Regional Advocacy Director (US A&SA)

Location: Virginia or other priority U.S. locations including North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Arkansas, and Washington, D.C. Hybrid role with up to 60% travel, including evenings and weekends.

Base pay range: $122,000–$212,750 per year.

Company

Johnson & Johnson develops medicines and MedTech solutions across the healthcare spectrum, including treatments for complex diseases.

What you will do

• Execute advocacy initiatives supporting disease awareness, site-of-care education, launch readiness, clinical trial awareness and enrollment, and patient access.
• Develop advocacy partnerships across oncology, immunology, neuroscience, and the life sciences sector.
• Build relationships with advocacy leaders, physician societies, patient organizations, and employer coalitions.
• Educate advocacy stakeholders on payer, federal, and state healthcare policies.
• Coordinate with Commercial, Brand, National Advocacy, Federal Affairs, State Affairs, Policy, and other internal teams.
• Manage sponsorship opportunities and monitor Medicare Administrative Contractor activities related to coding, reimbursement, and access.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; a Master’s degree or MBA is preferred.
• At least five years of experience in health policy, advocacy, payer relations, pharmaceutical or biotechnology sales or marketing, or related healthcare policy.
• Strong understanding of complex healthcare markets, including biologics, oncology, and immunology.
• Excellent communication, strategic planning, cross-functional collaboration, and territory budget management skills.
• Valid U.S. driver’s license required.
• Experience with healthcare policy, reimbursement models, grassroots lobbying, or local public affairs campaigns is preferred.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of IRA, PDABs, 340B, PBM reform, utilization management, ASP, fee-for-service, and managed Medicare or Medicaid.
• Experience with injectable, infusible, and oral treatments in oncology, immunology, or neuroscience.
• People management experience and expertise in government policy development.
• Commitment to learning and applying emerging technologies such as AI.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive work environment focused on employee dignity, diversity, and individual contribution.
• Retirement pension and 401(k) savings plans.
• Vacation, sick time, holidays, personal and family time, parental leave, caregiver leave, bereavement leave, volunteer leave, and military spouse time off.
• Interview accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities.