Associate Director - Medical Safety Officer , Oncology

Location: Horsham, Pennsylvania, United StatesCompany: Johnson & Johnson Innovative MedicinePosted: 2026-08-04At Johnson & Johnson,we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build aworld where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured,where treatments are smarter and less invasive, andsolutions 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.Job FunctionProduct SafetyJob Sub FunctionProduct Safety Risk Management MDJob CategoryScientific/TechnologyAll Job Posting LocationsHorsham, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Raritan, New Jersey, United States of AmericaJob DescriptionPOSITION SUMMARYJohnson and Johnson Innovative Medicine (JJ IM) Associate Medical Safety Officer (aMSO) has accountability for assessing the medical safety of assigned Janssen products and will work closely with an experienced Medical Safety Officer to strategically lead cross-functional matrix teams responsible for product safety and benefit risk oversight and represent Global Medical Safety (GMS) as the product spokesperson regarding overall benefit/risk. The aMSO will work under the supervision of an experienced MSO and will report to the GMS Therapeutic Area Safety Head (TASH) or Senior Director Product Safety Head and oversee the safety and benefit/risk assessment of assigned products within the Hematology TA that are marketed and/or in clinical development. Collaborating with relevant functions, the aMSO will ensure proactive and timely assessments of safety data to characterize the emerging and known safety profiles and benefit-risk assessment of assigned products within the TA. The aMSO will communicate potential and known risks and changes to benefit/risk, when appropriate, to the experienced. MSO, Senior Director Product Safety Head, TA Safety Head, the Head of Global Safety Strategy & Risk Management (GSSRM), the Chief Safety Officer (CSO), JJ Innovative Medicine Chief Medical Officer (CMO), the Qualified Person for Pharmacovigilance (QPPV) JJ IM, Senior Management, Health Authorities (HA), Prescribers and/or Patients. In compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, the aMSO will also lead when appropriate, in the design and implementation of risk mitigation strategies to ensure the safe and appropriate use of Janssen products.Principal ResponsibilitiesWorking closely with an experienced MSOExecute on the Global Medical Safety organization’s strategy, by implementing programs and leading in the strategic priority areas as defined by the Chief Safety OfficerServe as a subject matter expert in the therapeutic area and patient risk management throughout the product life cycleLead the Safety Management Teams (SMT) for assigned products. SMT responsibilities include safety surveillance (including signal detection) and risk management activities (including Risk Management Plan (RMP) and Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS), as well as other activities related to managing the safety profile of assigned products (e.g., Product Safety Strategy, Program Safety Analysis Plan)Build collaborative partnerships with other GMS groups and functional stakeholders including, but not limited to Clinical TA, Non-Clinical Safety, Global Epidemiology, Regulatory Affairs, Biostatistics, and Medical AffairsProvide medical and scientific expertise as the GMS representative on the Compound Development Team (CDT) and Clinical TeamsAnticipate safety concerns and influence other relevant functions including Clinical and Medical Affairs teams to minimize/mitigate patient impact by active participation in the design of protocols.Be an active partner and core contributor of safety input to key regulatory or clinical documents including:Risk management plansClinical Trial, EAP and IIS ProtocolsInformed Consent Forms (ICF), including Risk LanguageSafety Sections of Investigator’s Brochure (IB) and IB addendaSafety sections of Clinical Study ReportsIntegrated Safety Summary (ISS) and Summary of Clinical Safety (SCS) for NDA/BLA/MAA filingsPeriodic Benefit Risk Evaluation Report (PBRER) Safety Update Report (PSUR), Development Safety Update Report (DSUR)Health authority queriesCompany Core Data Sheets (CCDS), US and EU prescribing informationSignal EvaluationsAssess product benefit-risk balance and offer medical input in the conduct of Proactive Safety Reviews and the generation of signal evaluations, structured Benefit-Risk Assessments, Health Hazard Evaluations, Product Safety Strategy documents (PSS), and Risk Management Plans and aggregate and other safety reports, including risk categorizations and minimization activities.Review and provide input on additional risk mitigation strategies, product labeling and internal and customer safety training materials directed to minimize patient risk and reduce adverse treatment outcomesEffectively communicate (verbally and in writing) important results of medical safety and benefit/risk management evaluations, when necessary, to the GMS Leadership Team, CMO, and the JJ IM Medical Safety Council (MSC)Contribute to the planning and preparation of meetings with Health Authorities and external key opinion leaders on important safety topics and risk management strategiesAssist in the creation, review and implementation of new SOPs, Work Instructions, guidelines, documents and other tools pertaining to safety assessment and risk managementActively participate in department-wide initiativesDecision-making And Problem-solvingTakes a leadership role in influencing senior management and key stakeholders across the business to achieve strategic goals. Leads others by example in influencing internal and external partners; demonstrates openness and seeks to understand different perspectives; gains the trust of others; asserts personal ideas and opinions using persuasion to influence others; demonstrates excellent negotiation skills. Gathers diverse viewpoints; proactively influences others appropriately across departments, functional areas, and with external partners.Is viewed as a trusted partner across the business and with internal and external therapeutic area experts; anticipates additional needed relationships and proactively takes actions; leverages relationships; develops strategic alliances and coalitions. Uses an active network of relationships to achieve goals; fosters teamwork within own department or function, as well as across departments or functions; proactively addresses organizational barriers to enhance team effectiveness; leads the development of productive relationships among senior leaders and across organizational boundaries. Proactively maintains relationships with internal and external business partners across departments and functions; contributes actively to the effectiveness of cross-functional teams; capitalizes on existing structures and procedures for effectively engaging with partners.Education & Experience RequirementsEducation and ExperiencePhysician (MD or equivalent), generally requires 0-3 years of pharmacovigilance experience or other relevant experience (e.g. Clinical research, Medical Affairs)Board Certification (if US) preferredMedical specialization preferredDemonstrated skills in clinical medicine with at least 1 year of clinical practice experienceKnowledge of principles of drug development, pharmacology, clinical trial methodology and design, medical monitoring of trials, assessment of drug risks and benefits, and safety assessment of drugs both on the market and in development and global safety regulations is preferredAbility to influence, negotiate and communicate with both internal and external stakeholdersExperience with Health Authority presentations is preferred.Required Technical Knowledge And SkillsConnect, collaborate and build consensus across relevant functionsAbility to think strategically, has a global mindset, big picture orientation, Ability to see the context of the entire situation, understand implications to the businessAbility to critically evaluate safety data from multiple sources (clinical trials, environment, literature, etc), assess clinical importance and potential strategic impact of the data and present the findings clearly in both written and oral communications.Experience and knowledge of Good Clinical Practices and Pharmacovigilance regulatory requirements in US, the EU and globally, the conduct of clinical trials and for the appropriate contributions to regulatory filings, PV documents and risk management plans is desirableAble to plan work to meet deadlines and effectively handle multiple prioritiesExcellent verbal and written communication skills, including formal presentation skills. Written skills as evidenced by publication and journal articles also desirableFluent in written and spoken EnglishProficiency in Word and PowerPoint is desiredRequired SkillsPreferred SkillsClinical Operations, Compliance Management, Compliance Risk, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Developing Others, Medicines and Device Development and Regulation, Quality Control (QC), Research Ethics, Risk Management, Safety Investigations, Safety-Oriented, Serious Adverse Event Reporting, Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), Surveillance, Tactical Planning, Team Management, Technical Credibility#J-18808-Ljbffr