Director Oncology Job Description
Director oncology
provides high-level RA advice and identify regulatory requirements for clinical studies and marketing approval in domestic and international markets.
Director Oncology Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Play a critical role on the U.S. Oncology marketing team, reporting directly to the Group Product Director, Oncology Marketing, who reports to the Director of Marketing, Prostate
Provide overall leadership and line management to a group of Program Coordinators (PC’s) assigned to provide planning support to Oncology Compound Development, Clinical and Project Management teams
Partner with Therapeutic Area Lead (PMO TAL) to proactively ensure appropriate PC staffing to the Oncology portfolio of programs
Responsible for quality control of Oncology planning & forecasting data utilized for ad-hoc and standardized reporting including scorecards, trackers, FactBook and Continuous Forecast processes
Act as the single point of contact for Therapeutic Area (TA), Finance, J&J R&D Procurement, Functional, Commercial and PMO business partners for all Oncology portfolio planning & forecasting report requests including milestones, deliverables, variance / change analysis & scope control
Champion the evolution of static reporting to interactive data visualization and advanced analytics that provide valuable insights to Oncology business partners
Establish and lead cross-functional teams as needed to ensure pricing & market access strategies are efficient and effective across markets and regions, through close collaboration with Director Pricing
Set Clinical BM strategy for project teams within oncology and utilization of specific technologies such as genetics, genomics, proteomics, molecular pathology
The development and implementation of the HCP/professional marketing strategies and tactics to support the Oncology business
Closely collaborating with other functional area leads, including cross functional partners in Global Marketing, Medical Affairs, Clinical/R&D, HECOR, Commercial Excellence, Strategic Customer Group, Quality, Finance, Supply Chain, Communications, Sales Learning & Development, Sales Leadership and cross-prostate and oncology franchise marketing to assess and address business performance, issues and opportunities
Director Oncology Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Director Oncology
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: PMP, BLS, ONS, FEMA, MV, DMOS, OCN, ACLS, MD, GOLD
Education for Director Oncology
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the director oncology job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Business, Oncology, Medical, MBA, Nursing, Education, Graduate, Health, Science, Management
Skills for Director Oncology
Desired skills for director oncology include:
Clinical trial methodology
Compliance and regulatory requirements
AbbVie’s customers
Markets
Good Clinical Practices
Business operations
Emerging issues
Marketing principles
Applicable international regulatory requirements
Oncology
Desired experience for director oncology includes:
Establishing and managing external collaborations
Participates in the development of department processes and procedures
Cultural sensitivity and ability to work and thrive in a multi-cultural environment, ability to work in a matrix environment are required
Some regional business travel (10 - 15%) is required
Provide day-to-day guidance to PC direct reports regarding planning processes, tools and business rules talent & performance development responsibilities associated with departmental & global HR People Management processes
Partner with Program Coordination & broader Project Management leadership colleagues on innovation and continuous improvement initiatives regarding business rules, systems and tools, data quality, knowledge management and organizational project management maturity
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Director Oncology Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for a director oncology. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for director oncology
- Synthesize inputs for Oncology Commercialization on regional and local market dynamics/ health care system/ development needs, and outputs to drive strategies and effective local execution
- Ensure understanding and implementation of worldwide brand strategy in the local markets
- Act as a strategic advisor / thought partner to the regional and local markets’ business leaders on key business issues, and on regional and local execution
- Facilitate knowledge transfer across markets
- Build and maintain strong relationships with matrix team members in the regions and Mid-size and Cluster markets
- Maintain key links into global brand clinical activities by maintaining collaborative working relationship with Oncology medical physicians including Medical Science Director (MSD), Clinical Research Scientists, Regional Directors and Directors of Medical Alignment
- Lead vision for oncology (solid tumor/hematology) training for Medical Affairs
- Set the vision for Medical Affairs oncology training, direct and implement short and long term plans for Janssen Medical Affairs hematology training
- Has overall responsibility for leading and mentoring clinical study teams, monitoring overall study integrity, and review, interpretation, and communication of accumulating data pertaining to safety and efficacy of the molecule
- May chair Clinical Strategy Team(s), with responsibility for development of a rigorous, cross-functionally-aligned, vetted Clinical Development Plan with full consideration of contingencies and alternative approaches
Qualifications for director oncology
- Serves as the in-house clinical expert for molecules and diseases in the therapeutic area, coordinating and leading appropriate scientific activities with internal stakeholders as they relate to ongoing projects
- As a program lead, may be asked to direct team to a clear Go or No go decision
- Ability to exercise judgment and address complex problems and create solutions for projects
- Responsible for design and recommendations in clinical development plan for their drug, after soliciting appropriate input and review from Medical and Clinical Operations colleagues other contributing line functions (Regulatory Affairs, Statistics
- Take the lead in ensuring the teams set informed and appropriate BM strategies that are suitable for internal decision making at each stage of drug development
- Experience in the discovery, development and utilization of BMs or BM-technologies (such as genetics and genomics, imaging, pathology, psychometrics)
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Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of director oncology. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for director oncology
- Informatics technology assessment and scouting, both internal and external
- Collaboration with data producers and data consumers to ensure that the pipelines serve internal customer needs
- In addition to managing the immediate design and specification for pipeline improvements and technology choices, you will also work to anticipate transition of NGS data analysis to product development and, ultimately, the commercial lab, and employ technology choices and development practices that will simplify pipeline maturation
- Team development including individual team member coaching, goal setting, technical mentorship and enforcement of best practices
- Work closely with a cross-functional group of experts in commercialization, regulatory affairs, statistics, and manufacturing to manage clinical development projects
- Leading the professional strategy and tactical execution
- Managing the professional promotional budget to include agency, media and other spends
- Managing 1 or 2 direct reports and must develop, retain, and motivate this team of Marketing professionals in a fast-paced, demanding environment
- Along with colleagues across the organization, ensuring compliant execution and delivery of forecast goals and business objectives
- Demonstrating strong, inspirational leadership to motivate the sales team around a product that is late in its lifecycle
Qualifications for director oncology
- Experience in Clinical Biomarkers and Clinical Pharmacology preferred
- Strong leadership skills with proven ability to lead and work effectively in a team environment
- Excellent communication skills, ability to deliver effective presentations, strong networking abilities and creativity are essential requirements
- MD plus accredited fellowship in specialty, board certified or board eligible
- PhD in Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Genetics, Genomics or related field
- 7-9 years’ experience designing and developing research grade bioinformatics next generation sequencing data analysis solutions
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Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of director oncology. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for director oncology
- Interface with Finance & Accounting team members in support of the Alliance Oncology business financial system reporting requirements
- Ad hoc analysis and decision support as needed in support of the Alliance Oncology executive team
- Manage projects and programs through appropriate internal and external support services in development of content, design, Promotional Review Team (PRT) approvals, and production
- Lead development of a specific Pan-Asia I-O strategy and maintain responsibility for the collaboration with Ono
- Give market input into early strategy decisions (brand strategy, core claims, access plan, patient journey)
- Alignment with worldwide strategy
- Representation in worldwide plans (as appropriate)
- Effective prioritization of Worldwide Commercialization responses to regional and local market issues (Issues management)
- Execute commercialization excellence capability building initiatives
- Other responsibilities as assigned, while maintaining strict focus/accountability for Asia market interactions
Qualifications for director oncology
- Minimum of 8-10 years of overall experience (7+ years relevant pharmaceutical industry and regulatory experience) OR Masters/PharmD and 6+ years
- Hands’ on experience in pharmaceutical product registration in AP countries and familiarity with AP regulatory systems and product registration requirements
- 3-5 years’ experience and proven track record of hiring and development of staff, building successful teams
- Demonstrated expertise in at least one programming language (Java, Perl, Python, ), proficiency in Linux environment, knowledge of database technologies (SQL Server, Oracle, MongoDB), understanding of web services technologies, experience with source control practices and tools (Perforce, Git)
- Deep knowledge of both academic and commercial informatics solutions
- Demonstrated technical and people leaderships skills and a history of success working in cross functional teams
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Our company is growing rapidly and is looking for a director oncology. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for director oncology
- Provide insights into the development of access/HTA strategy from the perspective of markets under their responsibility and support their colleagues in the implementation of this strategy
- Develop and execute innovative HEOR plans in support of BMS oncology assets
- Identify opportunities and lead studies to differentiate and enhance value propositions for oncology assets
- Build relationships with key BMS matrix teams to maximize opportunities for oncology portfolio
- Serves or leads in appropriate national oncology Patient Navigation associations
- Collects and reviews information pertinent to the safety and efficacy of marketed products
- Prepares and circulates revised labeling for approval throughout the Company
- Presents proposed labeling revisions to the labeling committees for review
- Reviews periodic reports and prepares labeling summaries for these reports
- Prepares annotated files of labeling for the Company
Qualifications for director oncology
- Able to prioritize and drive to results with a high emphasis on intellectual rigor
- Demonstrated excellence as a team player Strong communicator with ability to maintain open communication with internal employees, managers and customers as needed, ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical end-users
- Experience developing both locally and cloud deployed bioinformatics applications
- Experience with technical assessment of third party software solutions – willingness to lead a combined buy and build strategy
- Understanding of statistical packages such as R or Matlab
- Project management experience or, at least, knowledge of project management and software development practices
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Director Oncology Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of director oncology. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for director oncology
- Communicate with and represent PV position within project/product teams, with external partners, key opinion leaders, and Health Authorities, and during internal and external negotiations
- Support due diligence activities and pharmacovigilance agreements
- Develop or direct the development of forecast models based on key assumptions and in collaboration and agreement with global marketing and product strategy teams
- Effectively lead collaboration and partnership with the brand leadership, BAI, access, epidemiology and other cross functional teams who input data and/or assumptions into the forecast
- Perform analyses and assessments that include market size, penetration, market dynamics and potential revenue for worldwide forecasts
- Synthesize and incorporate findings based on triangulation of multiple sources
- Ensure translation of key insights, patient journey and other critical information into product forecasts
- Ensure implementation, collaboration and communication of global forecasts to all key functions impacted by the forecast
- Present forecasts to product strategy teams, review boards and senior management
- Identify and communicate key risks and uncertainties of forecast
Qualifications for director oncology
- Strong interpersonal skills, the ability to function in a team environment are essential
- Worldwide Commercialization, Regional and Ex-US market experience is preferred
- 10 years of pharmaceutical experience, with ideally 5 years of marketing experience, and hold a BA, BS or equivalent
- Strong track record of performance, and demonstrated learning agility
- Strong consultation, business savvy and business partnership skills
- Ability to “flex” across different types of cultures, complexities, business situations and matrix partners