Medical Director, Aesthetics & Reconstruction
About The Position
Johnson & Johnson MedTech is recruiting a Medical Director, Aesthetics & Reconstruction to provide medical and scientific leadership for its Aesthetics & Reconstruction portfolio. This senior physician leader within Scientific Affairs will serve as a key medical representative to the plastic surgery community and provide strategic leadership across Medical Affairs, evidence generation, clinical development, physician education, and external scientific engagement. The successful candidate will be a board-certified plastic surgeon with significant experience in aesthetic and reconstructive breast surgery, strong clinical and scientific credibility, and the ability to build productive relationships with leading surgeons, investigators, and professional societies. The role supports breast implants, tissue expanders, and related technologies, and brings clinical and scientific expertise to portfolio strategy, product development, lifecycle management, clinical development, regulatory strategy, and evidence generation. The position may be remote-based. Irvine, California, and Raritan, New Jersey, are preferred locations, and candidates able to work from either location will be preferentially considered. Domestic and international travel is required as needed for external engagement and scientific activities.
Requirements
- MD or DO degree.
- Completion of accredited plastic surgery training.
- Current board certification in Plastic Surgery.
- Significant clinical experience in aesthetic and reconstructive breast surgery.
- Expertise in breast implants, breast reconstruction, aesthetic breast surgery, and contemporary surgical techniques.
- Strong understanding of evidence-based medicine, clinical research methodology, and interpretation of clinical data.
- Ability to establish credibility and develop relationships with senior physicians and recognized clinical experts.
- Excellent scientific communication, presentation, interpersonal, and leadership skills.
- Ability to work effectively in a highly matrixed, cross-functional global organization.
- Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally as required.
Nice To Haves
- 10 or more years of clinical and/or relevant industry experience after completion of medical training.
- Recognized standing within the plastic surgery community.
- Established relationships with national and international plastic surgery KOLs.
- Leadership, committee experience, or active participation in relevant professional societies.
- Clinical research experience involving aesthetic or reconstructive surgery.
- Experience as an investigator in medical device clinical studies.
- Peer-reviewed publication and scientific presentation experience.
- Previous experience in Medical Affairs, clinical development, or the medical device industry.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the senior medical subject-matter expert for aesthetic and reconstructive breast surgery.
- Provide medical and scientific leadership for breast implants, tissue expanders, and related aesthetic and reconstructive technologies.
- Advise on portfolio strategy, product development, lifecycle management, clinical development, regulatory strategy, and evidence generation.
- Evaluate emerging clinical science, surgical techniques, technologies, and changes in clinical practice, and translate findings into medical strategy.
- Provide balanced, evidence-based medical guidance on product safety, clinical performance, benefits, risks, and appropriate use.
- Build relationships with national and international key opinion leaders, investigators, academic centers, and external experts.
- Maintain a visible presence in the plastic surgery community through engagement with surgeons and healthcare professionals.
- Represent Johnson & Johnson MedTech at scientific congresses, professional society meetings, and other medical forums.
- Develop relationships with professional societies and participate in scientific and educational initiatives.
- Lead and participate in advisory boards, investigator meetings, KOL engagements, scientific exchanges, and physician education activities.
- Engage physicians in scientific discussions, including complex clinical questions and challenging scientific or product-related issues.
- Gather medical insights from external experts and communicate them to internal stakeholders for use in medical strategy.
- Partner with Clinical Operations and Evidence Generation to set evidence priorities addressing clinical, regulatory, and scientific questions.
- Provide physician leadership in developing clinical protocols, study concepts, research questions, endpoints, and analysis strategies.
- Support company-sponsored clinical studies, investigator-initiated research, registries, and real-world evidence programs.
- Identify evidence gaps and opportunities to strengthen the clinical evidence for the portfolio.
- Participate in developing peer-reviewed publications, abstracts, scientific presentations, and congress communications.
- Support generation and interpretation of long-term safety, effectiveness, patient-reported outcome, and real-world evidence.
- Provide medical leadership for physician education and scientific exchange; identify educational needs and partner on scientifically rigorous programs.
- Participate in symposia, educational programs, congress activities, and peer-to-peer physician engagement.
- Ensure medical and scientific communications are accurate, balanced, evidence-based, and compliant with applicable regulatory and healthcare requirements.
- Partner with Medical Affairs, Clinical Operations, Evidence Generation, Regulatory Affairs, R&D, Quality, Safety, Marketing, and other functions.
- Bring the surgeon and patient perspective into strategic and clinical decisions and assess emerging technologies, competitive developments, clinical trends, and unmet needs.
- Support medical assessment of product safety and clinical performance issues.
- Communicate complex medical and scientific information to senior leadership and cross-functional audiences while maintaining Medical Affairs independence, scientific integrity, and patient-centered decision-making.
- Travel domestically and internationally as required for KOL engagement, customer interactions, professional society activities, advisory boards, and scientific congresses.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation
- 401(k) savings plan
- Pension
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Exercise reimbursement
- Flexible time off
- Paid volunteer leave
- Paid parental leave
- Vacation: 120 hours per calendar year
- Sick time: 40 hours per calendar year, with specified higher amounts for Colorado and Washington residents
- 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 a birth, adoption, or foster care placement
- Bereavement Leave
- Caregiver Leave: 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period
- Volunteer Leave: 32 hours per calendar year
- Military Spouse Time-Off: 80 hours per calendar year
- Eligibility to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
