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Job Function:
MarketingJob Sub Function:
Product ManagementJob Category:
ProfessionalAll Job Posting Locations:
Panama, Panamá, PanamaJob Description:
About Innovative Medicine
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.
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
Purpose: The Line Manager for Immunology is responsible for the execution of a designated therapeutic brand or franchise within Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine. This role leads both Marketing and Sales functions, ensuring alignment between strategic priorities, field execution, customer engagement, and business objectives.
The position plays a critical role in launch excellence, driving market development, organizational readiness, customer adoption, and sustainable growth throughout the product lifecycle.
The role develops high-performing teams, fosters an environment of accountability and innovation, and ensures execution consistent with Johnson & Johnson's Credo and leadership expectations.
Main Responsibilities:
- Drive the commercial success of the assigned Immunology brand/franchise by executing business strategies that deliver growth, customer engagement, and patient impact.
- Translate market, customer, scientific, and clinical insights into actionable marketing and sales strategies that maximize brand performance and product adoption.
- Lead the development and execution of integrated brand plans, promotional campaigns, omnichannel initiatives, and launch readiness activities.
- Direct and develop the sales organization, ensuring field force effectiveness, execution excellence, customer-focused engagement, and achievement of business objectives.
- Optimize commercial performance through effective territory management, customer targeting, resource allocation, and performance monitoring.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Medical Affairs, Market Access, and other key stakeholders to align scientific, access, and commercial strategies.
- Build, coach, and inspire high-performing teams while fostering a culture of accountability, innovation, inclusion, and continuous development.
- Monitor market dynamics, competitive activities, healthcare trends, and customer needs to identify opportunities and adapt commercial plans accordingly.
- Ensure all business activities are conducted in compliance with healthcare regulations, company policies, ethical standards, and Johnson & Johnson Credo values.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree required.
- Advanced degree (MBA, Master's Degree, Life Sciences, Healthcare, Business, or equivalent) preferred.
- Demonstrated leadership experience managing teams and developing talent.
- Strong business acumen with experience leading strategic initiatives and delivering business results.
- Experience in commercial strategy, business planning, customer engagement, or related leadership roles.
- Experience leading organizational change, transformation, or business-critical initiatives.
- Advanced English level
- Availability to travel
- Drivers License
Preferred
- Experience in specialty care, innovative medicines, rare diseases, immunology, oncology, neuroscience or other specialized therapeutic areas.
- Significant experience within the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, healthcare, or related industries
- Experience supporting or leading product launches and launch readiness initiatives.
- Experience leading commercial teams including marketing, sales, or field-based organizations.
- Experience working within highly regulated healthcare environments.
- Experience managing multi-level commercial organizations, including field-based teams.
Required Skills:
Preferred Skills:
Brand Marketing, Brand Positioning Strategy, Business Storytelling, Customer Centricity, Customer Intelligence, Data Analysis, Data-Driven Decision Making, Digital Strategy, Execution Focus, Financial Analysis, Industry Analysis, Operational Excellence, Process Improvements, Product Development Lifecycle, Product Management, Product Portfolio Management, Product Strategies, Stakeholder Management, Strategic Thinking, Technical CredibilitySkills Required
- Bachelor's Degree
- Advanced degree (MBA, Master's, Life Sciences, Healthcare, Business, or equivalent)
- Demonstrated leadership experience managing teams and developing talent
- Strong business acumen with experience leading strategic initiatives and delivering business results
- Experience in commercial strategy, business planning, customer engagement, or related leadership roles
- Experience leading organizational change, transformation, or business-critical initiatives
- Advanced English level
- Availability to travel
- Driver's License
- Experience in specialty care, innovative medicines, rare diseases, immunology, oncology, or neuroscience
- Significant experience within the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, healthcare, or related industries
- Experience supporting or leading product launches and launch readiness initiatives
- Experience leading commercial teams including marketing, sales, or field-based organizations
- Experience working within highly regulated healthcare environments
- Experience managing multi-level commercial organizations, including field-based teams
Johnson & Johnson Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Johnson & Johnson and has not been reviewed or approved by Johnson & Johnson.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is characterized as comprehensive across medical, dental, and vision, with added supports like onsite clinics, fitness centers, and Employee Assistance resources. Mental-health services and wellbeing reimbursements are also described as meaningful components of the overall package.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings are portrayed as a major differentiator, combining a 401(k) with employer matching and an employer-funded pension plan. Stock options and other long-term financial supports are also positioned as part of the broader rewards mix.
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Parental & Family Support — Family-related benefits are presented as notably strong, including paid parental leave for all new parents and additional leave types for caregiving and bereavement. Financial assistance for adoption, fertility treatment, and surrogacy is highlighted as a significant support.
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What We Do
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