Principal Clinical Research Scientist Non-MD

Johnson & Johnson MedTech; West Chester (Chester County); On-site; USD 117,000 - 201,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation –120 hours per calendar year

Sick time –40 hours per calendar year;

Holiday pay –13 days per calendar year

Parental Leave – 480 hours

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson is seeking a Principal Clinical Research Scientist in Sports Medicine to lead global clinical evidence strategies and oversee studies, registries, and dissemination activities. The role partners with Clinical R&D, Medical Affairs, Regulatory, and Marketing to align evidence with regulatory and commercial goals.

The ideal candidate will have 8+ years in clinical research within medical devices or healthcare, strong GCP knowledge, and proven leadership in cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences, Health Sciences, Engineering, or a related scientific discipline.
• Experience with innovative evidence generation methodologies, including real-world data, external controls, and hybrid designs for regulatory submissions.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and execution of global Evidence Generation Strategies and Dissemination Strategies for product development, regulatory requirements, market access, and commercialization.
• Provide scientific leadership for design and conduct of clinical studies, registries, and evidence-generation activities.
• Lead interpretation and communication of clinical evidence through reports, CERs, publications, and conference presentations.
• Support regulatory submissions and responses related to clinical evidence and investigations.

Skills

GCP knowledge

Leadership

Scientific communication

Regulatory understanding

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences or related

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

Discovery & Pre-Clinical/Clinical Development

Job Sub Function

Clinical Development & Research – Non-MD

Job Category

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States of America, Raynham, Massachusetts, United States of America, Warsaw, Indiana, United States of America, West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Job Description

About Orthopaedics

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments.

Are you passionate about improving and expanding the possibilities of Orthopaedics? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our Orthopaedics teams help keep more than 6 million people moving each year while delivering clinical and economic value to surgeons and healthcare systems. Our teams build solutions for joint reconstruction; trauma and craniomaxillofacial; sports, extremities, and elective foot and ankle; spine; and robotics and digital surgery.

Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech

We are searching for a Principal Clinical Research Scientist, to be located in Warsaw, IN, West Chester, PA , Raynham, MA, Palm Beach Gardens, FL or Zuchwil Switzerland.

Purpose

The Principal Clinical Research Scientist - Sports Medicine provides scientific leadership for the development and execution of global clinical evidence generation and dissemination strategies supporting New Product Development (NPD) and Life Cycle Management (LCM) programs within the Medical Device Group. This role serves as a key strategic partner across Clinical R&D, Medical Affairs, Regulatory Affairs, Health Economics & Market Access (HEMA), Marketing, and R&D to ensure evidence plans support clinical, regulatory, reimbursement, and commercial objectives.

Key Responsibilities

Clinical Evidence Strategy

• Lead the development and execution of global Evidence Generation Strategies (EGS) and Evidence Dissemination Strategies (EDS) that support product development, regulatory requirements, market access, and commercialization objectives.
• Ensure alignment of evidence strategies with business priorities and regional clinical needs through collaboration with global and regional stakeholders.
• Identify evidence gaps and recommend appropriate clinical research approaches to support NPD and LCM initiatives.

Clinical Research Leadership

• Provide scientific leadership for the design and conduct of clinical studies, registries, and other evidence-generation activities.
• Partner with Clinical Operations to support effective execution of clinical programs, ensuring delivery consistent with project objectives, timelines, budgets, and applicable regulations.
• Provide scientific oversight and guidance throughout study planning, execution, analysis, and reporting.

Scientific Communication & Dissemination

• Lead interpretation and communication of clinical evidence through study reports, scientific publications, conference presentations, Clinical Evaluation Reports (CERs), and other scientific communications.
• Support development of evidence-based value dossiers and technical summaries for market access, reimbursement, and commercial stakeholders.

Regulatory & External Scientific Engagement

• Contribute scientific expertise to interactions with regulatory agencies, notified bodies, ethics committees, and other external stakeholders.
• Support regulatory submissions and responses related to clinical evidence and investigational studies.
• Develop and maintain relationships with key opinion leaders, investigators, professional societies, and research collaborators.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner effectively across Clinical R&D, Medical Affairs, Regulatory Affairs, HEMA, R&D, Marketing, Quality, and other functions to ensure integrated evidence planning and execution.
• Communicate scientific insights, emerging evidence, risks, and opportunities to project teams and management

Qualifications/Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences, Health Sciences, Engineering, or a related scientific discipline.
• Experience with development and application of innovative evidence generation methodologies, including integration of real-world data (RWD), external control cohorts, synthetic controls, and hybrid study designs that combine RWD and prospective clinical study data to support regulatory submissions, product approvals, label expansions, and lifecycle management activities.
• Experience managing pre-market and post-market clinical studies to support regulatory approval and market adoption of medical device technologies.
• Minimum 8 years of clinical research, clinical development, or scientific leadership experience within the medical device, pharmaceutical, or healthcare industry.
• Demonstrated experience leading clinical evidence generation strategies, clinical studies, and scientific communications within Sports Medicine and/or Orthopedic Medical Devices, including soft tissue repair, sports biologics, extremities, arthroscopy, and related technologies.
• Strong understanding of Good Clinical Practice (GCP), global clinical research regulations, and applicable standards.
• Experience developing and executing clinical evidence strategies supporting product development and commercialization.
• Demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional teams in a matrixed environment.
• Excellent scientific communication, presentation, and technical writing skills.

Preferred

• Advanced degree (MS, PhD, PharmD, MD, or equivalent).
• Experience supporting global medical device development programs.
• Experience with regulatory submissions and interactions with health authorities and notified bodies.
• Publication and scientific communication experience.

Preferred Skills:

• Clinical Evaluations
• Coaching
• Critical Thinking
• Drug Discovery Development
• Entrepreneurship
• Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
• Leadership
• Medicines and Device Development and Regulation
• Organizing
• Regulatory Affairs Management
• Relationship Building
• Research Documents
• Safety-Oriented
• Scientific Research
• Standard Scientific Processes and Procedures
• Strategic Change
• Study Management

The anticipated base pay range for this position is:

$117,000.00 - $201,250.00

Additional Description For Pay Transparency

Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).

This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program.

Benefits

• Vacation –120 hours per calendar year
• Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year
• Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year
• Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
• Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child
• Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year
• Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period10 days
• Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
• Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year
• For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: - https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits

LI-PN2

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 & 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, external applicants please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers , internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.