Director, Medical Affairs DACH

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Job Function:

Medical Affairs Group

Job Sub Function:

Medical Affairs – MD

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Hamburg, Germany

Job Description:

Director, Medical Affairs DACH (m/f/d)

This is a field-based role available in Germany (country-wide).

Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Orthopedics business to establish a standalone orthopedics company, operating as DePuy Synthes. The process of the planned separation is anticipated to be completed within 18 to 24 months, subject to legal requirements, including consultation with works councils and other employee representative bodies, as may be required, regulatory approvals and other customary conditions and approvals. Should you accept this position, it is anticipated that, following conclusion of the transaction, you would be an employee of DePuy Synthes and your employment would be governed by DePuy Synthes employment processes, programs, policies, and benefit plans. In that case, details of any planned changes would be provided to you by DePuy Synthes at an appropriate time and subject to any necessary consultation processes.

What makes our team special

DePuy Synthes is characterized by a strong innovative character. Team spirit, the right mindset and an open culture are what make our team successful and satisfied. We value people with team spirit who take responsibility and move forward in an innovative and solution-oriented manner. Would you also like to help shape the future with your commitment and passionately advance big ideas? Then become part of our team!

Purpose:

DePuy Synthes is recruiting for a Director, Medical Affairs DACH, located in Germany (country-wide)

The Country Medical Lead is a member of the Country DPS Board, functioning as a strategic collaborator, bringing surgical insights, knowledge of local healthcare ecosystems, policy, trends and guidelines to inform and support shaping the commercial strategy, maximizing opportunities DPS Country business. This role provides critical input into the global innovation agenda through gaining and assimilating customer insights to define key unmet needs, and through early, pro-active identification and assessment of evidence needs to address key stakeholder needs within the country for market registration, access & adoption. The Country Scientific lead reports to the DS MA Lead International with a dotted line to the Country Depuy Synthes Managing Director. 

Tasks/Duties/Responsibilities

Supports Country business leaders by  

• Understanding needs of the different clinical and non-clinical stakeholders in the healthcare environment and building strong relationships externally with key stakeholders (Strategic Accounts, Hospital Groups, Regulatory Agencies, Medical Societies, etc.) to drive business initiatives 

• building strong relationships and partnerships with customers, especially focused on the development of Key Opinion Leaders.  

• anticipating, evaluating and responding to competitive activity 

• seeking and establishing strategic partnerships to help drive core business areas 

Ensures that the evidence supporting Depuy Synthes products and services is appropriate and sufficient for the Country market (ie for regulatory approval/clearance, health technology assessment, reimbursement, customer access, technology and service adoption, OBCs, medical safety and post‐marketing support) and is communicated well. 

Acts as a contributor (where appropriate) and reviewer/approver of medical, scientific, promotional, market access and other informational material for country/region consumption. 

Shapes the innovation agenda by: 

• anticipating healthcare trends, policy and the evolving healthcare ecosystem 

• collaborating with the Global Franchise Medical affairs teams by providing critical input into the Global innovation agenda through gaining and assimilating customer insights to define key unmet needs 

• providing input to the evidence generation strategy through early, pro-active identification and assessment of evidence needs to address key stakeholders needs within the country for market registration, access and adoption 

• supporting in the execution of evidence plans, including case support, identification of evidence generation opportunities (e.g. data sharing agreements with early adoptors) 

• input to the evidence dissemination strategy, driving evidence implementation within the country by providing scientific and medical support of areas of surgical expertise to drive business initiatives incl. facilitating scientific and medical meetings 

Required Qualifications

Required Minimum Education:   MD/PhD required     Other: 

Required Years of Related Experience:  5‐10 years’ experience of one of the following activities is required: post graduate medical education (beyond initial licensure), fellowship or subspecialty surgical training, clinical practice; and/or with dedicated research, and/or industry experience in Medical/Clinical/R&D roles in a highly regulated, commercial pharma/medical device business.   

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:  

(Include any required computer skills, certifications, licenses, languages, etc.) 

• High emotional intelligence 

• Excellent oral and written communication skills 

• Excellent interpersonal skills for interactions with internal colleagues and external customers. 

• Great balance between strategy and execution to drive innovation and growth. 

• Capability to influence executive stakeholders internally and externally to deliver value-based solutions. 

• Expertise & business acumen in a surgical field or in medical device industry. 

• Strong competence in Leadership Imperatives, with strong emphasis on Lead and Deliver. 

• Deep alignment with the J&J Credo 

Preferred Qualifications 

Preferred Minimum Education: Additional advanced degrees are highly valued (e.g. MBA and/or PhD) Other: experience as practicing surgeon or within related roles in the medical device industry 

Preferred Area of Study:  Ortho/Trauma/General Surgery 

Preferred Related Industry Experience (if applicable): Demonstrated expertise and success in country or regional Medical Affairs role(s) serving different clinical specialties or therapeutic areas is preferred   

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:  

(Include any preferred computer skills, certifications, licenses, languages, etc.) 

Demonstrated success in medical education, including the oversight of training programs and their implementation; and clinical evidence generation, interpretation and publication are preferred 

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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. 

  

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Interne Stellenausschreibung 16.9.-30.09.2026

Director, Medical Affairs DACH (d/m/w)

Einsatzort: Deutschland (Außendienst, Reisetätigkeit zu Kunden/Standorten bundesweit erforderlich).

Johnson & Johnson hat verkündet, sich vom orthopädischen Geschäftsbereich zu trennen, um ein eigenständiges Orthopädie-Unternehmen zu gründen, das unter dem Namen DePuy Synthes operiert. Der Prozess der geplanten Trennung wird voraussichtlich innerhalb von 18 bis 24 Monaten abgeschlossen sein, vorbehaltlich gesetzlicher Anforderungen, einschließlich Konsultationen mit Betriebsräten und anderen Arbeitnehmervertretungen, behördlicher Genehmigungen und anderer üblicher Bedingungen und Genehmigungen.

Wenn Sie diese Position annehmen, wird erwartet, dass Sie nach Abschluss der Abspaltung ein Mitarbeiter von DePuy Synthes sind und Ihr Arbeitsverhältnis den Beschäftigungsprozessen, Programmen, Richtlinien und Leistungsplänen von DePuy Synthes unterliegt. In diesem Fall werden Ihnen die Details etwaiger geplanter Änderungen von DePuy Synthes zu gegebener Zeit mitgeteilt und unterliegen gegebenenfalls erforderlichen Konsultationsprozessen.

 

 

Required Skills:

 

 

Preferred Skills:

Analytical Reasoning, Clinical Research and Regulations, Clinical Trials Operations, Communication, Consulting, Developing Others, Healthcare Trends, Inclusive Leadership, Leadership, Medical Affairs, Medical Communications, Medical Compliance, Product Strategies, Representing, Research Proposals, Stakeholder Management, Strategic Thinking

  

 

The anticipated base pay range for this position is:

€119.200,00 - €205.620,00

 

 

Benefits:

In addition to base pay, we offer the following benefits*: an annual bonus with set target (% of pay) depending on pay grade / location, where the actual amount is based on the employees’ and companies’ performance of the previous calendar year, or sales commissions. Moreover, we offer vacation days, parental leave for a minimum of 12 weeks, bereavement leave, caregiver leave, volunteer leave, well-being reimbursement, programs for financial, physical and mental health. We also offer service anniversary and recognition awards, and subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees - and in some location’s eligible dependents - can participate in several insurance plans. For more information, visit Employee benefits | Supporting well-being & career growth | Johnson & Johnson Careers.

 

*This is for informative purposes only. Amounts and actual benefits may vary by location and are subject to change.