Manager, Medical Affairs - MedTech Surgery

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 https://www.jnj.com

Job Function:

Medical Affairs Group

Job Sub Function:

Medical Affairs

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America, Remote (US)

Job Description:

About Surgery

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments.

Are you passionate about improving and expanding the possibilities of surgery? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our Surgery team will give you the chance to deliver surgical technologies and solutions to surgeons and healthcare professionals around the world. Your contributions will help effectively treat some of the world’s most prevalent conditions such as obesity, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. Patients are waiting.

Our business offers a broad range of products and technologies, including surgical staplers, clip appliers, trocars and sealing devices—that are used in a wide variety of minimally invasive and open surgical procedures.

Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech

We are searching for the best talent for a Medical Affairs Manager to support our handheld medical devices business. The preferred location for this role is Cincinnati, OH. However, remote options will be considered on a case-by-case basis and if approved by the company.  

Position Summary:

The Medical Affairs Manager will serve as a strategic and scientific partner across the product lifecycle, contributing to evidence generation, scientific communications, and medical strategy for key products within the Surgery portfolio. Our business offers a broad range of products and technologies, including surgical staplers, clip appliers, trocars and sealing devices—that are used in a wide variety of minimally invasive and open surgical procedures. This role is ideal for a candidate already working in a medical device company in Medical Affairs, Clinical Affairs, or Scientific Communications who is ready to take on broader strategic responsibilities.

You will be responsible for:

• Scaling the impact, efficiency, and output of medical writing using internal expertise, external agencies, and emerging AI technologies.
• Collaborate closely with cross functional partners in R&D, Clinical Research, Regulatory Affairs, Medical Safety, Quality, Marketing, and Professional Education to ensure scientific accuracy, product safety, and robust evidence generation supporting global commercialization.‑functional partners in R&D, Clinical Research, Regulatory Affairs, Medical Safety, Quality, Marketing, and Professional Education to ensure scientific accuracy, product safety, and robust evidence generation supporting global commercialization.
• Partner with R&D, Clinical Research, and Regulatory to shape clinical and scientific strategies across the product lifecycle.
• Engage with key opinion leaders, investigators, and clinical partners to strengthen external scientific collaboration.
• Stay current with emerging literature and competitive intelligence to inform research priorities, evidence strategy, and product positioning.
• Contribute to early product introduction, including clinical insights for launches, training, and procedural optimization.
• Lead and scale scientific communications, including manuscripts, abstracts, posters, and congress materials.
• Manage and expand external medical writing agencies, ensuring quality, scientific rigor, and high return on investment.
• Oversee publication planning, timeline management, and cross functional review/approval processes.‑functional review/approval processes.
• Implement AI supported workflows to track literature, generate insights, and improve publication efficiency.‑supported wor