Medical Director Emerging Assets & Therapeutic Area Strategy

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Job Function:Medical Affairs Group
Job Sub Function:Medical Affairs
Job Category:People Leader
All Job Posting Locations:Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Job Description:We are searching for the best talent for the Medical Director Emerging Assets & Therapeutic Area Strategy position to join our Medical Affairs team located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Purpose:The Medical Director Emerging Assets & Therapeutic Area (TA) Strategy provides medical and scientific leadership across both emerging assets and current cross-therapeutic area initiatives within J&J Innovative Medicine Canada. This agile leadership role is accountable for ensuring medical readiness and strategic planning for emerging therapies and supporting current cross-functional therapeutic area capabilities.
The Medical Director, Emerging Assets and TA Strategy serves as the medical lead for emerging portfolio assets prior to their transition into established therapeutic areas, driving medical readiness, evidence generation, and stakeholder engagement strategies that support future growth. The role provides scientific and strategic leadership to internal and external stakeholders while ensuring a seamless transition of assets as they mature.
The Medical Director, Emerging Assets and TA Strategy additionally leads an agile, cross-therapeutic medical team that can be deployed across multiple disease areas to address business priorities, provide specialized expertise, and fill capability gaps. The team supports therapeutic areas during periods of growth and transition while promoting collaboration, consistency, and operational excellence across the medical organization.
The Medical Director, Emerging Assets and TA Strategy is accountable for driving collaboration and alignment across therapeutic areas. They lead the development and execution of national medical education and field medical strategy. The Medical Director leads, coaches, and develops a team that may include Associate Medical Directors, Scientific Advisors, Medical Education, & Medical Science Liaisons in support of both the emerging assets and cross‑TA strategy function.
You will be responsible for:
Responsible for medical and scientific leadership for the J&J Emerging Assets and Medical Strategy team
Accountable to develop and deploy the medical strategy for the TA in alignment with internal stakeholders and external physicians and sites
Collaborate closely with internal stakeholders as co-lead of the cross‑functional TA business team to align on portfolio strategy and areas of collaboration across TAs.
Work seamlessly across several disease state areas (e.G., oncology, immunology, cardiology, neuroscience, other areas as needed)
Ensure integration of TA portfolio strategy across internal stakeholders on brand team
Identify opportunities to gather relevant information via Scientific Advisory Boards, including strategic development and tactical execution of these activities.
Lead the Launch Readiness Process for assets in the pipeline. Pre-launch medical activities including advisory boards, congress activities, coordination of regional activity
Actively represent Canada on global teams and liaise with multiple global partners to provide expertise and to ensure Canadian needs are met
Lead and partner in interactions with key individual stakeholders to provide input and decision‑making into short, medium, and long‑range solutions to ensure appropriate data generation and data communication strategies
Develop and maintain relationships with external investigators and opinion leaders involved in the delivery of TA care or engaged in TA studies
Identifies data gaps for each product within the respective disorders areas and develops a Data Generation Plan. Presents data gaps to Global team and actively participates in the research approval process
Develop, conduct and manage clinical protocols of high scientific standard in support of local initiatives
Champion Investigator Initiated Studies to meet Canadian needs & oversight of final deliverables
Development and execution of publication strategy
Key Partner in company sponsored studies-develops strategy, protocol and hypotheses for phase 4 clinical trials, aids in the identification of sites
Secures required resources to execute on the TA medical plan
Leads, manages and develops a team that may include Associate Medical Director, Scientific Advisors, National Medical Education Manager and Medical Communications Lead
Hires strong individuals into the team, manages performance, manages team operational budget
Champions development of team members
Provides strategic leadership and indirect coaching to field medical team
Leads Medical Integrated Team, ensuring high standard for Medical Education and Medical Communications plans
Maintain up-to-date scientific expertise with regular attendance at key scientific/clinical/economic conferences, training sessions and preceptorships
Qualifications / Requirements:
PhD or MD preferred;
PharmD, MSc at a minimum combined with experience
At least 8 years of experience in a medical/scientific function in the pharmaceutical industry
People management experience required
Ability to build and develop effective people and teams
Strong knowledge of GCP, IMC code and Healthcare Compliance policies and procedures. Familiarity with working in an environment guided by SOPs. Solid knowledge of local regulatory requirements
Strategic thinking and positive track record of flawless execution
Proven ability to effectively communicate information to KOLs, as well as non‑experts
Ability to put data into perspective and communicate it concisely, as required
Demonstrated critical thinking, strong project management skills and ability to impact decision making with relevant partners
Prioritization skills and big picture orientation
Scientific acumen across several disease states
Demonstrated ability to take initiative, multitask and follow through in a field‑based role
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office and other relevant software programs
Experience developing and/or executing product strategy
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills including an ability to effectively observe, assess and mentor others on communicating complex technical, scientific or medical information to broad audience types
Strong leadership capabilities and excellent interpersonal skills
Proven track record developing, presenting and publishing clinical studies
Experience related to Medical Education and/or Medical Communications is an asset
Travel estimated to be 20% of time both internationally and in market
This position is located at the 19 Green Belt Drive Toronto home office and follows a hybrid schedule of three days in the office and two days remotely per week
Preferred Skills:Data Generation, Developing Others, Healthcare Trends, Inclusive Leadership, Medical Affairs, Medical Communications, Medical Compliance, People Leadership, Stakeholder Collaboration, Strategic Thinking
The Company uses AI in its assessment of applicants.
This job posting is for an existing position.
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