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About the Role

The Director, Medical Affairs Americas provides operational leadership for Medical Affairs across the Americas region, ensuring the safe, compliant, and effective generation and communication of scientific and clinical evidence supporting DePuy Synthes orthopedic products. This role plays a critical leadership position in shaping medical strategy, advancing evidence generation, and strengthening partnerships with healthcare professionals, scientific societies, and internal stakeholders. The role has a significant impact on patient outcomes, product adoption, and long‑term regional business success by ensuring medical insights inform strategy and execution across the product lifecycle.

Responsibilities

Lead and execute the regional Medical Affairs strategy across the Americas, aligned with global medical strategy and regional business priorities.
Provide scientific and clinical leadership for marketed and pipeline orthopedic products, ensuring accuracy, integrity, and compliance of all medical communications.
Oversee evidence generation activities, including clinical studies, registries, post‑market surveillance, and real‑world evidence initiatives.
Establish and maintain strong relationships with key opinion leaders, investigators, and professional societies across the Americas.
Partner cross‑functionally with R&D, Regulatory, Quality, Marketing, and Commercial teams to support product lifecycle decisions and regional strategies.
Ensure regional Medical Affairs activities comply with all applicable laws, regulations, internal policies, and ethical standards.
Lead, develop, and inspire a high‑performing regional Medical Affairs team, fostering a culture of scientific excellence and collaboration.
Provide medical input into risk management, safety surveillance, and issue management activities.

Requirements

Advanced degree in Medicine (MD), Pharmacy (PharmD), PhD, or equivalent life sciences discipline.
Medical specialty training or advanced scientific training relevant to orthopedics or medical devices.
Typically requires 10-12 years of experience in Medical Affairs within the pharmaceutical or medical device industry, including regional or multi‑country leadership.
Demonstrated people leadership experience, including managing managers and senior professionals.
Strong knowledge of regulatory, compliance, and ethical requirements governing Medical Affairs activities.
Excellent strategic thinking, communication, and stakeholder‑management skills.
Experience supporting orthopedic or musculoskeletal medical technologies.
Experience working in or leading Medical Affairs teams across Latin America and North America.
Proven experience leading medical strategy, evidence generation, and scientific engagement activities.
Track record of successful cross‑functional collaboration with commercial and R&D partners.
Experience representing the organization in scientific forums, advisory boards, and congresses.
Fluency in English required; Portuguese and/or Spanish strongly preferred.
Up to approximately 30–40% regional and international travel.

Skills

Analytical Reasoning
Business Requirements Analysis
Clinical Research and Regulations
Clinical Trials Operations
Communication
Developing Others
Digital Culture
Digital Literacy
Healthcare Trends
Inclusive Leadership
Leadership
Medical Affairs
Medical Communications
Medical Compliance
Product Strategies
Stakeholder Analysis
Strategic Thinking
Workflow Analysis

Location

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

Director

Education Level

Advanced degree in Medicine (MD), Pharmacy (PharmD), PhD, or equivalent life sciences discipline
Medical specialty training or advanced scientific training relevant to orthopedics or medical devices

Salary/Compensations

$147,000.00 - $251,850.00

Benefits

Employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).
Vacation –120 hours per calendar year
Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 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
Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year
Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period
Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year

About the Company

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 jnj.com
As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.

Equal Opportunity

We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.