Johnson & Johnson
Medical Safety Officer - Electrophysiology
Johnson & Johnson, Irvine, California, United States, 92713
Medical Safety Officer - Electrophysiology
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Medical Safety Officer - Electrophysiology
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Job Functions Product Safety
Job Sub Functions Product Safety Risk Management MD
Job Category Scientific/Technology
Locations
Irvine, California, United States of America
New Brighton, Minnesota, United States of America
Plymouth, Minnesota, United States of America
Shoreview, Minnesota, United States of America
Job Description Johnson & Johnson is currently seeking a Medical Safety officer to join our team located in Irvine, CA or Plymouth, MN.
Description The Medical Safety Officer (MSO) role is to provide medical safety stewardship for Medical Device (MD) products. Although a medically independent voice is key, collaboration in assessing potential safety signals is expected. This individual is an active member of a diverse team, and a close partner with the quality leader and statistical colleagues, in assessing any potential safety signal for an MD product. They will execute on the Medical Safety Organization’s strategy, by implementing programs and leading in the strategic priority areas as defined by the Chief Medical Officer.
The MSO will build clear and positive relationships between R&D, Quality, Regulatory, Clinical, Medical Affairs, Epidemiology and Safety sciences and Safety process and groups to allow for proactive and flexible risk management system. The MSO is knowledgeable in risk management and serves as a subject matter authority in the therapeutic area and patient risk management throughout the product lifecycle, from new product development, to launch and commercial life.
The MSO plays a pivotal role in evaluating customer/user risk and in assessing the actual or potential impact of product performance issues on patient safety. The reactive elements of the role (addressing Quality/performance issues) are balanced with the need for a proactive approach in continually assessing all available information/data sources and advising on any mitigating activities which should be taken to minimize potential risk to patients. Further, the MSO must be a trusted partner in the innovation process, engaging with R&D and quality engineering to drive MD&D’s patient‑centered innovation process.
The primary responsibility will be for Electrophysiology, Cardiac Imaging, Structural Heart, and Reprocessing.
Principal Duties & Responsibilities
Assess product risk‑benefit and offer medical input/review to risk management reports, product issue assessment, health hazard evaluations, clinical evaluation reports, product safety surveillance plans (SSPs), including risk categorization of product/product families.
Review and provide input on mitigations, labeling and internal and customer safety training materials directed to minimize patient risk and improve outcomes; adverse events, complaints and mass communications.
Clinical interpretation of post‑marketing safety data, aggregate complaint data, individual case safety reports, literature reports with possible safety data.
Input into design and interpretation of safety‑related studies, and results of any SSP activities.
Represent Medical Safety in various product reviews during development.
Evaluation of medical impact of manufacturing and design issues.
Responsible for oversight and guidance as it relates to the performance and medical safety of products.
Monitor external sources/trends and identify and call out emerging issues, including complaint & MDR/MDV trends, regulatory & market trends/intelligence, literature and scientific publications.
Advise on failure investigations and provide medical opinion when deciding on reportability.
Work with customers/users to gather additional medical information/data when required to support investigations.
When required, review additional safety‑related information to customers to prevent repeat adverse events and complaints.
Discuss with healthcare professionals (at their request) AE investigations as well as discussion of AEs that the customer experienced.
Be the medical representative within the review process when making decisions on field actions and help evaluate the effectiveness of field safety corrective actions.
Ensure consistency in medical evaluations, Quality Review Board decisions and overall Safety evaluations of products.
Deploy standard practices in co‑ordination with MD CMO.
Ensure appropriate metrics are used to assess adequacy of patient safety related processes.
Contribute to and periodically review the definition of a product’s harms and hazards list and derivations of criteria for reportability.
Act as subject‑matter‑expert in audit and other regulatory body interactions.
Review and approve (from a medical safety perspective) appropriate reports and filings.
Review responses to, for example, regulatory bodies, clinicians and patients when safety issues are involved.
Coordinate with Regional Safety Officers to ensure timely coordination of information.
Required Qualifications
Doctor of Medicine (MD), Doctor of Osteopathy (DO), or equivalent degree.
Minimum of 3 years clinical or research experience.
Relevant experience or specific training in Cardiovascular field.
Ability to use common computer programs (Microsoft Office Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
Knowledge of basic statistical techniques and epidemiological principles.
Knowledge of pre‑clinical or clinical research basic concepts.
Preferred Qualifications
Preferred specialties: Electrophysiology, Interventional Cardiology, Cardiology, Interventional Radiology.
Experience in risk evaluation and mitigation.
Medical device and/or pharmaceutical industry experience in Health Care and/ or device industry.
Clinical study/research experience.
Experience of working with senior leadership within a global healthcare company.
Advanced statistical knowledge (e.g. multivariate data analysis).
Knowledge of local and international Medical Device regulations.
Accommodation We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
EEO Statement Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies are equal opportunity employers, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Compensation and Benefits Anticipated base pay range: $199,000 - $343,000. The Company maintains highly competitive, performance‑based compensation programs. Employees may be eligible for an annual performance bonus, long‑term incentive program, and participation in consolidated retirement plan and savings plan (401(k)). Eligible employees receive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short‑term and long‑term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance. Time off benefits include vacation up to 120 hours per calendar year, sick time up to 40 hours per calendar year (up to 56 hours in Washington State), holiday pay, and floating holidays. Further details available at https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee‑benefits.
Seniority Level Not Applicable
Employment Type Full‑time
Job Function Management and Manufacturing
Industries Hospitals and Health Care
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Medical Safety Officer - Electrophysiology
role at
Johnson & Johnson .
Job Functions Product Safety
Job Sub Functions Product Safety Risk Management MD
Job Category Scientific/Technology
Locations
Irvine, California, United States of America
New Brighton, Minnesota, United States of America
Plymouth, Minnesota, United States of America
Shoreview, Minnesota, United States of America
Job Description Johnson & Johnson is currently seeking a Medical Safety officer to join our team located in Irvine, CA or Plymouth, MN.
Description The Medical Safety Officer (MSO) role is to provide medical safety stewardship for Medical Device (MD) products. Although a medically independent voice is key, collaboration in assessing potential safety signals is expected. This individual is an active member of a diverse team, and a close partner with the quality leader and statistical colleagues, in assessing any potential safety signal for an MD product. They will execute on the Medical Safety Organization’s strategy, by implementing programs and leading in the strategic priority areas as defined by the Chief Medical Officer.
The MSO will build clear and positive relationships between R&D, Quality, Regulatory, Clinical, Medical Affairs, Epidemiology and Safety sciences and Safety process and groups to allow for proactive and flexible risk management system. The MSO is knowledgeable in risk management and serves as a subject matter authority in the therapeutic area and patient risk management throughout the product lifecycle, from new product development, to launch and commercial life.
The MSO plays a pivotal role in evaluating customer/user risk and in assessing the actual or potential impact of product performance issues on patient safety. The reactive elements of the role (addressing Quality/performance issues) are balanced with the need for a proactive approach in continually assessing all available information/data sources and advising on any mitigating activities which should be taken to minimize potential risk to patients. Further, the MSO must be a trusted partner in the innovation process, engaging with R&D and quality engineering to drive MD&D’s patient‑centered innovation process.
The primary responsibility will be for Electrophysiology, Cardiac Imaging, Structural Heart, and Reprocessing.
Principal Duties & Responsibilities
Assess product risk‑benefit and offer medical input/review to risk management reports, product issue assessment, health hazard evaluations, clinical evaluation reports, product safety surveillance plans (SSPs), including risk categorization of product/product families.
Review and provide input on mitigations, labeling and internal and customer safety training materials directed to minimize patient risk and improve outcomes; adverse events, complaints and mass communications.
Clinical interpretation of post‑marketing safety data, aggregate complaint data, individual case safety reports, literature reports with possible safety data.
Input into design and interpretation of safety‑related studies, and results of any SSP activities.
Represent Medical Safety in various product reviews during development.
Evaluation of medical impact of manufacturing and design issues.
Responsible for oversight and guidance as it relates to the performance and medical safety of products.
Monitor external sources/trends and identify and call out emerging issues, including complaint & MDR/MDV trends, regulatory & market trends/intelligence, literature and scientific publications.
Advise on failure investigations and provide medical opinion when deciding on reportability.
Work with customers/users to gather additional medical information/data when required to support investigations.
When required, review additional safety‑related information to customers to prevent repeat adverse events and complaints.
Discuss with healthcare professionals (at their request) AE investigations as well as discussion of AEs that the customer experienced.
Be the medical representative within the review process when making decisions on field actions and help evaluate the effectiveness of field safety corrective actions.
Ensure consistency in medical evaluations, Quality Review Board decisions and overall Safety evaluations of products.
Deploy standard practices in co‑ordination with MD CMO.
Ensure appropriate metrics are used to assess adequacy of patient safety related processes.
Contribute to and periodically review the definition of a product’s harms and hazards list and derivations of criteria for reportability.
Act as subject‑matter‑expert in audit and other regulatory body interactions.
Review and approve (from a medical safety perspective) appropriate reports and filings.
Review responses to, for example, regulatory bodies, clinicians and patients when safety issues are involved.
Coordinate with Regional Safety Officers to ensure timely coordination of information.
Required Qualifications
Doctor of Medicine (MD), Doctor of Osteopathy (DO), or equivalent degree.
Minimum of 3 years clinical or research experience.
Relevant experience or specific training in Cardiovascular field.
Ability to use common computer programs (Microsoft Office Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
Knowledge of basic statistical techniques and epidemiological principles.
Knowledge of pre‑clinical or clinical research basic concepts.
Preferred Qualifications
Preferred specialties: Electrophysiology, Interventional Cardiology, Cardiology, Interventional Radiology.
Experience in risk evaluation and mitigation.
Medical device and/or pharmaceutical industry experience in Health Care and/ or device industry.
Clinical study/research experience.
Experience of working with senior leadership within a global healthcare company.
Advanced statistical knowledge (e.g. multivariate data analysis).
Knowledge of local and international Medical Device regulations.
Accommodation We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
EEO Statement Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies are equal opportunity employers, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Compensation and Benefits Anticipated base pay range: $199,000 - $343,000. The Company maintains highly competitive, performance‑based compensation programs. Employees may be eligible for an annual performance bonus, long‑term incentive program, and participation in consolidated retirement plan and savings plan (401(k)). Eligible employees receive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short‑term and long‑term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance. Time off benefits include vacation up to 120 hours per calendar year, sick time up to 40 hours per calendar year (up to 56 hours in Washington State), holiday pay, and floating holidays. Further details available at https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee‑benefits.
Seniority Level Not Applicable
Employment Type Full‑time
Job Function Management and Manufacturing
Industries Hospitals and Health Care
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