Senior Manager, Trial Delivery Leader, Oncology

Johnson and Johnson; High Wycombe; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global healthcare company in High Wycombe is seeking a Senior Manager, Trial Delivery Leader. This role involves leading clinical trial teams to deliver trials on time, within budget, and in compliance. The ideal candidate will have over 8 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, strong leadership skills, and a proven track record in clinical trial management. Remote work options may be available.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years in Pharmaceutical, Healthcare or related industries.
• Experience in managing clinical trials across phases I-IV.
• Proven ability to foster team productivity and cohesiveness.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Cross Functional Trial Team to develop the operational plan.
• Ensure trial delivery, budget, timelines, quality, and milestones.
• Identify and mitigate risks to ensure successful trial execution.

Skills

Leadership skills

Decision-making

Analytical skills

Project planning/management

Communication skills

Education

BS degree in Life Sciences

Job description

Purpose

The Senior Manager, Trial Delivery Leader (TDL) is accountable for clinical trial delivery, providing operational oversight of cross-functional deliverables for the Late Development or Early Development portfolio. The TDL leads a cross-functional team trial team to build and deliver the trial operational plan, identifying and mitigating risks to effectively deliver assigned trials on time, on budget and in a compliant manner.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for leading the Cross Functional Trial Team (CFTT) to develop the operational plan and for end-to-end trial coordination.
• Accountable for overall trial delivery, budget, timelines, quality, and milestones (e.g., support DBL / CSR / TLR planning and scope, define protocol deviations and resolution pathways).
• Proactively ensure that trial deliverables and milestones are met.
• Identify risks and ensure mitigation and contingencies are being initiated and followed through.
• Ensure trial is operationalized in compliance with global health authority regulations and guidelines and internal operating procedures and processes.
• Participate in preparation for, and conduct of, Health Authority inspections and internal QA audits. Ensure that the trial team operates in a constant state of inspection-readiness, collaborating with R&D Quality to ensure quality oversight.
• Participate in process improvement activities at a trial, compound & cross-DU level, as needed.
• Provide support during Health Authority inspections and on the identification of risks and mitigation plans at the program level for key issues.
• Lead and ensure inspection readiness for program through risk identification and readiness review.
• Provide leadership during Health Authority inspections and on the identification of risks and mitigation plans at the program level for key issues.
• Mentor & support onboarding of new team members, particularly those in Trial Management.
• Foster employee engagement, inclusion, and Credo Behaviors.

Qualifications / Requirements

• BS degree or equivalent, preferred areas of study include Life Sciences (Life Sciences (e.g., Biology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nursing, Pharmacy).
• Minimum of 8 years in Pharmaceutical, Healthcare or related industries.
• Experience in and knowledge of the pharmaceutical development process.
• Clinical research operational knowledge and experience across multiple phases of studies (Phase I-IV); must have the ability to manage all aspects of execution of a clinical trial.
• 2-3 years' experience leading multiple aspects of a global clinical trial.
• Must possess excellent leadership skills and proven ability to foster team productivity and cohesiveness.
• Experience of leading without authority and in multi-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.
• Strong project planning/management, communication and presentation skills
• Travel up to 15-20% of the time, defined by business needs.

Remote work options may be considered on a case-by-case basis and if approved by the Company.

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):

United States - Requisition Number: R-034070

United Kingdom - Requisition Number: R-037153

Switzerland - Requisition Number: R-037151

Belgium, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland & Spain - Requisition Number: R-037157

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

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