CHRISTOPHER CUTIE, M.D.
Vice President
Disease Area Stronghold Leader
Bladder Cancer
Christopher Cutie, M.D., is Vice President, Disease Area Stronghold (DAS) Leader, Bladder Cancer, in the Oncology Therapeutic Area at Janssen Research & Development, LLC. He is responsible for shaping the scientific strategy required to deliver a broad portfolio of bladder cancer therapies, while building a robust pipeline of next-generation compounds.
Chris is a surgeon-scientist whose research and clinical activities have focused on understanding the biology of organ-confined bladder cancer. He has worked to translate these findings into cutting-edge clinical trials in the study of patients with both non-muscle invasive and muscle invasive disease. Chris joined Janssen through the TARIS Biomedical acquisition in 2019 as Global Medical Head for the TARIS programs. In this role, he leads the late-stage development of an intravesical drug delivery system, in combination with Janssen internally developed assets.
Prior to joining Janssen, Chris served as Chief Medical Officer at TARIS, where he led early clinical development. He was formerly an Instructor in Surgery and member of the Urology Faculty at the Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, where he specialized in the surgical treatment and management of patients with complex genitourinary malignancies.
Chris received his bachelor’s degree summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania followed by his medical degree from the Yale School of Medicine and MBA from Harvard Business School. He completed his surgical and urology residency training at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)/Harvard Medical School and went on to complete a post-graduate fellowship in urologic oncology at MGH as well. He is board-certified in urology.