Senior Director, Bioethics
Johnson & Johnson
September 03, 2026
Remote friendly (New Brunswick, NJ)
United States
Corporate Functions
Senior Director, Bioethics (New Jersey or Pennsylvania)
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead selected bioethics consultations and delegated workstreams; provide practical recommendations and escalate significant, critical, novel, or precedent-setting matters.
- Support policy development, governance, and decision frameworks translating ethical principles into guidance.
- Advance bioethics thought leadership and initiatives, including data ethics, AI ethics, digital health, and technology governance.
- Build trusted relationships with leaders and cross-functional/external partners; represent the Bioethics function within agreed scope.
- Strengthen operational excellence by improving workflows, documentation, tools, mentorship, and coordination.
Qualifications:
- Master’s or PhD in Bioethics (required).
- 10+ years’ experience in pharmaceutical or medical device R&D with strong understanding of R&D/product development.
- Proven hands-on industry experience providing bioethics advice/consultation; ability to challenge constructively and know when to raise/align/partner.
- Strong understanding of ethical, regulatory, and operational realities of pharma/med device R&D.
- Strong technology ethics expertise (data ethics, AI ethics, digital health, emerging technology governance) with ability to build organizational capability, advisory models, and guidance.
- Outstanding organizational skills; high emotional intelligence, judgment, and diplomacy.
- Excellent written and verbal communication.
- Proficient in incorporating AI/GenAI into ways of working.
Benefits (time off):
- Vacation: 120 hours/year; Sick time: 40 hours/year (state-specific variants noted); Holiday pay: 13 days/year; Work/Personal/Family time: up to 40 hours/year; Parental leave: 480 hours; Bereavement leave: 240 hours; Caregiver leave: 80 hours; Volunteer leave: 32 hours; Military spouse time-off: 80 hours/year.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead selected bioethics consultations and delegated workstreams; provide practical recommendations and escalate significant, critical, novel, or precedent-setting matters.
- Support policy development, governance, and decision frameworks translating ethical principles into guidance.
- Advance bioethics thought leadership and initiatives, including data ethics, AI ethics, digital health, and technology governance.
- Build trusted relationships with leaders and cross-functional/external partners; represent the Bioethics function within agreed scope.
- Strengthen operational excellence by improving workflows, documentation, tools, mentorship, and coordination.
Qualifications:
- Master’s or PhD in Bioethics (required).
- 10+ years’ experience in pharmaceutical or medical device R&D with strong understanding of R&D/product development.
- Proven hands-on industry experience providing bioethics advice/consultation; ability to challenge constructively and know when to raise/align/partner.
- Strong understanding of ethical, regulatory, and operational realities of pharma/med device R&D.
- Strong technology ethics expertise (data ethics, AI ethics, digital health, emerging technology governance) with ability to build organizational capability, advisory models, and guidance.
- Outstanding organizational skills; high emotional intelligence, judgment, and diplomacy.
- Excellent written and verbal communication.
- Proficient in incorporating AI/GenAI into ways of working.
Benefits (time off):
- Vacation: 120 hours/year; Sick time: 40 hours/year (state-specific variants noted); Holiday pay: 13 days/year; Work/Personal/Family time: up to 40 hours/year; Parental leave: 480 hours; Bereavement leave: 240 hours; Caregiver leave: 80 hours; Volunteer leave: 32 hours; Military spouse time-off: 80 hours/year.