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Medical Science Liaison, Neuroscience-Mood (NC, SC, Savannah, GA)

Johnson & Johnson

Johnson & Johnson

North Carolina, USA · South Carolina, USA · Savannah, GA, USA · Remote
Posted on Sep 16, 2025

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 https://www.jnj.com

Job Function:

Medical Affairs Group

Job Sub Function:

Medical Science Liaison

Job Category:

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

North Carolina (Any City), Savannah, Georgia, United States, South Carolina (Any City)

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicines is recruiting for a Medical Science Liaison, Neuroscience (Mood) to be based in the North Carolina, South Carolina and Savannah, GA territory.

About Neuroscience

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.

Our Neuroscience team tackles the world’s toughest brain health challenges including multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, myasthenia gravis, epilepsy, major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and autism. This patient-focused team helps address some of the most complex diseases of our time.

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

The Medical Science Liaison (MSL) is responsible for providing fair balanced, objective, scientific information and education to health care professionals and to internal partners as required by scientific and business needs. The MSL is considered the scientific and clinical source for current and future Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine Neuroscience products. The MSL is also responsible for staying abreast of current scientific and treatment landscape trends in therapeutic areas of interest. The MSL provides research support for company and investigator initiated research. The MSL is responsible for building external relationships with the health care provider team (MD, PA, NP, RN, Pharm.D.) and developing and managing a geographical territory. These relationships and engagements will include both virtual & in person.

The MSL is responsible for developing and maintaining a territory strategic plan, which includes clinical activities with identified OLs, institutions, community practices, pathways influencers and advocacy organizations.

The MSL will develop a competency in the areas of Influence & Results Focused, Communication, Stakeholder Engagement, Product & Therapeutic Area Knowledge, and Data Insights & Dissemination

As the MSL grows in the role, they will be expected to identify and compliantly collaborate with field based partners to ensure support of health care providers which will positively impact the patients that they care for. The MSL will develop in the area of Agility, applying the competencies of Change Management, Time Management and Innovation to the role. The MSL is responsible for conducting all activities in accordance with current regulatory and health care compliance guidelines.

This is a field based clinical position which requires travel, primarily throughout assigned geography, with infrequent meeting travel outside of assigned geography. Travel for this role is estimated at 60%.

Qualifications:

  • PharmD, PhD, MD, or other advanced medical degree; NP (Nurse Practitioner), PA (Physician Assistant), with 2+ years relevant TA clinical experience

  • Ability to support travel up to 60% which includes overnight travel, including some weekend commitments

  • Ability to drive and fly to various meetings/congresses/headquarters.

  • A valid U.S. driver’s license and clean driving record

  • Reside within the defined assigned territory or eligible for relocation

Preferred:

  • A preference for minimum 2 years relevant Neuroscience-related work experience including clinical, research, fellowship, or pharmaceutical work experience with presentation skills

  • Knowledge or experience in Neuroscience-Mood work experience highly preferred

  • Must be familiar with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and utilization of computers and remote technologies

  • Reside in territory close to major airport

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, please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.