Function
Medical Affairs Group
Sub function
Medical Writing
Category
Director, Medical Writing (PL9)
Location
Raritan / United States of America
Date posted
Jun 02 2025
Requisition number
R-014982
Work pattern
Hybrid Work
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 https://www.jnj.com

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Johnson and Johnson is currently seeking Head, Publication Operations, Global Medical Affairs located in Raritan, NJ or Basel, Switzerland.
Please note that this role is available across multiple countries and may be posted under different requisition numbers to comply with local requirements. While you are welcome to apply to any or all of the postings, we recommend focusing on the specific country(s) that align with your preferred location(s):
Raritan, NJ - Requisition Number: R-014982
Basel, Switzerland – Requisition Number – R-017073

REQUIREMENTS

• A Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 10 years relevant pharmaceutical/scientific experience is required
• PhD, PharmD, or Master’s degree with a minimum of 8 years of relevant pharmaceutical or scientific experience is strongly preferred
• Demonstrated leadership experience in people leadership and budgets is required.
• Deep knowledge of industry medical writing standards (e.g., ICMJE, ISMPP, Good Publication Practices) is required.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills are required.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret and organize scientific data is required.
• Project management experience is required.
• Knowledge across several therapeutic areas such as oncology, neuroscience and/or immunology, 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 (ra-employeehealthsup@its.jnj.com) or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

• Partner with the therapeutic areas (Tas) optimizing publication support based on business needs and strategy.
• Manage activities of the publication team including FTEs, contractors, agency partners, assigning projects and ensuring team and individual priorities aligned.
• Manage publication operations budget, partnering with therapeutic area leads to determine how best to meet their publication needs; responsible for vendor management, business plan development, forecasting and oversight.
• Business Process Owner of Publications SOP; proactively work to develop/update related SOPs and Guidelines.
• Key Subject Matter Expert for publication questions throughout the Company, on our SOPs and industry standards.
• Promote compliance throughout the Company with our publication SOPs and industry standards.
• Promote publication excellence via participation in Company best practice endeavors (e.g., Publications Community of Practice, Annual Publications Colloquium).
• Expert in emerging trends and tools for publications, such as compliant use of artificial intelligence.
• Represent Company at external publication forums (e.g., ISMPP Executive Forum, Open Pharma).
• Meet regularly with internal personnel to establish priorities and to coach/mentor.
• Meet regularly with vendors to benchmark progress towards deliverables, staying within budget.
• May do hands-on management of writers for specific publication projects and actively participate in product Publication Teams/MAST, etc.