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Job Function:

Regulatory Affairs Group

Job Sub Function:

Regulatory Affairs

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America, Spring House, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Titusville, New Jersey, United States of America

Job Description:

About Innovative Medicine
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. Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way.
 

Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine

We are searching for the best talent for a Senior Regulatory Affairs Scientist, located in Spring House, PA, Raritan or Titusville, NJ.

Global Regulatory Affairs (GRA) is looking for a high energy, inventive, self-starter who is passionate about advancing their career in healthcare. GRA is a key strategic partner supporting global R&D initiatives at Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine. As a Senior Regulatory Affairs Scientist you will support drug development programs as well as marketed products across multiple therapeutic areas. You will gain broad and diverse regulatory experience supporting compounds in early to late drug development as well as life-cycle activities for approved products in our portfolio via a flexible rotational model geared towards addressing business needs and individual career-development goals.

Through hands-on, real-world experiences, you will work on projects that improve your leadership, problem solving, and creative thinking skills. Furthermore, you will acquire the business savvy to be successful in a complex, fast-paced, and innovative regulatory environment.

You will be responsible for:

• Participate in global and regional regulatory team meetings and advise the regulatory team on applicable regulatory requirements, project-specific regulatory issues as assigned.
• Develop an understanding of the regional regulatory environment, competitor intelligence, and therapeutic area.
• Assist in the preparation of meetings and act as backup for contact with Regulatory Agencies as needed
• Ensure responses to Regulatory Agency queries are made in a timely manner, and that content is consistent with the regulatory strategy
• Work cross-functionally, interact with internal and external colleagues with coordination between departments, and lead team meetings as appropriate
• Advise team in required documents and submission strategies
• Review clinical trial plans, protocols and submission plans ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements
• Support the development and improvement of processes related to regulatory submissions
• Provide regulatory input for and follow-up to inspections, audits, litigation support, and product complaints
• Stay on top of current and pending approvals in assigned therapeutic areas and is knowledgeable of laws, guidelines and requirements related to those areas.
• May interact with Health Authorities (HA) regarding program-specific issues and serve as secondary HA point-of-contact to represent J&J/Janssen externally with some degree of supervision

Qualifications / Requirements:
Education: Bachelor’s degree in a scientific or equivalent discipline + 6 years experience in academia or industry OR Pharm D/PhD + 2 years experience OR Masters +3 years of experience is required.

Experience and Skills Required: Understanding of the drug development process.

Preferred:

• Previous experience in a health regulated industry
• Understanding of regulatory submission and approval process and applicable US and EMA regulatory guidelines
• Relevant regulatory affairs experience in pharmaceutical/biotech
• Experience responding to HA requests, managing HA interactions, and life cycle management applications
• Diverse therapeutic area experience
• Experience within a cross-functional team environment as an individual contributor and decision maker

• Proactively anticipates issues; exercises judgment in developing new approaches/solutions and resolving issues
• Influences or persuades others within area of immediate responsibility, scope, and level to accept new ideas, practices and approaches
• Skilled at project managing and effectively prioritizing assignments for multiple projects simultaneously
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills

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The expected base pay range for this position is $109,000- $174,800.

The Company maintains highly competitive, performance-based compensation programs. Under current guidelines, this position is eligible for an annual performance bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan. The annual performance bonus is a cash bonus intended to provide an incentive to achieve annual targeted results by rewarding for individual and the corporation’s performance over a calendar/performance year. Bonuses are awarded at the Company’s discretion on an individual basis. 

Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees and/or eligible dependents are eligible to participate in the following Company sponsored employee benefit programs: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance.

Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).

Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, Employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:

Vacation –120 hours per calendar year

Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year

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 the birth/adoption/foster care of a child

Condolence Leave – 30 days for an immediate family member: 5 days for an extended family member

Caregiver Leave – 10 days

Volunteer Leave – 4 days

Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours 

Additional information can be found through the link below.

For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits       

The compensation and benefits information set forth in this posting applies to candidates hired in the United States. Candidates hired outside the United States will be eligible for compensation and benefits in accordance with their local market. 

This job posting is anticipated to close on 2/28/2026. The Company may, however, extend this time-period, in which case the posting will remain available on https://www.careers.jnj.com to accept additional applications.

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 & 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, external applicants please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers , internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

 

 

Required Skills:

 

 

Preferred Skills:

Analytical Reasoning, Business Writing, Coaching, Collaborating, Communication, Legal Support, Problem Solving, Product Licensing, Public Policies, Regulatory Affairs Management, Regulatory Compliance, Regulatory Development, Regulatory Environment, Regulatory Reporting, Risk Assessments, Strategic Thinking