Senior Director, US Policy Strategy

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine • Washington, DC

1d • $178,000 - $307,050 • Onsite

About The Position

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at jnj.com. As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit. About Innovative Medicine Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow. Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, US Policy Organization is recruiting for a Policy Team Lead, Immunology & Neuroscience, to be located in the Washington DC or New Jersey area Role Overview The Innovative Medicine Immunology & Neuroscience Policy Team Lead will shape the US policy agenda at the national level on key J&J US Innovative Medicine priorities, including 340B reform, drug pricing, and market access, as a member of the US Policy Organization Leadership Team and by providing leadership input to the PACE (Policy and Advocacy Collaboration Excellence) Model. This role drives the development and execution of Therapeutic Area (TA) and brand-level US policy strategy for the Immunology, Neuroscience, and Established Products Group (EPG) TAs and leads a team of deep policy issue experts who serve as the primary policy partner to Immunology and Neuroscience TA leadership, brand teams, and partners across Value, Access and Pricing, Federal and State Affairs, Public Affairs, and the Global Commercial Strategy Organization. In partnership with cross-functional stakeholders and external partners, the Policy Team Lead will set policy priorities, shape the external policy environment, translate policy developments into business strategy, drive CMS engagement, and enable internal teams across the TAs to understand and act on the evolving US policy landscape. This leader will bring established, trusted relationships with key external partners, including CMS/HHS, PhRMA, and other trade associations, to advance J&J’s Immunology and Neuroscience policy priorities and will lead policy strategy, in close collaboration with our NA Ops Strategic Customer Group (SCG) leaders, US Finance, in coordination with critical policy implementation initiatives, including Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) effectuation in Medicare Part B and President Trump’s drug pricing executive orders, including the Medicaid Generous Model.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree, MBA, MPH, or JD in a related field is preferred
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in health policy, government affairs, or related healthcare policy is required
• Nationally recognized expertise in the US federal and state healthcare policy environment is required, including deep subject matter expertise in Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) implementation, CMS policy implementation, Medicare Part B and Part D policy, Medicaid, drug pricing policy, coverage, coding, and reimbursement frameworks
• Recognized as a national authority on healthcare policy implementation, with demonstrated leadership shaping and operationalizing complex federal policy changes relevant to Immunology and/or Neuroscience, including IRA implementation, drug pricing executive actions, PDABs, coding (J-code, C-code), ASP, and managed Medicare/Medicaid
• Experience developing and executing brand-level or TA-level policy strategy within a pharmaceutical or biopharmaceutical organization is required
• Proven track record leading, authoring, and shaping high-impact regulatory and legislative submissions, including comment letters, policy positions, and advocacy materials that influence CMS/HHS decision-making and advance enterprise policy and commercial objectives
• Established relationships with key external healthcare policy partners, including CMS/HHS, PhRMA, and other relevant trade associations, are required
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams and manage in a complex matrixed organization; experience directing the work of policy strategists and subject matter experts is preferred
• Excellent communication, strategic planning, and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Strong experience mentoring and developing technical and expertise talent in healthcare and healthcare policy
• Ability to manage team budget and resources in partnership with Policy Ops
• Exceptional Policy Analytics Skills
• Healthcare Policy Strategy
• Decades of CMS-related Experience
• Legislative & Regulatory Analysis
• Coverage, Coding & Reimbursement
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Comment Letter Development
• Trade Association Engagement

Nice To Haves

• Pharmaceutical Company Experience
• Business Planning & G&O Management
• Advocacy Partner Engagement
• Policy Operationalization
• Federal Affairs Collaboration
• Policy Communications
• Cross-functional Influence
• Budget Management
• Advocacy Communications
• Budget Management
• Coaching
• Controls Compliance
• Corporate Communications Strategy
• Corporate Management
• Developing Others
• Government Relations
• Inclusive Leadership
• Leadership
• Negotiation
• Performance Measurement
• Public Affairs
• Regulatory Development
• Regulatory Environment
• Relationship Building
• Representing
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Tactical Planning

Responsibilities

• Shape the US policy agenda at the national level on key J&J US Innovative Medicine priorities, including 340B reform, drug pricing, market access, CMS coverage, coding, and payment, as a member of the Dual Sector US Policy Organization Leadership Team
• Lead a team of deep policy issue experts who serve as the primary policy partner to Immunology and Neuroscience TA leadership, brand teams, and partners across Value, Access and Pricing, Federal and State Affairs, Public Affairs, and the Global Commercial Strategy Organization
• Provide leadership input to the PACE (Policy and Advocacy Collaboration Excellence) Model and lead Immunology & Neuroscience policy priority-setting in partnership with TA business leaders; own alignment and execution against TA and brand-level policy priorities
• Lead the team responsible for the development and execution of Therapeutic Area (TA) and brand-level US policy strategy for Immunology, Neuroscience, and the Established Products Group (EPG), including policy, reimbursement, coverage, and access strategies across the full product lifecycle
• Lead the policy development side of the policy implementation/effectuation strategy, in close collaboration with NA Ops Strategic Customer Group (SCG) leaders and US Finance, for critical policy implementation initiatives, including Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) effectuation in Medicare Part B and President Trump’s drug pricing executive orders, including the Medicaid Generous Model
• Drive external policy shaping by leveraging established relationships with HHS/CMS, PhRMA, other trade associations, and Federal Agencies to advance Immunology & Neuroscience policy, coverage, and reimbursement priorities
• Establish and maintain the policy external engagement strategy and timeline, including advocacy partner, PhRMA, and trade association policy strategy and engagement (for areas of responsibility, TA and above brand policy specific).
• Lead brand-level CMS engagement strategy and execute on access tactics, including J-code and C-code submissions, for novel and in-line products
• Lead a team with accountability for comment letter strategy, messaging, and execution across regulatory and legislative issues affecting the TA portfolio
• Engage regularly with finance to size policy threats and quantify commercial impacts of the NS and Imm Team’s policy shaping, CMS engagement, and TA-level support & advisory
• Lead a team responsible for translating policy developments — legislation, regulation, and emerging threats — into TA-level and brand-level financial and business impact assessments in partnership with Finance and analytics teams
• Brief senior J&J leaders on high-priority policy issues, major implementation risks, and strategic decision points, including TA Presidents, TA VPs, SCG LT, SCG Sub-function LTs, and other senior stakeholders as needed; strategically lead, coach, and manage team members who are themselves responsible for briefing senior leaders and delivering routine report-outs, issue tracking, and ongoing updates to Brand Teams, DoMs, and cross-functional partners, including determining which issues require personal escalation, which team members should lead specific senior-leader engagements, how messages should be tailored by audience, and how to position policy risks, tradeoffs, and recommended actions for decision-making
• Lead, direct, and develop the Immunology & Neuroscience policy team, providing regular feedback on performance, building deep policy issue expertise, and supporting the broader Immunology & Neuroscience organization in strengthening and growing expertise on policy developments as needed

Benefits

• 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
• 10 days Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
• Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior