive TLL marketing content strategy, development, training, and field insight synthesis in partnership with the TLL National Director
Synthesize KOL and field insights to inform brand strategy, competitive positioning, and co-positioning across the Neuroscience portfolio
Ensure coordinated, customer-centric KOL engagement across the Neuroscience portfolio to maximize impact of peer-to-peer content
Manage and develop a team of three direct reports: two Product Directors and one Product Manager
Partner closely with cross-functional stakeholders including Medical Affairs, Sales Leadership, Market Access, and Global Commercial teams to ensure strategic alignment

Benefits

Employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).
This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program.
Vacation –120 hours per calendar year
Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year
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