Associate Director, Program Management Leader (Clinical Trials)

Location: Hybrid role based in Raritan, New Jersey; Spring House, Pennsylvania; or Beerse, Belgium. Up to 20% domestic and international travel required.

Salary: $137,000–$235,750 base pay annually.

Company

Johnson & Johnson develops innovative medicines and MedTech solutions across the healthcare spectrum.

What you will do

• Translate Compound Development Team strategy into Compound Development Plans and operational execution plans.
• Lead the Program Management Team and coordinate project managers across cross-functional disciplines.
• Establish and monitor program scope, timelines, budgets, resources, assumptions, and cost estimates.
• Identify operational risks, maintain risk-management registers, and drive issue mitigation and change management.
• Guide teams through pharmaceutical and clinical development processes, governance reviews, strategy approval, and resource allocation.
• Build a high-performing, collaborative team environment with clear accountabilities, decision rights, communication, and escalation pathways.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; a Life Science degree is preferred, and an advanced degree is advantageous.
• At least 8 years of experience in the pharmaceutical, CRO, or related healthcare industry.
• Experience with pharmaceutical development, clinical research operations, and R&D project management.
• Knowledge of project management systems, methodologies, tools, financial management, and clinical trial execution.
• Strong communication, presentation, interpersonal, leadership, analytical, negotiation, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to lead without authority in multifunctional, matrixed, and global environments.

Nice to have

• Project Management certification such as PMP or CPM.
• Experience across Phase I–IV studies and in the oncology therapeutic area.
• Experience mentoring or coaching others.
• Experience with early therapeutic area leadership, disease or pathway area strategy, or licensing and acquisition programs.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work environment with domestic and international collaboration.
• Participation in pension, 401(k), and long-term incentive programs.
• Vacation, sick time, holidays, personal and family time, parental leave, caregiver leave, bereavement leave, volunteer leave, and military spouse time off.
• Inclusive workplace and interview process with accommodation support for applicants with disabilities.