Manager, Clinical Risk Management

Johnson & Johnson • Titusville, PA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

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. As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit. 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. Johnson & Johnson is currently seeking a Manager, Cross Therapeutic Area Clinical Risk Management to join our R&D Quality CRM team located at a J&J office in Spring House, PA; Titusville, NJ; Raritan, NJ; Beerse, Belgium; Basel, Switzerland; High Wycombe, UK; Madrid, Spain; Breda, the Netherlands; Leiden, the Netherlands. The Manager, Cross TA Clinical Risk Management, works with the trial teams and/or Program teams to coordinate the identification, assessment, and mitigation of quality risks that could impact on trial data integrity, patient safety, well – being, or rights. Throughout the duration of the trial/program, this Manager executes data-driven, risk-based trial oversight activities to deliver quality in the execution of clinical trials (and/or programs), compliance with regulatory requirements and internal procedures, and to maintain a continued state of inspection readiness.

Requirements

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree (scientific, medical, or related discipline) is required.
• A minimum of 8 years working in the healthcare industry (pharmaceutical industry, contract research organization and/or healthcare/hospital system) is required.
• Proven strong GCP Quality and/or clinical trials experience is required.
• Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills to effectively collaborate in a cross-functional team environment is required.
• Flexibility to respond to changing business needs is required.
• Demonstrated ability to operate in an environment of culturally diverse styles and business approaches by understanding regional and global business structures is required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Applications is required.
• Requires proficiency in speaking and writing English.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with fundamentals of clinical trial risk management is preferred.
• Experience working to ICH guidelines is preferred.
• Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), Good Laboratory Practice (GLP), and/or Good Pharmacovigilance Practice (GPvP) is preferred.
• Health Authority Inspection experience (FDA, EMA, and other inspectorates) is preferred.
• Strong Project Planning/Management skills is preferred.
• Experience in managing escalations and CAPA support/advisement is preferred.
• Experience and/or proficiency with data analytics and/or data visualization tools (i.e., Tableau, Spotfire, or related) to analyze/interpret collective data and provide insights to drive decision-making is preferred.
• Experience with Data Science and Digital Health (including Real World Evidence/Real World Disease) is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Actively participates in all study activities, contributing to the identification and assessment of key risks in the clinical protocol/set-up and advising clinical team members on effective mitigation strategies.
• Leads regular review of risk areas in collaboration with Risk Owners, to evaluate progress of risk mitigations and risk reduction, and to identify potential new risks or additional mitigation needs (trial and/or compound, as assigned).
• Maintains CQP (Clinical Quality Plans) in quality repository to facilitate regular progress reviews of quality support services in addition to risks and mitigations
• Independently drives quality risk monitoring reviews and coach’s others on risk monitoring and mitigation reviews
• Communicates and facilitates risk updates to R&D colleagues as part of the regular review cycle through Quality Working Groups and Governance Fora, as applicable (trial and/or compound, as assigned).
• Highlight new potential systemic risks to RDQ CRM management.
• Develops and ensures a consistent interpretation of issues that require quality investigations
• Provides guidance for significant quality issues (SQI) per corporate standards and escalates SQI to senior R&D management.
• In collaboration with partners in RDQ, provides advice on the development and implementation of Corrective and Preventative Action (CAPA) Plans and Effectiveness Checks (Self - Identified, Inspection, Audit)
• Drives ongoing inspection readiness activities with trial teams to develop inspection narratives, identify and prepare sites of interest for inspection (including, pre-inspection visit support), ensure availability of key documents/records and coordinates mock inspection in collaboration with Regulatory Compliance teams.
• Provides support for Investigator, Sponsor-Monitor and third-party inspections including post inspection support
• Provides independent advice on questions related to research quality and compliance from clinical teams in collaboration with other Quality Professionals and Subject Matter Experts to ensure consistent interpretation of international regulations and policy.

Benefits

• competitive compensation and benefits package
• benefits that can be tailored to what is valuable to you throughout different stages of your life
• promoting your physical and mental wellbeing

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees