Senior Director, Clinical Lead - Neuropsychiatry

Johnson & Johnson Johnson & Johnson · Pharma · Titusville, NJ +5

Senior Director, Clinical Lead for Neuropsychiatry at Johnson & Johnson, responsible for developing and executing medical and scientific strategies for late-phase compounds (Ph2b/3). This role involves leading cross-functional teams, overseeing clinical trial design and execution, managing direct reports, and ensuring quality in clinical studies, report preparation, and regulatory submissions. The position also includes evaluating scientific opportunities and managing project budgets.

What you'd actually do

  1. Responsible for the development and execution of the clinical development plan and has ownership for the design of clinical trials and for the content of clinical study reports
  2. Leads Cross-functional Clinical Team; supervises, develops and recruits junior medical staff
  3. Molecule responsible physician; Responsible for the oversite of medical monitoring/reporting and safety activities; Evaluates adverse events (pre and post-marketing) for relationship to treatment.
  4. Responsible for overseeing content for the Independent Data Monitoring Committee (IDMC) and adjudication meetings as needed
  5. Interprets, reports and prepares results of product research in preparation for global health authority submissions and external communication

Skills

Required

  • Clinical development
  • Medical strategy
  • Clinical trial design
  • Regulatory affairs
  • Team leadership
  • Budget management
  • Data analysis
  • Scientific communication

Nice to have

  • Board Certification or Eligibility in Psychiatry or neurology
  • Global registration experience
  • Health Authority interaction

What the JD emphasized

  • MD (or equivalent) in relevant area with appropriate post-doctoral training and certification
  • A minimum of 5 years clinical research or pharmaceutical industry experience is required, inclusive of a minimum of 3 years of Phase II/III development experience within industry.
  • An MD (or international equivalent) is required.
  • A minimum of 3 years of highly successful managerial/supervisory or related experience
  • Expertise in clinical drug development including demonstrated ability to develop clinical development plans meeting the highest standards is required.
  • Global registration experience strongly preferred, as is experience working or interacting with Health Authorities.
  • Experience working in a Matrix environment is required.