Description
At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at jnj.com.
As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.
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Mexico City, MexicoJob Description:
About Oncology
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
Role Purpose
The Launch Manager is responsible for orchestrating end-to-end product launch execution, ensuring alignment across commercial, medical, market access, and supply teams to deliver successful market entry and sustained growth.
Key Responsibilities
1. Launch Strategy & Planning
- Lead the cross-functional launch plan, ensuring clarity on objectives, timelines, and milestones
- Translate global/ regional strategy into local execution plans aligned with market dynamics
- Define success metrics (KPIs) including uptake, access, and availability
2. Cross-Functional Leadership
- Coordinate across:
- Marketing / Sales / Field Force / Medical Affairs / Market Access / Regulatory / Supply Chain / Finance
- Ensure consistent execution and prioritization across teams
3. Market Readiness & Execution
- Drive readiness across key dimensions observed in your internal launch framework:
- Patient identification and segmentation, treatment pathway clarity, product availability and logistics
- Monitor readiness gaps and implement mitigation actions before launch
4. Access & Adoption Acceleration
- Partner with market access teams to: Ensure formulary inclusion and reimbursement pathways Support prescribing and access navigation Enable early adoption through targeted accounts and KOL engagement
5. Field Enablement
- Ensure sales force readiness: Training (clinical + commercial), messaging consistency, omnichannel materials Support in-clinic adoption and procedural confidence
6. Execution Tracking & Performance Management
- Monitor launch KPIs: Demand generation Sell-in / sell-out Inventory health Account activation Provide regular updates to leadership with clear actions
7. Continuous Optimization
- Capture insights from: Field feedback, customer interactions, early market performance Adjust strategy to accelerate growth and remove barriers Key Capabilities
- Strong project management and execution discipline Cross-functional leadership Deep understanding of: Go-to-market strategies Market access dynamics Supply chain & product availability Data-driven decision-making / critical thinking Stakeholder influence at senior levels
Experience / Background
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business Administration, Health Sciences, Engineering, or a related field
- +2 years in: Pharma / MedTech / Healthcare Marketing, Sales, or Market Access
- Experience as Project Manager
- Travel availability thought the year
Core Competencies
- Cross-functional leadershipDriving growth in complex systems
- Strong analytical capability: commercial, financial and clinical evidence
- Ability to translate insights into clear, actionable business decisions
- Collaborative leadershipStakeholder management across cross-functional teams (marketing, sales, access, medical, supply)
- Data-driven decision-makingProject and priority management with strong execution disciplineResults-oriented with strong problem-solving skills
Languages
- Advanced English proficiency (spoken and written)
Required Skills:
Preferred Skills:
Brand Marketing, Brand Positioning Strategy, Collaboration, Communication, Consulting, Customer Centricity, Customer Intelligence, Data Analysis, Data-Driven Decision Making, Developing Others, Execution Focus, Financial Analysis, Inclusive Leadership, Leadership, Presentation Development, Product Improvements, Product Management, Product Strategies, Strategic Thinking, Team Management