Innovative Medicine R&D, Lead Site Contract Manager, Site Engagement Group, Contract & Grants, Global Development (Clinical Trials)

Location: Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan

Company

Johnson & Johnson MedTech develops healthcare solutions and innovative medicines intended to prevent, treat, and cure complex diseases.

What you will do

• Prepare, negotiate, and finalize clinical trial agreements, budgets, and ancillary agreements for sponsored and investigator-initiated studies.
• Analyze contractual requirements, investigator fees, fair-market-value pricing, legal risks, and study-specific tracking requirements.
• Coordinate with Healthcare Compliance, Risk Management, Privacy, clinical teams, and other stakeholders to resolve contractual and budget issues.
• Provide project management oversight, training, and supervision for CROs negotiating clinical trial agreements globally.
• Manage contract amendments, approvals, payments, and investigator grant compliance throughout the contract lifecycle.
• Onboard and mentor staff, improve contracting processes, and drive accountability, communication, and delivery against cycle-time targets.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant scientific or business discipline.
• 3–5 years of experience or equivalent competencies in the pharmaceutical industry or clinical research, including at least 2 years of contract negotiation experience.
• Working knowledge of clinical development, clinical research processes, clinical trial management systems, and relevant compliance guidance including HIPAA, FCPA, and Safe Harbor.
• Strong negotiation, problem-solving, communication, organization, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Ability to work independently, manage substantial responsibilities with minimal supervision, and use Microsoft Office and database management tools.
• Fluency in English is required.

Nice to have

• Previous experience working in virtual teams.
• Experience training or mentoring team members and leading process improvements.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive work environment focused on individual dignity, diversity, and merit.
• Cross-functional collaboration with global internal and external stakeholders.
• Approximately 10% travel.
• Work guided by clinical research ethics, standard operating procedures, quality assurance, and regulatory compliance requirements.