Associate Director, Trial Supply Execution

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 .

As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.

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):

Belgium R-109441, United States of America R-105213

Remember, whether you apply to one or all of these requisition numbers, your applications will be considered as a single submission.

Job Function:

R&D Operations

Job Sub Function:

Clinical Supply Operations

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Beerse, Antwerp, Belgium

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.

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

We are searching for the best talent for Associate Director, Trial Supply Execution.

Candidates must already have authorization to work in the country of employment. Immigration sponsorship and relocation support are not available for this position. Candidates authorized to work pursuant to a short-term status (e.g., F-1) who require future immigration sponsorship are not eligible.

Purpose: The Associate Director, Trial Supply Delivery is accountable for leading a team of trial supply professionals responsible for the end-to-end setup and execution of clinical trial supply activities from study initiation through Last Patient Dosed. Reporting to the Head Trial Supply Delivery, this position translates the Trial Supply Delivery strategy into portfolio priorities and consistent operational execution. The role ensures reliable delivery of clinical supplies to depots and investigative sites worldwide, supports uninterrupted patient dosing and clinical development milestones, and provides leadership for risk management, issue resolution, performance, budget management, inspection readiness, and team capability development.

 

You will be responsible for:

Lead a team of trial supply professionals and establish clear priorities, accountabilities, performance expectations, and ways of working across an assigned portfolio of clinical trials.

Translate Trial Supply Delivery strategy and functional objectives into portfolio plans that align with Clinical Supply Chain priorities, Global Clinical Operations needs, and clinical development milestones.

Ensure end-to-end trial supply setup and execution to deliver clinical supplies to depots and investigative sites when and where needed to support uninterrupted patient dosing.

Provide portfolio-level oversight of startup readiness, inventory health, site delivery, patient supply continuity, issue resolution, and inspection readiness using defined metrics and performance reviews.

Serve as the primary escalation point for complex trial supply execution issues and partner with Global Clinical Operations, Quality, E2E Planning, Manufacturing, Logistics, Procurement, and external service providers to drive resolution.

Lead proactive risk identification, prioritization, mitigation, recovery planning, and closure for issues that could affect patients, study milestones, timelines, quality, compliance, or budget.

Use dashboards, analytics, and trend data to identify performance gaps, establish corrective actions, improve resource decisions, and drive continuous improvement.

Manage assigned operating budgets, external spend, workforce capacity, and resource allocation while maintaining transparent visibility of risks and variances.

Build strong cross-functional partnerships and communicate portfolio performance, constraints, decisions, and mitigation plans clearly and in a timely manner.

Recruit, onboard, coach, develop, and manage the performance of team members while strengthening engagement, empowerment, accountability, and succession readiness.

Implement and continuously improve standard processes, governance routines, escalation pathways, and operational playbooks to increase consistency, efficiency, quality, and compliance.

Ensure activities comply with GxP requirements, quality standards, company policies, and applicable regulations; support audits, inspections, investigations, and corrective and preventive actions.

Contribute to cross-functional initiatives that simplify processes, strengthen supplier and operational performance, increase digital enablement, and improve the stakeholder experience.

 

Qualifications/Requirements:

Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in supply chain, engineering, logistics, life sciences, pharmaceutical sciences, business, operations management, or a related discipline is required; an advanced degree is preferred.

Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience in clinical supply chain, pharmaceutical operations, clinical development, logistics, supply operations, or a related field.

Demonstrated people leadership experience, including direct management of professional employees, coaching, performance management, talent development, and resource allocation.

Strong knowledge of clinical trial operations and clinical supply execution, including distribution, RTSM/IRT, inventory management, logistics, quality systems, and GxP requirements.

Demonstrated experience managing complex portfolios, operational risks, escalations, budgets, suppliers, and competing priorities in a global, matrixed organization.

Proven ability to build cross-functional alignment, influence stakeholders, facilitate decisions, and drive issues to timely resolution.

Demonstrated ability to establish and use metrics, dashboards, governance processes, and standard ways of working to improve performance.

Strong strategic thinking, problem-solving, communication, stakeholder management, and decision-making capabilities.

Other requirements

Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office applications; experience with Power BI or comparable data-visualization tools is preferred.

Experience with clinical supply and enterprise systems such as RTSM/IRT, SAP or comparable ERP platforms, inventory-management systems, financial systems, and reporting tools.

Knowledge of continuous improvement methodologies, including Lean, Operational Excellence, or similar approaches.

Ability to lead global and virtual teams effectively in a complex, cross-cultural, matrixed environment.

Ability to work across regions and time zones in support of global clinical trial execution.

Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 10%.

Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

The anticipated base pay range for this position is:

€97,900.00 - €168,360.00

Benefits:

In addition to base pay, we offer the following benefits*: an annual bonus with set target (% of pay) depending on pay grade / location, where the actual amount is based on the employees’ and companies’ performance of the previous calendar year, or sales commissions. Moreover, we offer 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. We also offer service anniversary and recognition awards, and subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees - and in some location’s eligible dependents - can participate in several insurance plans. For more information, visit Employee benefits | Supporting well-being & career growth | Johnson & Johnson Careers.

*This is for informative purposes only. Amounts and actual benefits may vary by location and are subject to change.