Trial Supply Lead

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com

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About Innovative Medicine:

Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow.

Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way.

Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine

We are searching for the best talent for a Trial Supply Lead to be located in Beerse, Belgium.

Please note that this role is available across multiple countries and may be posted under different requisition numbers to comply with local requirements. While you are welcome to apply to any or all of the postings, we recommend focusing on the specific country(s) that align with your preferred location(s):

United States, Titusville, PA or Horsham, PA - Requisition Number: R-019353

Purpose:

Clinical Supply Chain (CSC) holds the responsibility of global clinical supplies of the Innovative Medicine Research & Development portfolio and the Global Medical Affairs portfolio. Our activities include all in-house and outsourced manufacturing of clinical supplies (API, Drug Product, Packaged and Labeled Clinical Supplies), demand forecasting, supply planning, and global distribution of supplies. Through a global network and organization we are responsible for the clinical supplies of Synthetics, Molecules and Bio Therapeutics and Advanced Therapies products in development and low volume commercial supply and secure the supply to more than 60.000 patients in more than 330 clinical trials every year.

You will be responsible for:

• adapting supply strategies in view of changes in trial execution and ensure seamless transition from study design phase
• assessing clinical study recruitment rates vs forecast, study assumptions vs. actuals, and determine where action needs to be taken, e.g. flag supply risk or budget impact
• utilizing Demand Forecasting tools (eg, 4C Supply) to model trial demand.
• utilizing business tools (e.g. IRT) to manage inventories at depots and sites, ensuring on-time delivery of clinical supplies for patient dosing.
• establishing and modifying trial specific distribution agreements
• being a member of appropriate Global Development(GD) clinical trial teams
• developing strong internal collaboration with the GD stakeholders to ensure customer satisfaction at both the trial and compound level
• developing excellent working relationships with the other groups within Supply Management
• managing trial supply budget

Qualifications / Requirements:

Education:

• A University/Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) is required

Required:

• a minimum of 2 years experience is required, preferably in a clinical supply or demand planning related role
• general knowledge of GxP principles are required
• excellent written and verbal communication skills, ability to communicate clearly, make complex clear and compelling to all levels of the organization in both written and oral forms is required
• strong project execution and cross-functional coordination skills, able to build strong collaborative teams and relationships, leading cross functional/ virtual teams where required, contributes to employee engagement is required
• ability to gather diverse viewpoints and influence key stakeholders within the Clinical Supply Chain, and other key cross functional partners is required
• foundational understanding of clinical trials and underlying dynamics to optimize global P&L and Distribution processes and interdependencies with Clinical Operations is required
• strong attention to detail, ability to work independently with limited coaching, and ability to multi-task and manage complexity is required
• ability to work in a high-pressure environment, acts with speed, flexibility, and accountability to achieve goals is required
• experience with the following functions preferred: clinical supply pack/label/distribution, clinical trial operations, project management, pharma/bio research and development, inventory management

Preferred:

• experience with the following functions preferred: project management, clinical supply pack/label/distribution, clinical trial operations, pharma/bio research and development, inventory management, demand planning
• experience with clinical supply demand management tools is preferred (e.g., IRT, 4C Supply, SAP, OMP+)
• intermediate to advanced software skills is preferred (e.g., Microsoft Excel, OneNote, PowerPoint)

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Johnson and Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, please email the Employee Health Support Center (ra-employeehealthsup@its.jnj.com) or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.