Medical Lead Lung Cancer

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Job Function:

Medical Affairs Group

Job Sub Function:

Medical Affairs

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Madrid, Spain

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is recruiting for a Medical Lead, Lung Cancer, located in Madrid, Spain!

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Every day, our expertise in healthcare innovation enables us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, and where patients live longer, healthier lives!

The Medical Lead, Lung Cancer, will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of lung cancer care in Spain. This is an exciting opportunity to lead medical strategy for a high-priority oncology portfolio, influence treatment paradigms, and generate scientific evidence that improves patient outcomes. Working across local, regional, and global teams, you will help advance innovative therapies while building trusted partnerships with leading oncology experts, healthcare institutions, and scientific communities.

This highly visible leadership role offers the opportunity to drive meaningful impact for patients while developing and implementing ground breaking Medical Affairs initiatives within one of the world's leading healthcare organisations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of the Lung Cancer Medical Affairs strategy and annual medical plan for Spain. Drive evidence generation initiatives including clinical studies, real-world evidence programmes, registries, and investigator-sponsored research.
• Build and maintain strong partnerships with key opinion leaders, investigators, scientific societies, and healthcare partners. Generate and translate external insights into actionable recommendations that shape medical and business strategies.
• Lead publication planning and scientific communication activities to advance clinical knowledge and patient care and oversee the implementation of medical education programmes that address evolving healthcare professional and patient needs.
• Partner closely with Commercial, Market Access, Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Operations, and Global Medical Affairs teams to ensure successful execution of strategic priorities.
• Provide scientific leadership across the product lifecycle, including launch readiness, lifecycle management, and future pipeline planning. You will also lead, develop, and mentor Medical Affairs team members while building a high-performing and inclusive team culture.

Education

• Advanced degree in Medicine, Pharmacy, Life Sciences, or a related scientific discipline required.
• MD, PharmD, PhD, MSc, or equivalent scientific qualification preferred.

Experience and Skills

Required

• Significant experience within Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, or another scientific leadership role within the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry.
• Strong understanding of oncology and the evolving treatment landscape.Experience developing and implementing medical strategies that support patient outcomes and organisational objectives.
• Demonstrated experience leading evidence generation activities, scientific engagement programmes, and cross-functional projects. Ability to build credibility and influence with healthcare professionals, scientific experts, and senior internal partners.

Preferred

• Direct experience within Lung Cancer or Thoracic Oncology.
• Previous people leadership experience, including talent development and performance management. Experience leading product launch and lifecycle management activities.
• Experience with real-world evidence studies, publication planning, and investigator-sponsored research. Knowledge of the Spanish healthcare environment and oncology ecosystem. Experience working in multinational or regional Medical Affairs organisations. Track record of building strategic collaborations with national and international oncology authorities.

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Required Skills:

 

 

Preferred Skills:

Analytical Reasoning, Clinical Research and Regulations, Clinical Trials Operations, Communication, Content Evaluation, Developing Others, Digital Culture, Digital Literacy, Healthcare Trends, Inclusive Leadership, Leadership, Medical Affairs, Medical Communications, Medical Compliance, Prioritization, Product Strategies, Scientific Research, Strategic Thinking, Team Management

  

 

The anticipated base pay range for this position is:

€82,400.00 - €142,140.00

 

 

Benefits:

In addition to base pay, we offer the following benefits*: an annual bonus with set target (% of pay) depending on pay grade / location, where the actual amount is based on the employees’ and companies’ performance of the previous calendar year, or sales commissions. Moreover, we offer vacation days, parental leave for a minimum of 12 weeks, bereavement leave, caregiver leave, volunteer leave, well-being reimbursement, programs for financial, physical and mental health. We also offer service anniversary and recognition awards, and subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees - and in some location’s eligible dependents - can participate in several insurance plans. For more information, visit Employee benefits | Supporting well-being & career growth | Johnson & Johnson Careers.

 

*This is for informative purposes only. Amounts and actual benefits may vary by location and are subject to change.