Director, Global Real World Evidence (RWE)

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Job Function:

Data Analytics & Computational Sciences

Job Sub Function:

Data Science

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America

Job Description:

We are searching for the best talent for Director, Global Real World Evidence (RWE).

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 

Purpose:

The Director of Global Real-world Evidence (RWE) is a stretegic leadership role within the Global Medical Affairs organization, supporting enterprise and therapeutic area priorities through the development and execution of innovative global RWE strategies. This role works in close partnership across the Global Commercial Strategy Organization (GCSO) to generate integrated evidence that enhances global go-to-market launch planning by making innovative and strategic decisions and investments based on RWE insights.  

The role focuses on leveraging deep industry knowledge and cross-functional insights to identify opportunities for RWE growth both within GCSO and beyond, and implementing effective strategies into action. Collaboration is essential across global medical affairs, market access, commercial teams, and partners outside of GCSO, such as regional medical affairs, commercial groups, US Real World Value & Evidence (RWV&E), Global Epidemiology, J&J Technology (JJT) Data Sciences, and R&D Data Science, among others. The Director of Global RWE ensures these efforts align with stakeholder strategies at regional and local levels and provides support for implementation when needed.

You will be responsible for:

• Lead global RWE strategy and execution for key immunology assets, including define research questions, develop study protocols, study design/methodology, real-world data selection and analysis, results dissemination, and communication to support medical adoption and product differentiation across regions.

• Serve as the Global RWE representative on cross-functional franchise teams, partnering closely with Global Medical Affairs, Market Access, and other stakeholders. Act as the RWE subject matter expert in Global Integrated Evidence Generation Plan (IEGP) and oversee global real-world data and evidence generation strategies.

• Advance RWE capabilities and best practices by sharing latest development and guidance in RWE, delivering technical training, strengthening internal expertise in advanced RWE methods, and supporting governance, quality standards, and compliance for global and local RWE activities.

• Lead Evidence Lab coordination to drive concept development, stakeholder alignment, and prioritization of RWE opportunities within the Global IEGP process.

• Ensure full compliance with regulatory, legal, and commercial regulations in research conduct, data usage, and scientific communication.

Qualifications / Requirements:

Required Skills:

• Master’s degree in a quantitative field (e.g., epidemiology, HEOR, pharmacoepidemiology, biostatistics); PhD preferred

• Minimum of 6 years of relevant experience in pharma, biotech, or healthcare consulting.

• Demonstrated expertise in observational research (prospective and retrospective) across study design, conduct, analysis, and reporting.

• Experience executing RWE studies using diverse real-world data sources, multi-country RWE experience preferred.

• Understanding of global healthcare delivery, reimbursement, and payer dynamics desirable.

• Strong communication, storytelling, and presentation skills, with ability to translate complex methods and statistics for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Highly motivated, intellectually curious, and skilled at managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

• Proven experience working effectively in a matrixed, cross-functional team environment.

• Proficiency in standard office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and familiarity with statistical programming tools (SAS, R, Python).

Preferred Skills:

• Experience in dermatology, rheumatology, gastroenterology, and broader immune mediated inflammatory therapy area

• Good understanding of evidence-based medicine and comparative effectiveness analyses in healthcare research

• Experience of managing analytical/statistical activities with external service providers

Other:

• The position is based in Raritan, NJ and will require up to 15% travel

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.

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The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

The anticipated base pay range for this position is $164,000 to $282,900 USD.

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

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)). This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program. 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.  https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits