Global Clinical Risk Manager - Trials & Qa

Johnson & Johnson Innovation; Madrid; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Vacation days

Parental leave

Well-being reimbursement

Insurance plans

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson in Madrid seeks a Manager, Cross TA Clinical Risk Management to join our R&D Quality CRM team. The role coordinates risk identification, assessment, and mitigation across trials to protect data integrity and patient safety.

You will work with trial teams to monitor risk, develop CAPA plans, support inspections, and ensure regulatory compliance. A Bachelor's in a scientific field and at least 8 years in healthcare, with GCP/trial experience and strong communication, are

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in scientific, medical, or related discipline is required.
• Proven experience in GCP quality and/or clinical trials is required.
• Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills are required.
• Flexibility to adapt to changing business needs and diverse global teams.
• Proficiency with data analytics tools for inspection readiness is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate identification, assessment, and mitigation of quality risks across trials/programs.
• Lead risk reviews with Risk Owners and maintain Clinical Quality Plans.
• Develop and implement CAPA plans and effectiveness checks.
• Support inspections and prepare inspection narratives and key documents.
• Provide guidance on quality investigations and regulatory compliance.

Skills

GCP quality knowledge

Clinical trials experience

English proficiency

Project management

Data analytics tools familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree in scientific, medical or related discipline

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Posting Title Manager, Clinical Risk Management

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:**
Quality
**Job Sub** **Function:**
Clinical Quality
**Job Category:**
Professional
**All Job Posting Locations:**
Madrid, Spain
**Job Description:**
Johnson & Johnson is currently seeking a Manager, Cross Therapeutic Area Clinical Risk Management to join our R&D Quality CRM team located at a J&J office in Spring House, PA; Titusville, NJ; Raritan, NJ; Beerse, Belgium; and Basel, Switzerland.
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 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):
US- Requisition Number: R-
Belgium - Requisition Number: R-
Switzerland - Requisition Number: R-
Spain- R-
Remember, whether you apply to one or all of these requisition numbers, your applications will be considered as a single submission.
Job description to follow:
The Manager, Cross TA Clinical Risk Management, works with the trial teams and/or Program teams to coordinate the identification, assessment, and mitigation of quality risks that could impact on trial data integrity, patient safety, well - being, or rights. Throughout the duration of the trial/program, this Manager executes data-driven, risk-based trial oversight activities to deliver quality in the execution of clinical trials (and/or programs), compliance with regulatory requirements and internal procedures, and to maintain a continued state of inspection readiness.
Key responsibilities:
+ Actively participates in all study activities, contributing to the identification and assessment of key risks in the clinical protocol/set-up and advising clinical team members on effective mitigation strategies.
+ Leads regular review of risk areas in collaboration with Risk Owners, to evaluate progress of risk mitigations and risk reduction, and to identify potential new risks or additional mitigation needs (trial and/or compound, as assigned).
+ Maintains CQP (Clinical Quality Plans) in quality repository to facilitate regular progress reviews of quality support services in addition to risks and mitigations
+ Independently drives quality risk monitoring reviews and coaches others on risk monitoring and mitigation reviews
+ Communicates and facilitates risk updates to R&D colleagues as part of the regular review cycle through Quality Working Groups and Governance Fora, as applicable (trial and/or compound, as assigned).
+ Highlight new potential systemic risk to RDQ CRM management.
+ Develops and ensures a consistent interpretation of issues that require quality investigations
+ Provides guidance for significant quality issues (SQI) per corporate standards and escalates SQI to senior R&D management.
+ In collaboration with partners in RDQ, provides advice on the development and implementation of Corrective and Preventative Action (CAPA) Plans and Effectiveness Checks (Self - Identified, Inspection, Audit)
+ Drives ongoing inspection readiness activities with trial teams to develop inspection narratives, identify and prepare sites of interest for inspection (including, pre-inspection visit support), ensure availability of key documents/records and coordinates mock inspection in collaboration with Regulatory Compliance teams.
+ Provides support for Investigator, Sponsor-Monitor and third-party inspections including post inspection support
+ Provides independent advice on questions related to research quality and compliance from clinical teams in collaboration with other Quality Professionals and Subject Matter Experts to ensure consistent interpretation of international regulations and policy.
Qualifications:
+ A minimum of a Bachelor's degree (scientific, medical, or related discipline) is required.
+ A minimum of 8 years working in the healthcare industry (pharmaceutical industry, contract research organization and/or healthcare/hospital system) is required.
+ Proven strong GCP Quality and/or clinical trials experience is required.
+ Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills to effectively collaborate in a cross-functional team environment is required.
+ Flexibility to respond to changing business needs is required.
+ Demonstrated ability to operate in an environment of culturally diverse styles and business approaches by understanding regional and global business structures is required.
+ Proficiency in Microsoft Office Applications is required.
+ Experience with fundamentals of clinical trial risk management is preferred.
+ Experience working to ICH guidelines is preferred.
+ Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), Good Laboratory Practice (GLP), and/or Good Pharmacovigilance Practice (GPvP) is preferred.
+ Health Authority Inspection experience (FDA, EMA, and other inspectorates) is preferred.
+ Strong Project Planning/Management skills is preferred.
+ Experience in managing escalations and CAPA support/advisement is preferred.
+ Experience and/or proficiency with data analytics and/or data visualization tools (i.e., Tableau, Spotfire, or related) to analyze/interpret collective data and provide insights to drive decision-making is preferred.
+ Experience with Data Science and Digital Health (including Real World Evidence/Real World Disease) is preferred.
+ Requires proficiency in speaking and writing English.
+ Up to 10% travel, primarily domestic with some international travel.
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 , internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.
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**Required Skills:**
**Preferred Skills:**
**The anticipated base pay range for this position is:**
61,800.00 - 106,260.00
**Benefits:**
In addition to base pay, we offer the following benefits*: an annual bonus with set target (% of pay) depending on pay grade / location, where the actual amount is based on the employees' and companies' performance of the previous calendar year, or sales commissions. Moreover, we offer vacation days, parental leave for a minimum of 12 weeks, bereavement leave, caregiver leave, volunteer leave, well-being reimbursement, programs for financial, physical and mental health. We also offer service anniversary and recognition awards, and subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees - and in some location's eligible dependents - can participate in several insurance plans. For more information, visit Employee benefits | Supporting well-being & career growth | Johnson & Johnson Careers. ( is for informative purposes only. Amounts and actual benefits may vary by location and are subject to change.
**Additional information:**
In addition to base pay, we offer the following benefits*: an annual bonus with set target (% of pay) depending on pay grade / location, where the actual amount is based on the employees' and companies' performance of the previous calendar year, or sales commissions.
Moreover, we offer vacation days, parental leave for a minimum of 12 weeks, bereavement leave, caregiver leave, volunteer leave, well-being reimbursement, programs for financial, physical and mental health. We also offer service anniversary and recognition awards, and subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees - and in some location's eligible dependents - can participate in several insurance plans.
For more information, visit Employee benefits | Supporting well-being & career growth | Johnson & Johnson Careers.
*This is for informative purposes only. Amounts and actual benefits may vary by location and are subject to change.