Vice-President Clinical Affairs

At Johnson & Johnson,we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build aworld 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 Med Tech, 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.

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Discovery & Pre-Clinical/Clinical Development

Clinical Development & Research – Non-MD

People Leader

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America, Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America, Remote (US)

Title:

VP Clinical Affairs

Location:

Preferred locations include Raritan, NJ, or Cincinnati, OH. Other J&J Med Tech locations will be considered. Remote work options may be considered on a case-by-case basis and if approved by the Company.

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 Vice President Clinical Affairs preferably in Raritan, NJ, or Cincinnati, OH. Other J&J Med Tech locations will be considered. Remote work options may be considered on a case-by-case basis and if approved by the Company.

Senior leader responsible for defining and executing the clinical and evidence-generation strategy across the product portfolio. Leads a multidisciplinary organization that includes Evidence Generation Strategy, Clinical Research, Clinical Operations, Clinical Evaluation, Biostatistics & Data Science, and Pre Clinical teams. Partners with Regulatory, Quality, Medical Affairs, Commercial, and Product Development to deliver high-quality clinical evidence that supports regulatory submissions, health technology assessment (HTA), reimbursement, and optimal patient outcomes.

• Set clinical strategy and evidence-generation plans that align with business objectives, product strategy, regulatory requirements, and payer needs across development lifecycle (pre-clinical → clinical → post-market).
• Lead and grow an integrated, high-performing clinical organization covering clinical research, operations, clinical evaluation/medical writing, biostatistics, data science, and pre-clinical functions.
• Oversee design, execution, and delivery of clinical studies (first-in-human, pivotal, registries, observational/RWE, post-market surveillance), ensuring scientific rigor, ethical conduct, regulatory compliance, and on-time delivery.
• Provide scientific and operational leadership for statistical planning, data analysis, data management, and modern analytics (including AI/ML where applicable) to produce robust, reproducible evidence.
• Support relationships with external stakeholders: regulatory agencies, key opinion leaders, global investigators/sites, Contract Research Organizations (CROs), academic partners, and HTA bodies.
• Coordinate clinical input for regulatory submissions (IDE, PMA/510(k)/CE/other regional filings) and ensure clinical content for technical documentation and labeling is accurate and defensible.
• Ensure clinical quality systems and…