Associate Director, Clinical Supply Integrator

Description

Johnson & Johnson is recruiting for an Associate Director, Clinical Supply Integrator located in Horsham, PA; Titusville, NJ; or Beerse, Belgium.

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/ .

The Associate Director, is a matrix team leader responsible for the management of clinical supplies during the study execution phase of pharmaceutical R&D clinical trials, aligned per Therapeutic Area. This Clinical Supplies leader ensures the team manages the budget at a functional level and influences adherence to trial management processes, while proactively managing risk to avoid patient impact.

Key Responsibilities:

• Study drug management for pharmaceutical R&D clinical trials.
• Ensure 99.5% successful dose, optimized inventory levels and campaigns and minimized SCRAP for the trial.
• Manage activities required to meet clinical trial protocol requirements including: demand forecasting monthly with cross-functional trial teams, distribution network planning, IRT issue identification and resolution, kit and label changes, develop supply strategies to meet clinical plans while optimizing drug overage, and manage study drug budgets ( OOP$).
• Influence decisions in therapeutic areas from a Clinical Supply chain perspective.
• Drives team accountability for issue investigation and resolution activities related to clinical trial supply.
• Represent Clinical Supply Chain for a particular trial and for various processes during GCP and GMP health authority inspections.
• Provide mentorship and support for team members on advanced concerns and interactions with the management team via Executive cS&OP.
• Support team to properly mitigate any study risks via the cS&OP process, while maintaining the highest standards of quality and compliance.
• Develop excellent working relationships with the other groups within Clinical Supply Chain (i.e. CSI, CSP, TM&C, Logistics, and Pilot Plants).
• Serve as CSC departmental lead in audits and inspections.
• Develop, sponsors and leads cross-functional and cross-departmental initiatives to improve business process/tools.
• Develop and implement functional ( TSM) and department (CSC) strategy.
• Champion and implement Discovery, Process Development  & Supply and R&D Operations strategies.
• Ensures seamless conversion between Trial Supply Managers and provide oversight and support through execution as needed.
• Develop and manage the trial supply functional budget (internal FTEs as well as OOPs)
• Identify and leads innovative projects to significantly improve functional and cross-functional processes and tools.

Qualifications

Education:

• Master’s degree with 8+ years of experience in Clinical Supply planning or a related role.

Experience and Skills:

• Demonstrated people leader or team leadership experience is preferred.
• Experience with the following functions preferred: supply planning, packaging & labeling, inventory optimization, clinical trial operations, pharma/biotech R&D.
• Experience with Clinical Supply systems (e.g., Optimizer, NSIDE, 4C Supply, IWRS, SAP, OMP+) is preferred.
• APICS-CPIM and IBF-CPF certifications preferred.
• Detailed understanding of clinical trial regulations/country startup dynamics and the interdependencies with P&L and distribution is preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.
• Strong analytical and planning skills: manage complexity and identify process gaps based on data or root cause analysis is preferred.
• Ability to predict risk/impact based on changes in demand or supply is preferred.
• Big picture orientation with strong attention to detail is required.
• Ability to gather diverse viewpoints and influence key partners at all levels within the organization is required.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, act with speed, flexibility, and accountability to achieve goals is required.
• Outstanding teamwork and cross-functional coordination skills, able to build strong, collaborative relationships, able to lead cross-functional/virtual teams is required.
• Advanced software skills (e.g., Microsoft Excel, OneNote, PowerPoint) is preferred.

The anticipated base pay range for this position is $135,000 to $232,300. 

The compensation and benefits information set forth in this posting applies to candidates hired in the United States.  Candidates hired outside the United States will be eligible for compensation and benefits in accordance with their local market.

The Company maintains highly competitive, performance-based compensation programs. Under current guidelines, this position is eligible for an annual performance bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan. The annual performance bonus is a cash bonus intended to provide an incentive to achieve annual targeted results by rewarding for individual and the corporation’s performance over a calendar/performance year. Bonuses are awarded at the Company’s discretion on an individual basis.

Employees and/or eligible dependents may be eligible to participate in the following Company sponsored employee benefit programs: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance.

Employees may be eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k).

Employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:

• Vacation – up to 120 hours per calendar year.
• Sick time - up to 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington – up to 56 hours per calendar year.
• Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays – up to 13 days per calendar year.
• Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year.

Additional information can be found through the link below.

For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to:  https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits .

This job posting is anticipated to close on 05/21/2024. The Company may however extend this time-period, in which case the posting will remain available on https://www.careers.jnj.com to accept additional applications. 

Johnson & Johnson is an Affirmative Action and 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, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

For more information on how we support the whole health of our employees throughout their wellness, career and life journey, please visit  www.careers.jnj.com .