Vice President, Head of Experimental Medicine, Neuroscience

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Job Function:
Discovery & Pre-Clinical/Clinical Development

Job Sub Function:
Clinical Development & Research – MD

Job Category:
People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:
US159 NJ Titusville - 1125 Trenton-Harbourton Rd

Job Description:

ROLE OVERVIEW:

Johnson & Johnson is recruiting for a Vice President, Head of Experimental Medicine, Neuroscience to be based at one of our sites in Titusville, NJ; Cambridge, MA; Spring House, PA; La Jolla, CA.

The Vice President, Head of Experimental Medicine, Neuroscience (NS) TA, reports to the Global Head of Clinical Development, NS and is accountable for strategic leadership and oversight of translational medicine (including experimental science), and all clinical development activities from LO to end of Phase 2a.

The Head of Experimental Medicine will lead a team of talented and experienced MD/PhD clinicians and scientists focused on disease understanding and experimental medicine encompassing all disease areas within the current remit of the TA (Neuropsychiatry, Neurodegeneration, Ophthalmology).

In addition, this position will be responsible for the early development portfolio across Neuroscience and provide line management for CDTL’s leading early development programs. A key operating principle for this team within the Neuroscience Therapeutic Area is to enable a culture of integrated Discovery and Development.

Excellence in experimental medicine-based early human studies that confirm mechanism of action, pharmacology and initial assessments of efficacy is viewed as essential to this organization. 

RESPONSIBILITIES:


* Collaborates with the Neuroscience TA leadership to develop comprehensive clinical and scientific de-risking strategies for the drug candidate(s) to move quickly into the late stage of clinical development.


* Works with the DAS Heads and NS functional leads to define the clinical translational strategy and delivery plan well in advance of IND submission to ensure program readiness and success.


* Partners closely with the Precision Measures organization (particularly the Strategy Implementation Leader and Translational Program leader) to develop and drive experimental science in support of TA strategy.


* Drives the development and implementation of compound early phase/translational medicine strategy, including defining and communicating key strategic questions and recommendations regarding study design, patient selection and...