Johnson & Johnson Posted September 22, 2026

Medical Affairs Manager

Milano, Italy Full time
Medical Affairs Manager
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About this opportunity

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 jnj.com .

As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.

Job Function:

Medical Affairs Group

Job Sub Function:

Medical Affairs

Job Category:

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

Milano, Italy

Job Description:

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.

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

We are looking for a Medical Affairs Manager, Neuroscience to help shape and execute the medical strategy for our Neuroscience portfolio in Italy, including autoimmune neurological diseases, neurodegenerative disorders and other areas of significant unmet medical need. This role reports to the Therapeutic Area Medical Lead and represents a unique opportunity to contribute to scientific innovation, evidence generation and patient-centered healthcare solutions.

Your Impact

As a strategic scientific leader, you will:

Develop and execute the Medical Affairs strategy for assigned products and disease areas, ensuring alignment with local and regional priorities.

Build trusted scientific partnerships with healthcare professionals, investigators, scientific societies and patient organizations.

Translate external insights, emerging evidence and unmet medical needs into actions that strengthen medical strategy and improve patient outcomes.

Drive evidence-generation initiatives, including clinical research, real-world evidence programs and investigator-sponsored studies.

Lead scientific communication, medical education and publication activities, ensuring the highest standards of scientific integrity and compliance.

Partner effectively across functions and geographies to support current and future launches within the Neuroscience portfolio.

What You'll Bring

Medical degree or other advanced scientific degree.

Relevant experience in Medical Affairs, Clinical Development or the pharmaceutical industry (5+ years).

Previous experience in Neuroscience, particularly in autoimmune neurological diseases or related therapeutic areas, would be a strong advantage.

Experience supporting products at different stages of their lifecycle, including launch preparation, would be valuable.

Strong understanding of clinical research, evidence generation and scientific engagement.

Strategic mindset combined with excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Ability to influence and collaborate effectively in a complex matrix organization.

Fluency in English and a strong commitment to ethical leadership and patient centricity.

Why Join Us

At Johnson & Johnson, you will work alongside some of the brightest minds in healthcare, helping bring innovative therapies to patients while contributing to a culture driven by science, collaboration and Our Credo.

If you are passionate about advancing neuroscience, influencing the future of patient care and making a meaningful impact through science, we would love to hear from you.

Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

Analytical Reasoning, Clinical Research and Regulations, Clinical Trials Operations, Coaching, Collaboration, Communication, Critical Thinking, Data Analysis, Data Savvy, Digital Culture, Digital Literacy, Healthcare Trends, Medical Affairs, Medical Communications, Medical Compliance, Product Development Lifecycle, Report Writing, Stakeholder Engagement, Technologically Savvy

The anticipated base pay range for this position is:

€52.000,00 - €86.365,00

Benefits:

In addition to base pay, we offer the following benefits*: an annual bonus with set target (% of pay) depending on pay grade / location, where the actual amount is based on the employees’ and companies’ performance of the previous calendar year, or sales commissions. Moreover, we offer vacation days, parental leave for a minimum of 12 weeks, bereavement leave, caregiver leave, volunteer leave, well-being reimbursement, programs for financial, physical and mental health. We also offer service anniversary and recognition awards, and subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees - and in some location’s eligible dependents - can participate in several insurance plans. For more information, visit Employee benefits | Supporting well-being & career growth | Johnson & Johnson Careers.

*This is for informative purposes only. Amounts and actual benefits may vary by location and are subject to change.

Job details

Seniority
Manager
Function
Medical Affairs
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Milano, Italy
Employment type
Full time

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Medical Affairs role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 248 comparable Manager Medical Affairs roles across 79 biopharma companies.

248Comparable roles tracked
241Currently active
79Companies hiring similar roles
41Countries represented

Salary context

54 of 248 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.

This roleSubject Not listed on this posting
Peer group range $0 – $231,700 (median $197,925)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 248 comparable roles

United States79
Japan22
China19
India17
Germany15
United Kingdom9

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Seniority mix

248 of 248 peers have a known seniority level

Manager124
Associate Director68
Associate56

Therapeutic area mix

75 of 248 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology37
Neuroscience8
Respiratory6
Vaccines & Infectious Disease6
Dermatology & Aesthetics5
Cardiovascular / CVRM4
Gastroenterology3
Rare Disease3
Immunology2
Ophthalmology1

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