Regional Advocacy Director (US A&SA)
Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine
Summary
The Regional Advocacy Director will drive strategic business and local advocacy initiatives to ensure patient access to Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine (J&J IM) products. This role builds and leads relationships with key advocacy stakeholders, including physician and patient organizations, employer coalitions, and individual key advocacy leaders. In partnership with Commercial, Brands, National Advocacy, Federal Affairs, State Affairs, and Policy teams, the Director will educate, enable, and mobilize around market shaping and legislative priorities impacting patient access for Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine solutions.
Job description
Responsibilities
- Successfully execute advocacy initiatives that elevate disease awareness and site of care; supporting launch readiness; compliantly enhancing clinical trial awareness and enrollment; and enable appropriate patient access.
- Develop and deliver high-impact advocacy partnerships across all oncology, immunology, neuroscience, and the life sciences sector to shape payer and legislative policies, strengthen care pathways, and enable patient access.
- Build, deepen, and grow relationships with advocacy leaders, physician societies, patient organizations, and employer coalitions.
- Provide payer, federal and state policy education to advocacy stakeholders.
- Coordinate across a wide variety of internal partners/teams to advance advocacy efforts that shape the access to care market and regulatory, legislative and payer policies.
- Evaluate and manage sponsorship opportunities within budget to support advocacy initiatives.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for advocacy organizations and coordinate with internal teams.
- Monitor Medicare Administrative Contractor activities and partner with internal teams to ensure appropriate coding, reimbursement and access.
Qualifications / Requirements
Education: Bachelor's degree required; Master's/MBA preferred.
Required: Minimum 5 years of experience in health policy, advocacy, payer relations, pharm/bio sales or marketing, or related healthcare policy is required. Strong understanding of complex healthcare markets (biologics, oncology, immunology, etc.). Understanding of complexities and impact associated with the changing health care environment at the local and national level is required. Excellent communication, strategic planning, and cross-functional collaboration skills. Ability to manage territory budget. Travel up to 60% (including evenings/weekends) required. Valid U.S. driver's license required.
Preferred: Experience pulling through local public affairs campaigns focused on legislative or policy issues. Knowledge of government policy development and healthcare policy trends (IRA, PDABs, 340B, PBM reform, Utilization Management, ASP, Fee for Service and Managed Medicaid/Medicare) is highly preferred. Experience with grassroots lobbying and mobilization efforts. Experience leading local public affairs campaigns focused on legislative or policy issues. Experience in working with complex markets such as biologics, injectable, infusible, and oral in Oncology, Immunology, and/or Neuroscience. Expertise in government policy development process. Understanding of the complexities associated with policy and payment models and the impact they have on treatment settings. Prior people management experience. Demonstrated commitment to learning emerging technologies, such as AI.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree required
- Minimum 5 years of experience in health policy, advocacy, payer relations, pharm/bio sales or marketing, or related healthcare policy
- Strong understanding of complex healthcare markets (biologics, oncology, immunology, etc.)
- Understanding of complexities and impact associated with the changing health care environment at the local and national level
- Excellent communication, strategic planning, and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Ability to manage territory budget
- Travel up to 60% (including evenings/weekends)
- Valid U.S. driver's license
- Master's/MBA preferred
- Experience pulling through local public affairs campaigns focused on legislative or policy issues preferred
- Knowledge of government policy development and healthcare policy trends (IRA, PDABs, 340B, PBM reform, Utilization Management, ASP, Fee for Service and Managed Medicaid/Medicare) highly preferred
- Experience with grassroots lobbying and mobilization efforts preferred
- Experience leading local public affairs campaigns focused on legislative or policy issues preferred
- Experience in complex markets such as biologics, injectable, infusible, and oral in Oncology, Immunology, and/or Neuroscience preferred
- Expertise in government policy development process preferred
- Understanding of policy and payment models and impact on treatment settings preferred
- Prior people management experience preferred
- Demonstrated commitment to learning emerging technologies such as AI preferred
Benefits
- Pension plan
- 401(k) savings plan
- Vacation
- Sick time
- Holiday pay
- Floating holidays
- Parental leave
- Bereavement leave
- Caregiver leave
- Volunteer leave
- Military spouse time-off
Company overview
Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is the pharmaceutical division of Johnson & Johnson, leading the way in medical innovation with a relentless focus on bringing transformational treatments to patients worldwide. The company applies rigorous science and compassion to address the most complex diseases of our time, developing groundbreaking medicines across key therapeutic areas including oncology, immunology, neuroscience, and cardiopulmonary medicine. With deep expertise and global reach, Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine reimagines how devastating diseases are treated and cured, delivering hope and better care for millions of patients and their families. The organization pioneers the path from laboratory research to clinical application, championing patients every step of the way while maintaining an unwavering commitment to scientific excellence and patient-centered innovation.