What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director, Trials and Research Excellence position at Johnson & Johnson?
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The Role
The Director, Trials and Research Excellence is responsible for driving delivery of Worldwide Integrated Evidence Generation Plans (WWIEGP) and studies, through tracking the WWIEGP budget and monitoring analytics and metrics.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead implementation of worldwide processes, standards, and templates in collaboration with Senior Directors, Trials and Research Excellence, Global Medical Affairs, TA Leads, MADU, and Real World Evidence, across global/regions/countries.
- Implement and maintain, in collaboration with cross-functional and regional partners, WW Research Standards, processes, and templates for strategy and planning of Interventional & Non-Interventional Prospective Medical Affairs Research Studies.
- Support implementation of WW Standards through partnership with disease area-aligned Medical Affairs Research Teams (MARTs) and input to the supporting operating model.
- Track and manage all aspects of the WWIEGP budget in conjunction with Finance. Proactively identify and manage issues that impact budget, timelines or quality delivery of evidence generation projects. Deliver corrective plans/approval for budget adjustment.
- Execute metrics to track and communicate medical and business impact of WW IEGP.
Requirements:
- Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree
- 5 years of relevant experience in a medical/clinical or scientific environment/pharmaceutical experience
- Previous experience designing clinical trials, developing and executing evidence generation plans
- Previous Medical Affairs experience preferred
This position requires strong leadership ability to successfully work across functional and geographic boundaries, preferably across multiple countries/market types/access models. It also requires collaboration/matrix management, influencing, strong communication skills (both written and oral), process excellence, project management and strong organizational skills. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated learning agility and the ability to effectively influence portfolio strategies based on insights and foresights to future scientific direction. They will also have understanding of Pharma R&D process in high innovation environment, proven strategic thinking and strategic commercial skills across product and lifecycle, global mindset with proven ability to partner cross culturally and regionally, and ability to drive projects forward to completion through planning and organizational skills. Ability to travel 20% Domestic and International.
