Senior Manager, Capabilities and Deployment Lead

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

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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-medice

We are searching for the best talent for a Senior Manager, Capabilities and Deployment Lead, to be based in Titusville, NJ; Raritan, NJ; or Spring House, PA. This is a hybrid position that requires you to be on site three days a week.

Remote work options may be considered on a case-by-case basis and if approved by the Company.

Purpose:

The Sr. Manager, Capabilities & Deployment Lead is responsible for the successful deployment and adoption of value-added capabilities/initiatives that expertly deliver the portfolio, in collaboration with appropriate stakeholders.

Both the internal and external environments for clinical trials are evolving and it is critical for our clinical trials to adopt new ways of working to address challenges in the changing environment and ensure continued successful execution and conduct of clinical trials worldwide. Additionally, the changing regulatory and privacy landscape across our global footprint requires constant assessment.

This individual will play a key leadership role in ensuring the Delivery Unit’s ability to nimbly intake, globally translate, and execute trials with novel aspects. In addition, this individual will play a leadership role in harmonization and global standardization within the Delivery Unit’s in partnership with the Business, Growth, Innovation & Advocacy organization to increase productivity and standardization.

You will be responsible for:

• Partner closely with Business, Growth, Innovation & Advocacy (BGI&A), other Delivery Units and other functions within and outside of GD to be the bi-directional catalyst for the Delivery Unit to drive and deploy value-added capabilities/initiatives.

• Identify, pilot and communicate Therapeutic Area / Disease Area initiative to broader DU and BGI&A organizations.

• Understand strategies/initiatives to globally translate to the Delivery Unity enabling readiness and excellence in deployment.

• Ensuring impactful Delivery Unit representation on global capabilities/initiatives.

• Pro-actively communicates with GCO leadership and draws in expertise to advance deployment and adoption.

• Ensure robust change management and communication plan with input from local and global to ensure readiness to adapt to the future requirements.

Qualifications / Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent required, preferably in Life Sciences (e.g., Biology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nursing, Pharmacy). Advanced degree in a scientific discipline and/or Master’s degree is preferred.

• Minimum of 15 years of clinical research experience acquired in pharmaceutical industry, CRO or investigational site.

• Expertise or experience working in novel clinical research methods, particularly in digital and decentralized clinical trials.

• Excellent communication and leadership skills.

• Proven ability to foster team productivity and cohesiveness.

• Ability to manage complexity under pressure.

• Proven track record of project management.

• Strong in strategy development, project execution, stakeholder management, training and excellent interpersonal skills.

• Strong decision-making and financial management skills.

• Flexibility to work in a rapidly changing environment with the appropriate sense of urgency.

• Experience in transforming organizations in response to business needs.

• Effective issue resolution and ability to generate and implement contingency plans for both productivity and quality issues when required.

• Excellent knowledge of drug development, clinical research operations and regulatory requirements including ICH-GCP, HCC and applicable regulations.

• Ability to synthesize and evaluate data generated from various reports and sources.

• Demonstrated skills in effective communication with various internal and external stakeholders (e.g. investigational sites, ethics committees, health authorities. etc.).

Other:

• Operates with limited supervision.

• Proficiency in English.

• Computer literate.

• Strong interpersonal and negotiating skills.

• Excellent organizational skills and ability to collaborate and handle multiple. priorities within a matrix environment.

• Perform activities in a timely and accurate manner.

• Can travel internationally up to 10% of the time.

This job posting is anticipated to close on November 19th, 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.

Candidates must already have authorization to work in the country of employment. Immigration sponsorship and relocation support are not available for this position. Candidates authorized to work pursuant to a short-term status (e.g., F-1) who require future immigration sponsorship are not eligible.

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:

AI Judgement Integration, 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 :

$140,000.00 - $241,500.00

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

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 Colorado –48 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
Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year
Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period10 days
Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year

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