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Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine
San Diego, California · Hybrid

Associate Medical Director, Dermatology and Respiratory – Clinical Development

Medical AffairsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$159k-$275k

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Job Description

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 – 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

Job Description

We are searching for outstanding talent for an Associate Medical Director, Dermatology and Respiratory to join the Clinical Development organization located ideally in Spring House, PA; other US J&J Innovative Medicine R&D locations such as Cambridge, MA or La Jolla, CA, may be considered.

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 jnj.com

Purpose

The Associate Medical Director contributes medical and scientific expertise to late-stage dermatology and respiratory clinical development. Working with experienced clinical leaders, the role supports assigned studies and program strategy, with responsibility for rigorous trial conduct, participant safety, medical oversight, data interpretation, and high-quality clinical and regulatory deliverables across immune-mediated dermatologic, respiratory, and allergic diseases.

You Will Be Responsible For

Contribute to the design, execution, analysis, and reporting of Phase 2 and Phase 3 dermatology and respiratory trials, aligned with clinical development strategy, Good Clinical Practice, and global regulatory requirements.

Medical oversight for assigned studies, including eligibility guidance, medical monitoring, safety review, protocol deviation assessment, and data review.

Participate actively in 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, and regulatory interactions.

Provide clinical expertise and scientific leadership in the areas of responsibility.

Build effective relationships with investigators, external experts, patient organizations, and development partners, and represent J&J Innovative Medicine and the Immunology TA with professionalism and integrity both internally and externally.

Authorship of abstracts and manuscripts for publication based on clinical trial data and presentation of data and scientific information to the organization and externally at all levels.

Support disease- and pathway-area strategy, evaluation of novel outcome measures, and assessment of new mechanisms, modalities, and external opportunities relevant to dermatology, respiratory medicine, allergy, and immune-mediated inflammatory disease.

Contribute to a collaborative, inclusive, innovative, and high-accountability culture; actively seek feedback to strengthen clinical-development capability.

Qualifications / Requirements

MD or equivalent medical degree is required.

Board Certification / Eligibility (or equivalent) in dermatology, allergy and immunology, or pulmonary desirable.

Experience and clinical expertise in dermatology, allergy and immunology, pulmonology, or a closely related immune-mediated discipline is strongly preferred.

Relevant clinical care or clinical research experience in an academic setting, pharmaceutical or biotechnology is preferred.

Experience in design, execution, analysis, reporting of interventional clinical trials, ideally for immune-mediated inflammatory diseases in dermatology or related disease areas, is strongly preferred.

Strong clinical judgment and current knowledge of immunology, relevant disease biology and clinical practice in dermatology, allergy, and/or respiratory medicine, clinical trial methodology, and Good Clinical Practice.

Ability to analyze clinical and scientific data, identify important issues, and communicate a clear recommendation.

  • Demonstrated ability to work effectively in global, cross-functional, and matrixed teams.
  • Clear scientific writing, presentation, collaboration, and influencing skills.

Learning agility, curiosity, creativity, openness to feedback, and a strong commitment to teamwork and shared accountability.

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 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.

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 jnj.com, internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

Required Skills

Preferred Skills:

Allergy and Immunology, Clinical Development, Clinical Research, Clinical Research and Regulations, Clinical Trial Designs, Clinical Trial Methodology, Clinical Trials, Collaboration, Dermatology, Immunology, Innovation, Protocol Development, Pulmonology, Relationship Building

  • The anticipated base pay range for this position is:
  • $159,000.00 - $274,850.00

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)).

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: - careers.jnj.com

Key Responsibilities

The Associate Medical Director provides medical and scientific leadership for late-stage dermatology and respiratory clinical trials, ensuring rigorous trial conduct and participant safety. They collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive study strategy, regulatory deliverables, and data interpretation from concept through to reporting.

Requirements

An MD or equivalent medical degree is required, with board certification or eligibility in dermatology, allergy, immunology, or pulmonology highly desirable. Candidates must possess significant experience in clinical research or clinical development, specifically in designing and executing interventional trials for immune-mediated diseases.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification (preferred)

Key Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Medical Affairs — Physician Career Context

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$217k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $196k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 72/100, 6 active listings.

Medical Affairs pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

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About Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine

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10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Consolidated retirement plan (pension)
Savings plan (401(k))
Vacation – 120 hours per calendar year
Sick time – 40 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
Bereavement Leave