Lead, Local Operations Manager – Solid Tumor Oncology

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🔥 13 hours ago

🏖️ New Jersey – Remote

🏖️ New Jersey – Remote

💵 $109k - $174.8k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

⚙️ Operations

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Johnson & Johnson

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1886

🏥 Healthcare

⚕️ Healthcare Insurance

💊 Pharmaceuticals

Healthcare • Healthcare Insurance • Pharmaceuticals

Johnson & Johnson is a multinational corporation focused on innovating across multiple sectors of healthcare and medicine. With a commitment to redefining healthcare, the company merges science and technology to address complex diseases through its divisions in innovative medicine and medical technology. Its areas of focus include oncology, immunology, neuroscience, and specialty ophthalmology, as well as interventional solutions and orthopaedics. J&J is dedicated to advancing global health equity and environmental sustainability while fostering innovation, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace. The company strives to provide solutions that connect health and care for providers, patients, and communities worldwide.

📋 Description

• Own US site-level operational delivery for assigned sites • Lead and coordinate local trial team activities in compliance with SOPs, procedural documents, and applicable regulations • Lead local project planning to meet recruitment targets and deliver high-quality data on time and within budget • Develop local trial-specific procedures and tools • Lead recruitment planning, contingency and risk management, and budget forecasting • Provide leadership oversight and mentoring to Local Operations Managers assigned to the trial or program • Shape US trial operational strategy and integrate site insights into global feasibility and startup planning • Serve as the primary US operational interface to global trial leadership • Monitor country-level operational KPIs and identify systemic risks and mitigation strategies • Act as escalation point for complex site contracting, operational, and recruitment issues • Represent US local operations at investigator or study coordinator meetings and governance forums • Act as subject matter expert for assigned protocols and develop therapeutic knowledge • Represent Oncology Site Enablement on cross-functional teams when applicable • Elevate US site insights to inform global decision-making and continuous improvement • Assume additional responsibilities or special initiatives, including Champion or Subject Matter Expert roles • Represent the functional area or lead country, Delivery Unit, and global process initiatives as required • Travel approximately 10%

🎯 Requirements

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Nursing, Pharmacy, or related scientific discipline, or equivalent experience • Minimum of 4 years of experience in clinical trial operations, trial management, site management, or clinical monitoring • Significant experience in complex, high-priority, or multi-site trials • Demonstrated experience in oncology trial operations is strongly preferred • In-depth understanding of the clinical development process and end-to-end trial delivery • Expertise in feasibility, startup strategy, enrollment execution, quality oversight, and closeout • Strong knowledge of GCP, regulatory requirements, inspection readiness, and compliance management • Experience supporting audits and regulatory inspections • Leadership experience coaching, mentoring, and guiding Local Operations Managers or site-facing roles • Ability to lead through influence, resolve escalations, and drive alignment across cross-functional and global trial teams • Experience with country-level or trial-level operational strategy, site selection, enrollment forecasting, and risk mitigation planning • Strong analytical skills for interpreting country- and site-level KPIs, identifying systemic risks, and implementing corrective actions • Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both the local country language and English • Willingness to travel up to 10%, including overnight stays and investigator and governance meetings • Flexibility, resilience, and ability to operate in a complex, fast-changing clinical development environment

🏖️ Benefits

• Consolidated retirement plan (pension) • Savings plan (401(k)) • Long-term incentive program • Vacation – 120 hours per calendar year • Sick time – 40 hours per calendar year; 48 hours per calendar year for employees residing in Colorado; 56 hours per calendar year for employees residing in Washington • Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays – 13 days per calendar year • Work, Personal and Family Time – up to 40 hours per calendar year • Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child • Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member; 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year • Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period • Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year • Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year • Inclusive interview process and disability accommodations