Clinical Forecasting Specialist, Janssen Research & Development, LLC

At the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, we are working to create a world without disease. Transforming lives by finding new and better ways to prevent, intercept, treat and cure disease inspires us. We bring together the best minds and pursue the most promising science. We are Janssen. We collaborate with the world for the health of everyone in it. Learn more at www.janssen.com and follow us @JanssenGlobal. Janssen Research & Development, LLC is part of the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies.

The Clinical Forecasting Specialist (CFS) will assume the role of an integrator and translate the functional needs into the clinical development operations Out-of-Pocket (OOP) forecast for the programs they are assigned to. This is accomplished by proactively partnering with the clinical functions to provide trial cost scenario planning, leading all aspects of OOP updates including those for Business Plan and Long Range Financial Plan, and ensuring the accuracy and compliance of monthly and quarterly forecasting and closing cycles. For the closing cycles, the planner will provide expertise to the functions on the required accruals, reclasses, and advanced payments to align to the budgetary forecast target within that quarter for their assigned trials, as well as participating in results readouts to leadership. Additionally, the role will collaborate with Program Coordinators, Program Management Team (PMT), and clinical functions by completing a variety of operational activities including functional detailed forecasting of work deliverables, drivers, algorithm review, reason codes, and associated reporting. 

Primary Duties:
•    Leading validation of drivers, reconciling and maintaining data accuracy for Planisware and UCT systems as well as providing insightful decision support using reporting platforms (e.g. Tableau, Spotfire, UCT, Viz Café).
•    Supervising and reporting of Planned Forecast versus Actuals across the TA, program and the individual studies.
•    Providing ongoing support in data management, analytics and reporting related to forecasting process.
•    At quarter close, assuring accurate maintenance for all systems, non-billable transactions, and mismatch reconciliation as part of the end to end OOPs adjustments.
•    Providing commentary for the JU/LRFP, NU and FBP Budget versus Budget (BvB) and quarter close Budget versus Actuals (BvA) for financial applications and continuous forecasting.
•    Recommending technical and process improvements for functional OOP planning and resourcing.
•    Leads functional review meetings on a monthly basis to update current thinking for project plan.
•    Supports the function and governance processes by providing multiple forecasting scenarios to aid therapeutic area decision making.
•    Supports budget gap analysis to align the continuous forecast to the actual plan.
•    Involvement in forecasting issue resolution activities.

Qualifications

Education:
•    A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree is required or 3 years equivalent work experience.
Experience:
•    Three (3) years of work experience with two years (2) in the research and development environment (pharmaceutical, biotech, CRO, other industries accepted) is required.
•    Strong written, verbal and collaboration skills is required.
•    Knowledge of planning process/tools and/or financial aspects of conducting clinical trials is required.
•    Strong operational and analytical skills with knowledge of MS office tools with a focus in Excel is required.
•    Excellent time management, priority setting and communication skills is required. 
•    Must work with great accuracy, be customer and service focused, and able to support conflict resolution.
•    Experience in the associated therapeutic area is preferred.
•    Planisware, Visualization Tools (ex. Tableau), CTMS and other web based interfaces is preferred.
•    At least two years of financial analytics experience is preferred.
Travel:
•    As required to support project teams at multiple site locations, including participation in regional planning meetings when applicable.
•    5% domestic travel may be required.

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Primary Location
United States-Pennsylvania-Spring House-Welsh & McKean Roads
Organization
Janssen Research & Development, LLC (6084)
Job Function
R&D
Requisition ID
2206001210W

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