Senior Director Clinical Affairs, Surgery, Wound Closure & Healing

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 jnj.com As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world.  We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual.  At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit. Job Function: Discovery & Pre-Clinical/Clinical Development Job Sub Function: Clinical Development & Research – Non-MD Job Category: People Leader All Job Posting Locations: Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America Job Description: Title: Senior Director, Clinical Affairs — J&J MedTech Surgery, Wound Closure & Healing Location: Raritan, NJ 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 https://www.jnj.com/medtech. We are searching for the best talent to join our Surgery team as a Senior Director, Clinical Affairs Surgery, Wound Closure & Healing located in Raritan, NJ. Purpose: Senior clinical leader responsible for co-defining and executing the evidence-generation strategy and clinical research portfolio for the Wound Closure & Healing business within J&J MedTech Surgery. Leads a team responsible for clinical study design and delivery, outcomes research, registries, and real-world evidence generation. Serves on the Wound Closure & Healing Operating Committee and advises the business president on outcomes and evidence strategies that support commercial objectives, market access, value demonstration, regulatory positioning, acquisition strategies, and clinician adoption.

Co-develop and implement a cohesive evidence-generation strategy that aligns clinical programs with product strategy, regulatory needs, reimbursement/HTA requirements, and commercial priorities across the Wound Closure and Healing portfolio. Lead and grow a high-performing clinical research and outcomes team responsible for study design, protocol development, investigator engagement, study execution, and data interpretation. Oversee design and execution of clinical trials, registries, observational studies, and real-world evidence studies that support indications and clinical adoption. Drive clinical research programs that demonstrate safety, effectiveness, clinical utility, economic value, and patient outcomes important to surgeons and healthcare systems. Represent clinical and evidence perspectives as a member of the Wound Closure & Healing Operating Committee; advise the business president and cross-functional leadership on risks, opportunities, timelines, and evidence priorities. Collaborate closely with Regulatory, Quality, Medical Affairs, Health Economics & Market Access, Commercial Strategy, and Research & Development to ensure studies meet multi-stakeholder needs and are feasible operationally and commercially. Lead clinical and evidence and diligence