Clinical Project Manager

Johnson & Johnson; High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in healthcare innovation seeks a Clinical Project Manager in High Wycombe. This role involves managing project schedules, budgets, and resources for clinical trials. Ideal candidates will have strong project management skills and a BS degree in Life Sciences.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years in Pharmaceutical or Healthcare industries.
• Strong Project Management experience in clinical trial management.

Responsibilities

• Create and manage integrated study schedule in MS Project.
• Collect and report financial, timeline, and resource data.

Skills

Leadership

Project Management

Analytical Skills

Communication

Education

BS degree in Life Sciences

Job description

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 Trial Project Management

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom

Job Description:

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 Clinical Project Manager to be in any of the following locations: Raritan, NJ, Titusville, NJ, Springhouse, PA, Beerse, Belgium or High Wycombe, England.

Purpose: 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.

You would be responsible for:

• 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.

Principal Relationships:

Internal: Trial Delivery Leader, Trial Delivery Manager, Program Management Leaders, Clinical Trial Assistants, DAS Leaders, Trial Management Directors, representatives of Delivery Operations, representatives of other GD and non-GD Functions and Clinical and Project Management Teams

Education and Experience Requirements:

Required Minimum Education:

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

Required Years of Related Experience:

• Minimum of 4 years of experience in Pharmaceutical, Healthcare or related industries.

Required Knowledge and Experience:

• 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.

Other:

Percentage Traveled:

• Travel up to 10% of the time, defined by business needs.

Preferred Related Industry Experience:

• Pharmaceutical, Biopharmaceutical, Biotechnology

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 or all of the postings, we recommend focusing on the specific country(s) that align with your preferred location(s):

• Raritan, NJ, Titusville, NJ, Springhouse, PA- Requisition #: R-009863
• Beerse- Requisition#: R-010533
• High Wycombe -Requisition #: R-010536

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

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 and 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, please email the Employee Health Support Center ([e-mail]) or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.