Associate Director, Alliance and External Affairs

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 Med Tech, 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

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Job Function:
Strategy & Corporate Development Job Sub Function:
Strategic Partnerships & Alliances Job Category:

Professional All Job Posting Locations:

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom

Job 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 We are searching for the best talent for an Associate Director, Alliance and External Affairs. This is a hybrid, office-based role located in High Wycombe, UK, with a planned move to Maidenhead, UK in October 2026, requiring three days on-site each week.

Please note that this role is also available across multiple countries and may be posted under different requisition numbers to comply with local requirements. While you are welcome to apply to any or all of the postings, we recommend focusing on the specific country(s) that align with your preferred location(s):

Raritan, NJ;
Horsham, PA;
Titusville, NJ

- Requisition Number: R-093219

High Wycombe/Maidenhead, UK

- Requisition Number: R-095073

Remember, whether you apply to one or all of these requisition numbers, your applications will be considered as a single submission.

Purpose:

The Associate Director, Alliance & External Affairs provides strategic and operational leadership across IM Office of the Chief Medical Officer’s (OCMO’s) alliance portfolio, supporting due diligence, licensing agreements, integrations, divestitures, third-party agreement management, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure effective service delivery and alignment with business and sector need.

You will be responsible for:

Due Diligence, Integration and Divestiture Management Lead and support due diligence activities, providing operational and safety recommendations for licensing transactions, mergers, acquisitions, integrations, and divestitures.

Own the end-to-end development, execution, and documentation of product and company safety integration and divestiture plans and associated deliverables.

Ensure successful delivery of integration and divestiture activities while maintaining alignment with business objectives and regulatory requirements.

Support the creation, maintenance, governance, and retirement of third-party agreements.

Strategic Alliance & Business Development Leadership and Cross-functional Stakeholder Engagement Partner with Business Development to support licensing activities, due diligence efforts, mergers and acquisitions, and strategic alliance initiatives.

Support IM OCMO Innovative Medicine R&D, and J&J cross-functional partners in developing and maintaining strategic external relationships.

Provide strategic coordination and direction across IM OCMO and partner organizations to ensure effective collaboration and service delivery and drive business outcomes.

Influence and negotiate with external partners and senior internal stakeholders to drive business outcomes.

Communicate priorities, including operational and regulatory impacts, across key stakeholders.

Identify opportunities and risks and communicate recommendations to leadership.

Operational Excellence &…