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Job Function:

Enterprise Management

Job Sub Function:

Scientific Affairs Management

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Remote (US), Titusville, New Jersey, United States of America

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is recruiting for a Sr. Director, MSL Field Head. This position is field based.

About Innovative Medicine

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.

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

Position Summary

The MSL Head leads a national field medical team of Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs) and Field Directors (FDs) who provide scientific, clinical, research, and educational support on current and future Johnson & Johnson Cardiovascular products to health care professionals (HCPs) and internal partners, ensuring customer‑centric, insight‑driven, and compliant scientific engagement.

 

The MSL Head develops and implements the vision for a fast-growing field organization, while also collaborating closely across key internal and external stakeholders. They lead, coach, and develop FDs and MSLs using a skills framework, ongoing feedback, and development assessments, while removing barriers and coordinating field activities to maximize appropriate HCP access and effective scientific engagement. The MSL Head leads engagement strategies for national, regional, and local opinion leaders and community practitioners, ensuring timely, impactful, and compliant data communication.

They build a qualified, diverse organization by supporting FDs in recruiting and hiring, and retain talent through mentorship and career coaching. They also provide oversight for FDs who assure compliant oversight of all field activities, model ethical behavior, and foster a culture of accountability and integrity. Partnering with the Therapeutic Area Lead, GCO, R&D, and Global Medical, they align field strategies with research and collaboration priorities. They also advance an analytics-driven approach to field insights, applying AI-enabled tools to inform risk assessment, strategic opportunities, and enterprise decisions.

 

As a member of the Milvexian leadership team, the MSL Head reports directly into the VP of US Milvexian Medical Affairs, and contributes to Medical Affairs strategies, future compound development plans, priorities, timelines, budget, and staffing models. They manage external alliance partnerships as necessary within legal, privacy, and compliance guardrails, and build strong compliant internal collaboration with multiple stakeholders (e.g., Therapeutic Area Leads, Sales, Marketing, KAM, Training, TLL leaders) to drive alignment and shared therapeutic goals.

 

In this exciting role, the MSL Head is responsible for, but not limited to:

 

Strategy & Leadership:

• Define and implement the vision and long-term Milvexian MSL field strategy, including FTE and budget planning to support growth and optimize resources
• Set standards for scientific exchange excellence across medical insights, advisory boards, and senior/executive-level HCP engagements
• Monitor the therapeutic and competitive landscape to adapt medical field strategy, identify HCP educational and research gaps, and execute MSL launch strategies for new products and line extensions
• Ensure territory plans meet business needs, using compliant field insights, metrics, and AI-enabled tools for account planning and performance analysis to maximize impact across the enterprise
• Lead MSL support of evidence generation (company-sponsored trials, investigator-initiated studies, registries) with appropriate internal partners
• Partner across Medical Affairs and HCC/Regulatory/Legal to develop compliant evidence-based MSL educational materials; Communicate field medical impact, and secure buy-in for strategic initiatives, with relevant partners

People Development:

• Foster a Credo-based culture of clear direction, collaboration, candor, respect for diverse perspectives, accountability, innovation, and recognition
• Ensure FDs and MSLs consistently understand and apply Milvexian medical strategy
• Hold teams accountable for gathering and sharing competitive scientific intelligence and relaying medical implications
• Coach FDs to drive engagement, address performance challenges, strengthen influence skills, and use metrics to close capability gaps
• Oversee team training, capacity, field activity, metrics, special projects, and cross-functional support
• Strengthen MSL scientific and clinical expertise across disease states, products, and pipeline assets through targeted upskilling
• Partner with FDs to attract, hire, and retain a qualified, diverse, high-performing workforce for the growing portfolio
• Ensure development, career, and succession plans that retain high performers and help staff reach their potential

 

Qualifications

• An Advanced degree such as a PharmD, PhD, DNP, or MD is required
• Residency/fellowship experience is preferred
• Cardiovascular experience is preferred
• Demonstrated success in leading field-based teams, including experience in communicating scientific evidence with strong ability to analyze, develop and execute on customer-facing field strategies preferred
• Experience in the pharmaceutical industry is required
• A minimum of 10 years of Medical Affairs, or equivalent clinical experience  
• Minimum of 2-3 years previous MSL management responsibility is required
• Must be familiar with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, and adaptable to embracing new AI technology
• Demonstrated track-record of successful business partner cross-functional collaboration, understanding of external healthcare landscape, scientific acumen, and/or clinical research experience
• Requires travel of approx. 60% depending on geography (includes overnight travel); Ability to maintain an office in the home required; valid US driver’s license required
• Close proximity to an airport desired
• Must be available to attend periodic national scientific congresses, as well as  corporate home office meetings

 

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 and internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

Required Skills:

 

 

Preferred Skills:

Budget Management, Business Development, Clinical Trial Designs, Collaboration, Corporate Management, Data Analysis, Developing Others, Diagnostic Imaging, Inclusive Leadership, Leadership, Medical Affairs, Medical Compliance, Operational Excellence, Quality Assurance (QA), Relationship Building, Safety-Oriented, Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)

 

 

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$187,000.00 - $320,850.00

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.



Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, employees are eligible for the following time off 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