Regional Precision Medicine Manager

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The Precision Medicine Manager will be responsible for developing and leading J&J’s Regional precision medicine strategy in collaboration with key cross-functional stakeholders of the organization.

The Precision Medicine Manager will shape and optimize the precision medicine environment, and thus should have extensive pharma, precision medicine and diagnostics experience. The role requires strong leadership with excellent communication and collaboration skills, in addition to a deep scientific understanding of the precision medicine environment in diagnostic tests, and the challenges on the testing pathway, enabling tailored testing solutions for our precision medicine portfolio and pipeline.

Design and implement a Regional Commercial PM strategy for biomarker-driven assets, collaborating with various teams across therapeutic areas. 

This role resides within Patient Solutions with tight connectivity with Strategy, Operations & BD Director, and interactions cross-functional with Strategic Marketing and Access Team, Medical Affairs, External Affairs, Global Precision Medicine Team, and other internal and external.stakeholders.

We are looking for a Regional Precision Medicine in Bogota, Sao Paulo or Mexico City.

Essential Duties:

Precision Medicine Strategy: Drive the creation and effective, consistent completion of high-quality, cross-functional, strategic precision medicine plans for Johnson & Johnson’s assets in LATAM, that includes diagnostics solutions and complementary tests in the market to enable optimized treatment throughout the patient journey.

To proactively support internal company cross-functional stakeholders working with precision medicine assets to gain alignment on critical success factors, including;

• The sharing of insights supporting regulatory and payer submissions
• Translation of policy and industry trends impacting evidence needs
• Identify quality assurance measures required for building confidence amongst users of companion diagnostics
• Addressing technical training needs for internal and external partners
• Evaluation of medical and scientific accuracy of core dossiers (i.e. pricing and reimbursement dossiers, HEOR dossiers, medical information packs, clinical expert reviews etc.).

• Lead the establishment and maintenance of a world-class Precision Medicine program management capability.

Patient and test/tissue Journeys: Develop and maintain in-depth knowledge of key products and brand books  / relevant therapeutic areas through attendance/participation at key internal meetings/training sessions, relevant congresses, and seminars and by regular self-study of the national/international literature.

Define test journey and establish the standards for external testing providers and pathology laboratory partners involved in the journey in LATAM.

Support clusters in identifying and engaging key external testing providers, pathologists, physicians and other healthcare providers involved in the diagnosis and management of patients requiring Johnson & Johnson’s precision medicines, when needed.

Precision Medicine Field Force Footprint: Support the design and implementation of Regional Commercial PM strategy for biomarker-driven assets in collaboration with the Strategic Marketing & Access Teams and clusters across core TA’s, in collaboration with Strategy, Operations & BD Director.

Precision Medicine Capability: Make precision medicine a well-known and easily understandable element across all areas with a robust internal training program in collaboration with Learning and Development CoE.

Guidance and governance: on standards Precision Medicine processes, concepts and policies.

• Ensure compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, guidelines, codes of conduct, Johnson & Johnson’s policies and procedures and accepted standards of best practice

Requirements:

• Degree in Molecular Biology, Medical Sciences, advanced life sciences, Genetics or among others.
• 5 years - Experience in the diagnostic lab/pharmaceutical industry/biotech
• Consideration will also be made for individuals with MD a PharmD or PhD.
• Strong understanding of precision medicine and companion diagnostics
• Experience in diagnostics commercialization preferred.
• Ability to champion commercial input on new biomarkers/tests through performing market research, assessing the diagnostic/testing landscape, and building commercial-ready target test profiles.
• Passion for precision medicine and ability to identify and drive opportunities for acceleration to maximize the commercial impact of J&J’s medicines.
• Leadership skills.
• Strong communication skills and ability to simplify complex technical information to share with appropriate audience.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a matrixed environment, build relationships, resolve conflict, and influence teams without formal authority.
• Strong analytical skills to understand scientific and financial data, recognize key issues, make assumptions, and establish priorities.
• Advanced English and Spanish is required - Portuguese is desirable.