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Job Function:

Medical Affairs Group

Job Sub Function:

Medical Affairs

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

São Paulo, Brazil

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 https://www.jnj.com/.

Purpose: The Local Head of Therapeutic Area - Specialty Care mission is to provide Medical Affairs leadership for a specific TA in the country or cluster, owning and driving the overall medical strategy and plans for in-line and pipeline products, in close alignment with internal business partners.

 

Your main responsibilities will be:

•        Leads, manages and coaches a local Medical Affairs team 

•        Responsible for the TA strategy development and execution, healthcare compliance and budget management. Defines the strategic priorities for the TA, overseeing the development and deployment of the medical strategy for key in-line products, while demonstrating a broad Medical Affairs vision. Co-leads the TA strategy for co-positioning of in-line products

•        Contributes to the development of the medical strategy for the TA pipeline products aligned with regional and global Medical Affairs teams 

•        Is a member of the Regional Medical Affairs Team and other relevant forums to discuss Medical Affairs and TA strategies

•        Realizes synergies across therapeutic areas and functions and provides Medical Affairs solutions

•        Participates and anticipates discussions for pre-launch (including Regulatory and Market Access), market preparation, assuring that the overall launch strategy includes appropriate medical evidence generation strategies 

•        Leads and partners in interactions with key individual stakeholders to shape the medical community behavior change in favor of better treatment decisions

•        Develops and maintains relationships with external investigators and opinion leaders involved in the delivery of TA care or engaged in TA studies

•        Provides oversight and support, if needed, to GCO-MAO on the execution of local trial initiatives to ensure clinical trials site selection. Responsible for all local publications

 

Qualifications:

•        Generally, 8-10 years of experience, preferably in the pharmaceuticals industry and in Medical Affairs, and a minimum of 2 years of experience in a relevant therapeutic area

•        Proven track record of leading people and collaborating with internal business partners

•        Medical or MBA/master’s degree

•        Proficient in English

•        Available to travel 20% of time

•        Business acumen and strategic thinking

•        Teamwork, negotiation, coaching and influencing skills – able to work effectively in a matrix organization

•        Proven capability in attracting and developing talent to support future succession needs

•        Deep understanding in healthcare and medical compliance

•        Deep knowledge of drug development process, including clinical epidemiology, randomized controlled trials, and publication plans

•        Communication and presentation skills

•        Knowledge of Spanish is a plus

•        Adherence to Johnson & Johnson Credo values

 

 

Required Skills:

 

 

Preferred Skills:

Analytical Reasoning, Clinical Research and Regulations, Clinical Trials Operations, Communication, Content Evaluation, Developing Others, Digital Culture, Digital Literacy, Healthcare Trends, Inclusive Leadership, Leadership, Medical Affairs, Medical Communications, Medical Compliance, Prioritization of Tasks, Product Strategies, Scientific Research, Strategic Thinking, Team Management