Sr. Distinguished Scientist, PSTS, NCS Therapeutic Area Lead for 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:
Discovery & Pre-Clinical/Clinical Development

Job Sub Function:
Nonclinical Safety

Job Category:
Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:
La Jolla, California, United States of America, Spring House, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson is recruiting for a Sr.

Distinguished Scientist, PSTS, NCS Therapeutic Area Lead for Oncology located in either Spring House, PA or La Jolla, CA.

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 Sr.

Distinguished Scientist, PSTS, Therapeutic Area Lead (TAL) in nonclinical safety is a senior leadership role that primarily sits in the interface between PSTS and the therapeutic areas and is responsible for leading the nonclinical safety strategy for therapeutic area programs.  This role is assigned specifically to support the Oncology portfolio from candidate selection through post-marketing.

The NCS TAL may be a manager but is mainly seen as a scientific leader role with significant “matrix” management responsibility, serving as the coach and mentor for the NCS Leads who work on the projects as assigned in the therapeutic area portfolio.

The TAL role provides expert advice on nonclinical safety across the organization and on potential in-licensing or out-licensing opportunities.

Additionally, the predominant role of TAL is to provide coaching and mentorship for NCS Leads working in their portfolio including mandatory advice and review of toxicology plans, protocols with the purpose of assuring scientific and regulatory questions are proactively addressed.

The responsibilities of the TAL include, but are not limited to the following:


* Be an active member of the NCSS Leadership Team.


* Serve as the NCS TAL managing/coaching NCS Leads who work in the Oncology therapeutic area space.  This includes reviewing and providing advice on tox plans, study proposals, outputs, for Immunology projects covering multiple modalit...