Medical Affairs and Translational Research (MATR) Partnership Lead
Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine · Anywhere
FULL-TIME
Remote
Posted Aug 23, 2026
137,000–235,750 a year
Job Description
About the position
The Medical Affairs and Translational Research (MATR) Partnership Lead for J&J Oncology is a crucial role responsible for managing preclinical investigator-initiated study (IIS) proposals, collaborative studies, and MAF-funded company-sponsored studies with key biomarker objectives. This individual will serve as a primary liaison between medical affairs (regional and global) and translational research, ensuring alignment with internal strategic and tactical workstreams for research proposal reviews and study decisions. The role also involves monitoring data read-outs and publication timelines for contracted studies to facilitate knowledge exchange across translational research, the external research community, clinical, and medical affairs.
Johnson & Johnson is committed to advancing healthcare through innovation and a strong ethical foundation, as guided by Our Credo. The company fosters an inclusive work environment that respects diversity and recognizes individual merit, aiming to prevent, treat, and cure complex diseases with smarter, less invasive, and personalized solutions.
Responsibilities
• Provides subject matter expertise, execution, and process leadership for medical affairs and translational science, preclinical or biomarker research projects.
• Works closely with disease area leads on triaging biomarker or preclinical IIS proposals from external researchers or non-clinical collaborative study requests from concept-to-execution.
• Supports key internal and external stakeholder communications, preclinical review agendas and review decisions.
• Leads efforts to capture process metrics & analytics to recommend and implement iterative process improvements.
• Partners with oncology translational research lead(s) in preparing biomarker and preclinical “one-pager” strategy for inclusion in worldwide medical affairs evidence generation plans and IIS strategic frameworks.
• Liaises with medical affairs Global Review Committee administrator(s), GMAL and translational science lead with respect to new IIS reviews and coordination.
• Advances global medical affairs company-sponsored study concepts with key biomarker objectives through internal governance reviews where applicable with Global Head, Evidence Generation and Oncology Translational Research Review Forum (OTRRF).
• Ensures research discussions, submission and internal reviews of preclinical/biomarker IISs or collaborative research proposals follow J&J’s Cross-Pharma Policies and SOPs.
• Engages with oncology translational research (OTR)’s preclinical IIS coordinator on ReCAP reviews, contracts, material transfer agreement administration to understand study statuses or interim/final data read-outs and publications.
• Supports global medical affairs lead(s) and global strategy & execution leads with internal knowledge exchange as required.
• Identify and develop strategic relationships with external partners to identify opportunities for collaboration.
Requirements
• A minimum of a master’s level degree in a life or health sciences discipline is required.
• Broad knowledge of disease, predictive, and diagnostic biomarkers, related scientific methodologies, and analytic techniques is required.
• Strong skills in collaboration and building relationships, without formal authority, are needed to meet MATR objectives.
• Critical thinking and strong communication skills are required.
• Project management skills and strong organizational skills are required.
• Comfort with ambiguity and rapidly changing scientific environment(s) is needed.
Nice-to-haves
• Advanced scientific degree is preferred.
• Laboratory experience in translational research or genomics medicine is preferred.
• Experience with principal investigators and/or as research staff involving biomarker analyses is beneficial.
• Experience as an industry medical liaison including oncology translational research responsibilities is desirable.
• Four or more years of relevant work experience in biopharmaceutical industry is preferred.
Benefits
• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance.
• Consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).
• Long-term incentive program.
• Vacation – up to 120 hours per calendar year.
• Sick time - up to 40 hours per calendar year (up to 56 hours for Washington State employees).
• Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays – up to 13 days per calendar year.
• Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year.
• Annual performance bonus.
The Medical Affairs and Translational Research (MATR) Partnership Lead for J&J Oncology is a crucial role responsible for managing preclinical investigator-initiated study (IIS) proposals, collaborative studies, and MAF-funded company-sponsored studies with key biomarker objectives. This individual will serve as a primary liaison between medical affairs (regional and global) and translational research, ensuring alignment with internal strategic and tactical workstreams for research proposal reviews and study decisions. The role also involves monitoring data read-outs and publication timelines for contracted studies to facilitate knowledge exchange across translational research, the external research community, clinical, and medical affairs.
Johnson & Johnson is committed to advancing healthcare through innovation and a strong ethical foundation, as guided by Our Credo. The company fosters an inclusive work environment that respects diversity and recognizes individual merit, aiming to prevent, treat, and cure complex diseases with smarter, less invasive, and personalized solutions.
Responsibilities
• Provides subject matter expertise, execution, and process leadership for medical affairs and translational science, preclinical or biomarker research projects.
• Works closely with disease area leads on triaging biomarker or preclinical IIS proposals from external researchers or non-clinical collaborative study requests from concept-to-execution.
• Supports key internal and external stakeholder communications, preclinical review agendas and review decisions.
• Leads efforts to capture process metrics & analytics to recommend and implement iterative process improvements.
• Partners with oncology translational research lead(s) in preparing biomarker and preclinical “one-pager” strategy for inclusion in worldwide medical affairs evidence generation plans and IIS strategic frameworks.
• Liaises with medical affairs Global Review Committee administrator(s), GMAL and translational science lead with respect to new IIS reviews and coordination.
• Advances global medical affairs company-sponsored study concepts with key biomarker objectives through internal governance reviews where applicable with Global Head, Evidence Generation and Oncology Translational Research Review Forum (OTRRF).
• Ensures research discussions, submission and internal reviews of preclinical/biomarker IISs or collaborative research proposals follow J&J’s Cross-Pharma Policies and SOPs.
• Engages with oncology translational research (OTR)’s preclinical IIS coordinator on ReCAP reviews, contracts, material transfer agreement administration to understand study statuses or interim/final data read-outs and publications.
• Supports global medical affairs lead(s) and global strategy & execution leads with internal knowledge exchange as required.
• Identify and develop strategic relationships with external partners to identify opportunities for collaboration.
Requirements
• A minimum of a master’s level degree in a life or health sciences discipline is required.
• Broad knowledge of disease, predictive, and diagnostic biomarkers, related scientific methodologies, and analytic techniques is required.
• Strong skills in collaboration and building relationships, without formal authority, are needed to meet MATR objectives.
• Critical thinking and strong communication skills are required.
• Project management skills and strong organizational skills are required.
• Comfort with ambiguity and rapidly changing scientific environment(s) is needed.
Nice-to-haves
• Advanced scientific degree is preferred.
• Laboratory experience in translational research or genomics medicine is preferred.
• Experience with principal investigators and/or as research staff involving biomarker analyses is beneficial.
• Experience as an industry medical liaison including oncology translational research responsibilities is desirable.
• Four or more years of relevant work experience in biopharmaceutical industry is preferred.
Benefits
• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance.
• Consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).
• Long-term incentive program.
• Vacation – up to 120 hours per calendar year.
• Sick time - up to 40 hours per calendar year (up to 56 hours for Washington State employees).
• Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays – up to 13 days per calendar year.
• Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year.
• Annual performance bonus.
Benefits
- Dental insurance
- Paid time off
- Health insurance
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