Infectious Diseases & Vaccines: Leaders
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Infectious Diseases & Vaccines: Leadership
PENNY HEATON, M.D.
GLOBAL THERAPEUTIC AREA HEAD
INFECTIOUS DISEASES & VACCINES
JANSSEN RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT, LLC
Penny Heaton, M.D., is the Global Therapeutic Area Head for Infectious Diseases & Vaccines at Janssen Research & Development, L.L.C. In this role, she leads a global team focused on developing transformational vaccines to prevent some of the most devastating infectious diseases the world faces today.
Penny holds two decades of vaccine research and development experience. She recently served as the Chief Executive Officer for the Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute (Gates MRI), where she led the development of investigational products from pre-clinical through late-stage development against multiple diseases including HIV, TB, malaria, pneumonia, enteric diseases, and polio. She has also led vaccine clinical research and development for companies including Novartis, Merck and Novavax. Notably, during her time at Meck, Penny co-developed a rotavirus vaccine which has been licensed in more than 100 countries and universally recommended by the World Health Organization for infants worldwide.
Penny began her career at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conducting diarrheal disease surveillance and investigating outbreaks of foodborne and diarrheal diseases, influencing her life-long passion for vaccine development.
A graduate of the University of Louisville School of Medicine in Kentucky, Penny is board-certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Infectious Diseases. She is a member of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society and a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Penny Heaton, M.D.
Global Therapeutic Area Head
Infectious Diseases & Vaccines
Janssen Research & Development, LLC
ANTHONY FERNANDEZ
WORLDWIDE VICE PRESIDENT
INFECTIOUS DISEASES & VACCINES
GLOBAL COMMERCIAL STRATEGY ORGANIZATION
Anthony Fernandez is the Worldwide Vice President, Infectious Diseases and Vaccines, Global Commercial Strategy Organization. In this role, Anthony is responsible for leading Janssen’s global commercial efforts to build and maximize the value of the ID&V portfolio and pipeline in areas of high unmet needs, including HIV, hepatitis B and D, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), influenza, and multi-drug resistant infections. He has oversight of Strategic Marketing, Market Access, Medical Affairs, and Strategic Analytics resources dedicated to the therapeutic area.
Anthony has had a robust career at Johnson & Johnson, with commercial leadership experience across a diverse therapeutic area mix. He is highly accomplished in growing specialty portfolios, while advancing the culture and talent development across his teams. Most recently, Anthony served as Vice President, Marketing & Sales, Dermatology & Rheumatology. In this role, Anthony led the commercial team in delivering above-market growth by increasing market share for Janssen products within psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. He championed and deployed major commercial investments in fulfillment capabilities, DTC advertising, field presence, and new clinical programs to drive long-term competitiveness in Janssen Immunology. Anthony has played significant role in the growth and success of Janssen Immunology since he joined in 2020.
Before joining Immunology, Anthony was a major contributor to the growth and success of Janssen Oncology. As Vice President, Marketing & Sales, Hematology, he led the in-house and field teams to double the size of the U.S. hematology business while delivering significant benefit to cancer patients. Anthony partnered effectively across functions to drive increased investment, optimize the hematology commercial model, and ensure early launch readiness for future assets. He also played a major role with external alliance partnerships. As Director of Marketing, Anthony was responsible for leading the launch of a flagship multiple myeloma product in the U.S.
Previously Anthony was a Regional Business Director in Infectious Diseases where he and his team consistently met or exceeded business goals. Prior to this role, Anthony spent time in roles of increasing responsibility spanning multiple areas at J&J, among them Director of Strategic Marketing for Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, a Product Director with the Rheumatology Marketing Team, an Associate Director on the Multiple Myeloma Global Marketing Team, and a Manager of Global Business Analytics.
Anthony holds a Master’s of Business Administration from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor’s of Engineering from Georgia Tech.