Senior Manager, Trade Channel Strategy & Operations (CAR-T/CARVYKTI)

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Job Function:

Marketing

Job Sub Function:

Trade Marketing

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Horsham, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Titusville, New Jersey, United States of America

Job Description:

Senior Manager, Trade Channel Strategy & Operations (CAR-T/CARVYKTI) – Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine

Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems Inc. is recruiting for a Senior Manager, Trade Channel Strategy & Operations, Cell & Gene Therapy, located in Titusville, NJ.

About Innovative Medicine

At Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, we are committed to advancing science-based medicines that address serious unmet patient needs. Our teams bring together scientific expertise, patient insights, and cross-functional collaboration to help transform discoveries into meaningful treatment options.

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

Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems Inc. provides account management, customer support, contract management, logistics, and supply chain services for key health care customers and Johnson & Johnson businesses.

Role Overview

The Senior Manager, Trade Channel Strategy & Operations - Cell & Gene Therapy will support the design and execution of channel strategies and distribution models that enable timely, compliant access to Cell & Gene Therapy products. This role will partner across commercial, market access, pricing, supply chain, operations, legal, compliance, and external channel partners to optimize product distribution, strengthen order-to-cash operations, and advance innovative service models across the network.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of trade channel, distribution, and operational strategies for the Cell & Gene Therapy portfolio to enable timely, compliant patient access and achieve business objectives.
• Evaluate and design distribution models, specialty distributor networks, site-of-care strategies, and service solutions to support product launches, lifecycle management, and channel redesign.
• Establish and govern CAR-T operational policies, business rules, and distribution processes; develop scalable solutions for emerging needs where standard processes do not exist.
• Partner across Commercial, Market Access, Pricing, Supply Chain, Legal, Compliance, and Operations to drive launch readiness, program implementation, policy approvals, and exception management.
• Oversee channel performance and order-to-cash operations to deliver a seamless, compliant customer experience for treatment centers and patients.
• Assess complex channel and operational issues, including policy exceptions, distributor credit needs, contracted pricing, gross-to-net impacts, and business cases supporting leadership decisions.
• Manage specialty distributor and channel partner relationships through business reviews, performance assessments, issue resolution, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Monitor market trends, channel performance, and business metrics to identify opportunities and inform strategic and operational decisions.
• Lead trade research, vendor evaluations, RFI/RFP processes, and partner assessments supporting strategy development and operational excellence.
• Influence decisions through executive communication and cross-functional leadership, translating complex market, operational, and access challenges into practical solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of business-related experience required; pharmaceutical experience strongly preferred.
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives, managing complex projects, and prioritizing resources in a matrixed environment preferred.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to align stakeholders around portfolio priorities, customer needs, and channel strategies.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to generate insights, assess market dynamics, and support data-informed decision-making.
• Knowledge of contracting processes and related regulatory, legal, and compliance considerations preferred.
• Understanding of the health care ecosystem and the ability to translate market changes into adaptive strategies.
• Demonstrated stakeholder management, executive communication, and change leadership skills.
• Demonstrated commitment to learning emerging technologies, such as AI, through exploration, iteration, and apply new tools over time preferred

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Johnson and Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, please email the Employee Health Support Center ([email protected]) or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

Required Skills:

 

 

Preferred Skills:

Advanced Analytics, Brand Positioning Strategy, Business Planning, Commercial Awareness, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Customer Intelligence, Data Analysis, Due Diligence, Execution Focus, Financial Analysis, Industry Analysis, Mentorship, Negotiation, Organizing, Program Management, SAP Trade Promotion Management (TPM), Technical Credibility, Trading Environment Knowledge

 

 

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$122,000.00 - $212,750.00

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