MSL Field Director

Johnson & Johnson

Field Director leading MSL team for Caplyta in Northeast United States. Overseeing scientific engagement, strategy, and team development for health professionals and internal partners.

Posted 7/23/2026full-timeNew York City • Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $164,000 - $282,900 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates strong leadership in managing a Medical Science Liaison team, with a focus on strategic execution, scientific engagement, and team development. Proficient in data analysis, clinical expertise, and fostering cross-functional collaboration to drive impactful medical affairs initiatives.

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Medical Science Liaison ExperiencePharmaceutical Industry ExperienceData Gathering And AnalysisPeople ManagementStrategic Thinking

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Hard Skills

Clinical ExpertiseProblem SolvingCompetitive Landscape AnalysisInsight GenerationScientific Acumen

Soft Skills

Interpersonal InfluenceAdaptive CommunicationEffective Scientific StorytellingChange LeadershipCoaching And Development

Tools & Technologies

AI ToolsData Analysis Tools

Certifications & Qualifications

PharmDPhDMD

Industry Keywords

Medical AffairsClinical ResearchHCP EngagementTA-Related ExperienceField Medical Programs

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

The Field Director is responsible for leading the Caplyta US Northeast Medical Science Liaison (MSL) team in providing scientific, clinical, research, and educational support to health care professionals and internal partners related to Caplyta, while ensuring customer centric, insight driven, and compliant scientific engagement across the region.
The Field Director will partner with the MSL Head to set and drive strategy for their region/organized providers, translating TA and Medical Affairs strategy into clear regional priorities, measurable objectives, and executional excellence.
The Field Director is responsible for ensuring strong clinical engagement strategy for each territory within their region and will conduct routine strategy reviews with each MSL direct report, leveraging data, insights, AI tools, and performance trends to guide decision making.
The primary role of the Field Director is to provide support, coaching, and development to each of their direct reports (MSLs), utilizing the skills framework, routine feedback, and periodic field observation, with a strong emphasis on strength-based coaching, continuous improvement, and career development planning.
The Field Director will be responsible for the execution of field Medical Affairs programs, including product launches, proactive initiatives, and HCP engagement.
The Field Director is responsible for ensuring that each direct report is functioning at the expected level of scientific acumen/expertise, presentation skills, and soft skill abilities, including professional credibility and command, stakeholder influence, adaptive communication, and effective scientific storytelling.
In addition, the Field Director plays a critical role to remove barriers and aligning field activities to ensure impactful scientific engagement.
The Field Director is responsible for staying abreast of scientific information and disease states to ensure proficient interaction model, and coach with their team.
They will also ensure their direct reports execute collection and analysis of high quality, actionable Medical Insights and effectively communicate them to inform strategy, evidence generation, and lifecycle planning.
The Field Director will demonstrate effective change leadership by upholding professionalism, performance, and integrity in challenging situations, and by guiding the team with resilience, accountability, and engagement through ambiguity and shifting priorities.
The Field Director will coordinate closely with Medical Affairs, Scientific Affairs, and cross functional partners to align objectives and execution as appropriate.
The Field Director is expected to identify possible solution(s) and make a recommendation to the MSL Head for action, demonstrating strong critical thinking, risk assessment, and sound judgment.
The recommendations are expected to support the company’s scientific objectives.

Requirements

What you’ll need

A minimum of a master’s degree is required.
PharmD, PhD, MD highly preferred.
Minimum of 8 years required.
A minimum of 4 years of pharmaceutical industry, and a minimum of 2 years of MSL experience are required.
Clinical/research experience is preferred
Previous people management responsibility is required.
TA-related experience is preferred.
Proficiency in data gathering and analysis, clinical expertise, problem solving, interpersonal influence, and cross-functional collaboration strategic thinking and competitive landscape analysis.
Must live in their assigned region and in close proximity to an airport.
This role requires regional travel of approx. 60% depending on geography (including overnight travel, periodic national scientific congresses and key strategic/scientific meetings at the corporate office in Horsham, PA/Titusville, NJ).
A valid US driver’s license.
Demonstrated commitment to learning emerging technologies, such as AI, through exploration, iteration, and applying new tools over time.
Experience building team AI literacy and confidence, reinforcing trusted and responsible AI use and sound judgment.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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 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