Group Product Director, Thought Leader Engagement & Professional Education, Urology

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine

8d•$168,000 - $290,950•Onsite

About The Position

Johnson & Johnson is recruiting a Group Product Director to lead the GU Oncology Professional Education (Bladder) and Urology Thought Leader Liaison teams. This field-based role is available anywhere in the United States and involves significant travel to customers and the home office in Horsham, Pennsylvania. The director sets strategic direction for Professional Education across the bladder IDRS platform, aligning educational priorities with portfolio strategy, market developments, and customer needs. The role owns the strategy and lifecycle of branded educational bureau content and develops scalable education platforms for current brands, new indications, and future portfolio opportunities. It also establishes governance, quality standards, and performance measures, and optimizes investments and capabilities using customer insights, market dynamics, and program performance. The director leads and develops the TLL and Professional Education organization and shapes enterprise thought leader engagement, including speaker strategy, emerging expert development, long-term KOL planning, and building the next generation of urology thought leaders. The role turns engagement and advisory-board insights into actionable business opportunities; partners with brand leadership on brand strategy, market development, lifecycle planning, and launch readiness; and defines the strategic role of congresses and external engagement. The director builds the capabilities, measurement framework, and cross-functional partnerships needed to strengthen execution and demonstrate impact. The Business Director is responsible for developing, retaining, and motivating direct reports and supporting employee development through Human Resources Planning programs, including management development and training. The role also fosters an environment that supports equal employment opportunity and values a diverse workforce. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required.
Minimum of 7 years of relevant business experience, with demonstrated leadership experience and a strong record of results.
Previous pharmaceutical sales or sales leadership experience required.
Demonstrated expertise in core marketing competencies and ability to translate strategy into effective customer engagement and educational initiatives.
Strong strategic thinking, business acumen, and analytical capabilities, including the ability to assess portfolio needs and identify growth opportunities.
Proven ability to lead in a complex, matrixed environment and influence across functions and organizational levels.
Ability to prioritize competing business needs while balancing long-term strategic direction with executional excellence.
Ability to partner with brand leadership to assess portfolio needs and shape Professional Education strategies and programs.
Exceptional leadership, communication, presentation, and facilitation skills, with the ability to engage and influence diverse stakeholders.
Valid U.S. driver’s license.
Ability to travel up to 40–50% within the United States, with limited international travel.

Nice To Haves

MBA or advanced degree.
Oncology/GU clinical acumen and/or scientific background.

Responsibilities

Set strategic direction for Professional Education across the bladder IDRS platform, aligning priorities with portfolio strategy, market evolution, and customer needs.
Own the strategy and lifecycle of branded educational bureau content.
Build and evolve scalable Professional Education platforms for current brands, new indications, and future portfolio opportunities.
Establish governance, quality standards, and performance measures for Professional Education.
Optimize Professional Education investments and capabilities using customer insights, market dynamics, and program performance.
Lead, develop, and empower the Thought Leader Liaison and Professional Education organization.
Shape thought leader engagement, including speaker strategy, emerging expert development, and long-term KOL planning.
Build the next generation of urology thought leaders to support long-term GU Oncology portfolio and market development priorities.
Develop a systematic insight-generation strategy that turns thought leader engagement and advisory boards into actionable business opportunities.
Partner with brand leadership to integrate customer engagement priorities into brand strategy, market development, lifecycle planning, and launch readiness.
Define the strategic role of congresses and external engagement within the customer engagement strategy.
Build capabilities, measurement frameworks, and cross-functional partnerships to strengthen execution and demonstrate impact.
Develop, retain, and motivate direct reports and support employee development through HRP programs, management development, and training.
Foster an environment that supports equal employment opportunity and values a diverse workforce.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Participation in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension), subject to plan terms.
Participation in the Company’s 401(k) savings plan, subject to plan terms.
Eligibility for the Company’s long-term incentive program.
Vacation: 120 hours per calendar year.
Sick time: 40 hours per calendar year, with different amounts for employees residing in Colorado or Washington.
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, or foster care of a child.
Bereavement leave: 240 hours for an immediate family member and 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.