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Job Function:

R&D Operations

Job Sub Function:

Clinical Trial Project Management:

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America, San Diego, California, United States of America, Spring House, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Titusville, New Jersey, United States of America

Job Description: About Innovative Medicine

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 searching for the best talent for a Sr. Manager, Trial Delivery Leader to be located in Spring House, PA, San Diego, CA, Titusville or Raritan, NJ.

Please note that this role is available across multiple countries and may be posted under different requisition numbers to comply with local requirements. While you are welcome to apply to any or all of the postings, we recommend focusing on the specific country(s) that align with your preferred location(s):

United States - Requisition Number: R-067822

United Kingdom - Requisition Number: R-070509

**Remember, whether you apply to one or all of these requisition numbers, your applications will be considered as a single submission.Purpose:

The Sr. Manager, Trial Delivery Leader (TDL) is accountable for clinical trial delivery, providing operational oversight of cross-functional deliverables. The TDL leads a cross-functional team trial team to build and deliver the trial operational plan, identifying and mitigating risks to effectively deliver assigned trials on time, on budget and in a compliant manner.

You will be responsible for:

• Responsible for leading the Cross Functional Trial Team (CFTT) to influence and execute delivery
• of the operational plan and for end-to-end trial execution.
• Accountable for overall trial delivery, budget, timelines, quality, and milestones (e.g., support
• DBL / CSR / TLR planning and scope, define protocol deviations and resolution pathways).
• Proactively ensure that trial deliverables and milestones are met.
• Identify risks and ensure mitigation and contingencies are being initiated and followed through.
• Ensure trial is operationalized in compliance with global health authority regulations and
• guidelines and internal operating procedures and processes.
• Accountable for identifying risks in study conduct, developing mitigation plans and escalating
• concerns to the CT or CDT.
• Participate in preparation for, and conduct of, Health Authority inspections and internal QA
• audits.
• Ensure that the trial team operates in a constant state of inspection-readiness, collaborating
• with R&D Quality to ensure quality oversight.
• Participate in process improvement activities at a trial, compound & cross-DU level, as needed.

Additional Responsibilities may Include:

• Lead and ensure inspection readiness for program through risk identification and readiness
• review.
• Provide leadership during Health Authority inspections and on the identification of risks and
• mitigation plans at the program level for key issues.
• Mentor & support onboarding of new team members, particularly those in Trial Management.
• Foster employee engagement, inclusion, and Credo Behaviors.

Qualifications / Requirements: Education:

Bachelor's degree is required. Preferred areas of study include Life Sciences (Life Sciences (e.g., Biology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nursing, Pharmacy).

Required:

• Minimum of 8 years in Pharmaceutical, Healthcare or related industries.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience leading multiple aspects of a global clinical trial.
• Experience in and knowledge of the pharmaceutical development process.
• Clinical research operational knowledge and experience across multiple phases of studies (Phase I-IV); must have the ability to manage all aspects of execution of a clinical trial.
• Must possess excellent leadership skills and proven ability to foster team productivity and cohesiveness.
• Experience of leading without authority and in muti-functional matrixed and global environments.
• Excellent decision-making, analytical and strong financial management skills are essential to this position.
• Operate and execute with limited supervision.
• Experience mentoring/coaching others.
• Strong project planning/management, communication and presentation skills are required.
• Travel up to 15-20% of the time, defined by business needs

The anticipated base pay range for this position in the US is $137,000 - $235,750.

The compensation and benefits information set forth in this posting applies to candidates hired in the United States. Candidates hired outside the United States will be eligible for compensation and benefits in accordance with their local market.

The Company maintains highly competitive, performance-based compensation programs. Under current guidelines, this position is eligible for an annual performance bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan. The annual performance bonus is a cash bonus intended to provide an incentive to achieve annual targeted results by rewarding for individual and the corporation’s performance over a calendar/ performance year. Bonuses are awarded at the Company’s discretion on an individual basis.

Employees and/or eligible dependents may be eligible to participate in the following Company sponsored employee benefit programs: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance.

Employees may be eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).

Employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:

• Vacation - up to 120 hours per calendar year
• Sick time - up to 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington - up to 56 hours per calendar year
• Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays - up to 13 days per calendar year
• Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year

For additional general information on company benefits, please go to: https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits

This job posting is anticipated to close on May 2, 2026. The Company may however extend this time-period, in which case the posting will remain available on https://www.careers.jnj.com to accept additional applications.

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, external applicants please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers , internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

Required Skills: Preferred Skills:

Budgeting, Clinical Trial Designs, Clinical Trials, Compliance Management, Consulting, Contract Management, Execution Focus, Fact-Based Decision Making, Give Feedback, Industry Analysis, Laboratory Operations, Organizing, Process Improvements, Project Integration Management, Research and Development, Research Ethics, Technical Credibility

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$137,000.00 - $235,750.00

Additional Description for Pay Transparency: