Manager Data Management Leader

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 jnj.com

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Job Function:
Data Analytics & Computational Sciences

Job Sub Function:
Clinical Data Management

Job Category:
People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:
Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America, Spring House, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Titusville, New Jersey, United States of America

Job Description:

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.

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We are searching for the best talent for Manager Data Management Leader in Titusville, NJ or Raritan, NJ or Spring House, PA.

Position Summary:

The Manager Data Management is an experienced individual with an in-depth understanding of data management and/or acquisition strategies, practices, methods, processes, and technologies. In this role the Manager Data Management directly contributes to delivery of the J&J R&D through effective leadership and accountability for Data Management delivery on clinical development programs and/or strategic innovation programs and projects.

This position reports to Data Management and Central Monitoring Functional Leadership and represents Data Management in cross functional discussions, influencing key stakeholders and driving strategic discussions and decisions.

This position plays an important role in the growth and development of the group and contributes to organizational effectiveness, transparency, and communication as a matrix leader driving projects, innovation, and capability growth and/or as a People Manager, through the recruitment, onboarding, performance management, and development of people while building an inclusive and diverse working environment.

In addition, the Manager Data Management plays a role in change leadership and driving the enhancement of functional, technical and/or scientific capabilities, processes, and tools within the function.

This position develops strong and productive working relationships with key stakeholders within IDAR and Global Development, in addition to broader partners and external suppliers.

Principal Responsibilities:

Drive the strategy and planning, execution, and completion of all data management activities and deliverables within assigned scope ensuring quality, compliance standards, consistency, and efficiency.

Proactively evaluate and manage resource demand, allocation, utilization, and delivery to meet current and future business needs. Ensure timely and effective maintenance of functional planning systems.

Effectively manage issue escalations, adopting appropriate escalation pathways.

Anticipation, early detection, prevention and management of risks and issues impacting departmental deliverables and activities.

Collaborate with internal cross-functional colleagues and external partners to define the data integration strategy for assigned programs/projects.

Collaborate with external partners on data management related deliverables including co-development programs.

Ensure staff compliance with department SOPs, policies, and regulatory guidance documents.

Contribute to the development and maintenance of departmental policies, procedures, training, and standards.

Contribute to the development of functional vendor contracts and oversee of delivery in line with agreed milestones and scope of work, R&D business planning and budget estimates.

Contribute to the enhancement of functional, technical and/or scientific capabilities, processes, and tools within data management.

Contribute to the external industry and/or regulatory environment through active engagement in industry forums and working groups.

May serve as a business process or system owner for Data Management Processes or Systems.

May provide people leadership with responsibility for hiring, attracting, and retaining top talent, performance management, career development and HR administration for direct reports.

This position may be specialized into the following roles based on business needs: Data Management Leader, Data Acquisition Leader

Responsibilities:

Accountable for Data Management delivery within assigned area/program

Serve as the Data Management primary point of contact to the Global Program Leader (GPL)for assigned program/region.

In collaboration with Functional Leadership, define the data management strategy and sourcing/operating model for the assigned programs.

Take a leadership role for data management related aspects of regulatory agency inspections and internal audits. Coordinate real time inspection readiness for all data management deliverables.

If people leader, typically provides people management for Global Data Managers and/or Clinical Data Managers.

Principal Relationships:

Reports into people manager position within functional area (e.g., Director Data Acquisition, Data Management Therapeutic Area Head).

Functional contacts within IDAR include but not limited to: Leaders and/or leads in Data Management and Central Monitoring, Clinical and Statistical Programming, Clinical Data Standards, Regulatory Medical Writing, IDAR Therapeutic Area Lead, and system support organizations.

Functional Contacts within J&J Innovative Medicine (as collaborator or peer) include but not limited to: Global Program Leaders, Global Trial Leaders, Biostatisticians, Clinical Teams, Procurement, Finance, Legal, Global Privacy, Regulatory, Strategic Partnerships, Human Resources and Project Coordinators.

External contacts include but not limited to: External partners and suppliers, CRO management and vendor liaisons, industry peers and working groups.

Education and Experience Requirements:

Required

Bachelor's degree (e.g., BS, BA) or equivalent professional experience is required, preferably in Clinical Data Management, Health or Computer Sciences. Advanced degrees preferred (e.g., Master, PhD).

Approx. 6 years of experience in Pharmaceutical, CRO or Biotech industry or related field or industry.

In-depth knowledge of data management practices (including tools and processes).

In-depth knowledge of regulatory guidelines (e.g., ICH-Google Cloud Platform).

Project, risk, and team management and an established track record leading teams to successful outcomes.

Excellent planning and coordinating of Data Management or Data Acquisition strategy and delivery.

Experience collaborating with multi-functional teams in a matrix environment and partnering with/managing stakeholders, customers, and vendors.

Excellent communication, leadership, influencing and decision-making skills, and demonstrated ability to foster team productivity and cohesiveness adapting to rapidly changing organizations and business environments.

Excellent written and verbal communications skills (in English).

Preferred

If Principal Responsibilities include people leadership; strong people management skills including staff performance management and people development.

Innovative thinking to allow for optimal design and execution of clinical development strategies.

Development and implementation of a business change/innovative way of working.

Experience working with data from EHR/EMR, Digital Health technologies, Real-World Data, or similar, eDC systems, eDC integration tools, and general data capture platforms.

Other:

Approx. <10% travel (domestic or international) may be required

This job posting is anticipated to close on April 1, 2026. The Company may however extend this time-period, in which case the posting will remain available on to accept additional applications.

The expected base pay range for this position is $117,000 to $201,250.

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 & 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, external applicants please contact us via , internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

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Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:
Advanced Analytics, Clinical Data Management, Clinical Operations, Clinical Trials Operations, Data Privacy Standards, Data Savvy, Developing Others, Good Clinical Practice (Google Cloud Platform), Inclusive Leadership, Innovation, Leadership, Leverages Information, Regulatory Affairs Management, Research Ethics, Systems Development, Team Management, Vendor Management

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :
$117,000.00 - $201,250.00

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:
Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company's consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).

This position is eligible to participate in the Company's long-term incentive program.

Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:

Vacation -120 hours per calendar year

Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado -48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington -56 hours per calendar year

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 period10 days

Volunteer Leave - 32 hours per calendar year

Military Spouse Time-Off - 80 hours per calendar year

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