Associate Medical Director Rheumatology - US Medical Affairs

Medical Affairs Group

Medical Affairs

Scientific/Technology

Horsham, Pennsylvania, United States of America

We are searching for the best talent for an Associate Medical Director Rheumatology to join the Rheumatology therapeutic area team within the US Immunology Medical Affairs organization located in Horsham, PA.

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The Associate Medical Director, Rheumatology TA, US Medical Affairs will be an important part of the Rheumatology TA team, working closely with the other Rheumatology Medical Directors (and Associate Directors) as well as partners in US and Global Medical Affairs, Real World Value and Evidence (RWV&E), Population Health, Epidemiology, R&D, Biostatistics, and US and Global Commercial Team members supporting Immunology and Rheumatology within the Johnson & Johnson organization.

The Associate Medical Director will be responsible for leading the development and execution of Medical Affairs sponsored and supported clinical programs for company products in Rheumatology. They will work with other team members and cross-functional partners to formulate and execute scientific strategy for marketed and pipeline products. They will also address medical questions and educational gaps that arise from field insights and from Rheumatology HCPs.

The Associate Medical Director will also lead or contribute to development of abstracts and manuscripts as either an author or reviewer.

This position resides in the Rheumatology TA Medical Affairs team which is responsible for developing, coordinating and executing the TA strategic plan for Medical Affairs, which seeks to identify and address key stakeholders’ knowledge gaps through data generation, data dissemination and education. The TA Medical Affairs teams are also responsible for designing and executing Phase IIIb/IV trials and any post-marketing requirements within the areas of Immunology’s current or emerging assets in both adult and pediatric US indications.

• Contributes to US Rheumatology Medical Affairs strategy and will actively contribute to one or more integrated evidence teams (IETs) for approved and pipeline Rheumatology products/indications, working cross-functionally with partners within the IETs, including Medical Science Liaison (MSL) team leaders, RWV&E, Field V&E, SCG, Marketing brand teams, as well as potentially Rheumatology Disease Area Stronghold (DAS), R&D, Global Medical Affairs, (MSL) and Global Commercial partners to support execution of the TA Strategy for establishing access as well as plans for evidence generation and dissemination plans.
• Contributes to and leads the cross-functional team to develop and maintain a current, strategically aligned and annually updated Integrated Evidence Generation Plan (IEGP) for approved and pipeline Rheumatology products/indications.
• Supports payer-related materials and data needs to scientifically support market access efforts. /li
• Contributes as a subject matter expert on analysis of key data in support of US Immunology for approved or planned therapies and indications, partnering particularly with respective marketing brand teams (as well as other commercial and IET partners, including RWVE, SCG, V&E Field and Med Info and other CAC partners)
• Contributes to or leads the development of abstracts and manuscripts related to J&J supported and sponsored studies, with a focus on efficacy, outcomes, and safety/adverse event analyses.
• May serve as Study Responsible Physician (SRP) or Study Responsible Scientist (SRS) (depending on terminal degrees) for one or more clinical studies of company products and be responsible for their development and execution with mentorship and supervision. This will include study design, protocol development, regulatory communications, academic and community-based HCP and…