Global Trial Associate- Global Clinical Operations Leadership Development Program (GCO-LDP)- Full-Time Class of 2027
About The Position
The Global Clinical Operations Leadership Development Program (GCO-LDP) is a 12-month, full-time development program based in Spring House, Pennsylvania, with hybrid work (three days onsite and two days remote). It provides rotations across Clinical Trial Assistant, Site Manager, and Local Trial Manager functions, based on business needs, alongside formal mentorship, sponsorship, networking, leadership development, and practical work experience. The Site Manager rotation is in Immunology, Neuroscience-Cardiovascular, or Oncology; the Clinical Trial Assistant and Local Trial Manager rotations will not be in Oncology. The program is designed to build knowledge of pharmaceutical development, Global Clinical Operations procedures, policies and regulatory requirements, trial-management logistics and administration across start-up, execution, and close-out, and patient safety in clinical trials. After successful completion, participants may be placed in a Site Manager or Local Trial Manager role depending on business needs and skillset. Site Managers work remotely in an assigned U.S. region and travel as needed; Local Trial Managers work remotely and manage U.S. study deliverables without travel associated with the position. The role provides administrative and logistical support to clinical trial teams, helps maintain study records and systems, and supports site and country feasibility, trial start-up, monitoring, management, and close-out. It also involves collaboration with global and local study teams, maintaining inspection readiness, complying with company policies and applicable regulations, and contributing to process improvements and other operational needs.
Requirements
- Must be graduating between June 2026 and June 2027 with a bachelor's or master's degree, such as a BA, BS, or MS, in Health Sciences or a related scientific field; Ph.D., Pharm.D., and pre-med applicants are not accepted.
- Ability to start in July 2027.
- Minimum GPA of 3.6.
- Ability to relocate to Spring House, Pennsylvania, and work full-time in a hybrid arrangement (three days onsite and two days remote) for the one-year program.
- Willingness to relocate to Texas, California, Illinois, Florida, or Pennsylvania if selected for a Site Manager position after the program.
- Ability to travel as needed during the Site Manager rotation.
- Permanent authorization to work in the United States without requiring employment-visa sponsorship at application or in the future.
- Strong verbal, written, and presentation communication skills.
- Analytical and problem-solving ability.
- Willingness to learn in a dynamic environment and stay current with new technologies.
- Strong interpersonal, leadership, and negotiating skills.
- Excellent organizational skills and ability to collaborate and manage multiple priorities in a matrix environment.
- Ability to perform activities accurately and on time.
- Expert proficiency with Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
- AI literacy and an AI-enabled mindset, including responsible application of AI tools in daily work to improve productivity, decision-making, and quality of outcomes.
Nice To Haves
- One or more years of professional work experience, including internship, co-op, or research experience.
Responsibilities
- Provide administrative and logistical support to Clinical Trial Assistants, Site Managers, and/or Local Trial Managers, including tracking trial progress, managing study data and budgets, organizing meetings, handling correspondence and materials, and supporting drug distribution as appropriate.
- Support local study teams in performing site feasibility and/or country feasibility.
- Collaborate with the Global Project Team, including Trial Delivery Managers and Trial Delivery Leads, local management, Country Heads, and other study team members as required.
- Maintain information in relevant systems, including electronic filing in the virtual Trial Master File (vTMF).
- Ensure current trial documents, trial-related materials, and supplies are provided to investigational sites within required timeframes, as applicable.
- Support collection and preparation of documents for study start-up and submissions to Ethics Committees, Institutional Review Boards, and/or Health Authorities.
- Support collection, processing, and archiving of study-related documents and use appropriate systems to ensure file completeness at designated study milestones.
- Assist with local investigator meetings or planning for investigators participating in international meetings.
- Maintain and update contact information in relevant systems to support distribution of safety updates.
- Comply with training requirements, company policies and procedures, applicable laws and regulations, and the J&J Credo; maintain inspection readiness.
- Contribute to process improvement as appropriate.
- Support Site Managers in taking on activities within site initiation and start-up, preparation and conduct of site monitoring (including remote monitoring), site management using study-specific systems and reports or dashboards, and site or study close-out, according to applicable procedures and policies.
- Support ad hoc requests from the Manager Clinical Operations, including accompanied site-visit preparation, inspection-readiness activities, regulatory document review, and other operational support.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
