Job Function: Medical Affairs GroupJob Sub Function: Medical Affairs All Job Posting Locations: We are searching for the best talent for the Medical Director Emerging Assets & Therapeutic Area Strategy position to join our Medical Affairs team located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Purpose: The Medical Director Emerging Assets & Therapeutic Area (TA) Strategy provides medical and scientific leadership across both emerging assets and current cross-therapeutic area initiatives within J&J; Innovative Medicine Canada. This agile leadership role is accountable for ensuring medical readiness and strategic planning for emerging therapies and supporting current cross-functional therapeutic area capabilities.

The Medical

Director, Emerging Assets and TA Strategy serves as the medical lead for emerging portfolio assets prior to their transition into established therapeutic areas, driving medical readiness, evidence generation, and stakeholder engagement strategies that support future growth. The role provides scientific and strategic leadership to internal and external stakeholders while ensuring a seamless transition of assets as they mature.

The Medical

Director, Emerging Assets and TA Strategy additionally leads an agile, cross-therapeutic medical team that can be deployed across multiple disease areas to address business priorities, provide specialized expertise, and fill capability gaps. The team supports therapeutic areas during periods of growth and transition while promoting collaboration, consistency, and operational excellence across the medical organization.

The Medical

Director, Emerging Assets and TA Strategy is accountable for driving collaboration and alignment across therapeutic areas. They lead the development and execution of national medical education and field medical strategy.

The Medical

Director leads, coaches, and develops a team that may include Associate Medical Directors, Scientific Advisors,



Medical Education, & Medical Science Liaisons in support of both the emerging assets and cross-TA strategy function. Responsible for medical and scientific leadership for the J&J; Emerging Assets and Medical Strategy team Accountable to develop and deploy the medical strategy for the TA in alignment with internal stakeholders and external physicians and sites Collaborate closely with internal stakeholders as co-lead of the cross-functional TA business team to align on portfolio strategy and areas of collaboration across TAs. oncology, immunology, cardiology, neuroscience, other areas as needed) Identify opportunities to gather relevant information via Scientific Advisory Boards, including strategic development and tactical execution of these activities. Lead the Launch Readiness Process for assets in the pipeline.

Pre-launch medical activities including advisory boards, congress activities, coordination of regional activity Lead and partner in interactions with key individual stakeholders to provide input and decision-making into short, medium, and long-range solutions to ensure appropriate data generation and data communication strategies Identifies data gaps for each product within the respective disorders areas and develops a Data Generation Plan. Presents data gaps to Global team and actively participates in the research approval process Develop, conduct and manage clinical protocols of high scientific standard in support of local initiatives Key Partner in company sponsored studies-develops strategy, protocol and hypotheses for phase 4 clinical trials, aids in the identification of sites Secures required resources to execute on the TA medical plan Leads, manages and develops a team that may include Associate Medical Director,



Scientific Advisors, National Medical Education Manager and Medical Communications Lead Hires strong individuals into the team, manages performance, manages team operational budget Provides strategic leadership and indirect coaching to field medical team Leads Medical Integrated Team, ensuring high standard for Medical Education and Medical Communications plans Maintain up-to-date scientific expertise with regular attendance at key scientific/clinical/economic conferences, training sessions and preceptorships Travel estimated to be 20% of time both internationally and in market This position is located at the 19 Green Belt Drive Toronto home office and follows a hybrid schedule of three days in the office and two days remotely per week #PhD or MD preferred; At least 8 years of experience in a medical/scientific function in the pharmaceutical industry People management experience required Strong knowledge of GCP, IMC code and Healthcare Compliance policies and procedures. Solid knowledge of local regulatory requirements Ability to put data into perspective and communicate it concisely, as required Demonstrated critical thinking, strong project management skills and ability to impact decision making with relevant partners Scientific acumen across several disease states Demonstrated ability to take initiative, multitask and follow through in a field-based role Working knowledge of Microsoft Office and other relevant software programs Exceptional written and verbal communication skills including an ability to effectively observe, assess and mentor others on communicating complex technical, scientific or medical information to broad audience types Proven track record developing, presenting and publishing clinical studies Experience related to Medical Education and/or Medical Communications is an asset Preferred Skills: Data Generation, Developing Others, Healthcare Trends, Inclusive Leadership, Medical Affairs, Medical Communications, Medical Compliance, People Leadership, Stakeholder Collaboration, Strategic Thinking This job posting is for an existing position. #

📌 Medical Director Emerging Assets & Therapeutic Area Strategy (Toronto)
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