Associate Director, Medical Communications

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine in Horsham, PA is seeking an Associate Director of Medical Communications. This leadership role drives strategic development and review of medical information for the Hematology portfolio, collaborating across functions to ensure accurate, evidence-based materials for healthcare professionals and consumers.

The position emphasizes leading content development, cross-functional teamwork, and leveraging AI and innovative approaches to deliver impactful medical

Qualifications

• A minimum of 5 years of drug information/medical information experience is required.
• Experience developing responses to scientific inquiries from healthcare professionals and/or consumers is required.
• Project management experience is required.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.
• Strategic thinking and cross-functional collaboration is required.
• Experience utilizing Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and review of medical information content.
• Review promotional and medical materials.
• Provide medical guidance for promotional, medical, or sales training materials.
• Participate in multidisciplinary therapeutic area teams to support strategic plans.
• Leverage clinical knowledge to identify trends and scientific intelligence.
• Lead product launch/indication support and development of content delivery tools.
• Guide training of new hires and collaborate with cross-functional partners.

Skills

Medical information

Literature analysis

Scientific inquiries

Project management

Communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy

PharmD or PhD preferred

Residency/Fellowship in Drug Information

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

At Johnson & Johnson,we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build aworld where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured,where treatments are smarter and less invasive, andsolutions are personal.Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, 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 more at jnj.com.

As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.

Job Function

Medical Affairs Group

Job Sub Function

Medical Writing

Job Category

Professional

All Job Posting Locations

Horsham, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Pennsylvania (Any City)

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.

Our Oncology team is focused on the elimination of cancer by discovering new pathways and modalities to finding treatments and cures. We lead where medicine is going and need innovators with an unwavering commitment to results.

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 https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine

We are searching for the best talent for an Associate Director, Medical Communications based out of Horsham, PA.

Purpose

The Associate Director, Medical Communications leads the strategic execution of scientific content development and review of materials for unsolicited medical information requests, and ensures the accuracy and integrity of promotional, medical, and sales materials for products within the Hematology portfolio.

Key Responsibilities

Will be the key contact for development and review of medical information content

• Leads the development, review and/or approval of medical information scientific response documents, including management of authoring vendor, monitoring customer/stakeholder needs to identify topics for new content, and oversight of innovative responses and omnichannel dissemination.
• Conducts medical review activities, including review of promotional and medical materials.

Will review content & develop strategic concepts

• Provides medical guidance for development and review of promotional, medical, or sales training materials.
• Participates in multidisciplinary therapeutic area teams to contribute to the functional strategic plan in support of the therapeutic area.
• Leverages clinical knowledge and expertise to direct the review and identification of emerging trends and scientific intelligence, meaningful for each audience.
• Champions VOC/insights by identifying unmet needs/gaps to drive impactful actions for medical affairs.

Will manage Medical Communications projects

• Leads new product launch/indication support.
• Supports the development of tools and innovative approaches for creative delivery of information.
• Champion AI capabilities to enhance scientific content planning and development.

Will develop teams’ therapeutic knowledge

• Guides initial and ongoing training of new hires and identifies opportunities for learning and development of the team to advance Medical Communications capabilities.
• Collaborates with cross-functional partners to provide therapeutic area and product expertise.

Qualifications

Education

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy is required. PharmD or PhD degree is highly preferred.
• A Drug Information or clinical residency/fellowship is preferred.

Required

• A minimum of 5 years of drug information/medical information or comparable experience within the health care/clinical/hospital environment is required.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct literature analysis is required.
• Experience developing responses to scientific inquiries from healthcare professionals and/or consumers is required.
• Project management experience is required.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.
• Strategic thinking and cross-functional collaboration is required.
• Experience utilizing Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) is required.

Preferred

• Deep understanding of hematology/oncology products and diseases is preferred.
• Proven creative problem solving and understanding of customer needs is highly preferred.
• Demonstrated commitment to learning emerging technologies, such as AI, through exploration, iteration, and applying new tools over time is preferred

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Johnson and Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, please email the Employee Health Support Center ([e-mail]) or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

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