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Get Access To All JobsAt 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:
Medical Affairs Group
Job Sub Function:
Medical Writing
Job Category:
People Leader
All Job Posting Locations:
Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America; Spring House, Pennsylvania, United States of America; Titusville, New Jersey, United States of America
Job Description:
At Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, what matters most is helping people live full and healthy lives. We focus on treating, curing, and preventing some of the most devastating and complex diseases of our time.
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
We are searching for the best talent for an Associate Director, Regulatory Medical Writing within our Integrated Data Analytics & Reporting (IDAR) business. This role will support one or more of our therapeutic areas within the X-TA Regulatory Medical Writing area.
This position can be located in: High Wycombe, United Kingdom; Beerse, Belgium; Leiden, Netherlands; or Spring House, PA; Raritan, NJ; or Titusville, NJ, United States. This is a hybrid role (3 days in office and 2 remote). Remote work options may be considered on a case-by-case basis and if approved by the Company.
Are you ready to join our team? Then please read further!
You will be responsible for:
- Leading compound/submission/indication/disease area writing teams independently.
- May have additional major responsibility with supervision.
- Cross-functional, cross-TA, or cross-J&J initiative/collaboration.
- Larger organizational responsibility (eg, manage a subset of TA).
- Preparing and finalizing all types of clinical documents, taking a proactive or lead role in terms of content and scientific strategy. Working with a high level of independence and taking a lead role on with respect to timing, scheduling, and tracking.
- Leading program-level/submission writing teams independently.
- Directly leading or setting objectives for others on team projects and tasks.
- Guiding or training cross-functional team members on processes, best practices; coach or mentor more junior writers.
- Proactively identifying, contributing to and championing Medical Writing process improvements, internal standards, regulatory, and publishing guidelines, internal systems, tools, and processes.
- Leading cross-functional/cross-TA, cross-J&J process improvement initiatives, or other large process working groups.
- Developing, maintaining and disseminating knowledge of industry, company, and regulatory guidelines to internal and external audiences.
- If a lead writer for a program:
- Primary point of contact and champion for Medical Writing activities for the clinical team.
- Responsible for planning and leading the writing group for assigned program.
- Able to function as a lead writer on any compound independently.
- Leading discussions in Medical Writing and cross-functional meetings as appropriate.
- Interacting with senior cross-functional colleagues and external partners to strengthen coordination between departments.
- Able to oversee the work of external contractors.
- As a people manager:
- Manage direct reports in Medical Writing.
- Set objectives for individual team members. Regularly meets with direct reports to ensure appropriate development, projects, assignments, and issues are resolved.
- Ensures direct report’s adherence to established policies, procedural documents, and templates.
- Able to make decision on hiring staff, onboarding new staff, conducting career and talent development discussions for staff, lead in goal setting and performance discussions.
Qualifications /Requirements:
- University/college degree in a scientific discipline is required. Masters or PhD preferred.
- At least 10 years of relevant pharmaceutical/scientific experience; at least 8 years of relevant Medical Writing experience is required!
- At least 2 years of people management experience.
- Multiple therapeutic area experience preferred.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Strong oral and written communication skills. Fluent written and spoken English.
- Expert project management skills, expert project/process improvement leadership.
- Expert leadership skills (influencing, negotiating, assertiveness, taking initiative, conflict management, change management). Strong people management skills.
- Ability to delegate responsibility to junior writers.
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate and develop effective partnerships with key business partners and customers.
- Ability to recognize how to best interpret, summarize, and present statistical and medical information to ensure quality and accuracy of content in complex document types independently.
Please note that this role is available across multiple countries and may be posted under different requisition numbers to comply with local requirements. While you are welcome to apply to any or all of the postings, we recommend focusing on the specific country(s) that align with your preferred location(s):
United Kingdom - Requisition Number: R-069555
Belgium / Netherlands - Requisition Number: R-070514
United States - Requisition Number: R-070519
Remember, whether you apply to one or all of these requisition numbers, your applications will be considered as a single submission.
For United States applicants:
The anticipated base pay range for this position is $137,000 to $235,750 (USD).
The Company maintains highly competitive, performance-based compensation programs. Under current guidelines, this position is eligible for an annual performance bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan. 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 and/or eligible dependents may be eligible to participate in the following Company sponsored employee benefit programs: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance.
Employees may be eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).
Employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:
- Vacation - up to 120 hours per calendar year
- Sick time - up to 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington - up to 56 hours per calendar year
- Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays - up to 13 days per calendar year
- Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
For additional general information on company benefits, please go to: https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits
The compensation and benefits information set forth in this posting applies to candidates hired in the United States. Candidates hired outside the United States will be eligible for compensation and benefits in accordance with their local market.
Required Skills:
- Medical Writing
- People Management
- Project Management
- Regulatory Writing
- Solid Scientific Background
Preferred Skills:
- Analytics Insights
- Business Writing
- Clinical Research and Regulations
- Clinical Trials Operations
- Copy Editing
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Developing Others
- Inclusive Leadership
- Industry Analysis
- Leadership
- Medical Affairs
- Medical Communications
- Performance Measurement
- Quality Validation
- Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)
- Succession Planning
- Tactical Planning
- Team Management
The anticipated base pay range for this position is:
$137,000.00 - $235,750.00
Additional Description for Pay Transparency:
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:
Medical Affairs Group
Job Sub Function:
Medical Writing
Job Category:
People Leader
All Job Posting Locations:
Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America; Spring House, Pennsylvania, United States of America; Titusville, New Jersey, United States of America
Job Description:
At Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, what matters most is helping people live full and healthy lives. We focus on treating, curing, and preventing some of the most devastating and complex diseases of our time.
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
We are searching for the best talent for an Associate Director, Regulatory Medical Writing within our Integrated Data Analytics & Reporting (IDAR) business. This role will support one or more of our therapeutic areas within the X-TA Regulatory Medical Writing area.
This position can be located in: High Wycombe, United Kingdom; Beerse, Belgium; Leiden, Netherlands; or Spring House, PA; Raritan, NJ; or Titusville, NJ, United States. This is a hybrid role (3 days in office and 2 remote). Remote work options may be considered on a case-by-case basis and if approved by the Company.
Are you ready to join our team? Then please read further!
You will be responsible for:
- Leading compound/submission/indication/disease area writing teams independently.
- May have additional major responsibility with supervision.
- Cross-functional, cross-TA, or cross-J&J initiative/collaboration.
- Larger organizational responsibility (eg, manage a subset of TA).
- Preparing and finalizing all types of clinical documents, taking a proactive or lead role in terms of content and scientific strategy. Working with a high level of independence and taking a lead role on with respect to timing, scheduling, and tracking.
- Leading program-level/submission writing teams independently.
- Directly leading or setting objectives for others on team projects and tasks.
- Guiding or training cross-functional team members on processes, best practices; coach or mentor more junior writers.
- Proactively identifying, contributing to and championing Medical Writing process improvements, internal standards, regulatory, and publishing guidelines, internal systems, tools, and processes.
- Leading cross-functional/cross-TA, cross-J&J process improvement initiatives, or other large process working groups.
- Developing, maintaining and disseminating knowledge of industry, company, and regulatory guidelines to internal and external audiences.
- If a lead writer for a program:
- Primary point of contact and champion for Medical Writing activities for the clinical team.
- Responsible for planning and leading the writing group for assigned program.
- Able to function as a lead writer on any compound independently.
- Leading discussions in Medical Writing and cross-functional meetings as appropriate.
- Interacting with senior cross-functional colleagues and external partners to strengthen coordination between departments.
- Able to oversee the work of external contractors.
- As a people manager:
- Manage direct reports in Medical Writing.
- Set objectives for individual team members. Regularly meets with direct reports to ensure appropriate development, projects, assignments, and issues are resolved.
- Ensures direct report’s adherence to established policies, procedural documents, and templates.
- Able to make decision on hiring staff, onboarding new staff, conducting career and talent development discussions for staff, lead in goal setting and performance discussions.
Qualifications /Requirements:
- University/college degree in a scientific discipline is required. Masters or PhD preferred.
- At least 10 years of relevant pharmaceutical/scientific experience; at least 8 years of relevant Medical Writing experience is required!
- At least 2 years of people management experience.
- Multiple therapeutic area experience preferred.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Strong oral and written communication skills. Fluent written and spoken English.
- Expert project management skills, expert project/process improvement leadership.
- Expert leadership skills (influencing, negotiating, assertiveness, taking initiative, conflict management, change management). Strong people management skills.
- Ability to delegate responsibility to junior writers.
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate and develop effective partnerships with key business partners and customers.
- Ability to recognize how to best interpret, summarize, and present statistical and medical information to ensure quality and accuracy of content in complex document types independently.
Please note that this role is available across multiple countries and may be posted under different requisition numbers to comply with local requirements. While you are welcome to apply to any or all of the postings, we recommend focusing on the specific country(s) that align with your preferred location(s):
United Kingdom - Requisition Number: R-069555
Belgium / Netherlands - Requisition Number: R-070514
United States - Requisition Number: R-070519
Remember, whether you apply to one or all of these requisition numbers, your applications will be considered as a single submission.
For United States applicants:
The anticipated base pay range for this position is $137,000 to $235,750 (USD).
The Company maintains highly competitive, performance-based compensation programs. Under current guidelines, this position is eligible for an annual performance bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan. 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 and/or eligible dependents may be eligible to participate in the following Company sponsored employee benefit programs: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance.
Employees may be eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).
Employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:
- Vacation - up to 120 hours per calendar year
- Sick time - up to 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington - up to 56 hours per calendar year
- Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays - up to 13 days per calendar year
- Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
For additional general information on company benefits, please go to: https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits
The compensation and benefits information set forth in this posting applies to candidates hired in the United States. Candidates hired outside the United States will be eligible for compensation and benefits in accordance with their local market.
Required Skills:
- Medical Writing
- People Management
- Project Management
- Regulatory Writing
- Solid Scientific Background
Preferred Skills:
- Analytics Insights
- Business Writing
- Clinical Research and Regulations
- Clinical Trials Operations
- Copy Editing
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Developing Others
- Inclusive Leadership
- Industry Analysis
- Leadership
- Medical Affairs
- Medical Communications
- Performance Measurement
- Quality Validation
- Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)
- Succession Planning
- Tactical Planning
- Team Management
The anticipated base pay range for this position is:
$137,000.00 - $235,750.00
Additional Description for Pay Transparency:
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding TN Visa Sponsorship as a Director Medical Writing
Align your credentials to TN categories
TN eligibility for medical writing hinges on your degree field, not your job title. A life sciences, pharmacy, or biology degree maps cleanly to the Scientific category. A communications degree alone may not clear CBP scrutiny without supplemental documentation.
Target employers with active regulatory pipelines
Pharmaceutical companies, CROs, and medical device manufacturers in late-stage clinical development hire Director-level medical writers regularly. These employers have recent visa filings and experience with work visa sponsorship, which means they understand the visa process and can move quickly from offer to start date.
Request a detailed TN support letter early
The employer support letter is your TN application. It must name the USMCA professional category, describe your qualifying degree, and connect your director-level duties to that category. Vague letters are the primary reason CBP requests additional review.
Prepare a regulatory writing portfolio before interviews
Employers sponsoring TN visas at the director level want evidence of NDA or BLA submission experience. Documenting your ICH guideline proficiency and eCTD section ownership strengthens both your candidacy and the specialty justification in your TN support letter.
Confirm your Canadian or Mexican citizenship status upfront
Canadians can present TN documentation directly at a U.S. land border or airport port of entry with no prior visa appointment. Mexican citizens must schedule a consular interview, so factor four to eight weeks of consulate processing into your start date negotiation.
Use Migrate Mate to find sponsoring employers
Identifying which employers actively support TN filings for medical writing directors is the hardest part of the search. Migrate Mate filters roles by sponsorship history so you spend your time on employers already equipped to move your application forward.
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Find Director Medical Writing JobsDirector Medical Writing TN Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Director Medical Writing role qualify for TN visa status?
Yes, if your degree is in a life science field such as pharmacy, biology, biochemistry, or a related discipline. CBP evaluates the match between your educational background and the professional duties of the role. Director-level medical writing at a pharmaceutical or CRO employer typically satisfies the Scientific category when the support letter is drafted correctly.
How does the TN visa compare to H-1B for a Director Medical Writing position?
The TN visa has no annual lottery, no cap for Canadian citizens, and can be approved at a port of entry the same day. H-1B requires a lottery selection that occurs once per year and takes months to process. For Canadian professionals, TN is faster and more predictable. Mexican citizens face a consular interview step, but still avoid the H-1B lottery entirely.
What documentation does my employer need to provide for my TN application?
Your employer must prepare a support letter on company letterhead that specifies the USMCA professional category you are entering under, your qualifying degree and field, a description of your job duties, your anticipated work location, and the duration of your employment. For a director-level role, the letter should also confirm supervisory and regulatory submission responsibilities to substantiate the specialty occupation framing.
Where can I find Director Medical Writing jobs with TN visa sponsorship?
Most general job boards do not filter by employer visa sponsorship experience, which makes it difficult to identify companies equipped to support your application. Migrate Mate is built specifically for work visa job seekers, letting you search Director Medical Writing roles by filtering for employers with recent visa filings so you focus only on companies experienced with sponsoring international talent.
Can I switch employers after starting a Director Medical Writing role on TN status?
Yes, but your TN status is tied to your current employer. Before starting with a new company, your new employer must obtain a fresh TN authorization for you, either at a port of entry for Canadians or through the consulate for Mexican citizens. Continuing to work for your old employer past your last day while the new TN is pending is not permitted.
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