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Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine

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.

Associate Director, Early Portfolio Alliance Management & Operations

OperationsOperationsFull TimeRemoteLeadTeam 10,001

Location

United States

Posted

4 days ago

Salary

$137K - $235.8K / year

Seniority

Lead

No structured requirement data.

Job Description

Associate Director, Early Portfolio Alliance Management & Operations

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine

Role 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. Johnson & Johnson is recruiting for a(n) Associate Director, Early Portfolio Alliance Management & Operations. This role offers remote flexibility for the right candidate; primary affiliation with Spring House, PA. Role Overview We are seeking a proactive, scientifically literate Manager to support the management and execution of early-portfolio alliances and external collaborations across discovery, preclinical, and early clinical stages. This role works closely with Oncology Strategy and Operations leadership, VP Discovery, Therapeutic Area (TA) leadership, project teams, and cross-functional partners to drive scientific integration, alliance governance, and timely delivery of joint objectives. Key Responsibilities - Oversee a portfolio of discovery-to-early-clinical partnerships and collaborations, ensuring alignment to scientific objectives and corporate strategy. - Serve as primary operational liaison between Janssen internal teams and external partners; coordinate cross-functional working groups and research teams. - Plan and run governance and scientific meetings (e.g., JRC, JDC, JSC), prepare agendas, drive meeting logistics, track actions and deliverables, and ensure timely follow-up. - Support development and iterative refinement of joint research and development plans; monitor scientific progress and recommend adjustments with partner teams. - Create, maintain, and communicate timelines and milestone trackers; anticipate integration points and dependencies across internal and external activities. - Identify program risks, resource or technical gaps, and operational issues; lead scenario planning and coordinate mitigation plans with stakeholders. - Support budget and resource planning for alliance activities; collaborate with finance and legal to ensure contractual obligations, milestone criteria, and reporting requirements are addressed. - Integrate external programs into Janssen governance forums and processes, and escalate issues as needed to leadership. - Provide ad hoc strategic and operational support to core functions (governance, strategy development, portfolio prioritization) based on business needs. Qualifications - A minimum of a Bachelor level degree required with at least 10 years of relevant pharmaceutical/biotech industry experience OR a Ph.D or Master’s degree with at least 6 years of relevant pharmaceutical/biotech industry experience is required. - Demonstrated knowledge of drug development and early-stage R&D processes. - Experience in alliance management, partner-facing roles, or cross-functional project management in pharma/biotech. - Strong interpersonal and communication skills; ability to build working relationships across scientific, clinical, legal, finance, and external partner teams. - Excellent organizational skills with the ability to oversee multiple programs and priorities concurrently. - Capacity to assess risks and lead the development and implementation of mitigation strategies. - Comfortable with meeting facilitation, agenda-setting, and tracking actions to closure. - Ability to interpret scientific data and translate implications into operational actions. - Prior experience leading discovery/preclinical/Phase 1 collaborations or alliances in oncology. - Experience working with external partners across geographies and with industrial/academic partners. - Proficiency with project management and collaboration tools. Requirements - Some travel may be required to meet with partners or internal teams. Benefits - 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. - Vacation – 120 hours per calendar year. - Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado – 48 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. - Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member; 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year. - Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period. - Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year. - Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year.

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