Associate Director, Trial Supply Execution

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine•Horsham, PA

4d•$140,000 - $241,500

About The Position

The Associate Director, Trial Supply Delivery leads a team of trial supply professionals responsible for end-to-end clinical trial supply setup and execution from study initiation through Last Patient Dosed. Reporting to the Head Trial Supply Delivery, this role translates functional strategy into portfolio priorities and consistent execution, ensuring clinical supplies reach depots and investigative sites worldwide to support patient dosing and clinical development milestones. The position provides leadership for risk management, issue resolution, performance, budgets, inspection readiness, and team development. The role works across a global, matrixed organization with Clinical Operations, Quality, planning, manufacturing, logistics, procurement, and external service providers. It oversees portfolio performance and operational risks, manages budgets and resources, ensures compliance with GxP and applicable regulations, and continuously improves processes and governance. The position is available in the United States and Belgium; U.S. candidates must already be authorized to work in the country, and immigration sponsorship and relocation support are unavailable. Travel may be required domestically and internationally up to 10%.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, engineering, logistics, life sciences, pharmaceutical sciences, business, operations management, or a related discipline.
At least 8 years of relevant experience in clinical supply chain, pharmaceutical operations, clinical development, logistics, supply operations, or a related field.
People leadership experience, including direct management of professional employees, coaching, performance management, talent development, and resource allocation.
Strong knowledge of clinical trial operations and clinical supply execution, including distribution, RTSM/IRT, inventory management, logistics, quality systems, and GxP requirements.
Experience managing complex portfolios, operational risks, escalations, budgets, suppliers, and competing priorities in a global, matrixed organization.
Ability to build cross-functional alignment, influence stakeholders, facilitate decisions, and drive issues to timely resolution.
Ability to establish and use metrics, dashboards, governance processes, and standard ways of working to improve performance.
Strong strategic thinking, problem-solving, communication, stakeholder management, and decision-making capabilities.
Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
Experience with clinical supply and enterprise systems such as RTSM/IRT, SAP or comparable ERP platforms, inventory-management systems, financial systems, and reporting tools.
Ability to lead global and virtual teams in a complex, cross-cultural, matrixed environment and work across regions and time zones.
Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 10%.
Candidates must already have authorization to work in the country of employment; immigration sponsorship and relocation support are not available. Candidates with short-term work status who require future immigration sponsorship are not eligible.

Nice To Haves

An advanced degree.
Experience with Power BI or comparable data-visualization tools.
Knowledge of continuous improvement methodologies, including Lean, Operational Excellence, or similar approaches.

Responsibilities

Lead a team of trial supply professionals, setting portfolio priorities, accountabilities, performance expectations, and ways of working.
Translate Trial Supply Delivery strategy and functional objectives into portfolio plans aligned with Clinical Supply Chain priorities, Global Clinical Operations needs, and clinical development milestones.
Oversee end-to-end trial supply setup and execution to deliver supplies to depots and investigative sites when and where needed.
Monitor startup readiness, inventory health, site delivery, patient supply continuity, issue resolution, and inspection readiness through defined metrics and performance reviews.
Act as the primary escalation point for complex execution issues and partner with cross-functional teams and external service providers to resolve them.
Identify, prioritize, mitigate, and close risks, including developing recovery plans for issues that could affect patients, milestones, timelines, quality, compliance, or budgets.
Use dashboards, analytics, and trend data to identify performance gaps, establish corrective actions, improve resource decisions, and drive continuous improvement.
Manage assigned operating budgets, external spend, workforce capacity, and resource allocation, and provide visibility into risks and variances.
Build cross-functional partnerships and communicate portfolio performance, constraints, decisions, and mitigation plans clearly and promptly.
Recruit, onboard, coach, develop, and manage team members’ performance while supporting engagement, accountability, and succession readiness.
Implement and improve standard processes, governance routines, escalation pathways, and operational playbooks.
Ensure compliance with GxP requirements, quality standards, company policies, and applicable regulations; support audits, inspections, investigations, and corrective and preventive actions.
Contribute to cross-functional initiatives to simplify processes, strengthen supplier and operational performance, increase digital enablement, and improve stakeholder experience.

Benefits

Company consolidated retirement plan (pension) and 401(k) savings plan, subject to plan terms.
Vacation: 120 hours per calendar year, subject to policy and date of hire.
Sick time: 40 hours per calendar year, with different amounts for certain state residents.
Holiday pay, including floating holidays: 13 days per calendar year.
Work, Personal and Family Time: up to 40 hours per calendar year.
Parental leave: 480 hours within one year of a child’s birth, adoption, or foster care placement.
Bereavement leave: up to 240 hours for an immediate family member and 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year.
Caregiver leave: 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period.
Volunteer leave: 32 hours per calendar year.
Military spouse time-off: 80 hours per calendar year.