Director, Compound Development Team Leader - Oncology

7266-Janssen Biologics B.V. Legal Entity; Netherlands; On-site; EUR 101,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Vacation days

Parental leave

Well-being reimbursement

Insurance plans

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is seeking a Director, Compound Development Team Leader (CDTL) to lead a cross-functional CDT and drive the compound strategy across development stages from discovery through early development. The role requires strong leadership, strategy, and collaboration across global partners.

The CDTL will oversee budgeted plans, coordinate with PM and alliance partners, and ensure timely, compliant progression of programs while maintaining high quality standards.

Qualifications

• Experience leading clinical development programs in the target therapeutic area.
• Ability to work cross-functionally in a matrix organization to access resources.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Actively contributes to Compound Strategy decisions with research and analysis.
• Leads CDT to maximize compound value while minimizing cost and time.
• Builds team effectiveness and negotiates with function heads on deliverables.
• Drives strategy communication to leadership and partners, and ensures alignment.
• Manages resources, budgets, and contingency planning across CDT.

Skills

Clinical Evaluations

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Program Management

Regulatory Affairs

Leadership

Education

PhD/MD or MD-PhD

Job description

At Johnson & Johnson,we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build aworld where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured,where treatments are smarter and less invasive, andsolutions 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 jnj.com. Our Credo calls on us to respect the dignity of every individual and create an environment for all people to thrive. Throughout the recruitment process - from application through hiring - we are committed to providing reasonable accommodations/adjustments for qualified candidates with disabilities.

Job Information

Job Function: Discovery & Pre-Clinical/Clinical Development Job Sub Function: Clinical Development & Research – Non-MD Job Category: Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations: Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands

About the Role

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is recruiting for a Director, Compound Development Team Leader (CDTL). The CDTL provides leadership to a cross-functional strategic compound development team and leads the development and execution of the compound strategy. Further, the CDTL champions the product/brand at all levels of J&J and is responsible for managing the alignment on communication on all CDT matters, as appropriate. An internal pre-identified candidate for consideration has been identified. However, all applications will be considered.

Key Responsibilities

• Actively contributes to Compound Strategy decision-making by ensuring relevant research, analysis, and expertise is available.
• Leads CDT in partnership with line functions to successfully develop the compound such that its value is maximized over its lifecycle while costs and time are minimized without sacrificing quality.
• Builds team effectiveness, and leads the Compound Development Team (CDT) to achieve its goals through the networks of people/functions represented on the team. When necessary, negotiates with function heads on functional deliverables.
• Challenges all functions on CDT to ensure that all issues and questions are being addressed, and that line function input into strategy and plans is adequate to meet the needs of the compound.
• Leads the development and maintenance of the compound development strategy in collaboration with the Project Manager (PM).
• Identifies potential issues and leads contingency planning; leads CDT problem solving and applies decision-making tools and techniques. Drives CDT to make effective and efficient decisions.
• Leads resolution of conflict at the CDT, Oncology Senior Leadership Team (Oncology SLT), Development Committee (DC), Investment Committee (IC), Group Operating Committee (GOC) and joint steering committees for partnered compounds and senior management levels.
• Ensures successful implementation of clinical supplies strategy.
• Accountable for overall budget and project plan deliverables.
• Acts as co-chair of global project teams with Alliance partners and aligns global strategy within a partnership, as applicable.
• Major collaborator for the internal Alliance Managers for partnered compounds.
• Ensures lessons learned at critical nodes in the development path.
• Leads the communication of strategy, issues, and plans to the PMC, Oncology SLT, DC, IC, GOC, alliance partners, JPKK, regional management boards, and other key stakeholders.
• Represents the interests of the compound/brand along with the global commercial lead at the Oncology SLT.
• Builds and maintains team effectiveness and satisfaction.
• Drives innovation by benchmarking
• Works with functional management to: 1. Secure the required resources for project success 2. Influence optimal team composition 3. Align goals and objectives with CDT members 4. Coach and guide CDT members 5. Provide input for performance evaluation of CDT members
• Goal: Align and implement on the Oncology SLT strategy.

General Requirements

Candidate is preferred to hold a PhD, MD or M.D./Ph.D with minimum of 8-10 years, Masters with 10-12 years or equivalent experience in a leadership role as a part of a research-driven pharmaceutical company. Experience in leading clinical development programs in the appropriate TA is preferred. Qualified candidates will have demonstrated a solid understanding of and involvement in the entire drug development process. He or she should have proven ability to work cross-functionally with interdisciplinary teams to access and optimize resources for development programs and experience working in a matrix organization. Candidate should be business orientated, having managed resources and budgets with proven record of leading projects trough successful transition from Discovery to Early Development and advancement of projects through preclinical and clinical development to Phase 2b within the therapeutic area. Excellent communication and leadership skills are a must, and a strong track record of producing results in a matrix-based environment is essential. Domestic and international travel may be required of approximately 10 - 25% (depending on the compound type and stage of development).

Required Skills

• Clinical Evaluations
• Consulting
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Design Mindset
• Drug Discovery Development
• Entrepreneurship
• Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
• Medicines and Device Development and Regulation
• Presentation Design
• Program Management
• Regulatory Affairs Management
• Relationship Building
• Research Documents
• Safety-Oriented
• Scientific Research
• Strategic Change
• Study Management

Preferred Skills

• Clinical Evaluations
• Consulting
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Design Mindset
• Drug Discovery Development
• Entrepreneurship
• Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
• Medicines and Device Development and Regulation
• Presentation Design
• Program Management
• Regulatory Affairs Management
• Relationship Building
• Research Documents
• Safety-Oriented
• Scientific Research
• Strategic Change
• Study Management

Salary

The anticipated base pay range for this position is: €101,000.00 - €174,800.00

Benefits

In addition to base pay, we offer the following benefits*: an annual bonus with set target (% of pay) depending on pay grade / location, where the actual amount is based on the employees’ and companies’ performance of the previous calendar year, or sales commissions. Moreover, we offer vacation days, parental leave for a minimum of 12 weeks, bereavement leave, caregiver leave, volunteer leave, well-being reimbursement, programs for financial, physical and mental health. We also offer service anniversary and recognition awards, and subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees - and in some location’s eligible dependents - can participate in several insurance plans. For more information, visit Employee benefits | Supporting well-being & career growth | Johnson & Johnson Careers. *This is for informative purposes only. Amounts and actual benefits may vary by location and are subject to change.

In addition to base pay, we offer the following benefits*: an annual bonus with set target (% of pay) depending on pay grade / location, where the actual amount is based on the employees’ and companies’ performance of the previous calendar year, or sales commissions. Moreover, we offer vacation days, parental leave for a minimum of 12 weeks, bereavement leave, caregiver leave, volunteer leave, well-being reimbursement, programs for financial, physical and mental health. We also offer service anniversary and recognition awards, and subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees - and in some location’s eligible dependents - can participate in several insurance plans. For more information, visit Employee benefits | Supporting well-being & career growth | Johnson & Johnson Careers. *This is for informative purposes only. Amounts and actual benefits may vary by location and are subject to change.

At Johnson & Johnson,we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build aworld where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured,where treatments are smarter and less invasive, andsolutions 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/. Our Credo calls on us to respect the dignity of every individual and create an environment for all people to thrive. Throughout the recruitment process - from application through hiring - we are committed to providing reasonable accommodations/adjustments for qualified candidates with disabilities. If you need support at any stage of the recruitment process, please complete our candidate accommodation request form so we can assist you. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information Limit the Use of My Personal Information