Field Director, GI - Western U.S.

Johnson & Johnson Co.; California; On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicines is recruiting for a Field Director, GI - West to lead a GI Medical Science Liaison (MSL) regional team across the Western U.S. responsibilities include setting regional strategy, coaching MSLs, and ensuring high‑impact scientific engagement.

You will partner with Medical Affairs and cross‑functional teams to translate therapeutic area priorities into actionable plans, monitor performance with data insights, and promote compliant, patient‑centered scientific

Responsibilities

• Lead a GI Medical Science Liaison (MSL) regional team across the Western U.S.
• Set regional strategy in line with TA and Medical Affairs goals.
• Coach and develop MSLs with strength-based feedback and field observation.
• Ensure impactful, compliant scientific engagement with health care professionals.

Job description

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions 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 Science Liaison

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Arizona (Any City), Arkansas (Any City), California (Any City), Colorado (Any City), Idaho (Any City), Kansas (Any City), Montana (Any City), Nevada (Any City), New Mexico (Any City), Oklahoma (Any City), Oregon (Any City), Texas (Any City), Utah (Any City), Washington (Any City), Wyoming (Any City)

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicines is recruiting for a Field Director, GI - West to be based in the Western U.S. territory which includes: California, Washington, Oregon, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, North Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas.

About Immunology

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 Immunology team leads in the development of transformational medicines for immunological disorders and illnesses. You can influence where medicine is going by restoring health to millions of people living with immune diseases.

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

The Field Director is responsible for leading a GI Medical Science Liaison (MSL) regional team in providing scientific, clinical, research, and educational support to health care professionals and internal partners related to the current and future Johnson & Johnson GI products, while ensuring customer centric, insight driven, and compliant scientific engagement across the region.

The Field Director will partner with the MSL Head to set and drive strategy for their region/organized providers, translating TA and Medical Affairs strategy into clear regional priorities, measurable objectives, and executional excellence. The Field Director is responsible for insuring strong clinical engagement strategy for each territory within their region and will conduct routine strategy reviews with each MSL direct report, leveraging data, insights, AI tools, and performance trends to guide decision making.

The primary role of the Field Director is to provide support, coaching, and development to each of their direct reports (MSLs), utilizing the skills framework, routine feedback, and periodic field observation, with a strong emphasis on strength-based coaching, continuous improvement, and career development planning.

The Field Director will be responsible for the execution of field Medical Affairs programs, including product launches, proactive initiatives, and HCP engagement. The Field Director is responsible for insuring that each direct report is functioning at the expected level of scientific acumen/expertise, presentation skills, and soft skill abilities, including professional credibility and command, stakeholder influence, adaptive communication, and effective scientific storytelling. In addition, the Field Director plays a critical role to remove barriers and align field activities to ensure impactful scientific engagement.

The Field Director is responsible to stay abreast of scientific information and disease states to ensure proficient interaction model, and coach with their team. They will also ensure their direct reports execute collection and analysis of high quality, actionable Medical Insights and effectively communicate them to inform strategy, evidence generation, and lifecycle planning.

The Field Director will demonstrate effective change leadership by upholding professionalism, performance, and integrity in challenging situations, and by guiding the team with resilience, accountability, and engagement through ambiguity and shifting priorities.

The Field Director will coordinate closely with Medical Affairs, Scientific Affairs, and cross functional partners to align on objectives and execution as appropriate. The Field Director is expected to identify possible solution(s) and make a recommendation to the MSL