Executive Director, Oncology Reverse Translation Research

6084-Janssen Research & Development, LLC Legal Entity; Spring House (PA); Hybrid; USD 196,000 - 343,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Pension plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson is seeking a Senior/Executive Director, Reverse Translation (Oncology Translational Research) to lead a laboratory-based reverse-translation group in Spring House, PA, with cross‑site collaboration in Cambridge, MA and San Diego, CA.

You will own the platform for mechanistic characterization of drugs, mentor scientists, and align with Discovery, Medical Affairs and Commercial to connect insight to portfolio strategy and lifecycle management.

Qualifications

• PhD/MD/MD-PhD in cancer biology, molecular biology, immunology or pharmacology.
• 10+ years in oncology discovery or translational research with hands-on lab leadership.
• Built and led wet-lab teams and omics/functional-characterization platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead independent mechanistic studies crossing therapeutic areas.
• Prioritize cross-disease MOA questions and coordinate lab work.
• Develop hypotheses and combination strategies to feed the pipeline.
• Mentor scientists and build a culture of rigorous scientific debate.
• Align with Discovery, Medical Affairs and Commercial partners.

Skills

Biomarkers

Leadership

Program Management

Translational Medicine

Education

PhD/MD/MD-PhD in cancer biology

Tools

Omics platforms

Organoid models

Perturbation biology

Job description

Johnson & Johnson is seeking a Senior/Executive Director, Reverse Translation (Oncology Translational Research) to lead a laboratory-based reverse-translation group in Spring House, PA, with cross‑site collaboration in Cambridge, MA and San Diego, CA.

You will own the platform for mechanistic characterization of drugs, mentor scientists, and align with Discovery, Medical Affairs and Commercial to connect insight to portfolio strategy and lifecycle management.