Medical Director/Senior Medical Director, Early Development - Oncology

Company: 6084-Janssen Research & Development Legal Enti
Location: Spring House
Posted on: April 1, 2026

Job Description:

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. Job Function: Discovery & Pre-Clinical/Clinical Development Job Sub Function: Clinical Development & Research – MD Job Category: People Leader All Job Posting Locations: Spring House, Pennsylvania, United States of America Job Description: 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. Our Oncology team is focused on the elimination of cancer by discovering new pathways and modalities to finding treatments and cures. We lead where medicine is going and need innovators with an unwavering commitment to results. 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 is recruiting for a Medical Director/Senior Medical Director-Clinical Research. They will be a member of a matrix team dedicated to the implementation of clinical research studies that are part of a global compound development program, with a strong focus on breast cancer and related solid tumor indications . . Responsibilities include: Leads execution of research programs for an area of clinical development to meet research objectives, support product development, and manage reports, including programs in breast cancer drug development across early?phase clinical trials . Acts as the clinical functional head for providing active scientific contributions to a cross-department compound development team, bringing deep disease?area expertise in breast oncology . Works in close partnership with the Compound Development Team (CDTL) and project management, global regulatory affairs, clinical pharmacology, health economics, and the disease area leader to share information, particularly as it relates to breast cancer development strategy and lifecycle planning . Acts as a liaison between the company and the clinical investigators, evaluates scientific information, and creates new ideas to assist in identifying new research opportunities in breast cancer and relevant biomarker?defined populations . Develops the strategy and content for scientific communications for assigned compound through close partnership with the compound global medical affairs leader including breast cancer congresses and publications . Serves as the clinical leader for product evaluation and develops the strategy and the content for regulatory documents, with experience supporting breast cancer indications and interactions with global health authorities . Works with senior clinical staff, establishes credible relationships with external stakeholders such as opinion leaders and regulators, and provides substantial expertise in drug development (including experience with IND and NDA submissions). Able to manage study start-up, and directs and guides study team in study execution, data cleaning, medical review, database lock, managing health authority responses, including breast cancer–specific safety, efficacy, and benefit–risk considerations . May provide determination of pathology diagnosis and act as a signatory to primary and peer review pathology reports. Develops a goal-oriented clinical development team. Responsible for managing operational aspects of their teams (e.g., budget, performance, and compliance), as well as implementing workforce and succession plans to meet business needs. Proactively creates a purpose driven environment by aligning Johnson & Johnson’s Credo and Leadership Imperatives with the strategies and goals of the team and enterprise. Qualifications - External An MD is required; Advanced degree (PhD) is a plus. A minimum of 2 years of oncology clinical research experience in clinical development within pharmaceutical industry or equivalent experience in academic or large regional hospital is required, with demonstrated experience in breast cancer drug development strongly preferred . Knowledge of Good Clinical Practices and regulatory requirements for the conduct of high quality oncology clinical trials is required. Experience in protocol development, medical review, oversight of study conduct, running trials, data quality and safety are strongly preferred, including early?phase breast cancer studies and translational endpoints . Working knowledge of the use of Microsoft suite of software products including Excel and Word is required. Fluent in written and spoken English with excellent communication skills is required. ELIMINATECANCER Required Skills: Clinical Development, Clinical Oncology, Early Clinical Development, Oncology, Oncology Research Preferred Skills: Clinical Operations, Clinical Research and Regulations, Clinical Trials, Collaborating, Data Governance, Data Management and Informatics, Developing Others, Drug Discovery Development, Global Market, Inclusive Leadership, Industry Analysis, Innovation, Leadership, Market Research, Program Management, Research Ethics, Scientific Evaluation, Scientific Research, Stakeholder Management The anticipated base pay range for this position is : $194,000. to $334,650 Additional Description for Pay Transparency: Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees and/or eligible dependents are eligible to participate in the following Company sponsored employee benefit programs: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance. Subject to the terms of their respective plans, 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. Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, Employees are eligible for the following time off benefits: Vacation –120 hours per calendar year Sick time - 40 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 Condolence Leave – 30 days for an immediate family member: 5 days for an extended family member Caregiver Leave – 10 days Volunteer Leave – 4 days Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours Additional information can be found through the link below. https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits

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