Director, Clinical Science

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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:

Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America

Job Description:

We are searching for the best talent to join our Vision team as a Director, Clinical Science located in Jacksonville, FL.

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 vision treatments? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how vision is improved? Our Vision team solves the toughest health challenges. Help combine cutting-edge insights, science, technology, and people to encourage eye care professionals and patients to proactively protect, correct and enhance healthy sight for life. Our products and services address these needs – from the pediatric to aging eye – in a patient’s lifetime.

Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech

Purpose: Director Clinical Science will lead the Vision Care Clinical Science organization to ensure the design, execution, and reporting of compliant, quality clinical studies in support of new product development while ensuring patient safety. Act as medical and/or technical expert in communications with FDA and other Regulatory agencies worldwide. Oversees post market clinical activities for product portfolio.

You will:

• Masters Complexity- Defines and implements department or platform strategies and serves as an authority to the business. Understands the interrelationship among functions and with other business areas. Serves as technical representative for the department
• Innovation- Identifies and manages risks and business needs. Ensures the development and implementation of leading-edge products and clinical measurement techniques internally/across sites/platforms
• Customer Focus- Develops and ensures departmental or platform initiatives maximize customer value at lowest cost
• Interdependent Partnering- Sponsors departmental and cross-functional team development. Removes barriers. Provides project leadership or participates as a team member on major initiatives that have high impact to the business. Key member of clinical sciences leadership team. Applies influence across departments and the business
• Organizational & People Development- Accountable for organizational depth to meet present and future business needs, looking across J&J companies. Serves as a change agent for global effectiveness
• External Focus- Fosters relationships with research organizations, academic institutions, key opinion leaders (KOL’s), and organizations worldwide and represents J&J Vision at external panels / conferences
• Compliance- Adheres to environmental policy, procedures, and supports department environmental objectives
• Credo- Engages in Credo-based decision-making
• Design and implement clinical research strategies that align with product development and regulatory requirements
• Lead and mentor a team of clinical scientists and researchers, fostering a collaborative environment that encourages innovation and professional development
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including R&D, Regulatory, Marketing, and Quality to support project prioritization, clinical trial design and execution, regulatory submissions, and launch-related activities
• Oversee the planning, execution, analysis, and reporting of clinical studies, ensuring adherence to Good Clinical Practice and regulatory guidelines
• Engage with key opinion leaders, clinical investigators, and academic researchers to establish partnerships and gain insights into emerging trends in ophthalmology. Represent J&J Vision at scientific meetings and external conferences
• Prepare and review clinical sections for regulatory submission and communicate with regulatory agencies as needed
• Perform other related duties as assigned by management

Qualifications:

• Advanced degree (OD, MD, PhD, or equivalent) in life sciences, medicine, or a related field
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant clinical research experience with at least 5 years in a leadership role within the medical device, biotech, or pharmaceutical industry
• Demonstrated technical/clinical product development experience required; experience taking product through development, regulatory approval and launch preferred
• In-depth knowledge of ophthalmic clinical trial design, regulatory affairs, and Good Clinical Practice
• Strong analytical, organizational, and project management skills
• Exceptional communication, negotiation, and interpersonal abilities
• Demonstrated record in relationship-building with internal partners
• Demonstrated ability to build successful relationships with key opinion leaders and investigators globally

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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. 

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Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

Business Alignment, Clinical Data Management, Clinical Evaluations, Developing Others, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), Inclusive Leadership, Leadership, Medicines and Device Development and Regulation, Regulatory Affairs Management, Relationship Building, Safety-Oriented, Scientific Research, Stakeholder Engagement, Strategic Change