Director SCG, Access Ecosystem Strategy

Johnson & Johnson; Horsham; Hybrid; GBP 160,000 - 276,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson is seeking a Director, Access Ecosystem Strategy in Horsham, UK. This strategic role involves addressing market access challenges and collaborating with internal and external partners to enhance patient access to the Janssen portfolio. The ideal candidate will have extensive healthcare experience and a strong background in market access.

Benefits

Annual performance bonus

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Vacation and sick time

Long-term incentive program

Qualifications

• Minimum of eight years of progressive healthcare industry experience.
• Experience in Pharmaceutical industry preferred.
• Strong communicator with leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Create and implement strategies to address market access challenges.
• Synthesize insights on healthcare ecosystem developments.
• Drive results on key projects as assigned.

Skills

Healthcare industry experience

Market access knowledge

Strategic thinking

Project management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

MBA

Job description

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:

Market Access

Job Sub Function:

Health Economics Market Access

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Horsham, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems Inc., a member of the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies, is recruiting for a Director, Access Ecosystem Strategy for the Strategic Customer Group (SCG) in Horsham, PA.

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.

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

Role Description:

The Director, Access Ecosystem Strategy will be responsible to create, align and drive above brand strategies to address some of the biggest challenges in the Market Access ecosystem. These strategies will be relevant for the Janssen portfolio and ecosystem partners. This leader will work closely with internal and external partners to further define the friction points; identify potential solutions, and drive implementation of Janssen approved solutions within the marketplace. Examples of friction points may include (but not limited to) the impact of patients shifting from Medicare FFS to Medicare Advantage, financing for high investment medicines, Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) organizations expanding influence to include Medical Benefit Management (MBM), and supporting patient access to medicines in light of accumulator/maximizer/alternate funding program initiatives.

This leader will work closely with a broad range of internal enterprise partners including Health Policy & Advocacy, Strategic Account Management, Value Access & Pricing, Legal, and Communications & Public Affairs. Additionally, this leader will work with external partners including emerging players, consultants, and academics. This leader will report to the Senior Director, Access Ecosystem Strategy for the Janssen SCG.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conceptualize, align, create, and implement strategies to address ecosystem-wide friction points to protect or improve patient access to Janssen current and future portfolio

• Synthesize external thought leader perspectives to provide insights on future ecosystem developments; forecast changes to the entire healthcare ecosystem and how that impacts patient access to our therapies and develop recommendations for Janssen to help preserve patient access as well as our competitiveness in the market

• Drive results on key projects, as assigned by leadership

To achieve these, this individual will …

• Provide definition around the key market access challenges at the ecosystem level from a current and future portfolio perspective

• Develop hypotheses for potential strategies to address via engagements with internal and external experts. Refine hypotheses with ongoing engagements with these experts

• Identify opportunities to engage external ecosystem players to establish proofs of concept in market. This will involve partnering with account-facing leaders, legal, compliance and other external partners

• Engage internal and external thought leaders across the Market Access landscape, key consulting partners, academics, employer groups and/or employers, policy thought leaders, etc., in a manner that is consistent with company’s Legal and Compliance policies

• Additionally, this leader will need to develop partnerships across multiple internal functions including but not limited to Strategic Account Management, Trade Channel Strategy, Trade Distribution, Policy, Strategic Contracting, VAP, Strategic Contracting, etc.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree required; Advanced degree or MBA preferred

• A minimum of eight (8) years of progressive and relevant healthcare industry experience is required.

• Experience across a varied group of T/A’s Therapeutic Areas (Onc, IMM, CNS rtc.)

• Experience in the Pharmaceutical industry is strongly preferred with solid knowledge of legislative and legal boundaries/guidelines

• Marketing, Strategy, and/or Innovation Consulting experience is preferred

• Experience leading teams in a matrix environment required

• Experience in market access or payer marketing experience is preferred

• Pricing experience and understanding is an important plus

• Cross functional experiences within account management or policy is an asset

• Must demonstrate knowledge and success in navigating through changes in the healthcare marketplace, bringing an understanding of the industry’s customers, their challenges, and possible future healthcare scenarios

• Must have a track record of building and maintaining strong relationships with internal and external parties to ensure deep understanding of challenges and issues that impact the ability of Janssen to successfully preserve patient access for our current and future portfolio

• A strong communicator that can lead delivery and creation of impactful and tailored communications to educate and mobilize critical stakeholders is required

• Ability to communicate effectively with others and defend logical business arguments, including reaching consensus when required. Ability to create alignment across organizational boundaries

• Demonstrated leadership results both with and without direct report authority required

• Must demonstrate high learning agility

• Strong project management skills required

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 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 and 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 email the Employee Health Support Center ([e-mail]) or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

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The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

160000-276000

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

The Company maintains highly competitive, performance-based compensation programs. Under current guidelines, this position is eligible for an annual performance bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan. The annual performance bonus is a cash bonus intended to provide an incentive to achieve annual targeted results by rewarding for individual and the corporation’s performance over a calendar/performance year. Bonuses are awarded at the Company’s discretion on an individual basis. Employees and/or eligible dependents may be 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 may be 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 – up to 120 hours per calendar year Sick time - up to 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington – up to 56 hours per calendar year Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays – up to 13 days per calendar year of Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year Additional information can be found through the link below. http://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits The compensation and benefits information set forth in this posting applies to candidates hired in the United States. Candidates hired outside the United States will be eligible for compensation and benefits in accordance with their local market.