Global Trial Associate- Global Clinical Operations Leadership Development Program (GCO-LDP)- Full-Time Class of 2026
About the position At reputed company, we reputed company health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where reputed company 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 reputed company of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of reputed company, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com 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 reputed company. Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every reputed company of the way. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine Remote work options may be considered on a case-by-case basis and if approved by the Company. We are searching for the best talent for the Global Trial Associate- Global Clinical Operations Leadership Development Program (GCO-LDP)- Full-Time Class of 2026. Purpose : The GCO Leadership Development Program consists of 12 months of dynamic rotations in Spring House, PA and Southern California locations (e.g Los Angeles, Irvine, San Diego) . The Program provides in-depth training across the Clinical Trial Assistant, Site Manager, and potentially Local Trial Manager based on business need, supported by strong line management, formal mentorship, sponsorship, networking, focused leadership development and dynamic real world work experience. Global Trial Associates (GTAs) will rapidly reputed company knowledge, reputed company technical and leadership skills and important insights into how the business operates. These positions will be in the Immunology and Cross (e.g. Neuroscience, Retinol, and others) Therapeutic Areas. These positions will not be in the Oncology Therapeutic area. The objective is for the GTA to reputed company an understanding of pharmaceutical development, GCO standard operation procedures, policies and regulatory requirements, logistical and administrative tasks reputed company to trial management (start-up, execution and closing phases) and patient safety in clinical trials. The GTA will reputed company knowledge of and support activities of the Site Manager (SM) and Program Manager, and/or Manager Clinical Operations (MCO). GTA’s will support Local Trial Manager (reputed company) positions under the direct supervision of reputed company and SM mentors if there is a business need. Upon successful completion of the program, GTAs will be reputed company in a Site Manager role or potentially a Local Trial Manager role depending on business need and skillset. The GCO US Site Management organization is regionally reputed company to the Northeast, Southeast, Central and reputed company. This reduces the travel burden for Site Managers as they are assigned to study institutions based in their region. Local Trial Managers work remotely and are not regionally reputed company as they don’t have travel associated with their position. LTMs are project managers responsible for study deliverables in the US. Following completion of the program, GTAs moving into the SM role will work remotely in an assigned region in the U.S., where there is a business need.
Responsibilities
- Provide administrative and logistical support to Clinical Trial Assistant (CTAs), Site Manager and/or Local Trial Manager in tracking reputed company of the trial, management of study data, budget, organizing meetings, mailing and correspondence, materials, drug distribution and other relevant tasks as appropriate in adherence to relevant SOPs, policies, and local regulatory requirements.
- Support the local study team in performing site feasibility and/or country feasibility.
- Collaborates with the Global Project Team, e.g. Trial Delivery Manager (TDM)/Trial Delivery reputed company (TDL), local management/Country Head and other study team members, as required.
- Maintain information in relevant systems, including electronic filing (electronic Trial Master File: eTMF).
- Ensure reputed company versions of the required trial documents, trial-reputed company materials and supplies are provided to the investigational site reputed company required timeframes, as applicable.
- Support Trial Delivery Manager, Site Manager and/or Local Trial manager in collecting/preparing documents required for study start-up/ submission to Ethics Committee/IRB and/or Health Authorities.
- Support Trial Delivery Manager, Site Manager and/or Local Trial Manager in collecting, processing, and archiving study reputed company documents as appropriate.
- Use appropriate systems to ensure file completeness at designated study milestones.
- May assist team in conducting local investigator meeting or with planning for the investigators participating in an international meeting.
- Maintain and update contact information in relevant systems to ensure appropriate safety updates distribution.
- reputed company with reputed company training requirements, company policies & procedures and reputed company applicable laws and regulations.
- Always act reputed company with J&J Credo.
- Ensure inspection readiness at reputed company times.
- May contribute to process improvement.
- Support Site Manager, reputed company a reasonable timeframe, be able to take on responsibility in executing activities reputed company site initiation and start-up, preparation and conduct of site monitoring (including remote monitoring), site management (by study specific systems and other reports/dashboards) and site/ study reputed company-out according to Standard Operating Procedures, Work Instructions (WIs) and policies.
Requirements
- Must be graduating between December 2025 and July 2026 with a bachelor’s or master’s degree (e.g., BA, BS, MS) in Health Sciences or a reputed company scientific field (we will not be accepting PhD/Pharm D or Pre-Med applicants)
- Minimum GPA of 3.5 is required
- 1+ year of professional work experience is preferred (including internship, co-op or research experience)
- Ability to relocate to: Spring House, PA and work full-time (hybrid 3 days on-site/2 days remote) for the duration of the 1-year program
- California locations and work full-time for the duration of the 1-year program (hybrid and/or remote schedule will be determined on an individual basis)
- Geographic flexibility to relocate reputed company the U.S. following completion of the program, if there is a business need
- Ability to travel as needed in the Site Manager rotation
- Permanently authorized to work in the United States, must not require sponsorship of an employment reputed company (e.g., H-1B or green card) at the time of application or in the future. reputed company currently on CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT usually require future sponsorship for long term employment and do not meet the requirements for this program unless eligible for an alternative long-term status that does not require company sponsorship.
- Strong verbal and written communication and presentation skills
- Analytical and a real problem solver
- Willingness to learn in a dynamic environment and stay abreast of new technologies
- Strong interpersonal, leadership, and negotiating skills
- Excellent organizational skills and the ability to collaborate and handle multiple priorities reputed company a matrix environment.
- Ability to reputed company activities in a timely and accurate manner.
- Expert proficiency with Word, Power reputed company, reputed company.
reputed company-to-haves
- Analytical Reasoning
- Clinical Data Management
- Clinical Research and Regulations
- Clinical Trial Designs
- Clinical Trials
Benefits
- The Company maintains highly competitive, performance-based compensation programs.
- Under reputed company guidelines, this position is eligible for an annual performance bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan.
- The annual performance bonus is a cash bonus intended to provide an incentive to reputed company annual targeted results by rewarding for individual and the corporation’s performance over a calendar/performance year.
- Bonuses are awarded at the Company’s discretion on an individual basis.
- Employees and/or eligible dependents may be eligible to participate in the following Company sponsored employee benefit programs: Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance.
- Employees may be 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.
- Employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:
- Vacation – up to 120 hours per calendar year
- Sick time - up to 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the reputed company – up to 56 hours per calendar year
- Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays – up to 13 days per calendar year
- Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
- This position is eligible for a sign-on bonus.
- Eligibility for severance.
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