Associate Director, Patient Advocacy Optimization, GMA-Oncology

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

Job Function:

Medical Affairs Group

Job Sub Function:

Medical Affairs

Job Category:

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America

Job 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.

Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine

The Associate Director, Patient Advocacy Optimization, reports to the Global Head of Patient Advocacy, Global Medical Affairs Oncology, and will be responsible at a portfolio level for ensuring advocacy insights are systematically captured and available to leverage as a resource within Global Medical Affairs. 

 

This role is responsible for enhancing the operational effectiveness of the Global Patient Advocacy team by developing and implementing systems to capture, organize, and communicate advocacy insights and impact metrics across the oncology portfolio.

 

The role will collaborate closely with Directors of Patient Advocacy (Solid Tumor and Hematology), as well as cross-functional partners, to ensure insights from congresses, advisory boards, and external engagements are systematically captured and leveraged.

 

The Associate Director will also drive innovation by identifying and integrating technologies and methodologies that enhance the team’s ability to demonstrate value and impact.  This role will partner closely with the Director of Medical Excellence, Digital Strategy to advise the Global Patient Advocacy team on opportunities to adopt new technologies and drive innovation.

 

In addition, this role will partner closely with the Directors of Patient Advocacy to plan and prepare for the patient advocacy related launch planning and execution, including major congress engagements.

The following responsibilities will be demonstrated in the execution of this leadership role:

· Identify and implement scalable solutions to optimize insight capture and dissemination, as well as metric reporting across the Global Patient Advocacy team.

· Lead the identification, development, and implementation of system enhancements and innovative solutions that support the operational effectiveness of the Global Patient Advocacy team.

· Serve as a subject matter expert on optimization tools and technologies, providing strategic guidance and delivering training to enable effective adoption across the Global Patient Advocacy team.

· Collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure advocacy insights inform medical strategy and improve patient outcomes.

· Partner with the Director of Medical Excellence, Digital Strategy, to evaluate and adopt innovative tools and platforms.

· Lead the development of best practices and knowledge-sharing frameworks to support global and regional advocacy initiatives.

· Support strategic planning and execution for key congresses to strengthen stakeholder engagement and amplify evidence.

· Work closely with the Directors of Patient Advocacy to coordinate the patient advocacy related launch activity planning and execution, as well as the congress planning for major congresses.

Education and Experience:

• A Bachelor's degree in a relevant field is required; advanced degrees (MBA, MPH, PharmD, or PhD) are highly desirable.