[Hiring] Senior Site Contract Manager @Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine

Role 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.

Johnson & Johnson is currently seeking a Senior Site Contract Manager (CCS) to join our team located in Germany.

In this role you will be responsible for the development and analysis of contractual relationships including investigator grants including but not limited to:

• Drafting, negotiating, and finalizing agreements related to clinical trials.
• Overseeing a Clinical Research Organization responsible for contract negotiations.
• Providing support to the clinical team in the pricing, planning, execution, and control of grants and contracts.

Principal Responsibilities:

• Prepare, negotiate, and finalize clinical trial agreements and ancillary agreements for company sponsored and/or investigator-initiated studies.
• Responsible for delivery on established targets/measurements.
• Analyze contract requests/needs from operating companies and translate into appropriate contracts/budgets.
• Ensure compliance with corporate processes, systems, and strategies.
• Provide specialized support for negotiations in confidentiality agreements, informed consent forms, and other ancillary contract documents.
• Analyze investigator grants for fair market value aligned with regional knowledge and J&J grant pricing guidelines.
• Participate in and/or lead the approval escalation of grants as appropriate.
• Work with the global CCS team to review and analyze contractual terms and conditions.
• Assess risks of budget and legal provisions and communicate to stakeholders.
• Liaise with CCS management and functional CCS support teams, legal, Healthcare Compliance, Risk Management, Privacy, and other stakeholders.
• Work proactively to improve processes and establish refinements that reduce cycle time, create savings, and improve efficiency.
• Mentor and train new contract coordinators and analysts.
• Assume responsibility for all aspects of legal document and metrics tracking.
• Determine potential needs for contract amendments and manage amendment lifecycle.
• Exemplary customer focus with vision to drive solutions.

Principal Relationships:

• Reports to Manager, Site Contracting.
• Internal: Internal Business Partners (CCS, TA, MAF, MAO, GD, HCC, Risk Management, Legal, etc.)
• External: Clinical Investigator Sites, Commercial Suppliers, Clinical Research Organizations (when applicable).

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in appropriate scientific or business disciplines.
• 3 to 5 years of experience and/or equivalent competencies in pharmaceutical industry/clinical research.
• Demonstrated AI literacy and an AI-enabled mindset.
• Familiarity with healthcare compliance and other relevant guidance (HIPAA, FCPA, Safe Harbor, etc.) a plus.
• Working knowledge of the clinical development process with two (2) years of negotiation and contract experience.
• Familiarity with clinical research processes.
• Ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.
• Strong and proven negotiation and problem resolution skills.
• Working knowledge of PCs (MS Office suite at a minimum) and database management.
• Must demonstrate innovative spirit, have strong interpersonal skills, and ability to manage a high volume of work.
• Previous experience working in virtual teams preferred.

Requirements

• Fluency in German and English is required.
• Travel Percentage: 10%

Benefits

• Annual bonus with set target (% of pay) depending on pay grade/location.
• Vacation days.
• Parental leave for a minimum of 12 weeks.
• Bereavement leave.
• Caregiver leave.
• Volunteer leave.
• Well-being reimbursement.
• Programs for financial, physical, and mental health.
• Service anniversary and recognition awards.
• Participation in several insurance plans for employees and eligible dependents.