Johnson & Johnson Posted November 9, 2026

Therapeutic Area Lead, Lymphoid & Myeloid Malignancies, Medical Affairs Oncology

Horsham, United States Full time
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About this opportunity

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at jnj.com .

As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.

Job Function:

Medical Affairs Group

Job Sub Function:

Medical Affairs – MD

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Horsham, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Job Description:

Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow. Our Oncology team is focused on the elimination of cancer by discovering new pathways and modalities to finding treatments and cures. We lead where medicine is going and need innovators with an unwavering commitment to results. Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way.

Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is recruiting for a Therapeutic Area Lead, Lymphoid & Myeloid Malignancies, Medical Affairs Oncology. This is an office-based position (at least 3 days a week onsite) with Horsham, Pennsylvania being the preferred location.

The Therapeutic Area Lead, Lymphoid and Myeloid Malignancies, MA Oncology (TAL, LMM) will lead a multifaceted critical function for the operating company by supporting multiple products in the lymphoid and myeloid malignancy space, as well as pipeline and emerging products, reporting directly into the VP, Medical Affairs, Oncology & Hematology.

Key Responsibilities:

The TAL, LMM will be part of the Medical Affairs Leadership Team.

The TAL, LMM will be an expert in medical strategy development and will lead a group of Medical Directors (MDs) to develop overall strategy for lymphoid and myeloid malignancy products and pipeline and emerging assets under his/her supervision with a goal to address medical and scientific issues and to ensure the appropriate use of all relevant Johnson & Johnson Medical Affairs supported products.

Provides strategic Medical Affairs leadership for pipeline and emerging products, partnering cross-functionally to assess evolving scientific and medical needs and establish strategies that support portfolio evolution and future asset readiness.

The TAL, LMM will identify and devise strategies to address crucial gaps using critical relationships across Medical Affairs, Global Medical Affairs, R&D, RW V&E (HECOR), Commercial, and others. He/she will lead and effectively partner with relevant Alliance partner companies on those activities.

Elevates needs for funding to MA VP and US Franchise President.

Through MDs and others will provide medical monitoring and medical oversight for company-sponsored Medical Affairs-led interventional and observational clinical trials.

Oversee development and implementation of Investigator Initiated Study (IIS) strategy and assess and supervise IIS conduct with the support of direct reports.

Oversee the medical support in the development of compliant promotional materials and the training of product representatives; will adequately support Commercial functions.

Oversee development and implementation of Advisory Board strategy and maintain relationships with external investigators and opinion leaders.

Ensures development of scholarly publications arising from Johnson & Johnson Medical Affairs studies and works with Scientific Communications team on broader communication strategy.

Supports the development of product monographs and responses to product inquiries.

MSL Head / Field Medical Leadership Responsibilities for TAL, LMM:

Serves concurrently as the MSL Head for Lymphoid and Myeloid Malignancies, including pipeline and emerging products, with accountability for establishing the overall Field Medical strategy and ensuring alignment with the broader therapeutic area and Medical Affairs strategy.

Leads two Field Directors responsible for the execution of the Field Medical strategy across the Lymphoid and Myeloid Malignancies MSL organization.

Sets strategic direction and priorities for the Field Medical organization, translating therapeutic area objectives, evidence needs, pipeline priorities, and evolving scientific needs into a clear and actionable field strategy.

Leads the Field Medical strategy across current and emerging Lymphoid and Myeloid Malignancy products, ensuring the organization is positioned to support evolving portfolio priorities and future asset readiness.

Partners closely with the Field Directors to ensure consistent execution of the field strategy, appropriate prioritization of MSL activities, and alignment of field resources against the highest-priority scientific and medical needs.

Provides leadership and direction on MSL engagement priorities, including scientific exchange, external stakeholder engagement, insight generation, and identification of emerging medical and scientific needs across the therapeutic area.

Ensures high-quality insights from the field are synthesized and incorporated into therapeutic area strategy, evidence generation priorities, scientific communications, and pipeline planning.

Creates connectivity between headquarters and Field Medical teams, ensuring strategic priorities are effectively translated into field execution and field perspectives are represented in Medical Affairs decision-making.

Provides leadership, coaching, and development to the Field Directors, fostering strong leadership capability and a high-performing Field Medical organization.

Partners across Medical Affairs and other relevant functions to ensure the Field Medical strategy evolves with the scientific landscape, portfolio priorities, and needs of healthcare professionals and patients.

Establishes appropriate measures of Field Medical effectiveness and uses field insights and performance indicators to inform ongoing refinement of strategy and execution.

Qualifications:

MD (Medical Oncologist and/or Hematologist) is preferred.

Experience and knowledge in treatment of lymphoid and myeloid malignancies, drug development and Medical Affairs is required.

A strong insight into the lymphoid and myeloid malignancy therapeutic area and knowledge of the US market is required.

10 years or more (including subspecialty training) with 5 or more years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry is required.

Strong track record in developing and implementing clinical research and medical strategies including evaluation of value-oriented research and communication strategies.

People management experience is required.

Ability to travel up to 30% both domestically and/or internationally is required.

Johnson & Johnson is an 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, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

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Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

AI solution evaluation, Analytical Reasoning, Clinical Research and Regulations, Clinical Trials Operations, Communication, Developing Others, Healthcare Trends, Inclusive Leadership, Leadership, Medical Affairs, Medical Communications, Medical Compliance, Product Strategies, Representing, Stakeholder Management, Strategic Thinking, Talent Management, Workflow Management

Job details

Seniority
Not listed
Function
Medical Affairs
Therapeutic area
Oncology
Location
Horsham, United States
Employment type
Full time

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Medical Affairs role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 1703 comparable Medical Affairs roles across 183 biopharma companies.

1703Comparable roles tracked
1574Currently active
183Companies hiring similar roles
65Countries represented

Salary context

388 of 1703 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function. This posting doesn't list a seniority level, so peers aren't narrowed by seniority either -- the range below may span more levels than usual.

This roleSubject Not listed on this posting
Lowest disclosed · 2027 Future Talent Program - Global Medical Affairs - Intern · Merck $39,908/yr – $111,111/yr
Peer group range $75,510 – $454,000 (median $218,069)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 1703 comparable roles

United States762
China180
Japan101
Germany69
United Kingdom64
India60

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Seniority mix

1051 of 1703 peers have a known seniority level

Senior276
Director260
Manager241
Associate Director86
Associate71
Senior Director38
Intern/Fellow/Postdoc37
Executive/VP26
Principal16

Therapeutic area mix

598 of 1703 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology271
Neuroscience82
Immunology56
Rare Disease52
Cardiovascular / CVRM42
Dermatology & Aesthetics37
Respiratory21
Vaccines & Infectious Disease16
Gastroenterology13
Ophthalmology8

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