Director, Medical Excellence, Electrophysiology

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Job Function: Medical Affairs Group Job Sub Function: Medical Affairs Job Category: People Leader All Job Posting Locations: Irvine, California, United States of America, Yokneam, Haifa District, Israel Job Description: Director, Medical Excellence, Electrophysiology Johnson & Johnson is currently seeking a Director, Medical Excellence, Electrophysiology located in either Irvine, California or Yoknean, Haifa District, Israel . About Cardiovascular Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, Johnson & Johnson MedTech is developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, and more personalized treatments. The Cardiovascular team develops leading solutions across heart recovery, electrophysiology, and stroke, building on a proud heritage of advancing standards of care for patients with stroke, heart failure, and atrial fibrillation. Position Summary The Director, Medical Excellence, Electrophysiology will provide scientific, clinical, and Medical Affairs leadership in support of electrophysiology products and complimentary software used in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac arrhythmias. This role will serve as a strategic scientific partner across Medical Affairs, R&D, Clinical Research, Regulatory Affairs, Quality, Compliance, Marketing, Professional Education, and Commercial teams to ensure medical strategies, evidence generation, scientific communications, claims, training, and product lifecycle activities are clinically meaningful, patient-centered, and compliant. This leader will help translate clinical evidence and product performance insights into clear scientific evidence for appropriate external communication, and high-quality physician education. The role will also support evidence generation, clinical data interpretation, claims substantiation, risk-benefit assessment, product launch readiness, and lifecycle management across the Electrophysiology portfolio. Key Responsibilities The Director, Medical Excellence, Electrophysiology will: Provide Medical Affairs leadership and scientific expertise for electrophysiology products, software-enabled technologies, and related clinical workflows across the product lifecycle. Partner with R&D, Clinical Research, Regulatory Affairs, Quality, Compliance, Health Economics, Professional Education, Marketing, and Commercial teams to shape integrated medical evidence to support product development, regulatory submissions, claims, launch readiness, training, and post-market evidence needs. Lead the medical review and interpretation of clinical, preclinical, real-world, and product performance data to support evidence generation, claims development, physician education, publications, regulatory documentation, and lifecycle management. Contribute to evidence generation strategies for company-sponsored studies, investigator-initiated research, registries, post-market studies, and other scientific initiatives aligned to business, clinical, regulatory, and patient-care priorities. Provide scientific input and oversight for clinical trial concepts, study design, evidence capture, data analysis, reporting, and dissemination in assigned areas of responsibility. Collaborate with Clinical Research, Biostatistics, Regulatory Affairs, and other cross-functional partners to prepare clinical investigation reports, scientific summaries, regulatory responses, publication materials, and evidence packages. Review and approve scientific, educational, promotional, reporting, and training materials to ensure accuracy, fair balance, appropriate substantiation, and alignment with applicable regulatory, legal, compliance, and Medical Affairs standards. Support scientific communications and publication planning by prioritizing publication concepts, reviewing abstracts and manuscripts, and ensuring data are communicated accurately and responsibly. Engage with healthcare professionals, key opinion leaders, professional societies, payers, and providers to understand evolving standards of care, unmet clinical needs, evidence gaps, and opportunities to advance patient-centered innovation. Partner with Medical Safety, Quality, Clinical Research, and Regulatory Affairs to review, trend, and escalate safety or performance-related information from clinical studies, post-market activities, and product use as appropriate. Provide medical and scientific input into risk management activities for new and lifecycle products, including benefit-risk assessment, clinical workflow considerations, software-related risks, and final risk management documentation. Support commercial launch and field readiness by helping translate evidence into clear scientific messaging, physician training, clinical workflow guidance, and responsible product education. Review product performance and clinical-use data from CARTO and other relevant sources to identify insights that may inform training, workflow optimization, evidence needs, and future product improvements. Operate effectively in a global matrix environment, influencing without authority and building strong partnerships across functions, regions, and external stakeholders. Qualifications Advanced degree in life sciences, medicine, engineering, biomedical engineering, or a related scientific discipline is required. A minimum of 10+ years of relevant healthcare industry experience in one of the following functions: e.g. Medical Affairs, Clinical Research, Scientific Affairs, R&D, Regulatory Affairs, Quality, or a related function within the medical device sector is required Therapeutic experience in cardiovascular is required. A minimum of 3 years of relevant experience directly in Medical Affairs is required. Previous experience working with device and technologies in the electrophysiology space is highly preferred. Demonstrated experience interpreting complex clinical, scientific, technical, or product performance data to support scientific strategy, evidence generation, claims, publications, regulatory submissions, or product lifecycle d