Senior Director Clinical Affairs, Surgery, Wound Closure & Healing

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Job Function:

Discovery & Pre-Clinical/Clinical Development

Job Sub Function:

Clinical Development & Research – Non-MD

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America

Job Description:

Title: Senior Director, Clinical Affairs — J&J MedTech Surgery, Wound Closure & Healing

Location: Raritan, NJ

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 surgery? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our Surgery team will give you the chance to deliver surgical technologies and solutions to surgeons and healthcare professionals around the world. Your contributions will help effectively treat some of the world’s most prevalent conditions such as obesity, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. Patients are waiting.

Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at

We are searching for the best talent to join our Surgery team as a Senior Director, Clinical Affairs Surgery, Wound Closure & Healing located in Raritan, NJ.

Purpose:

Senior clinical leader responsible for co-defining and executing the evidence-generation strategy and clinical research portfolio for the Wound Closure & Healing business within J&J MedTech Surgery. Leads a team responsible for clinical study design and delivery, outcomes research, registries, and real-world evidence generation. Serves on the Wound Closure & Healing Operating Committee and advises the business president on outcomes and evidence strategies that support commercial objectives, market access, value demonstration, regulatory positioning, acquisition strategies, and clinician adoption.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Co-develop and implement a cohesive evidence-generation strategy that aligns clinical programs with product strategy, regulatory needs, reimbursement/HTA requirements, and commercial priorities across the Wound Closure and Healing portfolio.
• Lead and grow a high-performing clinical research and outcomes team responsible for study design, protocol development, investigator engagement, study execution, and data interpretation.
• Oversee design and execution of clinical trials, registries, observational studies, and real-world evidence studies that support indications and clinical adoption.
• Drive clinical research programs that demonstrate safety, effectiveness, clinical utility, economic value, and patient outcomes important to surgeons and healthcare systems.
• Represent clinical and evidence perspectives as a member of the Wound Closure & Healing Operating Committee; advise the business president and cross-functional leadership on risks, opportunities, timelines, and evidence priorities.
• Collaborate closely with Regulatory, Quality, Medical Affairs, Health Economics & Market Access, Commercial Strategy, and Research & Development to ensure studies meet multi-stakeholder needs and are feasible operationally and commercially.
• Lead clinical and evidence and diligence activities supporting deal models for external innovation/acquisitions for the Wound Closure & Healing business.
• Co-manage relationships with external scientific partners, key opinion leaders, clinical investigators, CROs, and academic collaborators to ensure high-quality study execution and scientific credibility.
• Ensure clinical evidence supports product claims, labeling opportunities, regulatory submissions.
• Direct budget planning, resource allocation, vendor selection/oversight, and timelines for clinical and outcomes programs across the business.
• Lead publication and scientific communication strategies to disseminate study findings in peer-reviewed journals and scientific meetings to support clinical adoption and thought leadership.
• Mentor and develop clinical team members; build capabilities in modern trial designs, decentralized approaches, registry science, and advanced analytics for evidence generation.

Qualifications / Requirements:

Required

• Clinical or scientific BA degree.
• Minimum 8 years of progressive experience in clinical research, outcomes research, or evidence generation in medtech, medical devices, or related industries; at least 5 years in a leadership role.
• Demonstrated experience designing and delivering clinical trials, registries, and real-world evidence programs—ideally with direct exposure to surgical products or wound care modalities.
• Strong understanding of outcomes research methods, health economics, and payer/HTA evidence requirements.
• Proven ability to influence senior business leaders and operate effectively on an operating committee or equivalent executive team.
• Experience managing vendor/CRO relationships and external investigator networks.
• Knowledgeable of relevant regulatory and ethical requirements (e.g., FDA, EU MDR, GCP) and clinical evaluation/reporting expectations for medical devices.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills; able to translate clinical evidence into clear business recommendations and external scientific messaging.
• Demonstrated people leadership skills: hiring, coaching, performance management, and capability building.
• 20-30% Domestic and International Travel required.

Preferred

• Advanced Degree (MD, DO, PhD, PharmD, or equivalent) preferred.
• Surgical experience is strongly preferred.
• Direct product or clinical experience in wound closure, surgical hemostasis, biologics for wound healing, or adjacent surgical device categories.
• Track record of peer-reviewed publications and presentations at major surgical or wound-care congresses.

Other Details:

Success metrics (examples)

• Timely delivery of key clinical milestones (study start, enrollment, database lock, final reports) within budget.
• Quality and impact of evidence leading to regulatory submissions, labeling claims, or business impact
• Number and relevance of publications and scientific presentations supporting product value.
• Demonstrated influence on business strategy through evidence-driven recommendations adopted by the Operating Committee.
• Development and retention of a skilled clinical team and robust external investigator network.

Working conditions and travel

• Hybrid or on-site depending on business needs
• Travel typically 20–30% for investigator meetings, key site visits, congresses, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Global role so international travel included as needed.

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, external applicants please contact us via and internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

Clinical Evaluations, Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA), Developing Others, Drug Discovery Development, Entrepreneurship, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), Inclusive Leadership, Leadership, Medicines and Device Development and Regulation, Product Licensing, Regulatory Affairs Management, Relationship Building, Resource Planning, Safety-Oriented, Scientific Research, Strategic Change, Strategic Thinking, Study Management

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$196,000.00 - $342,700.00

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

The Company maintains highly competitive, performance-based compensation programs. Under current guidelines, this position is eligible for an annual performance bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan. The annual performance bonus is a cash bonus intended to provide an incentive to achieve annual targeted results by rewarding for individual and the corporation’s performance over a calendar/performance year. Bonuses are awarded at the Company’s discretion on an individual basis.

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

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