Johnson & Johnson

Group Product Director, Professional Promotion & KOL Engagement, CAPLYTA

Johnson & Johnson$150K — $258K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BA/BS required; MBA preferred
  • 10+ years of relevant commercial experience in pharmaceutical or healthcare marketing/sales
  • Experience in people management and coaching
  • Proven track record in KOL engagement and medical education programs
  • Strong communication skills, both written and verbal

Responsibilities

  • Coach and develop a high-performing marketing team
  • Shape and execute marketing strategies for healthcare professionals
  • Lead KOL engagement and professional education initiatives
  • Manage peer-to-peer strategy and speaker bureau effectiveness
  • Utilize data-driven insights to refine marketing strategies
  • Create impactful content for diverse marketing platforms
  • Oversee congress strategy and KOL engagements

Benefits

  • 401(k) and retirement plans
  • 120 hours of vacation per calendar year
  • 13 paid holidays annually
  • Parental leave for new parents
  • Sick leave up to 56 hours annually, varying by location
  • Military spouse time-off
  • Volunteer leave opportunities
Full Job Description
Job Function:
Marketing

Job Sub Function:
Strategic Marketing

Job Category:
Professional

All Job Posting Locations:
Titusville, New Jersey, United States of America

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson is currently recruiting for a Group Product Director, Professional Promotion & KOL Engagement, CAPLYTA®. This position will be located in Titusville, NJ.

About Neuroscience

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.

Our Neuroscience team tackles the world's toughest brain health challenges including multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, myasthenia gravis, epilepsy, major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and autism. This patient-focused team helps address some of the most complex diseases of our time.

Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way.

Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine

Role Overview

The Group Product Director, Professional Promotion KOL Engagement will lead U.S. HCP marketing, professional education, and KOL engagement strategy across all CAPLYTA® indications (MDD, Bipolar, and Schizophrenia). This leader will translate brand strategy, customer and field insights, market research, and analytics into coordinated professional promotion, peer-to-peer education, speaker bureau, and congress, TLL and regional initiatives. The role will lead a team of three direct reports and serve as the single point of accountability for professional promotion - KOL engagement, content, and peer-to-peer strategy across the brand. This position reports to the Director of Marketing, CAPLYTA®.

Direct Reports:
  • Product Director, KOL Engagement Strategy & Medical Education
  • Product Director, Regional Marketing
  • Product Manager, KOL Strategy & Speaker Bureau Management


Key Responsibilities
  • Coach and develop a high-performing team while fostering an inclusive culture and strengthening marketing capabilities through ongoing feedback, development planning, and talent management.
  • Shape and execute U.S. HCP marketing strategies and professional education priorities across all CAPLYTA® indications.
  • Lead and advance Key Opinion Leader (KOL) engagement strategy to generate customer insights, develop new and emerging advocates, and support professional education priorities.
  • Own end-to-end peer-to-peer strategy, speaker bureau management, and program optimization across all CAPLYTA® indications.
  • Continuously advance core marketing fundamentals, including insight generation, co-positioning, message and creative development, and impact measurement.
  • Champion data-driven decision-making and proactively adjust strategy using market insights, analytics, customer feedback, and field insights.
  • Create and curate content deployed through TLL field interactions, congress activations, speaker programs, and digital channels.
  • Lead congress strategy, including booth presence, product theaters, roadshows, executive KOL engagements, and advisory boards focused on insight generation.
  • Partner closely with field teams to ensure seamless execution, TLL readiness, pull-through, and feedback loops that improve customer engagement and business impact.
  • Build strong partnerships with cross-functional stakeholders including Sales, Medical Affairs, Market Access, Finance, Legal, Regulatory, Health Care Compliance, and Global Commercial teams to ensure strategic alignment and compliant execution.
  • Manage the agency-of-record relationship and other agency and vendor partners to deliver high-quality HCP tactics on strategy, on time, and within budget.
  • Optimize resource allocation and investment decisions to maximize performance and return on investment.
  • Champion responsible and compliant adoption of AI-enabled tools to accelerate insights, improve efficiency, enhance content development workflows, and support strategic decision-making.
  • Support the Director of Marketing with business review meetings by preparing strategic updates, synthesizing performance insights, and ensuring clear follow-up on key leadership decisions.

Qualifications / Requirements
Education
  • BA/BS required; MBA preferred


Required
  • Minimum of 10 years of relevant commercial experience, including marketing and/or sales in the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry
  • People management experience, including developing and coaching direct reports
  • Demonstrated experience leading KOL engagement, peer-to-peer strategy, and/or medical education programs
  • Proven ability to lead and collaborate with cross-functional teams and drive strategic alignment across matrixed organizations
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills required
  • Strong decision-making skills and ability to manage complexity across multiple projects and indications


Preferred
  • Psychiatry, Neuroscience, or CNS therapeutic area experience strongly preferred
  • Launch experience strongly preferred
  • Marketing and Sales/Sales Leadership experience preferred
  • Experience managing large speaker bureaus and congress strategies
  • Experience partnering with R&D, Medical Affairs, Global Marketing, Market Access, Patient Advocacy, and Supply Chain
  • Ability to motivate, lead, and influence across levels and functions
  • Knowledge and understanding of TLL/MSL field models and regional marketing execution
  • Experience building team AI literacy and confidence, reinforcing trusted and responsible AI use and sound judgment is preferred.
  • Demonstrated commitment to learning emerging technologies, such as AI, through exploration, iteration, and applying new tools over time is preferred.


This position will be located in Titusville, NJ and may involve up to 30% travel.

Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:
Brand Marketing, Brand Marketing, Brand Positioning Strategy, Business Alignment, Business Storytelling, Business Valuations, Consulting, Critical Thinking, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Customer Intelligence, Data Analysis, Data-Driven Decision Making, Digital Strategy, Execution Focus, Financial Analysis, Go-to-Market Strategies, Industry Analysis, Market Research, Negotiation, Problem Solving, Product Development Lifecycle, Product Portfolio Management, Product Strategies, Program Management, Strategic Thinking {+ 1 more}

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :
$150,000.00 - $258,750.00

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:
Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company's consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).

This position is eligible to participate in the Company's 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

For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: - https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits

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