Medical Affairs and Translational Research (MATR) Partnership Lead
About The Position
The Medical Affairs and Translational Research (MATR) Partnership Lead for J&J Oncology is a crucial role responsible for managing preclinical investigator-initiated study (IIS) proposals, collaborative studies, and MAF-funded company-sponsored studies with key biomarker objectives. This individual will serve as a primary liaison between medical affairs (regional and global) and translational research, ensuring alignment with internal strategic and tactical workstreams for research proposal reviews and study decisions. The role also involves tracking data read-outs and publication timelines for contracted studies to facilitate knowledge exchange across translational research, the external research community, clinical, and medical affairs. The position is based in Raritan, NJ, and follows a hybrid work schedule.
Requirements
- A minimum of a master’s level degree in a life or health sciences discipline is required.
- Broad knowledge of disease, predictive, and diagnostic biomarkers, related scientific methodologies, and analytic techniques is required.
- Strong skills in collaboration and building relationships, without formal authority, are needed to meet MATR objectives.
- Critical thinking and strong communication skills are required.
- Project management skills and strong organizational skills are required.
- Comfort with ambiguity and rapidly changing scientific environment(s) is needed.
- Four or more years of relevant work experience in biopharmaceutical industry is preferred.
Nice To Haves
- Advanced scientific degree is preferred.
- Laboratory experience in translational research or genomics medicine is preferred.
- Experience with principal investigators and/or as research staff involving biomarker analyses is beneficial.
- Experience as an industry medical liaison including oncology translational research responsibilities is desirable.
Responsibilities
- Provides subject matter expertise, execution, and process leadership for medical affairs and translational science, preclinical or biomarker research projects.
- Works closely with disease area leads on triaging biomarker or preclinical IIS proposals from external researchers or non-clinical collaborative study requests from concept-to-execution.
- Supports key internal and external stakeholder communications, preclinical review agendas and review decisions.
- Leads efforts to capture process metrics & analytics to recommend and implement iterative process improvements.
- Partners with oncology translational research lead(s) in preparing biomarker and preclinical “one-pager” strategy for inclusion in worldwide medical affairs evidence generation plans and IIS strategic frameworks.
- Liaises with medical affairs Global Review Committee administrator(s), GMAL and translational science lead with respect to new IIS reviews and coordination.
- Advances global medical affairs company-sponsored study concepts with key biomarker objectives through internal governance reviews where applicable with Global Head, Evidence Generation and Oncology Translational Research Review Forum (OTRRF).
- Ensures research discussions, submission and internal reviews of preclinical/biomarker IISs or collaborative research proposals follow J&J’s Cross-Pharma Policies and SOPs.
- Engages with oncology translational research (OTR)’s preclinical IIS coordinator on ReCAP reviews, contracts, material transfer agreement administration to understand study statuses or interim/final data read-outs and publications.
- Supports global medical affairs lead(s) and global strategy & execution leads with internal knowledge exchange as required.
- Identify and develop strategic relationships with external partners to identify opportunities for collaboration.
Benefits
- medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance.
- consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).
- long-term incentive program.
- Vacation – up to 120 hours per calendar year
- Sick time - up to 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington – up to 56 hours per calendar year
- Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays – up to 13 days per calendar year
- Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
