Senior Director, Head ADC Discovery

Company: Disability Solutions
Location: Spring House
Posted on: February 1, 2025

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson is recruiting for a Senior Director, Head ADC Discovery based in Spring House, PA or Cambridge, MA.\rAt 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 https://www.jnj.com/.\rFor more than 130 years, diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI) has been a part of our cultural fabric at Johnson & Johnson and woven into how we do business every day. Rooted in Our Credo, the values of DEI fuel our pursuit to create a healthier, more equitable world. Our diverse workforce and culture of belonging accelerate innovation to solve the world's most pressing healthcare challenges.\rWe know that the success of our business - and our ability to deliver meaningful solutions - depends on how well we understand and meet the diverse needs of the communities we serve. Which is why we foster a culture of inclusion and belonging where all perspectives, abilities and experiences are valued and our people can reach their potential.\rAt Johnson & Johnson, we all belong.\rLeading discovery activities in the competitive field of ADCs and radio therapeutics, the Head of ADC Discovery will aggressively build and sustain J&J's state of the art platform, delivering clinical candidates each year. This group will be part of the Therapeutics Discovery organization within J&J IM Research and Development and the leader will be part of the extended Therapeutics Discovery leadership team, helping to formulate the strategic direction and priorities for discovery within J&J.\rThe Head will be responsible for building and maintaining capabilities (which may be led by direct or matrixed reports), including utilizing innovative protein engineering and bioconjugation solutions and driving technical and intellectual leadership across relevant programs to enable delivery of ADC and radio therapeutics. This leader will be responsible for overseeing ADC and radio therapeutic project teams and partnering closely with groups in the Therapeutic Areas and Discovery Product Development and Supply (DPDS) to drive end to end sustainability and commercial viability of both current and future ADC programs within J&J.\rThe successful candidate will be accountable for:

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• Implementing a forward looking, ambitious, highly competitive vision and strategy for the ADC modality, in line with the strategy of Therapeutics Discovery and the overall J&J Innovative Medicine Research and Development strategy. This includes: (i) utilizing our ADC capabilities to deliver world class therapeutics; (ii) development of our radiotherapeutic platform as a therapeutic modality; (iii) formulating a forward-looking direction for ADC and radio therapeutics and championing the development of new conjugation technologies integrated with next generation biologics discovery platforms; (iv) potentially supporting multiple external strategic collaborations.
• Providing strategic, resourcing, technical, and people and/or scientific leadership for ADC and radio therapeutic discovery capabilities in Therapeutics Discovery.
• Driving the discovery strategy and execution for both our ADC and radiotherapy platforms, with global impact across oncology, other therapeutic areas, and functions
• Influencing the execution of existing programs, shaping the future of the J&J ADC pipeline, and acting as a senior internal and external expert and industry thought leader
• Integrating with TD, DPDS and the Therapeutic Areas to build a world class Drug Discovery organization\r\rThe successful candidate will also demonstrate exemplary leadership skills together with managerial and matrix leadership expertise to engage, motivate, and build strong, productive teams within the ADC groups.
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  • He/She will be a role model for our leadership imperatives and will translate these into specific actions/initiatives with both the Therapeutics Discovery team and our external partners.
  • He/She will actively recruit, mentor, and develop outstanding drug discovery scientists and create a culture of engagement, scientific rigor, program impact, and innovation.
  • Additionally, he/she will place an emphasis on building a diverse team and supporting diversity in all its many different aspects within our organization.\r\r

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