Senior Local Operations Manager - Solid Tumor Oncology (1 of 7 Openings)

About this role

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

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Job Function: R&D Operations

Job Sub Function: Clinical Trial Project Management

Job Category: Professional

All Job Posting Locations: Remote (US), Spring House, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Job Description: Job Description

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 https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine

About Oncology 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.

Our Oncology team is focused on the elimination of cancer by discovering new pathways and modalities to finding treatments and cures. We lead where medicine is going and need innovators with an unwavering commitment to results.

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 a Senior Local Operations Manager – Solid Tumor Oncology, to be located remotely in the Unites States.

Purpose: The Senior Local Operations Manager (LOM) is an advanced operational leader accountable for US country level site performance and operational delivery across the end-to-end clinical trial lifecycle. The Senior LOM supports country operational strategy and execution, ensuring high-quality delivery aligned with global trial objectives. The Senior LOM may be assigned to lead Local Operations Managers, resolving complex escalations, and integrating country level operational insights into global trial planning and execution.

Operating as a player coach, the Senior LOM may mentor other Local Operations Managers while directly managing strategic or high-impact sites and programs. The role drives strong alignment between site level execution and global trial objectives, ensuring delivery against key operational KPIs related to feasibility, startup, enrollment, data quality, compliance, and closeout.

You will be responsible for: • Accountable for US site level operational delivery for assigned sites and trials from feasibility through closeout.

• As appropriate, supports and coordinates local trial team activities in compliance with SOPs, other procedural documents, and applicable regulations.

• Responsible for local project planning activities to meet recruitment targets and to deliver high quality data on time and within study budget, including but not limited to: development of local trials specific procedures and tools, recruitment planning, contingency and risk management, and budget forecasting. As appropriate, may provide functional guidance and mentoring support to other local operations managers assigned to the trial or program

• Contributes to US trial operational strategy and integrates site insights into global feasibility and startup planning.

• May serve as the primary US operational interface to global trial leadership.

• Monitors country level operational KPIs and identifies systemic risks and mitigation strategies.

• Supports escalation and resolution of complex site contracting, operational, and recruitment issues, collaborating with Leads and cross-functional partners, as needed.

• Represents US local operations at investigator and/or study coordinator site meetings and key governance forums.

• Acts as subject matter expert for assigned protocols and develops strong therapeutic knowledge to support roles and responsibilities. May represent Oncology Site Enablement on cross functional teams.

• Elevates US site insights to inform global decision-making and continuous improvement.

• Expected to assume additional responsibilities or special initiatives such as “Champion” or “Subject Matter Expert” and to represent the functional area or lead country, Delivery Unit, and global level process initiatives, as required.

Qualifications / Requirements: • A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Nursing, Pharmacy, or a related scientific discipline (or equivalent experience) is required; advanced scientific or clinical degrees are an advantage.

• Typically, a minimum of 2 years of experience in clinical trial operations, trial management, site management, or clinical monitoring, including significant experience in complex, high-priority, or multi-site trials.

• Demonstrated experience in oncology trial operations is strongly preferred

• In-depth understanding of the clinical development process and end-to-end trial delivery, with demonstrated expertise in feasibility, startup strategy, enrollment execution, quality oversight, and closeout.

• Strong and applied knowledge of GCP, regulatory requirements, inspection readiness, and compliance management, with experience supporting audits and

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