Manager Medical Affairs MedTech Surgery

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About Surgery

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.

Our business offers a broad range of products and technologies, including surgical staplers, clip appliers, trocars and sealing devices that are used in a wide variety of minimally invasive and open surgical procedures.

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

We are searching for the best talent for a Medical Affairs Manager to support our handheld medical devices business. The preferred location for this role is Cincinnati, OH. However, remote options will be considered on a case‑by‑case basis and if approved by the company.

The Medical Affairs Manager will serve as a strategic and scientific partner across the product lifecycle, contributing to evidence generation, scientific communications, and medical strategy for key products within the Surgery portfolio. Our business offers a broad range of products and technologies, including surgical staplers, clip appliers, trocars and sealing devices that are used in a wide variety of minimally invasive and open surgical procedures.

This role is ideal for a candidate already working in a medical device company in Medical Affairs, Clinical Affairs, or Scientific Communications who is ready to take on broader strategic responsibilities.

• Scaling the impact, efficiency, and output of medical writing using internal expertise, external agencies, and emerging AI technologies.
• Collaborate closely with cross‑functional partners in R&D, Clinical Research, Regulatory Affairs, Medical Safety, Quality, Marketing, and Professional Education to ensure scientific accuracy, product safety, and robust evidence generation supporting global commercialization.
• Partner with R&D, Clinical Research and Regulatory to shape clinical and scientific strategies across the product lifecycle.
• Engage with key opinion leaders, investigators, and clinical partners to strengthen external scientific collaboration.
• Stay current with emerging literature and competitive intelligence to inform research priorities, evidence strategy, and product positioning.
• Contribute to early product introduction, including clinical insights for launches, training, and procedural optimization.
• Lead and scale scientific communications, including manuscripts, abstracts, posters, and congress materials.
• Manage and expand external medical writing agencies, ensuring quality, scientific rigor, and high return on investment.
• Oversee publication planning, timeline management, and cross‑functional review/approval processes.
• Implement AI‑supported workflows to track literature, generate insights, and improve publication efficiency.
• Conduct Medical Information Requests (MIRs), copy review, product claim assessments, and scientific accuracy checks.
• Interpret clinical, preclinical, and post‑market data to develop scientific summaries, data sheets, and technical reports.
• Support development of procedural and product protocols, clinical workflow guidance, and rebuttal documents.
• Coordinate with Quality, Medical Safety, and Regulatory to ensure consistent and compliant medical content across all channels.
• Ensure full adherence to all relevant federal, state, and local regulations, including Johnson & Johnson policies and medical governance.
• Promote health, safety, and environmental best practices across work streams.

• Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, biomedical engineering, nursing, pharmacy, or related field is required. Advanced degree (MS, PhD, MD, Pharm
  
  D, MBA) is strongly preferred.
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