Senior/ Executive Director, Discovery-Oncology

At Johnson & Johnson,we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build aworld where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured,where treatments are smarter and less invasive, andsolutions 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.

Please note that this role is available across multiple countries and may be posted under different requisition numbers to comply with local requirements. While you are welcome to apply to any or all of the postings, we recommend focusing on the specific country(s) that align with your preferred location(s):

Belgium R-109617, United States of America R-109946

Remember, whether you apply to one or all of these requisition numbers, your applications will be considered as a single submission.

Job Function

Discovery & Pre-Clinical/Clinical Development

Job Sub Function

Biological Research

Job Category

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Beerse, Antwerp, Belgium, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America, Spring House, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Job Description

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.

About Oncology

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

We are searching for the best talent for a Senior/ Executive Director, Discovery Oncology position. You will be responsible for leading and guiding the Oncology discovery research in selected cancer indications. The Senior/Executive Director, Discovery Oncology defines and executes on the strategy for Oncology Discovery. This individual will develop a portfolio of therapeutics addressing core pathways in Oncology from project concept through to entrance into clinical trials.

You Will Also Be Responsible For

• Leads a global group of approximately 15-30 people (including regular FTEs, temporary contractors and postdoctoral fellows), guiding their science with an emphasis on scientific quality and rigor.
• Creates an environment that values innovation, leadership, scientific excellence, urgency, and personal accountability.
• In partnership with Oncology leadership, including TA head, clinical, strategy and functional leaders, defines the scientific strategy for the TA and develops a portfolio of assets for solid cancer indications
• Manages resource allocations across programs, included shared resources across labs
• As a Disease Area Stronghold discovery leader develops the strategy and executes on it for the end-to-end Oncology portfolio.
• Proactively influences across functional areas and external partners to align project activities with strategic goals.
• Establishes internal and external collaborations to facilitate execution of Discovery strategy.
• Partners with external collaborators and innovation centers to evaluate and discover new approaches, technologies, and targets in support of the Oncology portfolio.
• Partners with business development to evaluate external assets and bring new molecules into the pipeline.
• Runs collaborations with both academic and industry partners.
• Provides management oversight including personal talent development, training, coaching and guidance to discovery scientists
• Ensures compliance with all J&J training, while ensuring safe laboratory working practices for self and reports
• Ensures consistent experiments/data generation for target validation and progression through discovery stages

You Will Be Responsible For The Following Leadership Priorities

• Overseeing and influencing the initia