Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine
Vice President, Integrated Drug & Tech Discovery, Interventional Oncology
Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, Spring House, Pennsylvania, United States, 19477
Vice President, Integrated Drug & Tech Discovery, Interventional Oncology
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Vice President, Integrated Drug & Tech Discovery, Interventional Oncology
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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. Learn more at
https://www.jnj.com .
Job Function:
Discovery & Pre‑Clinical/Clinical Development
Job Sub Function:
Clinical Development & Research – Non‑MD
Job Category:
People Leader
All Job Posting Locations:
Boston, Massachusetts; Raritan, New Jersey; Spring House, Pennsylvania.
Job Description Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is currently seeking a Vice President, Integrated Drug & Tech Discovery to join our Interventional Oncology (INTO) team in North America (Spring House, PA; Raritan, New Jersey; or Boston, MA). 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 find 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 Vice President of Integrated Drug and Tech Discovery for Interventional Oncology (INTO) will be accountable for designing and executing a cross‑disciplinary scientific strategy that integrates pharmaceutical discovery, translational research, and MedTech innovation to advance breakthrough intratumorally‑delivered drugs and associated procedures. This leader will operate at the forefront of oncology research, integrating advances in drug discovery and development, biomarkers and diagnostics, procedural technologies and workflows, and data‑driven tools to create new paradigms for patient care in Interventional Oncology.
The successful candidate will bring deep experience in oncology drug discovery and development, with a strong preference for expertise in Interventional Oncology, coupled with the ability to lead diverse teams spanning Pharma and MedTech disciplines. This role requires not only scientific depth, but also an entrepreneurial, adaptive leadership approach to drive innovation at the intersection of fields.
Essential Functions
Strategic Leadership: Define and implement a global research agenda that advances innovation in Interventional Oncology, integrating pharmaceutical and MedTech capabilities into cohesive strategies.
Portfolio Development: Lead a team advancing a portfolio of interventional and immuno‑oncology assets into the clinic, with accountability for target identification, validation, and translation.
Device, Procedure, and Biomarker Integration: Drive the design and implementation of device, procedure, and biomarker strategies that support successful solutions.
Cross‑Sector Team Leadership: Build, inspire, and direct high‑performing teams across Pharma and MedTech, ensuring collaboration across scientific, clinical, engineering, and business functions.
External Innovation: Partner with External Innovation, Business Development, and global innovation networks to evaluate and integrate external opportunities in both Pharma and MedTech domains.
Collaboration with Leadership & Stakeholders: Align with senior leadership across Oncology, MedTech, and Global R&D, while also engaging investigators, KOLs, and advisory boards to shape and execute strategy.
Entrepreneurial Execution: Apply an agile, entrepreneurial approach to navigate scientific, regulatory, and organizational uncertainty, ensuring delivery against strategic priorities.
Qualifications
PhD, MD, or MD/PhD with 12–15+ years of experience in oncology drug discovery, translational research, and/or clinical development is required.
Experience in Interventional Oncology and/or MedTech is strongly preferred.
Demonstrated ability to advance molecules and/or interventional technologies from pre‑clinical discovery through early‑stage clinical development is required; experience developing procedural strategies strongly preferred.
Strong leadership record in managing multidisciplinary teams across Pharma with success in both direct line management and global matrix leadership is required. Similar leadership experience in MedTech is preferred.
Track record of collaborating across functions (scientific, engineering, regulatory, commercial) and fostering a culture of innovation is required.
Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to adapt strategy and execution in the face of uncertainty and rapidly evolving science is required.
Demonstrated abilities with exceptional communication skills to bridge diverse stakeholders—from scientists and engineers to clinicians, regulators, and executives is required.
Required Skills
Budget Management
Clinical Trials Operations
Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA)
Developing Others
Disruptive Innovations
Drug Discovery Development
Entrepreneurship
Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
Inclusive Leadership
Leadership
Medicines and Device Development and Regulation
Performance Measurement
Regulatory Affairs Management
Resource Planning
Risk Management
Scientific Research
Stakeholder Management
Strategic Thinking
Study Management
Preferred Skills
Budget Management
Clinical Trials Operations
Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA)
Developing Others
Disruptive Innovations
Drug Discovery Development
Entrepreneurship
Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
Inclusive Leadership
Leadership
Medicines and Device Development and Regulation
Performance Measurement
Regulatory Affairs Management
Resource Planning
Risk Management
Scientific Research
Stakeholder Management
Strategic Thinking
Study Management
The anticipated base pay range for this position is:
$218,000 – $401,350.
Additional Description For Pay Transparency : Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees and/or eligible dependents are eligible to participate in the following Company‑sponsored employee benefit programs: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short‑ and long‑term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance. 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. Employees are eligible for the following time‑off benefits: Vacation – 120 hours per calendar year; Sick time – 40 hours per calendar year (56 hours for employees residing in the State of Washington); 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; Condolence Leave – 30 days for an immediate family member; 5 days for an extended family member; Caregiver Leave – 10 days; Volunteer Leave – 4 days; Military Spouse Time‑Off – 80 hours. Additional information can be found through the link below.
https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits .
Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.
Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, please contact us via
https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers
or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.
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Vice President, Integrated Drug & Tech Discovery, Interventional Oncology
role at
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. Learn more at
https://www.jnj.com .
Job Function:
Discovery & Pre‑Clinical/Clinical Development
Job Sub Function:
Clinical Development & Research – Non‑MD
Job Category:
People Leader
All Job Posting Locations:
Boston, Massachusetts; Raritan, New Jersey; Spring House, Pennsylvania.
Job Description Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is currently seeking a Vice President, Integrated Drug & Tech Discovery to join our Interventional Oncology (INTO) team in North America (Spring House, PA; Raritan, New Jersey; or Boston, MA). 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 find 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 Vice President of Integrated Drug and Tech Discovery for Interventional Oncology (INTO) will be accountable for designing and executing a cross‑disciplinary scientific strategy that integrates pharmaceutical discovery, translational research, and MedTech innovation to advance breakthrough intratumorally‑delivered drugs and associated procedures. This leader will operate at the forefront of oncology research, integrating advances in drug discovery and development, biomarkers and diagnostics, procedural technologies and workflows, and data‑driven tools to create new paradigms for patient care in Interventional Oncology.
The successful candidate will bring deep experience in oncology drug discovery and development, with a strong preference for expertise in Interventional Oncology, coupled with the ability to lead diverse teams spanning Pharma and MedTech disciplines. This role requires not only scientific depth, but also an entrepreneurial, adaptive leadership approach to drive innovation at the intersection of fields.
Essential Functions
Strategic Leadership: Define and implement a global research agenda that advances innovation in Interventional Oncology, integrating pharmaceutical and MedTech capabilities into cohesive strategies.
Portfolio Development: Lead a team advancing a portfolio of interventional and immuno‑oncology assets into the clinic, with accountability for target identification, validation, and translation.
Device, Procedure, and Biomarker Integration: Drive the design and implementation of device, procedure, and biomarker strategies that support successful solutions.
Cross‑Sector Team Leadership: Build, inspire, and direct high‑performing teams across Pharma and MedTech, ensuring collaboration across scientific, clinical, engineering, and business functions.
External Innovation: Partner with External Innovation, Business Development, and global innovation networks to evaluate and integrate external opportunities in both Pharma and MedTech domains.
Collaboration with Leadership & Stakeholders: Align with senior leadership across Oncology, MedTech, and Global R&D, while also engaging investigators, KOLs, and advisory boards to shape and execute strategy.
Entrepreneurial Execution: Apply an agile, entrepreneurial approach to navigate scientific, regulatory, and organizational uncertainty, ensuring delivery against strategic priorities.
Qualifications
PhD, MD, or MD/PhD with 12–15+ years of experience in oncology drug discovery, translational research, and/or clinical development is required.
Experience in Interventional Oncology and/or MedTech is strongly preferred.
Demonstrated ability to advance molecules and/or interventional technologies from pre‑clinical discovery through early‑stage clinical development is required; experience developing procedural strategies strongly preferred.
Strong leadership record in managing multidisciplinary teams across Pharma with success in both direct line management and global matrix leadership is required. Similar leadership experience in MedTech is preferred.
Track record of collaborating across functions (scientific, engineering, regulatory, commercial) and fostering a culture of innovation is required.
Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to adapt strategy and execution in the face of uncertainty and rapidly evolving science is required.
Demonstrated abilities with exceptional communication skills to bridge diverse stakeholders—from scientists and engineers to clinicians, regulators, and executives is required.
Required Skills
Budget Management
Clinical Trials Operations
Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA)
Developing Others
Disruptive Innovations
Drug Discovery Development
Entrepreneurship
Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
Inclusive Leadership
Leadership
Medicines and Device Development and Regulation
Performance Measurement
Regulatory Affairs Management
Resource Planning
Risk Management
Scientific Research
Stakeholder Management
Strategic Thinking
Study Management
Preferred Skills
Budget Management
Clinical Trials Operations
Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA)
Developing Others
Disruptive Innovations
Drug Discovery Development
Entrepreneurship
Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
Inclusive Leadership
Leadership
Medicines and Device Development and Regulation
Performance Measurement
Regulatory Affairs Management
Resource Planning
Risk Management
Scientific Research
Stakeholder Management
Strategic Thinking
Study Management
The anticipated base pay range for this position is:
$218,000 – $401,350.
Additional Description For Pay Transparency : Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees and/or eligible dependents are eligible to participate in the following Company‑sponsored employee benefit programs: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short‑ and long‑term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance. 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. Employees are eligible for the following time‑off benefits: Vacation – 120 hours per calendar year; Sick time – 40 hours per calendar year (56 hours for employees residing in the State of Washington); 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; Condolence Leave – 30 days for an immediate family member; 5 days for an extended family member; Caregiver Leave – 10 days; Volunteer Leave – 4 days; Military Spouse Time‑Off – 80 hours. Additional information can be found through the link below.
https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits .
Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.
Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, please contact us via
https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers
or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.
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