New · posted Nov 1
Johnson & Johnson · Pharmaceuticals
Medical Director, Dermatology and Respiratory – Clinical Development
- Spring House, PA +2 more
- Hybrid
- Full-time
- Director
The role
The Medical Director provides medical and scientific leadership for late-stage dermatology and respiratory clinical development. The role leads assigned studies and contributes to program strategy, with accountability for rigorous trial design, participant safety, medical oversight, data interpretation, and high-quality clinical and regulatory deliverables across immune-mediated respiratory, dermatologic, and allergic diseases.
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.
We are searching for outstanding talent for Medical Director, Dermatology and Respiratory to join the Clinical Development team located ideally in Spring House, PA; other J&J Innovative Medicine R&D locations, including Cambridge, MA or La Jolla, CA, may be considered.
You will be responsible for
- Lead the design, execution, analysis, and reporting of Phase 2 and Phase 3 respiratory, allergy, or dermatology trials, aligned with clinical development strategy, Good Clinical Practice, and global regulatory requirements.
- Serve as medical lead for assigned studies, including eligibility guidance, medical monitoring, safety review, protocol deviation assessment, data review, and ongoing benefit-risk evaluation.
- Lead cross-functional study teams and partner closely with clinical scientists and matrix stakeholders to help drive timely decisions, risk mitigation, and delivery of study milestones from study concept and start-up through database lock, reporting, disclosure, and close-out.
- Develop and review clinical documents, including study concepts, protocols, case report forms, operational and analytic plans, investigator brochures, statistical analysis inputs, clinical study reports, publications, and other scientific communications.
- Contribute medical content to regulatory submissions, briefing packages, health authority responses, labeling proposals, and regulatory interactions, including marketing application activities when applicable.
- Interpret emerging clinical, translational, and competitive evidence and translate it into actionable development recommendations.
- Build credible relationships with investigators, external experts, patient organizations, development partners, and health authorities, and represent J&J Innovative Medicine and the Immunology TA with professionalism and integrity both internally and externally.
- Support disease- and pathway-area strategy, including indication and target prioritization, future treatment paradigms, precision medicine, patient stratification, and novel outcome measures for clinical trials, practice, or labeling.
- Support assessment and due diligence of new mechanisms, modalities, and external opportunities relevant to respiratory medicine, allergy, dermatology, and immune-mediated inflammatory disease.
- Mentor clinical team members and contribute to a collaborative, inclusive, innovative, and high-accountability culture.
What you need
Qualifications / Requirements
- MD or equivalent medical degree is required.
- Clinical expertise in pulmonology, allergy, asthma, and immunology, or a closely related discipline is strongly preferred, with relevant board certification or board eligibility preferred.
- Three or more years of relevant clinical development or clinical research experience, with pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry experience strongly preferred.
- Experience leading or materially contributing to interventional clinical trials, including protocol development, medical monitoring, safety and data review, and study reporting, is required.
- Experience with respiratory airway or allergic disease trials e.g. asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) are preferred.
- Late-stage development experience and experience contributing to global regulatory interactions or submissions are preferred.
- Strong clinical judgment and current knowledge of immunology, relevant disease biology and clinical practice in respiratory medicine and allergy, clinical trial methodology, benefit-risk assessment, and Good Clinical Practice.
- Ability to analyze complex data, identify material risks, and communicate a clear recommendation.
- Demonstrated effectiveness leading global, cross-functional, and matrixed teams, with the ability to collaborate, influence, and maintain shared accountability.
- Clear scientific writing, presentation, external engagement, and stakeholder-management skills.
- Curiosity, flexibility, innovation, and a strong commitment to addressing unmet patient needs.
- Comfort using artificial intelligence, digital tools, and emerging technologies responsibly to improve productivity, strengthen scientific analysis, and support high-quality clinical development deliverables.
- Ability to travel ~10-20% domestically and internationally as business needs require.
Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is in line with our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, external applicants please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers , internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.
Preferred Skillsnice to have
Allergy and Immunology, Clinical Development, Clinical Research, Clinical Research and Regulations, Clinical Trial Designs, Clinical Trial Methodology, Clinical Trials, Collaboration, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Dermatology, Immunology, Innovation, Protocol Development, Pulmonology, Relationship Building, Stakeholder Management
Pay and benefits
$199,000 – $343,850 a year
Employer providedThe anticipated base pay range for this position is
$199,000.00 - $343,850.00
Retirement pension plan
401(k) savings plan
Long-term incentive program
Vacation (120 hours per year)
Holiday pay and floating holidays
Parental leave
Where you'll work
Spring House, PA +2 moreHybridOpen in Maps (opens in a new tab)
Also posted for: San Diego, CA · Cambridge, MA
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Job Function
Discovery & Pre-Clinical/Clinical Development
Job Sub Function
Clinical Development & Research – MD
Job Category
Scientific/Technology
All Job Posting Locations
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America, San Diego, California, United States of America, Spring House, Pennsylvania, United States of America
From the posting
About Johnson & Johnson
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
Equal opportunity, accessibility and legal noticesJohnson & Johnson's statements, word for word
Additional Description for Pay Transparency
Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).
This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program.
Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:
• Vacation –120 hours per calendar year
• Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year
• Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year
• Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
• Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child
• Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year
• Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period10 days
• Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
• Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year
For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: - https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits
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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How the pay compares
This role's midpoint is 10% below the US median for Clinical Development roles at this level.
This roleEmployer provided
Director roles in Pennsylvania9 roles publishing pay
Director roles in the US204 roles publishing pay
| Annual base pay | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| This role | $199,000 | — | $343,850 |
| Pennsylvania (middle half) | $271,500 | $297,000 | $320,000 |
| All US (middle half) | $259,125 | $300,000 | $335,500 |
This role: Johnson & Johnson's own published range. Comparisons: the base pay employers published on open Clinical Development roles at the same level on Regulatory Jobs, November 1, 2026. Nothing is estimated.
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- Clinical trial conduct12
- Collaboration and leadership11
- Documentation and SOPs4
- Regulatory submissions4
- GMP and compliance3
- Investigations and CAPA3
- Lab testing and methods2
- Quality systems and risk1
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- Clinical14 30%
- Regulatory8 17%
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- Senior & Principal13 28%
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Medical Director, Dermatology and Respiratory – Clinical Development at Johnson & Johnson
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