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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, 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

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-045579

• United Kingdom - Requisition Number: R-045326

• Belgium, Netherlands - Requisition Number: R-045330

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

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine R&D is recruiting for a Director, Program Delivery Leader - Oncology.  This position is a hybrid role and can be located in Spring House, PA; Titusville, NJ; or Raritan, NJ.

The Director, Program Delivery Leader (PDL) will be accountable for the operational execution of the Clinical Development Plan (CDP).  As a disease area thought partner, the PDL will be responsible for the development of the program-level operational strategy and ensuring cross-functional alignment, identifying, and resolving program-level risks that may impact timelines or budgets.

Principal Responsibilities:

• Development of the program-level operational strategy and ensuring alignment across functions, Delivery Units and Disease Area Stronghold (DAS) areas/Therapeutic Area (TA)/portfolio (e.g., E2E connectivity from Global Development and non-Global Development partners, share lessons learned for program-level consistency, and monitor Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to track program-level success).

• Accountable for the delivery of the operational strategy in alignment with the Clinical Development Plan, ensuring alignment with business goals and TA/clinical delivery and trial delivery objectives, including resourcing, budget, and change control, partnering with Compound Development Team (CDT) sub-teams, and timeline creation.

• Attend CDT and co-lead CT in collaboration with clinical leaders.

• Lead scenario planning and mitigate program-level risks that may impact timelines / budget, ensure appropriate quality oversight, and appropriately escalate issues on clinical teams and to CDT, Quality and functional leadership.

• Effectively communicate the operational strategy and defend the operational plan and costs associated with CDT, TA leadership and at governance meetings (e.g. TA governance, DC/IC).

• 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.  Support Licensing and Acquisition activities when appropriate.

• Mentor and support onboarding of new team members, particularly those in Trial Management.

• Foster employee engagement, inclusion, and Credo Behaviors.

 

Qualifications:

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree is required, preferably in a Life Science discipline (e.g., Biology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nursing, Pharmacy).

• A minimum of 10 years of experience in the Pharmaceutical, Healthcare or related industries is required.

• Experience in and knowledge of the pharmaceutical development process is required.

• Clinical research operational knowledge and experience across multiple phases of studies (Phase I-IV) is required.

• Knowledge of the Oncology therapeutic area is preferred.

• Strong project planning/management skills required.

• Strong financial management skills required.

• Experience leading without authority and driving decision-making across multi-functional matrixed and global environments is required.

• Experience mentoring/coaching others is required.

• Must have excellent communication, presentation, and analytical skills

• Must possess excellent leadership skills with the proven ability to foster team productivity and cohesiveness.

• The ability to operate and execute with limited supervision is required.

• The ability to manage all aspects of execution of a clinical trial is required.

• This position will require up to 20% domestic and international travel.

The anticipated base pay range for this position in U.S. locations is $164,000 to $282,900.

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

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.

This job posting is anticipated to close on December 16, 2025.  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.

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Required Skills:

 

 

Preferred Skills:

Analytical Reasoning, Budgeting, Clinical Trials, Clinical Trials Operations, Compliance Management, Consulting, Contract Management, Execution Focus, Fact-Based Decision Making, Laboratory Operations, Process Improvements, Project Integration Management, Research and Development, Research Ethics, Researching, Tactical Planning, Technical Credibility

 

 

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

The anticipated base pay range for this position in U.S. locations is $164,000 to $282,900.

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees and/or eligible dependents are 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. Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)). This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program. Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, Employees are eligible for the following time off benefits: Vacation –120 hours per calendar year Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child Condolence Leave – 30 days for an immediate family member: 5 days for an extended family member Caregiver Leave – 10 days Volunteer Leave – 4 days Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours  Additional information can be found through the link below.  https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits