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 https://www.jnj.com

Job Function:

Market Access

Job Sub Function:

Health Economics Market Access

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Horsham, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Titusville, New Jersey, United States of America

Job Description:

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS & LEARNING – VALUE & EVIDENCE SCIENTIFIC ENGAGEMENT- IMMUNOLOGY

Johnson & Johnson is currently recruiting for an Associate Director, Strategic Communications & Learning (SC&L), part of the Scientific Affairs (SA) Value & Evidence Scientific Engagement (V&ESE) team, to be located in Titusville, NJ or Horsham, PA.

At Johnson & Johnson (J&J), 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 https://www.jnj.com/.

The Value & Evidence Scientific Engagement (V&ESE) organization, within SA engages with Population Health Decision Makers (PHDM) across the product lifecycle to share clinical and economic information about approved and investigational drug therapies, address potential impact on formulary and coverage decisions, treatment paradigms, and budgets, and enhance understanding of the value of innovation, health equity implications, and market dynamics.

Key accountabilities and/or activities of this position:

Create resources and shape strategies

~70% of time

• Drive and lead the timely development and approval of PHDM-centric resources. Examples include: Evidence and Access Decks (EADs), pipeline decks, economic decks, and other proactive and reactive resources.
• Build communication resources per FDA guidance, regulations, and J&J SOPs ensuring references are accurate and securing copyright approvals
• Determine resource content, source and story flow based on PHDM needs and facilitate alignment across multiple partners to deliver an impactful communication resource
• Adeptly navigate Copy Approval Committee concept review, submission, and approval processes
• Shape communication strategies by ensuring insights/voice-of-customer and new data are considered throughout the development and maintenance of customer-facing materials
• Collaborate regularly across Scientific Affairs, Strategic Customer Group (SCG), Medical Affairs, Research & Development, Commercial to ensure communication materials are accurate, effective, and consistent to medical strategy

Learning & Development:

~20% of time:

• Build Field V&ESE education resources that support core assets developed

Continuous improvement:

~10% of time

• Identify and execute projects that accelerate communication and improve processes supporting V&ESE operations & sharing best practices with team members

Qualifications:

Education and Experience:

• A Bachelor’s degree is required
• Advanced degree in a scientific field is preferred

Professional Experience:

• 3-5 years medical communications, writing, medical information, scientific research or related experience is required
• 3-5 years of meaningful experience in pharmaceutical industry is helpful
• Solid understanding of US health care system is required
• Solid understanding of regulatory guidance and regulations related to conducting research and disseminating scientific information is required
• Working knowledge of pharmaceutical strategies and tactics to meet both commercial and scientific objectives for a given product is required

Demonstrated abilities and competencies:

Communication:

• Synthesize and organize complex concepts from a variety of sources

• Envision new solutions with an open mind

• Advanced PowerPoint skills; proficient with Microsoft Excel, Word, Teams, Outlook

• Clear and concise writing

Influencing, Collaboration and Teaming:

• Highly motivated "customer centric" approach to getting the job done
• Collaborate across functions and groups to achieve results
• Facilitate alignment across multiple partners with at times misaligned interests
• Influence teams without formal authority
• Build relationships and coalitions across the organization

Organization:

• Lead multiple projects simultaneously
• Prioritize workload to focus energy on highest-value initiatives

Business acumen:

• Knowledge of J&J Commercial or R&D business and our customers is helpful
• Experience implementing processes or creating SOP/work instructions designed to improve overall efficiencies is preferred

This role may require up to 10% domestic travel and allows for hybrid/flexible work arrangement (based in Titusville, NJ or Horsham, PA).

Johnson & Johnson is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

The anticipated base pay range for this position is:

The anticipated base pay range for this position is$135,000 to $232,300 The Company maintains highly competitive, performance-based compensation programs. Under current guidelines, this position is eligible for an annual performance bonus in accordance w

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

Push the boundaries of science to transform health—and your career.

Join us and advance life-changing treatments for people who need them most. At Johnson & Johnson, our focus is on improving global health equity and developing MedTech and pharmaceutical innovations that impact the future of health. Using AI and robotics to transform surgery or helping data scientists and clinicians formulate new ways to diagnose and treat disease, this work may sound like sci-fi, but it’s all science, all real, and could be your career. Whatever your background, skills, or career goals, there’s a place for you to help solve some of the world’s most pressing health challenges with us.

Accelerate your career while changing the world.

Each of our broadly-based family of companies offers an inclusive and empowering culture and employee benefits (like paid time off to volunteer, transgender-inclusive and same-sex partner health insurance coverage, and more) designed to help you live your best life, however you define it. And our best-in-class learning and development approaches, mentorship, and access to innovators across the world will help you grow your skills and reach your career goals. Because when you're at your best, nothing stands between you and your next breakthrough.