Senior Counsel, Regulatory Law, Medtech

Johnson & Johnson Johnson & Johnson · Pharma · Santa Clara, CA +1

Senior Counsel, Regulatory Law, MedTech role at Johnson & Johnson, supporting MedTech products, services, and solutions, including digital health and robotics. Responsibilities include advising on regulatory and compliance issues throughout the medical device lifecycle, guiding quality and regulatory teams, supervising promotional material review, advising on interactions with healthcare providers and government officials, engaging in external policy initiatives, and partnering with compliance and privacy colleagues.

What you'd actually do

  1. Advising on legal issues throughout the medical device lifecycle related to regulatory strategy, clinical research, premarket clearance and approval, market access and reimbursement, product launches, commercialization, advertising and promotion, post-market surveillance, and quality system compliance.
  2. Guiding quality and regulatory teams on interactions with regulators and providing legal support during regulatory inspections and discussions of potential field actions.
  3. Supervising paralegal review of United States promotional and educational materials as part of a cross-functional team.
  4. Advising on interactions with health care providers, payors, and government officials in compliance with fraud and abuse laws such as the U.S. Anti-Kickback Statute and industry codes such as the AdvaMed Code of Ethics.
  5. Engaging in external regulatory and policy initiatives with trade associations and Johnson & Johnson policy teams.

Skills

Required

  • J.D. or LL.M. with admission to and good standing with the bar of one state or the District of Columbia
  • at least 7 years of experience in the medical devices industry
  • Experience advising clients on U.S. regulatory, compliance, and privacy matters, including advertising and promotion, quality, regulatory strategy, clinical research, and cybersecurity issues.
  • excellent strategic and analytical skills
  • effective communicator with a consultative style
  • ability to work collaboratively
  • ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment

Nice to have

  • Experience with data rights, machine learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI), robotics, and Software as a Medical Device

What the JD emphasized

  • medical devices industry
  • regulatory strategy
  • clinical research
  • premarket clearance and approval
  • market access and reimbursement
  • product launches
  • commercialization
  • advertising and promotion
  • post-market surveillance
  • quality system compliance
  • U.S. Anti-Kickback Statute
  • AdvaMed Code of Ethics
  • data rights
  • machine learning
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  • robotics
  • Software as a Medical Device