Neuroimmunology Field Director, Autoantibody - West - Dallas Texas

Company: Johnson & Johnson
Location: Dallas, Texas
Posted On: 05/06/2025

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Job Function:
Medical Affairs Group
Job Sub Function:
Medical Science Liaison
Job Category:
People Leader
All Job Posting Locations:
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America, Boulder, Colorado, United States, Chicago, Illinois, United States, Dallas, Texas, United States, Denver, Colorado, United States, Houston, Texas, United States of America, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, Phoenix, Arizona, United States, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America, SAN ANTONIO, Texas, United States of America, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Job Description:
Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicines is recruiting a Neuroimmunology Field Director, Autoantibody - West.
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.
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JNJ's novel Nipocalimab therapy is an investigative treatment that has the potential to transform treatment of a number of autoantibody and alloantibody diseases by targeting FcRn leading to the degradation of pathogenic IgG. This groundbreaker asset requires a high level of professional engagement to raise disease awareness of the unmet need across 10+ indications, most of which are rare diseases.
The Neuroimmunology Field Director, Autoantibody TA will lead the West Medical Science Liaison (MSL) team to execute US medical affairs educational and scientific activities, driving results and execution of launch of nipocalimab in gMG in the field. This position reports directly to the Therapeutic Area Lead, Autoantibody.
Key responsibilities:

• Responsible for the hiring, onboarding, training and management of the West regional Autoantibody Neuroimmunology MSL team including:
  
  
  
  • Strengthening and building JNJ's external footprint across the neuromuscular space with a focus on the gMG launch of nipocalimab
    
  • Ensuring that the team functions according to the Medical Affairs plan and company directives
    
  • Conducts routine team field visits and 1:1 meetings providing observation and coaching
    
  • Conducts performance coaching and feedback discussions
    
  • Provides oversight responsibility for team's training and development
    
  • Ensures team optimal capacity, field activity level, and field metrics
    
  • Successfully collaborate with headquarters
    
  • Ensures each MSL territory plan is strategic, up to date and actionable.
    
  • Manages the team through special projects and cross functional support activities
    
  • Collaborates and aligns with the East Field Director for consistent execution of field medical plans across the US
    
    
    
    
    
    
    • The Field Director is responsible for the recruitment and retention of top talent and will actively implement leadership strategies to inspire and motivate their team members
      
      
      
      • Provide career and succession planning in support of staff reaching their highest potential
        
      • Provide an optimal working environment by promoting/functioning according to Credo values, communication of a clear direction, active listening, respecting diversity, encouraging collaborative partnership, empowering direct reports, follow up on commitments, promoting innovation, and rewarding high performance
        
      • Responsible for timely completion of administrative duties. Examples include assessment and approval of expense reports, preparation and communication of team metric reports, among others.
        
      • Co-lead the communication of MSL team achievement updates to appropriate internal partners and levels of management
        
        
        
        The successful candidate will have a demonstrated track record of thriving in complexity and ambiguity, with experience in collaboration with key business partners in rare diseases/immunology in a complex matrixed organization.
        Qualifications:
        
        
        
        • A minimum of a graduate medical/scientific degree required, i.e. PhD, PharmD, NP, PA, MD, DO
          
        • Immunology experience highly preferred.
          
        • Minimum of 8 years' experience, with a minimum of 5 years of healthcare/pharmaceutical or medical device industry experience required
          
        • Minimum of 2 years of experience in Rare Diseases is required.
          
        • Previous people management responsibility including experience onboarding and training new hires is required.
          
        • Experience as a MSL or Field Medical Manager a must
          
        • Requires travel of approx. 60% (includes overnight travel)
          
        • Ability to maintain an office in the home and live in in close proximity to an airport.
          
        • Must be available to attend national scientific congresses and key strategic/scientific meetings across the US, and at the corporate office in Horsham, PA.
          
          The base pay range for this position is $160,000 to $276,000. The Company maintains a highly competitive sales incentive compensation program. This position is eligible for a company car through the Company's FLEET program. Under current guidelines, this position is eligible for participation in this program in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs such as health insurance, savings plan, pension plan, disability plan, vacation pay, sick time, holiday pay, and work, personal and family time off in accordance with the terms of the applicable plans.
          Additional information can be found through the link below.
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          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 and Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants' needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, please email the Employee Health Support Center (ra-employeehealthsup@its.jnj.com) or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.
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