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Paul Coplan

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VP and Global Head of Medical Device Epidemiology at Johnson & Johnson MedTech
📍 New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States

Paul is the VP and Global Head of Medical Device Epidemiology at Johnson & Johnson MedTech. With an ScD from Harvard and an MBA from Wharton, he leverages over 28 years of experience to lead real-world evidence strategy. He is also the Vice Chair of the FDAs National Evaluation System for health Technology.

He holds a dual leadership role, shaping medical device evidence strategy within a top corporation while also guiding national regulatory policy with the FDA.

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Experience
26 Years
Current Role
VP and Global Head of Medical Device Epidemiology
Job Level
Senior
Location
New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
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Real-World Evidence
Leads RWE for J&J MedTech and is actively developing frameworks to assess data quality for regulatory decisions.
Medical Device Regulation
As Vice Chair for the FDA's NESTcc, he is a key figure in shaping how real-world data is used for national regulatory decisions and post-market surveillance.
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Career

Work history

1-2018
VP and Global Head of Medical Device Epidemiology
Johnson & Johnson MedTech
1-1998
Adjunct Assistant Professor
University of Pennsylvania
11-2009 - 12-2017
Executive Director and Head of Epidemiology, Risk Management and Abuse Deterrence Research
Purdue Pharma L.P.
7-2015 - 7-2016
Head of Medical Affairs Strategic Research
Purdue Pharma L.P.
11-2009 - 8-2015
Executive Director, Risk Management and Epidemiology
Purdue Pharma L.P.
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Education
Doctor of Science (ScD)
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
MBA
The Wharton School
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