Associate Director, Clinical Operations | Jacksonville, FL

Job Function:

R&D Operations

Clinical Trial Project Management

Professional

Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America

At Johnson & Johnson,we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build aworld 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 Med Tech, 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.

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Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments.

Our Vision team solves the toughest health challenges. Help combine cutting-edge insights, science, technology, and people to encourage eye care professionals and patients to proactively protect, correct and enhance healthy sight for life. Our products and services address these needs – from the pediatric to aging eye – in a patient’s lifetime.

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We are searching for the best talent for an Associate Director, Clinical Operations to join our J&J Vision team. This position is based in Jacksonville, FL.

The Associate Director, Clinical Operations develops strategies to address complex clinical issues. The Associate Director manages the strategic elements of study conduct, ensuring that operating procedures and company policies are followed. The Associate Director develops and manages timelines, resources, and budgets for JJV clinical trials worldwide. As a spokesperson and technical expert for Clinical Operations, the Associate Director provides compelling rationales for decisions and communicates complex strategies clearly.

Leads innovation and establishes operating practices across the functional area while fostering cross-functional collaboration and effective team performance. Manages multiple clinical studies across product platforms and directs and mentors study managers to ensure delivery of project objectives. Builds and manages relationships with external strategic partners and ensures compliance with policies, procedures, and departmental objectives.

• Own the processes and information required to execute and support clinical trials, including the clinical trial project plan, project timelines, resource plans, budget plans, clinical study agreements, and statements of work (30%).
• Be accountable for the preparation and finalization of key clinical documents, including the clinical protocol, informed consent forms, case report forms, training materials, and other essential study documents (20%).
• Manage study conduct, ensuring that operating procedures and company policies are followed and that trials meet all applicable regulations and guidelines required to gain approval for testing investigational ophthalmic devices (25%).
• Lead the selection of contract research organizations (CROs) and oversee contracts, timelines, and budgets, when applicable (10%).
• Manage and improve clinical trial processes, including benchmarking and leveraging across other J&J companies (10%).
• Perform other related duties as assigned by…