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At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world 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 MedTech, 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. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com

Job Function:

Medical Affairs Group

Job Sub** **Function:

Medical Science Liaison

Job Category:

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

Newark, New Jersey, United States, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicines is recruiting for a Medical Science Liaison, Dermatology to be based in the Philadelphia/New Jersey territory.

About Immunology

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.

Our Immunology team leads in the development of transformational medicines for immunological disorders and illnesses. You can influence where medicine is going by restoring health to millions of people living with immune diseases.

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

The Medical Science Liaison (MSL) is responsible for providing fair balanced, objective, scientific information and education to opinion leaders (OLs), health care professionals, and to internal partners as required by scientific and business needs. The MSL is considered an established scientific and clinical knowledge lead on current and future J&J Innovative Medicine products per Therapeutic Area (TA) alignment. The MSL is responsible for staying abreast of current scientific and treatment landscape trends in their therapeutic areas of interest. The MSL provides research support for company and investigator initiated research. The MSL will function with high integrity and follow credo values.

The MSL is responsible for building external relationships with identified OLs and health care providers (MD, PA, NP, RN, Pharm.D., biocoordinators) and developing and managing a geographical territory. These relationships and engagements can include both virtual & in-person, with a prioritization of in-person engagements when appropriate. The MSL is responsible for developing and maintaining a territory strategic plan, which includes educational activities with identified OLs, HCPs, institutions, and community practices.

The MSL role is one that requires a level of competency and experience in the disease state, as an MSL, The MSL is expected to possess foundational competencies in the areas of Influence & Results Focused, Communication, Stakeholder Engagement, Product & Therapeutic Area Knowledge, and Data Insights & Dissemination. The MSL will be expected to rapidly identify and compliantly collaborate with field based partners to ensure support of the Healthcare Providers which will positively impact the patients that they care for.

The MSL will continue to enhance their skills in agility, applying the competencies of Change Management, Time Management and Innovation. The MSL is responsible for conducting all activities in accordance with current regulatory and health care compliance guidelines.

This is a field based clinical position which required travel, primarily throughout assigned geography, with infrequent meeting travel outside of assigned geography. Travel for this role is estimated at 60%.

Summary:

Consistently demonstrate strategic territory planning and ability to build strong relationships within the territory.

+ Responsible for developing and maintaining a field strategic plan

+ Responds in a timely manner to unsolicited scientific inquiries of HCPs/investigators/health care systems/academic medical centers and population health decision makers integrating scientific data including real world evidence into real life practice to meet customer needs

+ Presents data and information in a manner appropriate to the audience and request.

+ Execute plans regarding reactive and proactive outreaches as approved via the legal/HCC exceptions process

+ Integrates scientific data into real life practice to meet customer/audience needs, adapting interpersonal style to particular situations and people.

+ Anticipates the responses of various individuals and teams based on their vantage point and perspective.

+ Prioritize franchise customer-based initiatives and field responsibilities, while balancing administrative duties and project responsibilities.

Executes Research Initiatives:

+ Leverages knowledge of standards of care and Janssen company/investigator sponsored clinical trials and competitor landscape to facilitate external-internal research communication

+ Engages with external investigators regarding unsolicited research inquiries and act as liaison to R&D, Medical Affairs and operations teams

+ Provides clinical trial support to identify potential sites, resolve issues with enrolled sites, and participate in meetings as appropriate, including site initiation visits and investigator launch meetings

+ Effectively leads at least one scientific or strategic Immunology project, exhibits strategic identification of educational gaps and elevates team acumen

Consistently demonstrates strong scientific acumen

+ Actively participate in team calls, trainings, & journal clubs through scientific dialogue, understanding of current standard of care, and regularly sharing of scientific news.

+ Attends and provides leadership at scientific conferences to gather and understand new scientific information relevant to the company and the external scientific community

+ Medical insights: Actively listens for, documents, and shares medical insights. Proactively synthesize data and medical insights for MSL team and other partners

+ Sets aside time for self-driven learnings on current scientific landscape

+ Role include representing and supporting JNJ at relevant scientific or other key stakeholder meetings including congresses, symposia, advisory boards and investigator meetings

+ Role includes representing JNJ at speaking engagements at relevant scientific or other key stakeholder meetings

Continuously support Department Operations and Internal Partners:

+ Performs all administrative requirements in a timely, accurate and compliant manner (e.g. expense reports, documentation of activities)

+ Maintain focus and composure in uncertain circumstances with minimal direction.

+ Provide regional and local support to enhance sales training initiatives and improve competencies of field personnel in partnership with Sales Learning and Development

+ Communicates and collaborates with all field based partners, and other Immunology MSL teams on a routine basis.

+ Demonstrate the ability to partner with others to lead or participate in large scale projects.

+ Maintains thorough understanding and competence in the following areas (regulatory and health care compliance guidelines; corporate policies on appropriate business conduct and ethical behavior; Medical Affairs SOPs and guidelines.

Qualifications:

+ PharmD, PhD, MD, or other advanced medical degree, NP (Nurse Practitioner), PA (Physician Assistant)), with 2+ years relevant TA clinical experience

+ Ability to support travel up to 70% which includes overnight travel, including some weekend commitments

+ Ability to drive and fly to various meetings/congresses/headquarters.

+ A valid U.S. driver’s license and clean driving record

Preferred:

+ A preference for minimum 2 years relevant work experience including clinical, research, fellowship, or pharmaceutical work experience with presentation skills

+ Knowledge or experience in the relevant TA and/or Immunology work experience

+ Must be familiar with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and utilization of computers and remote technologies

+ Reside in or near Philadelphia/New Jersey

The anticipated base salary for this position is $115,000 and $197,800.This position is eligible for a company car through the Company’s FLEET program. The Company maintains highly competitive, performance-based compensation programs. Under current guidelines, this position is eligible for an annual performance bonus. 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. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs such as health insurance, savings plan, pension plan, disability plan, vacation pay, sick time, holiday pay, and work, personal and family time off in accordance with the terms of the applicable plans. Additional information can be found through the link below.

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, please email the Employee Health Support Center ([email protected]) or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

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