Scientific Communications Specialist

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Job Function:

R&D Operations

Job Sub Function:

Clinical/Medical Operations

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Irvine, California, United States of America

Job Description:

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments.

Are you passionate about improving and expanding the possibilities of Cardiovascular? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our Cardiovascular team develops leading solutions for heart recovery, electrophysiology, and stroke. You will join a proud heritage of continually elevating standards of care for atrial fibrillation (AFib) patients, stroke, and heart failure.

Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech

We are searching for the best talent for a Scientific Communications Specialist to support our Electrophysiology business.  This role will work onsite in our Irvine, CA office, 2-3 days per week.

The Scientific Communications Specialist will join the Clinical Science and External Research (CSER) team responsible for global evidence generation and dissemination of scientific findings from clinical trials and registries sponsored by Johnson & Johnson MedTech Electrophysiology.

This role bridges multiple functions within scientific affairs, and clinical communications functions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide administrative and coordination support to clinical science communication activities
• Maintain project management dashboards to track timelines, milestones, for deliverables, and action items for clinical science communication projects
• Assist with formatting, editing, and polishing internal and external communication documents (slide decks, newsletters, emails). Apply basic principles of visual communication and document design to improve readability and presentation quality
• Manage documentation version control, SharePoint file organization and archiving
• Schedule meetings, prepare agendas, and document notes/action items for cross functional team meetings
• Assist with copy approval submission by routing materials to stakeholders and tracking feedback and approvals
• Coordinate with internal vendors or external partners
• Ensure materials meet formatting, branding, and basic compliance standards prior to submission for distribution 

Qualifications

Required:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Physical Science, Biological Science, Marketing or Communications
• 0-2 years of experience in administrative support, communications, project coordination or related work
• Effective time management, organizational and prioritization skills
• Professional verbal and written communication skills; experience interacting with external investigators preferred
• Ability to collaborate in a cross-functional team environment while having the skillset and confidence to work independently, as needed
• Be reliable, and flexible in adapting to shifting business needs while contributing to a multidisciplinary and fast-paced working environment
• Be a highly motivated, responsible, fast-learner, and team-oriented collaborator willing to take ownership of his/her contributions to the advancement of the collective CSER goals and objectives
• Proficient in Microsoft Office especially in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Preferred:

• Medical device experience; cardiovascular experience is a plus
• Familiarity with basic visual communication principles and document design

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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Required Skills:

 

 

Preferred Skills:

Administrative Support, Business Behavior, Business Writing, Communication, Customer Centricity, Data Capturing, Document Management, Execution Focus, Microsoft Office, Office Administration, Organizational Knowledge, Presentation Development, Process Oriented, Professional Ethics, Teamwork, Travel Planning, Typing

 

 

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$76,000.00 - $121,900.00

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

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 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 period10 days

Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year

Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year


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