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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 https://www.jnj.com

Job Function:

R&D Operations

Job Sub Function:

Clinical Supply Operations

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Horsham, 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 an Associate Director, Trial Supply Lead to be located in Titusville, NJ or Horsham, PA,

Purpose:

Clinical Supply Chain (CSC) holds the responsibility of global clinical supplies of the Innovative Medicine Research & Development portfolio and the Global Medical Affairs portfolio. Our activities include all in-house and outsourced manufacturing of clinical supplies (API, Drug Product, Packaged and Labeled Clinical Supplies), demand forecasting, supply planning, and global distribution of supplies. Through a global network and organization we are responsible for the clinical supplies of Synthetics, Molecules and Bio Therapeutics and Advanced Therapies products in development and low volume commercial supply and secure the supply to more than 60.000 patients in more than 330 clinical trials every year.

You will be responsible for:

• Supervising a group of individuals responsible for:

Studying drug management for pharma R&D clinical trials. Ensures 99.5% Successful Dose, optimized inventory levels, optimized campaigns and minimized waste for the trial.

Monthly demand planning with clinical teams and within CSC kit demand planning tools

Studying drug budgets (OOP$ and FTEs)

• Ensuring monthly cS&OP cycle adherence and takes leadership over the escalation and (where applicable) resolution of critical risks and issues. Leads S&OP escalation topics with limited or no guidance.

• Supporting team to properly manage any study risks via the cS&OP process, while maintaining the highest standards of quality and compliance

• Driving team problem solving and acts as a coach to team members to drive their technical and personal development.

• Managing the activities required to meet clinical trial protocol requirements. This includes demand forecasting, distribution network planning, RTSM issue identification and follow through on resolution, kit and label changes, and developing supply strategies to meet clinical plans while optimizing drug overage. Influences decisions in therapeutic areas from a clinical supply chain perspective.

• Ensuring seamless transition between Trial Supply Leads and provides oversight and support through execution as required

• Developing excellent working relationships with the other groups within Clinical Supply Chain. (i.e. CSI, TSP, Logistics).

• Serving as CSC departmental lead as required.

• Identifying and leading innovative projects to significantly improve functional and cross functional processes and tools.

• Developing and implementing functional (TSL) and department (CSC) strategy.

• Championing and implementing TDS and R&D Operations strategies

• Representing Clinical Supply Chain for a particular trial and for various processes during GCP and GMP health authority inspections.

• Exemplifying and driving the use of core processes and tools in the department and the teams, and serves as a mentor to others to drive adoption. Creates clarity in roles and responsibilities and holds teams strongly accountable to them.

Qualifications / Requirements:

Education:

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree is required

Required:

• A minimum of 8 years of experience preferably in a supply chain related role is required

• Demonstrated people leader or team leadership experience is required

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to communicate clearly, making the complex clear and compelling to all levels of the organization in both written and oral forms is required

• Strong project execution and cross-functional coordination skills, able to build strong collaborative teams and relationships, leading cross functional/ virtual teams where required, contributes to employee engagement is required

• Gathers diverse viewpoints and able to influence key stakeholders within the Clinical Supply Chain, and other key cross functional partners is required

• General knowledge of GxP principles is required

• Foundational understanding of clinical trials and underlying dynamics to optimize global P&L and Distribution processes and interdependencies with Clinical Operations is required

• Experience with Demand Planning and understanding of forecast accuracy metrics is required

• Strong attention to detail is required

• Ability to work independently with limited coaching is required

• Ability to multi-task and manage complexity is required

• Ability to work in a high-pressure environment, acts with speed, flexibility, and accountability to achieve goals is required

• Being solution oriented with Integrity and Credo Based Actions are required

Preferred:

• Experience with the following functions preferred: clinical supply demand planning, pack/label/distribution, clinical trial operations, project management, pharma/bio research and development, inventory management is preferred

• Experience with clinical supply demand management tools (e.g., RTSM, 4C Supply, SAP, OMP+) is preferred

• Intermediate to advanced software skills (e.g., Microsoft Excel, OneNote, PowerPoint) are preferred

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

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)).

• This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program.

• 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

Additional information can be found through the link below.

For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to:

• https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits

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.

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