Johnson & Johnson

Vice President, Portfolio Strategy & Execution, US Oncology Solid Tumor

Johnson & Johnson$200K — $250K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree preferred.
  • Over 15 years of progressive leadership experience in pharmaceutical or healthcare sectors.
  • Demonstrated success in leading large-scale commercial operations.
  • Proven ability to navigate and influence complex organizational environments.
  • Strong financial and strategic acumen with operational expertise.
  • Experience in leading cross-functional and enterprise-wide initiatives.

Responsibilities

  • Lead strategic planning processes for the Oncology portfolio.
  • Translate business priorities into execution plans that drive growth.
  • Advise senior leadership on portfolio capabilities and execution risks.
  • Implement governance for high-impact cross-functional initiatives.
  • Enhance execution and streamline processes across commercial teams.
  • Advance account management capabilities for product access and adoption.
  • Foster innovation and AI enablement across the portfolio.

Benefits

  • High-performing, inclusive organizational culture.
  • Opportunities for talent development and leadership growth.
  • Commitment to employee accountability and collaboration.
  • Emphasis on innovation and continuous improvement.
Full Job Description

Job Function:

Enterprise Management

Job Sub Function:

Commercial Management

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Horsham, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Job Description:

We are searching for the best talent for the Vice President, Portfolio Strategy & Execution (PS&E) to be located in Horsham, Pennsylvania.  

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 Oncology team is focused on the elimination of cancer by discovering new pathways and modalities to finding treatments and cures. We lead where medicine is going and need innovators with an unwavering commitment to results.

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


Position Summary

The Vice President, Portfolio Strategy & Execution (PS&E) is a senior commercial leader responsible for shaping and advancing portfolio-wide capabilities, strategic planning, operational excellence, customer engagement enablement, and cross-functional execution across U.S. Oncology Solid Tumor.

This leader translates business priorities into actionable strategies, drives governance and disciplined execution, and strengthens the capabilities needed to deliver growth, improve customer impact, and increase organizational effectiveness. The role serves as a key connector across Sales, Marketing, Market Access, Medical Affairs, Learning, Finance, Strategy, Operations, and enabling functions.


Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership
  • Lead portfolio-level strategic planning processes, including business planning, long-range planning, performance reviews, and executive governance.

  • Translate enterprise and franchise priorities into clear execution plans that drive growth, operational excellence, and organizational effectiveness.

  • Serve as a strategic advisor to senior leadership on portfolio priorities, capability investments, organizational effectiveness, and execution risks.

  • Advance innovative approaches that strengthen commercial competitiveness and elevate organizational capabilities.

Portfolio Strategy & Execution
  • Drive governance and execution of high-impact cross-functional initiatives across the Oncology portfolio.

  • Ensure disciplined execution of strategic priorities through milestone tracking, performance management, and leadership reviews.

  • Improve ways of working, simplify processes, and enhance execution across commercial teams.

  • Partner with franchise and functional leaders to align priorities and accelerate delivery against business objectives.


Organizational Capability Development
  • Lead teams focused on strategy, execution, customer enablement,  operations, and business performance.

  • Advance capabilities in account management to ensure consistent access to our existing J&J oncology product portfolio and to ensure rapid adoption as new products and line extensions are introduced across key accounts

  • Strengthen critical commercial capabilities that improve customer engagement, launch readiness, and execution excellence.

  • Develop scalable approaches that increase organizational agility and readiness for future growth.

  • Foster innovation, continuous improvement, and enterprise knowledge sharing across the organization.

  • Advance AI enablement across the portfolio by championing and embedding AI-ready capabilities, tools, and bringing an intelligent orchestration lens to this work—synchronizing insights and coordinating action across roles, systems, and workflows so the right support reaches the right customer at the right time, reducing administrative burden and accelerating cross-functional execution.


People Leadership
  • Lead a diverse organization of senior leaders and teams responsible for strategy, execution, customer enablement, operations, and business performance.

  • Build a high-performing, inclusive culture grounded in accountability, development, collaboration, and business ownership.

  • Champion talent development, succession planning, leadership pipeline strength, and organizational health.

  • Model Johnson & Johnson Credo values and enterprise leadership expectations.


Cross-Functional Partnership
  • Partner closely with Sales, Marketing, Market Access, Medical Affairs, Finance, HR, Commercial Operations, and Global teams.

  • Influence decisions across complex stakeholder groups and drive alignment on strategic priorities.

  • Represent the organization in executive governance forums and key leadership discussions.

  • Strengthen collaboration and decision quality across business units and functions.


Qualifications

Required
  • Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree preferred.

  • Minimum 15+ years of progressive leadership experience in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare, or related industry.

  • Demonstrated success leading large-scale commercial, strategy, operations, marketing, sales, market access, or portfolio organizations.

  • Proven ability to lead through complexity and influence at senior executive levels.

  • Strong financial, strategic, and operational business acumen.

  • Experience leading large cross-functional teams and enterprise-wide initiatives.


Leadership Profile
  • Enterprise mindset with the ability to balance short-term execution and long-term strategy.

  • Exceptional strategic thinking, business judgment, and decision quality.

  • Track record of delivering measurable business results in complex environments.

  • Strong talent leadership, team development, and succession planning capabilities.

  • Ability to influence and align diverse stakeholders without relying solely on authority.

  • Courage to challenge the status quo while driving accountability and execution excellence.

  • Strong commitment to inclusion, collaboration, and patient impact.

Required Skills:

Business Acumen, Commercial Strategies, People Leadership, Pharmaceutical Industry

 

 

Preferred Skills:

Account Management, Big Data Management, Client Management, Commercial Awareness, Commercial Laws, Commercial Management, Consulting, Corporate Management, Customer Experience Management, Developing Others, Financial Competence, Ideation, Inclusive Leadership, Leadership, Operational Excellence, Revenue Management, Risk Management

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