Director of New Products & Business Development - Neuroscience

Role Summary

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is recruiting for a Director, New Products & Business Development - Neuroscience to be located in Titusville, NJ. This role leads cross-functional US Integrated Strategy Teams and Launch Readiness to accelerate leadership in Neuroscience, reporting to the Therapeutic Area Lead Neuroscience and part of the US Commercial organization.

Responsibilities

• Lead US Integrated Strategy Team (IST) to provide input into global compound strategy and advise Launch Readiness Team (LRT) as a core team member.
• Represent the US on the Global Commercial Team (GCT) to provide input to the Global Commercial Strategy Organization (GCSO).
• Partner with GCSO on pipeline assets to ensure commercial insight drives clinical development plans.
• Lead US strategic planning including positioning, value proposition, Go-To-Market strategy, and inform US label planning, competitive vision, TPP, and value proposition for products going through the investment governance process.
• Develop early market-shaping strategies including unbranded market development strategy, evidence generation, and KOL engagement.
• Collaborate with US NPBD Analytics to develop customer-insight-based forecasts and valuations to inform stage-gate decisions.
• Lead early launch planning to shape thinking and ensure project deliverables are current and relevant; identifies gaps, risks, and potential impact to timelines.
• Owns governance (Launch Challenge Sessions & Launch Readiness Reviews) for Launch Readiness Teams leveraging the Launch Excellence guidance document, tools & resources.
• Advises launch readiness team members on Launch Excellence Framework resources and providing feedback to shape continuous improvement of the Launch Excellence framework.
• Lead US strategic planning, including positioning, value proposition, and informing US label planning.

Qualifications

• Required: BA/BS; MBA preferred.
• Experience and Skills: Minimum of 10 years of relevant business experience; ability to develop strategy and build business cases for new opportunities, including market overview, analytics, forecast development, and commercial resourcing; strong verbal and written communication skills; strong decision-making skills; ability to influence cross-functionally through strong leadership and collaboration.
• Preferred: Pharmaceutical/MedTech business experience; launch experience strongly preferred; marketing experience preferred; experience in Neuroscience/Novel Products; experience partnering with R&D, medical affairs, global marketing, market access, patient advocacy, and supply chain.

Skills

• Future-Oriented: Identify and understand future unmet needs; demonstrate capacity for strategic thinking.
• Intellectual Curiosity: Demonstrate learning agility; stay updated with evolving healthcare markets; work without an established blueprint.
• Business Case Development: Drive decisions based on insights; ensure facts and analogs guide the path forward; communicate complex information in simple terms; manage complexity across multiple projects.
• Organizational Alignment: Foster collaboration and influence cross-functional partners; create one aligned US voice; demonstrate organizational awareness and leverage network.
• Marketing Excellence framework understanding and competencies.

Education

• BA/BS required; MBA preferred.

Additional Requirements

• Travel: Up to 15% travel.