Director, Clinical Translational Safety Lead

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:

Discovery & Pre-Clinical/Clinical Development

Job Sub Function:

Clinical Development & Research – MD

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Beerse, Antwerp, Belgium, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America, San Diego, California, United States of America, Spring House, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Titusville, New Jersey, United States of America

Job Description:

Director, Clinical Translational Safety Lead (Within Translational Safety-TPPIT)   

In addition to the US based locations, this role can also be based in Belgium, which is linked to R-071725 Clinical Translational Safety Lead.

Job Summary

As a Clinical Translational Safety Lead within the Preclinical Sciences and Translational Safety team (PSTS), you will play an important role in guiding the strategy for mechanistic derisking and understanding of safety signals that arise in pre-clinical and clinical development within a robust and multi-modality portfolio covering multiple therapeutic areas (oncology, immunology, neurosciences, ophthalmology, etc). You will be part of the Translational Safety leadership team, working in a global organization of motivated and passionate scientists with expertise in toxicology, safety pharmacology, pathobiology, DMPK and bioanalysis. The individual contributor role (reporting to the Executive Director, Global Translational Safety) requires a well-rounded physician scientist with an investigative mind and a track record of excellent communication and collaboration in cross-functional, complex, and fast-paced, highly matrixed environments. This role requires a deep understanding of systems and pathway biology, mechanistic pathobiology and biochemistry, and the ability to “translate” pathologic and clinical findings into disease phenotypes. 

The Clinical Translational Safety Lead will build strong partnerships with Translational Research, Global Medical Safety and Clinical Pharmacology and will work in collaboration with key stakeholders in investigative toxicology, pathobiology, safety pharmacology and other pre-clinical sciences to set investigative pre-clinical strategy and bridge knowledge between pre-clinical and clinical disciplines to advance new medicines into the clinic. You will contribute to our discovery programs by providing expert interpretation and contextualization of competitive intelligence around clinical safety data in collaboration with medical safety officers, translational leads and compound development team leaders. This role is responsible for establishing a robust translational safety assessment framework, ensuring that clinical insights are translated back into discovery to inform and optimize our preclinical safety models and ultimately improve the safety profiles of future therapies.

 

What’s in it for you

If you have a creative scientific, translational and strategic mindset and you thrive on (1) identifying opportunities for (cross disciplinary) project impact, (2) raising the scientific bar of our discipline and (3) challenging/defending scientific and/or strategic project views to senior management and senior governance bodies, this will be an excellent opportunity to (1) further grow you career, (2) significantly impact drug discovery and development and (3) ultimately to help patients.

In addition, our R&D culture of being courageous in science and unwavering in execution and of being one team that CARES for each other enables us to navigate uncertainty, seize opportunities, and lead where medicine is going.

 

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain strong collaborative partnerships with key stakeholders including Global Medical Safety, Clinical Development, Medical Affairs, Translational Research and other related functions to formulate investigative and mechanistic frameworks to understand safety signals arising in our clinical programs.

• Serve/Act as a key point of contact for PSTS on the initiative of creating “a translational safety community of practice” between Global Medical Safety and PSTS.

• Provide expert consultation on translational safety issues and evaluate safety packages in competitive intelligence assessments for target or modality de-risking

• Contribute expertise to support development of advanced in vitro models (3D, organoids, micro physiologic systems) and integrated AI/ML foundational models as we invest in R&D innovation in collaboration with laboratory experts and in silico modelers

·       Translate pathologic findings and biochemical/genetic pathways into disease phenotypes to enhance our understanding of data generated in the pre-clinical studies and to help contextualize risks and mitigation strategies in our first-in-human studies

• Lead efforts to integrate clinical safety data back into preclinical models (reverse translation), improving predictive accuracy and addressing potential safety risks early in development.

 

• Provide mentorship toward our PSTS goal to develop future, outstanding preclinical science experts and through creating and upholding a culture of engagement, scientific rigor, inclusion, program impact and innovation

 

 

Some Key Qualifications

• Medical education (MD) and advanced degree (PhD, MS) in investigative medical sciences such pathology, radiology, nephrology, internal medicine, oncology, rheumatology, or similar.

• Deep understanding of systems and pathway biology, and ability to translate pathologic and laboratory findings into disease phenotypes and actionable follow up experiments or mitigation strategies.

• 5+ years of experience in clinical research, medical safety, medical affairs, translational research, investigative toxicology, or related roles within the area of drug discovery and development. Phase I clinical trial and clinical PoC experience preferred.

• Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills, with a focus on innovative approaches to mechanistic approaches and reverse translation in safety science.

• Able to communicate effectively and with confidence to senior management and R&D leaders. Experience in a broad range of therapeutic modalities is a plus.

Required Skills:

 

 

Preferred Skills:

Clinical Operations, Clinical Research and Regulations, Clinical Trials, Collaborating, Data Governance, Data Management and Informatics, Developing Others, Drug Discovery Development, Global Market, Inclusive Leadership, Industry Analysis, Innovation, Leadership, Market Research, Program Management, Research Ethics, Scientific Evaluation, Scientific Research, Stakeholder Management

 

 

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

The anticipated base pay range for this position is: $199,000-$343,275

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

The anticipated base pay range for this position is: $199,000-$343,275 The Company maintains highly competitive, performance-based compensation programs. Under current guidelines, this position is eligible for an annual performance bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan. The annual performance bonus is a cash bonus intended to provide an incentive to achieve annual targeted results by rewarding for individual and the corporation’s performance over a calendar/performance year. Bonuses are awarded at the Company’s discretion on an individual basis. Employees and/or eligible dependents may be eligible to participate in the following Company sponsored employee benefit programs: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance. o Employees may be eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)). o This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program. o Employees are eligible for the following time off benefits: o Vacation – up to 120 hours per calendar year o Sick time - up to 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington – up to 56 hours per calendar year o Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays – up to 13 days per calendar year of Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year o Additional information can be found through the link below. https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits The compensation and benefits information set forth in this posting applies to candidates hired in the United States. Candidates hired outside the United States will be eligible for compensation and benefits in accordance with their local market. 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 and 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 email the Employee Health Support Center (ra-employeehealthsup@its.jnj.com) or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.