Johnson & Johnson

Vice President, GCO Americas

Johnson & Johnson

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Spring House • New Jersey, Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $212,000 - $391,000 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Drives the needed design input, planning and execution for clinical trials in his/her region.
  • This includes the effective protocol feasibility input and site selection, and the monitoring of the clinical trial execution including milestone achievements, budget, and quality.
  • Designs the regional organization so that execution of clinical trials by the employees in the region is done according to protocol, International Guidelines for Good Clinical Practice, international and national SOPs and local procedures and regulations.
  • Help shape and communicate the GCO vision through regional leadership and alignment by building an informed, aligned, and engaged workforce.
  • Ensures alignment of the regional objectives with the overall targets and objectives of the GCO and Global Development.
  • Is accountable for the regional annual budget process and prioritizes resource needs.
  • Communicates anticipated projects, clinical trial plans, and additions to staff.
  • Approves final budget.
  • Oversees workload for the staff to ensure optimal utilization rate of resources throughout the region.
  • Creates strong working relationships with critical business partners within and outside GCO and catalyzes his/her organization to do the same.
  • Including Executive liaison with key Regulator bodies such as the Food and Drug Administration as well as interacting with Key Opinion Leaders throughout the Region.
  • Accountable for building a high performing team through ongoing development, performance management and coaching.
  • Takes ownership for ensuring a strong pipeline of leaders within the organization through the Succession Planning process.
  • Identifies strategic improvement opportunities, and sponsors/leads/contributes to critical improvement projects for GCO.
  • Demonstrates a strong track record of leading by example in the areas of Credo Values, operating within the boundaries of Health Care Compliance and a mindset of continuous improvement.
  • Report (suspicion of) fraud or scientific/ethical misconduct.
  • Leads or participates in cross pharma / cross sector projects.
  • Represents J&J on industry networks.

Requirements

  • Master’s degree (scientific or business orientation) preferred; advanced scientific degree preferred.
  • At least 15+ years of experience in relevant Clinical Operations / Operations / Commercial functions across career, with exposure to clinical development teams/process (from PhI-PhIV through filing)
  • Strong knowledge in regulatory and operations compliance and quality control experience
  • Proven track record of delivering complex, global clinical programs
  • Experience driving performance through external partnerships, specifically in the areas of CROs, FSP and Central Labs
  • Global and diversity-oriented people management experience includes line management and matrix management.
  • Experience of working in or with truly global and multidisciplinary R&D teams.
  • Expert knowledge of clinical operations processes, from protocol development to submission across all phases of development (including Medical Affairs).
  • Experience in multiple TA’s.
  • Foundational knowledge in the areas of Finance and Data Science
  • Change management/leadership experience in driving complex transformation efforts.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to influence decision making at all levels.
  • Ability to develop strong partnerships in a matrix environment.
Benefits
  • medical
  • dental
  • vision
  • life insurance
  • short- and long-term disability
  • business accident insurance
  • group legal insurance
  • retirement plan (pension)
  • savings plan (401(k))
  • long-term incentive program
  • Vacation –120 hours per calendar year
  • Sick time - 40 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

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
clinical trial designprotocol developmentregulatory compliancequality controlclinical operations processesbudget managementperformance managementchange managementdata scienceclinical development
Soft skills
interpersonal skillscommunication skillsleadershipinfluencing decision makingteam buildingstrategic improvementcross-functional collaborationcoachingrelationship managementengagement
Certifications
Master’s degreeadvanced scientific degree