Director, Translational Medicine — Early Clinical Lead

6084-Janssen Research & Development, LLC Legal Entity; Spring House (PA); On-site; USD 199,000 - 398,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson in Spring House, PA, Cambridge, MA or La Jolla, CA seeks a Director, Translational Medicine to lead immunology translational science and early development programs. MD or MD/PhD required with 3+ years of industry experience; leadership of clinical/research teams is essential.

Travel up to 10% and collaboration with biomarker science are expected. The role spans from protocol design to PoC, coordinating across translational science and medicine, and representing TM in governance

Qualifications

• MD or MD/PhD required; 3+ years of industry/translational research preferred.
• Demonstrated supervisory/leadership experience with clinical/research teams.
• Willingness to travel, including trans-Atlantic travel up to ~10%.

Responsibilities

• Design translational strategies integrating disease and pathway approaches.
• Lead early clinical trials through PoC including experimental medicine studies.
• Direct cross-functional trial teams to meet milestones and governance.
• Collaborate on biomarker development and patient segmentation strategies.
• Support translational medicine plans, study reports and regulatory documents.
• Engage with investigators and external experts to advance programs.

Skills

Leadership

Immunology

Clinical development

Translational research

Education

MD or MD/PhD

Job description

Johnson & Johnson in Spring House, PA, Cambridge, MA or La Jolla, CA seeks a Director, Translational Medicine to lead immunology translational science and early development programs. MD or MD/PhD required with 3+ years of industry experience; leadership of clinical/research teams is essential.

Travel up to 10% and collaboration with biomarker science are expected. The role spans from protocol design to PoC, coordinating across translational science and medicine, and representing TM in governance