Tom Cavanaugh

Tom Cavanaugh is Company Group Chairman, Global Commercial Strategy Organization (GCSO) and is a member of the Pharmaceuticals Group Operating Committee.

Tom leads the team responsible for developing the global commercial strategy for Janssen, maximizing the value of our global portfolio and pipeline, in close collaboration with R&D, Business Development, the Commercial Regions and Functional partners. The critical GCSO functions that will report to Tom include the Therapeutic Areas; Global Market Access and Pricing; Real-World Evidence; Commercial Data Science; Global Medical Affairs; and Strategy, Analytics & Business Transformation. He will also assume the stewardship of Janssen One, our strategy to drive transformational medical innovation and position Janssen as a worldwide pharmaceuticals leader.

With 27 years of broad industry experience, Tom is a proven global leader. His leadership approach and experience in navigating complex environments will be instrumental in accelerating growth across our portfolio and advancing our next wave of innovation on behalf of patients. Tom is also an avid champion of talent development and has earned a reputation for his unwavering commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion and for building high-performing, cross-functional teams.

Prior to this role, Tom was U.S. President, Immunology, responsible for driving market leadership for Janssen Immunology, our largest business. In this role, he has exceeded financial commitments for Immunology while leading through the complexities of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. He has ensured agile decision-making while focusing on customer and brand priorities. Tom has served as a valued member of the Janssen Americas Leadership Team since joining the Company in September 2017 as President of our U.S. Oncology business. In that role, Tom evolved our Oncology operating model and expanded our organizational capabilities. As a result, Janssen Oncology became the industry’s fastest-growing multibillion-dollar oncology business.

Before joining Johnson & Johnson, Tom helped build Celgene into a global biopharmaceutical company and held leadership positions of increasing responsibility in marketing, general management, medical affairs and product development. As a General Manager in both Spain and the U.S., Tom consistently exceeded business objectives through innovative approaches including an enhanced customer engagement initiative that better prepared the organization for future launches. As Global Head of Marketing for Hematology and Head of EMEA Marketing in Switzerland, Tom was responsible for designing and implementing disease area strategies for new and in-line products, including portfolio prioritization and resource allocation at both the regional and global levels. Previously, Tom was with Pharmacia, where he held roles in sales and product management.

Tom began his professional career as a chemist and pharmacy technician. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Chemistry from North Carolina State University.