Senior Local Trial Manager, Immunology (2 Openings)

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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:

About Innovative Medicine

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Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine

We are searching for the best talent for a Sr. Local Trial Manager, Immunology, to be located in Spring House, PA.

Remote work options may be considered on a case-by-case basis and if approved by the Company.

Purpose:

A Senior Local Trial Manager is a mid-level trial management role with at least 2 years of clinical trial management or 3-5 years of clinical monitoring experience. This role is responsible for local management of a clinical trial in a country or countries.

The Senior Local Trial Manager is the primary point of contact at a country level for assigned studies and has operational oversight of assigned protocol(s) from start-up through to database lock and closeout activities as described in Global Clinical Operations (GCO) procedural documents. The Senior Local Trial Manager is responsible for coordinating and leading the local trial team to deliver quality data and trial documents/records that are compliant with the assigned clinical trial protocol, company Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Good Clinical Practice (GCP), and regulatory requirements.

The Senior Local Trial Manager actively contributes to process improvement; training and mentoring of Clinical Trial Assistants (CTA), Site Managers (SM), and Associate Local Trial Managers. The Senior Local Trial Manager may have some site management responsibilities. The Senior Local Trial Manager may also perform the role of Trial Delivery Manager (TDM)/Trial Delivery Leader (TDL) for single country as described in GCO procedural documents.

You will be responsible for:

• Collaborates with Functional Manager (FM) for country protocol feasibility (if applicable) and site feasibility assessment in conjunction with CTA (if applicable), SM, and TDM/TDL.
• Implements any local criteria for site selection.
• Ensures consistent conduct of Site Qualification Visits and instruct teams on appropriate follow-up of Site Qualification Visit report and country feasibility report.
• Recommends suitable sites for selection to participate in trial.
• Collaborates with the Program Delivery Leader (PDL), TDM/TDL, local management/Country Head and other study team members to select final site list.
• Contributes input to the study management documents at a country level or initiates development of these documents for a single country trial, as per SOPs.
• Leads and coordinates local trial team activities in compliance with SOPs, other procedural documents and applicable regulations.
• Leads 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 trial specific procedures and tools, recruitment planning, contingency and risk management, and budget forecasting.
• Ensures that all Adverse Events (AE)/Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)/Product Quality Complaints (PQCs) are reported within the required reporting timelines and documented as appropriate.
• Maintains and updates trial management systems.
• Uses study tools and management reports available to analyze trial progress.
• Monitors country progress and initiates corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) when the trial deviates from plans and communicates study progress and issues to study management teams.
• May submit requests for vendor services and required to support vendor selection.
• In certain situations, may assist in negotiation of trial site contracts and budgets.
• Forecasts and manages country/local trial budget to ensure accurate finance reporting and trial delivered –within budget.
• Adheres to finance reporting deliverables and timelines.
• Attends/participates in Investigator Meetings as needed.
• May schedule and conduct a local/country investigator meeting.
• Will be expected to present and lead specific sessions and to facilitate discussion groups.
• Conducts local trial team meetings and provides or facilitates SM training when needed (i.e., implementation of study amendment-and changes in study-related processes).
• Reviews and approves Monitoring Visit Reports submitted by SM; identifies issues and/or trends across a trial project and escalates deviation issues to the TDM/TDL and FM as needed.
• Reviews and approves site and local vendor invoices as required. Manages local study supply, as required.
• Prepares country specific informed consent in accordance with procedural document/templates. Reviews and manages site specific informed consent forms in accordance with SOPs, other procedural documents and applicable regulations.
• Organizes and ensures IEC/HA approvals, if applicable, and ensures that the trial is in compliance with local regulatory requirements.
• Works with SM to ensure CAPA is implemented for audits and inspection or any quality related visits.
• Complies with relevant training requirements.
• Acts as subject matter expert for assigned protocols.
• Develops strong therapeutic knowledge to support roles and responsibilities.
• May represent GCO on cross-functional teams.
• Acts as primary local/country contact for a trial.
• Establishes and maintains excellent working relationships with external stakeholders, in particular investigators, study trial coordinators, and other site staff, and internal stakeholders.
• Actively contributes to process improvement, training and mentoring of CTAs, SMs, and other LTMs.
• May be asked to conduct accompanied site visits with SM as delegated by FM.
• May be required to provide guidance to Assoc LTMs.
• May assume additional responsibilities or special initiatives such as “Champion” or “Subject Matter Expert”.
• May represent functional area in process initiatives as required.
• This is not an exhaustive, comprehensive listing of job functions. May perform other duties as assigned.

Principal Relationships:

• Primary Reporting Structure: Reports to a FM.
• Primary interfaces: FM, CTA, SM, TDM/TDL, Study Responsible Physicians (SRP)/Study Responsible Scientists (SRS), Compliance Managers/Specialists, Local Safety Officer.
• Other Internal Interfaces: R&D Country Head, Strategic Account Lead (SAL), Contracts & Centralized Services (CCS), R&D clinical team (e.g., SRP), data management and Medical Affairs (when applicable).
• External Interfaces: Health Authorities, Ethics Committees, Investigational sites, local vendors and others as required.

Qualifications / Requirements:

• A minimum of a BA or BS degree in Pharmacy, Nursing, Life Sciences or related scientific field is required.
• Minimum of 2 years of clinical trial management experience or a total of at least 5 years of clinical trial monitoring and/or clinical trial management experience. However, other relevant experiences and skills may be considered by the hiring manager when considering the candidate’s eligibility.
• Should have a good understanding of the drug development process including GCP and local regulatory requirements.
• Willingness to travel with occasional overnight stay away from home.
• Minimum of 2 years of leadership experience.
• Computer skills required.
• Proficient in speaking and writing the country language and English language.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Demonstrated potential to be influential.
• Some experience in mentoring/coaching and providing training to other LTMs, SMs, and CTAs preferred.
• The ability to lead initiative/small teams.
• Flexible mindset and ability to work in a fast-changing environment.
• Ability to work on multiple trials in parallel.
• Ability to anticipate obstacles and proactively provide solutions.
• May be assigned to high priority projects.

Preferred Therapeutic Area Experience:

• Respiratory, Rheumatoid Arthritis, and Gastro-Intestinal

The anticipated base pay range for this position in the US is $89,000-$143,750.

The Company maintains highly competitive, performance-based compensation programs. Under current guidelines, this position is eligible for an annual performance bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan. The annual performance bonus is a cash bonus intended to provide an incentive to achieve annual targeted results by rewarding for individual and the corporation’s performance over a calendar/ performance year. Bonuses are awarded at the Company’s discretion on an individual basis.

Employees and/or eligible dependents may be 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.

Employees may be eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).

Employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:

• Vacation - up to 120 hours per calendar year
• Sick time - up to 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington - up to 56 hours per calendar year
• Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays - up to 13 days per calendar year
• Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year

For additional general information on company benefits, please go to: https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits

This job posting is anticipated to close on January 7th, 2026. The Company may however extend this time-period, in which case the posting will remain available on https://www.careers.jnj.com to accept additional applications.

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 & 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, external applicants please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers , internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

Business Behavior, Clinical Research and Regulations, Clinical Trial Designs, Clinical Trial Management Systems (CTMS), Clinical Trials, Communication, Give Feedback, Laboratory Operations, Medical Knowledge, Mentorship, Problem Solving, Process Oriented, Professional Ethics, Project Integration Management, Project Management, Research and Development, Research Ethics