Director, Global R&d and Regulatory Policy

Johnson & Johnson is recruiting for a **Director, Global Research and Development and Regulatory Policy**, located in Washington D.C; New Brunswick, NJ; or Brussels, BE.

The position ensures prioritization and engagement across a continuum of topics, with an emphasis on issues that have a strong political component whereby advocacy with policy makers is critical or supportive of a successful outcome, including where legislation or advocacy beyond a health authority is required. Policy topics in scope include incentivizing investment, advancing science, fostering public-private collaboration, facilitating new treatment approaches and modalities, and promoting global regulatory harmonization.

This position ensures consideration of short, medium, and long-term policy strategies, enhances the reputation of Johnson & Johnson as an innovator, and evaluates engagement at the local, country, regional, and global level. This position leads and coordinates advocacy strategies with R&D and regulatory functions in each of the sectors, the Office of the Chief Scientific Officer, Office of the Chief Medical Officer, Law Department, Supply Chain, WWGA&P partners, and other organizations across the enterprise.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Lead the establishment of a coordinated, global, strategic R&D policy agenda; identifying and leading priority policy issues and opportunities, including those that cross sectors.
- Drive a strong Government Affairs & Policy voice policy development and key strategic feedback on opportunities and approaches.
- Develop and implement effective approaches to engage key multi-stakeholder forums and trade associations on policy issues, in partnership with business and GA&P partners.
- Shape global regulatory healthcare policies with the potential to impact the development and life cycle management of J&J products and services.
- Drive coordinated approach to engagement with governments to improve policy to facilitate commercial goals and business opportunities.
- Liaise with GA&P and business unit R&D functions to facilitate greater understanding of policy and legislative priorities across the organization.
- Maintain close partnerships with leadership globally in all relevant functions to ensure alignment on priorities and global strategies for policy development and advocacy.
- Evaluate and implement tools to facilitate one J&J voice, including development of proactive policy positions, legislative approaches, and partnership platform(s).
- Enhance J&J credibility, thought leadership, and reputation by driving a forward-looking policy agenda with an upstream focus to engage with governments and policy makers prior to the initiation of governmental policies and programs.
- Serve as a leader and global resource in policy development, supporting regional and local engagement as needed.
- Monitor emerging policy issues, analyze policy proposals, and advise on potential impact on J&J products, services, technology.

**Qualifications**

**Education**:
A Bachelor’s degree is required, preferably in Scientific, Engineering, Data Science, Mathematics, or related field. An advanced degree is highly preferred.

**Experience and Skills**:
**Required**:

- Minimum of 12 years of experience required in public or private sector R&D (including regulatory affairs), government affairs, or policy-related field.
- Minimum 7 years of government experience preferred.
- Strong oral and written communication skills and the ability to communicate across all levels of the organization and externally.
- Ability to analyze sophisticated scientific or technical issues and convey related positioning in lay terms that can be understood by a non-technical audience or decision maker.
- Ability quickly to learn and assess policy implications of new scientific, R&D, and regulatory issues.
- Ability to critically evaluate multiple sides of a scientific policy issue to understand and respond to differing opinions.
- Ability to establish appropriate strategies for running issues at a micro and macro level.
- Strong leadership skills including critical thinking and relationship management.
- Self-motivated, able to prioritize and work independently, as well as in multi-disciplinary teams.
- Ability to work globally and cross-sector.
- Ability to achieve results through collaboration, without direct line management control.
- Shown success working in complex environments.

**Preferred**:

- Legislative analysis and development, political process.

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.

**Primary Location**
United States-District of Columbia-Washington-1350 I Street NW

**Other Locations**
Europe/Middle East/Africa-Belgium-Brusse