Johnson & Johnson Hiring for Senior Scientific Director, Oncology Translational Research-Hematology at Spring House, PA Full Time

We are Janssen. Our mission drives us. Our patients inspire us. We collaborate with the world for the health of everyone in it.Thriving on a diverse company culture, celebrating the uniqueness of our employees and committed to inclusion. Proud to be an equal opportunity employer.The Senior Scientific Director will serve multiple roles within the Hematology area. The Hematology Translational Research group is responsible for all clinical biomarker and translational medicine strategies for Hematology drugs in development within the Oncology pipelines. In addition, the Translational Research group also covers disease biology for the indications of interest for the Oncology TA.The Senior Scientific Director will also be responsible for:Helps to oversee and manage the translational strategy and implementation for the Hematology group.Ensures the planning and execution of discovery and validation of predictive, prognostic, safety, and disease biomarkersHelps to oversee the management of a Translational research budget to support biomarker discovery and validation studies as well as supporting analysis of clinical samplesDrives and leads the development of Companion Diagnostics in the cases where they are needed for clinical programsEstablishing and maintaining collaborative relationships with internal functional groups, external academic research groups and CROS to facilitate the implementation of Translational Research strategies in Clinical trials. Leading collaborations and projects with external leaders in the hematology oncology fieldRegular reporting of biomarker data to Oncology senior management.Responsibility for the biomarker sections in Clinical protocols, Investigator Brochures, Compound Development Plans generation of Clinical Study ReportManaging the outstanding or in-house coordination of proposed analysis within clinical trials.Compliance and meeting projected timelines for project deliverables (e.g. protocol outlines, protocols, informed consent, strategy documents, analysis reports, etc.) Responsibility for resource planning for proposed projects.Qualifications• Ph.D. or an M.D./Ph.D. in Molecular Biology or related field with at least 8 years of applicable biomarker, translational research, program management, clinical trial and/or research experience is required• Strong background in tumor biology, project management, and laboratory management is required• Pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry research experience is required• Hematology experience is strongly preferred • Previous Immune oncology experience is preferred• Clinical biomarker experience is preferred• Previous supervisory/management experience is preferred• The candidate will have a strong publication record demonstrating relevant experience in clinical trials, translational medicine/research, early drug development, drug discovery and/or biomarkers• Sufficient experience in drug discovery and/or early development to represent a diverse TR group on a compound development team (CDT) and to communicate goals and deliverables to senior management and governance committees throughout J&JJohnson & Johnson is an Affirmative Action and 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, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.