Director, Pharmacovigilance Alliance Contracting and Management

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Job Function:

Strategy & Corporate Development

Job Sub Function:

Strategic Partnerships & Alliances

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Horsham Pennsylvania United States of America Raritan New Jersey United States of America

Job Description:

About Innovative Medicine:

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.

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Learn more at are searching for the best talent for a Director Pharmacovigilance Alliance Contracting and Managementlocated in Raritan NJ or Horsham PA.

Please note that this role is also available across multiple countries and may be posted under different requisition numbers to comply with local requirements. While you are welcome to apply to any or all of the postings we recommend focusing on the specific country(s) that align with your preferred location(s):

Beerse Belgium; Cork Ireland; Solna Sweden; Neuss Germany; Issy-les-Moulineaux France; Porto Salvo Oeiras Portugal; Madrid Spain - Requisition Number: R-103783

Allschwil Switzerland - Requisition Number: R-103794

High Wycombe/Maidenhead UK - Requisition Number: R-103797

Raritan NJ; Horsham PA - Requisition Number: R-101926

Remember whether you apply to one or all of these requisition numbers your applications will be considered as a single submission.

Purpose:
The Director Pharmacovigilance Alliance Contracting and Management provides strategic leadership and executive oversight of Pharmacovigilance (PV) contractual relationships and alliance partnerships between IM OCMO and external partners while leading and developing a team responsible for alliance contracting and partnership management governance compliance and operational excellence. This role is accountable for building organizational capability fostering a high-performing team culture and ensuring effective resource management to support evolving business needs. Serving as the senior escalation point for complex negotiation and alliance-related issues the Director drives timely resolution and risk mitigation. The role partners closely with IM OCMO senior leadership and key stakeholders across Johnson & Johnson to foster strong collaborative relationships and ensure seamless end-to-end execution of product PV obligations across third-party alliances.

You will be responsible for:

• Leading the strategy negotiation and execution of global and local Pharmacovigilance Agreements (PVAs) serving as the senior authority for complex contractual negotiations and ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements business objectives risk tolerance and alliance governance principles.
• Providing strategic leadership for the global Pharmacovigilance (PV) Alliance Contracting (PAC) function including direct oversight of the PAC team fostering a high-performing organization developing talent and capabilities and ensuring the resources processes and expertise required to support evolving business needs.
• Supporting alliance governance and partnership management activities for PV collaborations while helping to shape and enhance alliance management capabilities as organizational needs and business priorities evolve.
• Serving as a trusted advisor to IM OCMO and senior cross-functional leaders providing strategic guidance on PV contractual obligations alliance governance partnership management and risk management to ensure compliant and effective partnership execution.
• Collaborating with Legal to govern and maintain global and local PV Agreement templates ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements and business needs.
• Identifying assessing and proactively managing PV Agreement and alliance-related risks associated with alliances and third-party relationships ensuring timely escalation and resolution of significant contractual compliance operational and relationship issues.
• Partnering across IM OCMO Johnson & Johnson organizations alliance partners and 3rd party teams to ensure pharmacovigilance activities and product safety and PV-related exchanges are aligned with PV Agreement obligations proactively driving agreement reviews and governance updates as business operational or regulatory needs evolve.
• Building strong internal and external partnerships to influence outcomes resolve complex challenges and optimize alliance performance in support of strategic business objectives.
• Driving continuous improvement innovation and digital transformation across PV alliance contracting processes procedures tools and operating models to enhance compliance efficiency scalability and business value. Expected to proactively evaluate shape and adopt emerging technologies including AI-enabled solutions to optimize ways of working accelerate execution and advance organizational capabilities.
• Establishing performance measures and oversight mechanisms that provide transparency into alliance health contractual compliance and operational effectiveness while enabling data-driven decision making.
• Championing a culture of accountability collaboration inclusion and continuous learning that enables exceptional performance and delivers meaningful impact for patients partners and the business.

Qualifications / Requirements:

Education:

• Minimum of a Bachelors degree is required
• Advanced degree (Masters PhD MD PharmD) is preferred

Required:

• Minimum of 10 years of related experience including 8 years within a drug safety environment with Pharmacovigilance operational responsibilities.
• Deep knowledge of global pharmacovigilance regulations industry standards and PV alliance governance.
• Proven people leadership experience including talent development coaching performance management and fostering high-performing teams.
• Demonstrated ability to lead through influence in a matrix environment and build effective partnerships across global cross-functional and external stakeholders.
• Ability to negotiate Pharmacovigilance Agreements and safety-related contractual terms with strong influence risk assessment and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience leading strategic alliances business partnerships or governance activities within the pharmaceutical biotechnology or healthcare industry
• Proven success establishing governance structures managing executive-level stakeholder relationships and driving performance across strategic partnerships.
• Strong strategic thinking negotiation risk management and problem-solving capabilities with a proven ability to navigate complex business and PV contracting challenges.
• Excellent communication stakeholder management and executive presence with the ability to influence decision-making at multiple levels of the organization.
• Digital fluency including the ability to leverage approved productivity collaboration AI-enabled and emerging technology tools to improve efficiency workflow management and business outcomes.
• Excellent verbal written presentation and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to communicate complex operational pharmacovigilance and business topics clearly to diverse audiences.
• Strong organizational leadership capabilities including the ability to drive change foster innovation and build organizational agility in a dynamic business environment.

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.

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The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$150000.00 - $258750.00

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

Subject to the terms of their respective plans employees are eligible to participate in the Companys consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).

This position is eligible to participate in the Companys long-term incentive program.

Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:

Vacation 120 hours per calendar year

Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado 48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington 56 hours per calendar year

Holiday pay including Floating Holidays 13 days per calendar year

Work Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year

Parental Leave 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child

Bereavement Leave 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year

Caregiver Leave 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period10 days

Volunteer Leave 32 hours per calendar year

Military Spouse Time-Off 80 hours per calendar year

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