Director, Neuroscience Medical Communications (Hybrid)

J&J Family of Companies; Titusville (NJ); Hybrid; USD 196,000 - 343,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson in Titusville, NJ is seeking a Senior Director, Head of Medical Communications & Scientific Exchange, Neuroscience. This leadership role drives the integrated scientific strategy across mood disorders, schizophrenia, and pipeline programs, ensuring high-quality medical content and compliant scientific exchange.

You will oversee publications, medical information, and external engagement, lead a multidisciplinary MCSE team, and partner with Field Medical and other groups to plan

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in a relevant scientific or healthcare discipline (MD, DO, PharmD or PhD). A master’s degree with substantial directly relevant experience may be considered
• 10 or more years of healthcare, pharmaceutical, biotechnology or medical communications experience, including significant experience in Medical Affairs, scientific communications, medical information, publications or an equivalent agency leadership environment
• At least 5 years of people leadership experience, including leadership of professional and/or managerial talent.
• Demonstrated success leading integrated scientific communications strategy and execution across multiple products, indications or lifecycle stages.
• Deep knowledge of medical communications, medical information, publication practices, scientific content development, medical review and digital technologies.
• Working knowledge of relevant publication and medical-education standards, including Good Publication Practice and applicable ACCME requirements.
• Proven ability to lead in a matrix, influence senior stakeholders, manage ambiguity, solve complex problems and translate strategy into execution.
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills, with demonstrated scientific judgment and commitment to accurate, balanced and compliant communication.
• Demonstrated budget, vendor, agency and resource-management experience.
• Ability to travel domestically and, when required, internationally for scientific congresses, 25%

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop a multidisciplinary organization spanning Medical Communications, Scientific Communications and MSL Communications, while fostering continuous learning, open exchange, accountability and inclusion.
• Attract, select, onboard and retain talent; create development and stretch opportunities; support succession planning and build future-ready capabilities.
• Clarify accountabilities and ways of working across MCSE, Medical Affairs, Field Medical, Medical Information, Global Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, Commercial, Regulatory, Legal, Healthcare Compliance and external partners.
• Manage budgets, agencies, vendors and internal capacity to deliver high-impact work with appropriate quality, speed and stewardship.
• Represent Neuroscience MCSE on relevant Medical Affairs and enterprise forums and contribute to cross-therapeutic-area standards, talent development and best-practice sharing.
• Develop and execute external scientific engagement strategy aligned with U.S. Neuroscience Medical Affairs priorities, portfolio strategy and identified scientific exchange needs.
• Coordinate collaborations and partnerships with external academic institutions, professional societies, medical education partners and advocacy organizations.
• Oversee high-quality, non-promotional scientific exchange with external experts and healthcare professionals, including key opinion leaders and other relevant scientific stakeholders.

Skills

Analytical reasoning

Clinical research and regulations

Clinical trials operations

Communication

Developing others

Digital culture

Digital literacy

Healthcare trends

Inclusive leadership

Leadership

Medical affairs

Medical communications

Medical compliance

Process optimization

Product strategies

Stakeholder analysis

Strategic thinking

Education

Doctoral degree in a relevant scientific or healthcare discipline

Master’s degree with substantial directly relevant experience

Job description

Johnson & Johnson in Titusville, NJ is seeking a Senior Director, Head of Medical Communications & Scientific Exchange, Neuroscience. This leadership role drives the integrated scientific strategy across mood disorders, schizophrenia, and pipeline programs, ensuring high-quality medical content and compliant scientific exchange.

You will oversee publications, medical information, and external engagement, lead a multidisciplinary MCSE team, and partner with Field Medical and other groups to plan