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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

Job Function:

R&D Operations

Job Sub** **Function:

Clinical Trial Project Management

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Spring House, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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.

Position Summary

The **Senior Director,** **Site Enablement Leader, Oncology** is accountable for driving optimal site performance and operational excellence across Oncology USA clinical trial delivery. This role blends strategic execution with country-level operational leadership to ensure high-performing sites that conform to J&J IM Oncology Research & Development (R&D) and Medical Affairs (MAF) priorities and regulatory requirements. The Site Enablement Leader fosters long-term, trust-based relationships with investigational sites, shapes the external clinical trial environment, and leads initiatives that significantly improve oncology site selection, contracting, activation, performance, and experience.

This leader will champion operational excellence, and organizational transformation, building high-performing, outcome focused teams; fostering strategic partnerships to advance the company’s mission and deliver impactful results for patients and stakeholders.

Reporting to the Vice President, Strategy & Clinical Delivery Operations, and serving on the Oncology Delivery Unit (DU) extended leadership team, this leader drives cross-functional collaboration to optimize USA oncology site experience and trial performance.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Site Engagement

+ Develop and execute long-term strategies for site engagement aligned with J&J IM Oncology goals.

+ Identify, segment, and manage Strategic Sites to optimize their experience, and trial delivery.

+ Lead the development of site experience plans, including objectives, tactics, and performance metrics.

Operational Excellence

+ Oversee site operational performance across all trial phases (feasibility to close-out), ensuring compliance with ICH-GCP, SOPs, and local regulations.

+ Define and manage the key performance indicators that enable visibility to and improvement of site activation times across the USA Oncology portfolio.

+ Lead operational issue escalation and resolution processes.

+ Collaborate with internal teams to adapt processes that enhance site experience.

Leadership & People Development

+ Provide strategic direction and mentorship to internal teams supporting site operations.

+ Contribute to talent development, succession planning, and organizational design to meet evolving business needs.

+ Foster an outcome focused culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and Credo-based leadership.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

+ Serve as a key liaison between sites and internal stakeholders within the Oncology DU, Medical Affairs DU, Integrated Data Analytics & Reporting (IDAR), Quality, and Global Clinical Operations (GCO).

+ Communicate site insights and feedback to inform strategy and operational improvements.

+ Align site engagement strategies with broader J&J IM Research & Development, Medical Affairs and Global Development initiatives.

Principal Relationships:

Internal: Oncology and MAF DU Leaders, Portfolio Engagement, Feasibility, Patient Site Engagement, Portfolio Delivery Leaders, Trial Management, R&D Oncology CDTLs and Clinical Leaders, US and Global MAF Leadership, GCO North America Leadership, Business Growth, Innovation & Advocacy (BGIA); in particular Partnerships, Clinical Supply Chain.

External: Investigational sites, Key Opinion Leaders, Global Development One Delivery Model Strategic Partners, Vendors with a focus on study placement or recruiting and retention capabilities.

Education and Experience:

+ Bachelor’s degree with scientific or health-related discipline is required, MBA or Master’s degree preferred.

+ A minimum of 12 years of relevant experience required, J&J Black Belt certification preferred.

+ Proven experience in leading cross-functional teams and managing external partnerships.

+ Strong understanding of clinical trial regulations, site operations, and healthcare market dynamics. Deep knowledge of site selection, contracting, activation and trial operations in the US regulatory and clinical landscape.

+ Demonstrated experience and leadership managing and executing on clinical trial operations from start-up to close-out.

+ Strong track record of optimizing site performance in clinical research, ideally in Oncology

+ Skilled in developing and executing long-term strategies for site enablement and performance including identifying, segmenting and managing strategic sites to improve trial delivery.

+ Adept at building long-term, trust-based partnerships with investigations sites, investigators and trial staff

+ Highly collaborative leader who is able to influence without authority. Experience in managing a large team that successfully accelerated USA site activations is preferred.

+ Strategic mindset with ability to guide development of a coherent and compelling strategy

+ Independent thinker with proven ability to introduce new ideas for consideration and implementation.

+ Evaluates and looks for new ideas from outside of J&J IM.

+ Prior experience and a proven track record of success in ambiguous and complex environments, and of leading through change. Experience of building a new discipline within an existing organization is preferred.

+ Excellent presentation and negotiation skills are required.

+ Strong leadership capability and ability to lead in a credo-based, ethical manner is required.

Other:

Up to 25% domestic travel anticipated.

_Johnson & Johnson is an 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, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act._

_Johnson and Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, please email the Employee Health Support Center ([email protected]) or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource._

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

The expected base pay for this role in the US is: $193,000 to $333,500.

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees and/or eligible dependents are 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. Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)). This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program. Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, Employees are eligible for the following time off benefits: Vacation –120 hours per calendar year Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year 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 the birth/adoption/foster care of a child Condolence Leave – 30 days for an immediate family member: 5 days for an extended family member Caregiver Leave – 10 days Volunteer Leave – 4 days Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours Additional information can be found through the link below. https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits