Principal Scientist, Instructions for Use (IFU) Strategy Lead

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Purpose: The IFU Strategy Lead will work within the Human Factors & User Experience team in the Drug Delivery Systems (DDS) group as part of the greater Drug Product Development & Delivery (DPD&D) organization.

This role presents the opportunity to create a new aligned strategy for IFU development within DDS that will support Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicines entire portfolio including common combination products like prefilled syringes and autoinjectors products using novel delivery systems and drug-only products with unique preparation requirements. The IFU Strategy Lead will build on existing achievements from individual products learn and understand legacy processes capture lessons learned from development and post-market data and formulate best practices to roll out as a consistent and coherent approach to creating IFUs. Success will rely on a high degree of cross functional collaboration with key partners including leaders in human factors device and primary container engineering device education artwork labeling clinical development global and regional commercial organizations supply chain quality and regulatory.

You will be responsible for:

• Lead the DDS strategy for the development of IFU documents for drug and combination products
• Coordinate IFU development for all active R&D programs from early phase trials through pivotal and into commercial launch
• Support implementation of quality document management system to track IFU materials during development
• Collaborate with quality commercial and supply chain partners on post-launch IFU updates
• Influence cross functional decision making to ensure IFU design choices and overall strategy are aligned with data-driven inputs and user-centered principles
• Support and innovate on data collection practices related to IFU user success preference and engagement
• Incorporate learnings from post-launch surveillance data into IFU strategy and active R&D programs

Qualifications / Requirements:

• Minimum of a bachelors degree in engineering behavioral science regulatory science clinical practice or related field is required plus 6 years of relevant experience OR Masters or doctoral or advanced clinical practice degrees are preferred with 3 years of relevant experience

• Relevant experience must include combination product development drug or medical device product labeling human factors engineering instructional design or another relevant field
• Demonstrated capacity to influence and lead in group environments
• Ability to learn and adapt to changing timelines and portfolio priorities
• Desire to collaborate to improve ways of working
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Education and Skills:

• Authorship or review of regulatory submissions of product labeling
• Involvement with studies of use behavior preference and engagement related to instructional materials
• Experience training patients caregivers or health care providers on the use of drug and combination products
• Familiarity with regulations governing IFU labeling and other materials associated with drug and combination products
• Knowledge of trends and approaches in current combination product IFUs across the industry including digital innovation
• Use of quality document management systems

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