Medical Affairs Director

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 Affairs

Job Category:
People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:
North Ryde, New South Wales, Australia

Job Description:


* Great Place to Work® Certified – 2025


* Johnson & Johnson named a 2025 Fortune World’s Most Admired Company


* Competitive salary package, flexible work practices, award winning benefits


* Continuous training and development

ABOUT INNOVATIVE MEDICINE

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.

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 OPPORTUNITY

As the Medical Affairs Director, you will be at the forefront of shaping and executing the Medical Affairs strategy across all products within the Immunology & Specialty therapeutic areas.

This high-impact role involves strategic leadership, customer-centricity, team empowerment, and operational excellence.

You will lead, inspire and empower a large team, whilst maintaining strong relationships with key external stakeholders to understand their needs and deliver value.

Additionally, this role has a strong collaborative and cross-functional approach to ensure business goals are achieved whilst driving strategic initiatives, team performance, and improving patient outcomes. 

RESPONSIBILITIES


* Drive the vision and execution of Medical Affairs strategy, ensuring alignment with business objectives and patient needs.


* Build and maintain strong relationships with key external stakeholders, understanding their needs and delivering meaningful value.


* Promote a cross-functional approach, working closely with marketing, sales, regulatory affairs and broader teams to collectively achieve business goals.


* Lead, inspire, and develop large field and office-based teams, fostering a culture of collaboration, agility, and high performance.


* Maintain high level of quality, compliance and accountability


* Partner across functions to ensure strategic initiatives are successfully implemented and business goals are achieved.

ABOUT YOU


* Tertiary education: Medical Degree (MD), PhD, or PharmD (mandatory)


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