Clinical Project Manager

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.

As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.

Job Function:

Project/Program Management Group

Job Sub Function:

R&D Project Management

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Beerse, Antwerp, Belgium, Leiden, Netherlands

Job Description:

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 of the postings, we recommend focusing on the specific country that you are based in:

Belgium, Netherlands - Requisition Number: R-068642

United Kingdom - Requisition Number: R-069530

Switzerland - Requisition Number: R-069529

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

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

Johnson & Johnson is currently seeking a Clinical Project Manager to join our team located in Beerse, Belgium, Leiden, the Netherlands, Maidenhead, UK, or Allschwil, Switzerland. This role is hybrid, office presence 3 times a week is required.

The Clinical Project Manager is responsible for the creation and management of the integrated project schedule. They will collect, consolidate and report budget, timeline and FTE actuals vs. plan and will identify potential issues for the trial through active management of the study schedule.

Principal Responsibilities:

• Create, manage, and maintain integrated study schedule in MS Project, including KEMs, Roadmaps, and critical path visualization aligning in PLW.

• Assure Clinical timelines in PLW align to MSP schedule and coordinate the integrated clinical plan with CDT project plans. Ensure proper resource demand is reflected.

• Develop scenarios in PLW for budget, timeline, and FTE forecasting, while generating situational operational scenarios.

• Collect, consolidate, and report financial, timeline and resource data for governance approvals and external funding partnerships. Manage scope control, FTE and OOP variances.

• Document key decisions, actions, risks, issues, and lessons learned, as well as maintain trial governance documentation.

• Provide support for team-based reporting (i.e., the PLW team list).

Additional Responsibilities may Include:

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

• Foster employee engagement, inclusion, and Credo Behaviors.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• BS degree or equivalent, preferred areas of study include Life Sciences (e.g., Biology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nursing, Pharmacy).

• Minimum of 4 years of experience in Pharmaceutical, Healthcare or related industries. Required Knowledge and Experience:

• Strong knowledge of Planisware

• Strong Project Management experience (preferably in clinical trial management).

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

• Experience 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. Ability to support and participate in the hiring, training, development, and evaluation of staff on a regular basis.

• Strong project planning/management, communication and presentation skills are required.

• Knowledge of Clinical Research Operations with 2-3 years of experience managing multiple aspects of the execution of global clinical trials (Phases I-IV) is preferred.

 

 

Required Skills:

 

 

Preferred Skills:

Agility Jumps, Business Alignment, Coaching, Collaborating, Continuous Improvement, Operational Excellence, Performance Measurement, Process Control, Process Improvements, Project Management Methodology (PMM), Project Management Office (PMO), Project Reporting, Project Schedule, Quality Control (QC), Research and Development, Tactical Planning, Technical Credibility