Senior Director Business Development, NeuroscienceS Acquisitions

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:

Strategy & Corporate Development

Job Sub Function:

Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America

Job Description:

Senior Director, Business Development, Neuroscience Acquisitions

Johnson & Johnson is currently seeking a Senior Director, Neuroscience Acquisitions to join our Innovative Medicine Business Development team, located in New Brunswick, NJ.

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/.

The Senior Director, Neuroscience Acquisitions, will be a key member of the J&J Innovative Medicine Business Development team, partnering closely with the Neuroscience Therapeutic Area to identify and deliver robust M&A analysis and execution.  Specifically, this role will lead Neuroscience M&A efforts, functioning as our Neuroscience landscape expert, including conducting competitive analysis, identifying strategic M&A targets, and leading assessment and ultimately execution of critical acquisitions.

J&J Innovative Medicine Business Development is a part of Johnson & Johnson Innovation LLC, which is working to accelerate scientific innovation at all stages of development worldwide to deliver cutting-edge solutions that solve unmet needs for patients. Johnson & Johnson Innovation provides scientists, entrepreneurs, and emerging companies with one-stop access to the broad resources of the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies. This includes access to dealmakers, through the innovation centers located in global life science hot spots and Johnson & Johnson Innovation – J&J Innovative Medicine Business Development; venture investment, through Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC; company incubation, through Johnson & Johnson Innovation, JLABS; as well as R&D, manufacturing, and commercialization expertise.

We are J&J Innovative Medicine. Our mission drives us. Our patients inspire us. We collaborate with the world for the health of everyone in it.

Key Responsibilities:

Key responsibilities of the Senior Director, Acquisitions, will include:

• Function as resident expert on the Neuroscience M&A landscape, including developing robust knowledge of the therapeutic area / competitive space, in order to guide team on most attractive Neuroscience M&A acquisition targets.  This includes regular, timely insights into areas of strategic focus across range of diseases, indications, targets, and modalities.
• Champion, lead, and develop strategies/tactics for acquiring Neuroscience companies that provide growth, diversification, and/or innovation
• Lead M&A evaluation and execution, including overall deal leadership from project initiation through execution and integration.  This includes leadership of business case development, corporate diligences, deal strategy/negotiations, integration proposals/assessments, overall communication plans, as well as development of critical internal materials
• Development of robust and compelling presentation materials for senior leadership, turning detailed analytics into thorough, comprehensive M&A target recommendations; strong communication skills will be critical to success in this capacity
• Present internally championed acquisition assessments to senior leadership