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JOB DESCRIPTION:

Context: CAR-T therapy is a new class of treatment, involving a complex process for the hospitals that will (i) play an essential role in the manufacturing process through cell collection and storage and (ii) deliver the treatment to patients and ensure appropriate follow-up. Several investigational CAR-T products will come to the market in the coming years, and hospitals will need to be certified. While clinical profile will remain essential, the user experience, and the ease of getting set up will play a big role in the choice of treatment.
J&J objective for CAR-T is to deliver the best-in class Go-To-Market (GTM) to delight our stakeholders and differentiate from competitors. Due to the nature of CAR-T and the necessity to create a different kind of relationships with hospitals, new roles are required to deliver the EMEA GTM.

OPERATES AS ONE FACE TO THE SITE TO ENABLE BEST IN CLASS EXPERIENCE DURING SITE CERTIFICATION AND ACTIVATION

• Plans, tracks, and monitors the timely activation of J&J CAR-T sites
• Leads the local execution of the site certification activities:
• Coordinates all J&J stakeholders around site certification incl. the Site Certification Squad, the EMEA Center Of Excellence and the OpCo/cluster medical teams
• Drives contracting process by working with legal professionals to ensure it is streamlined for hospital team
• Works with quality, regulatory, legal, compliance and medical teams to establish site protocols and processes around CAR-T
• Ensures implementation of cell therapy operations into hospital guidelines
• Develops site certification training strategy that is tailored to the site and orchestrates its delivery

SKILLSET

• Strategic thinking, ability to implement business plans, strong communication and negotiation skills
• Ability to cultivate senior level relationships and create partnerships with stakeholders
• Understanding of dynamics in complex organizations and ability to influence people
• Strong TA, disease and product knowledge
• Deep understanding of hospital operations
• Strong project management skill
• English proficiency as well as proficiency in local language

The CTAL is a business-level partner to the site CAR-T lead physician, hospital management and Quality team. He/she is responsible for developing the overall Janssen cell therapy site strategic plan, operating as One Face to the site for set up and certification, and responsible for delivering best in class experience. The CTAL also acts as the key partner during operations and assist sites in ongoing capacity optimization.
This role is field based in Denmark , and will report to the Nordic Business Unit Lead, Cell Therapy.