Senior Medical Science Liaison, Rheumatology - Capitol Region

Johnson Johnson; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicines is recruiting for a Senior Medical Science Liaison - Rheumatology to be based in the New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, and Washington DC territory.

The Senior MSL is the field-based scientific and clinical expert who provides objective, non-promotional information and education to healthcare professionals and internal partners to inform medical engagement and territory strategy.

Qualifications

• The Senior Medical Science Liaison (MSL) is the field based scientific and clinical expert on current and future Johnson & Johnson Innovative products.
• Serves as a strategic scientific partner integrating data to inform medical engagement and territory strategy.
• Stays abreast of current scientific trends and supports investigator‑initiated studies.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a scientific engagement plan for the territory.
• Engage in high quality two‑way scientific exchange with KOLs and HCPs.
• Identify and cultivate relationships with community and academic HCPs/KOLs.
• Leverage AI tools to enhance decision making and efficiency.
• Deliver scientific data tailored to HCP needs through clear dialogue and presentation.

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:

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

Baltimore, Maryland, United States, Delaware (Any City), Maryland (Any City), Rockville, Maryland, United States of America, Virginia (Any City), Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America, West Virginia (Any City)

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicines is recruiting for a Senior Medical Science Liaison - Rheumatology to be based in the New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, and Washington DC territory.

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 Senior Medical Science Liaison (MSL) is considered the field based scientific and clinical expert on current and future Johnson & Johnson Innovative products. He/she serves as a strategic scientific partner integrating multiple internal and external data sources to inform medical engagement, patient care, and territory strategy.

The Senior MSL is responsible for developing and enhancing professional relationships with Key thought leaders and health care provider teams, providing fair balanced, objective, non-promotional scientific information, and education to health care professionals and to internal partners through meaningful, evidence based scientific exchange as required by scientific and business needs.

The Senior MSL is also responsible for staying abreast of current scientific and treatment landscape trends in the relevant therapeutic areas by critically evaluating the quality, relevance, and applicability of emerging data and provide appropriate scientific support for investigator‑initiated studies, including facilitating scientific exchange and connecting investigators with internal research and grant processes, in accordance with applicable policies and without assuming sponsor responsibilities.

The Senior Medical Science Liaison will:

• Develop and implement a scientific engagement plan for the territory that aligns with Medical Affairs strategy, prioritized medical objectives, and approved core medical assets.
• Engage in high quality, two‑way scientific exchange with KOLs and HCPs that respectfully challenges current thinking, to serve as a resource for them and to understand their perspectives on the current treatment landscape in the relevant disease area while identifying trends, unmet needs, and educational gaps.
• Identify and cultivate strong professional relationships with various community and academic HCPs/ KOLs in the territory to advance our scientific credibility.
• Utilize insights and MSL tools to develop a strategic approach for customer engagements within territory and proactively uncover gaps, risks, and opportunities to enhance medical impact.
• Leverage AI tools and insights to enhance decision making, streamline processes, and improve efficiency and outcomes across core responsibilities.
• Identify provider educational needs and address those with tailored responses by framing data in a compelling, scientifically balanced, and medically appropriate manner that advances learning and deepens understanding.
• Deliver relevant scientific data tailored to HCP needs through clear and effective dialogue and presentation that translates complex clinical evidence into meaningful scientific discussion by adapting communication style to stakeholder context, actively listening, asking insightful questions, and clarifying scientific questions or correcting factual misunderstandings in a balanced, evidence‑based manner.
• Collect and submit high q