Johnson & Johnson Posted October 9, 2026

Clinical Trial Assistant - Student Placement

High Wycombe, United Kingdom Full time
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About this opportunity

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.

Job Function:

Career Programs

Job Sub Function:

Non-LDP Intern/Co-Op

Job Category:

Career Program

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High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom, Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom

Job Description:

Role Title: Clinical Trial Assistant

Duration: 12 months

Location: Maidenhead

Intake: June 2027

Position summary:

The Associate, Clinical Trial Assistant supports the Local Trial Manager (LTM) and/or Site Manager (SM) to ensure optimal management of all documents with logistical and administrative tasks related to trial start-up, execution and closing of clinical trials. Ensures trial related activities are compliant with GCO SOPs, policies and local regulatory requirements.

Contribute to process improvement, training and mentoring of other CTAs. The Associate, Clinical Trial Assistant contributes to central business supports and process optimization with the support of other relevant functions in line with company’s requirements and business needs.

Partners with Business Operations, CTA team, study teams and key stakeholders (e.g. Finance, Procurement etc.) to support routine clinical operations activities.

Education & Key Skills/Competencies Requirement:

· 2 years of undergraduate degree level study completed at the start of the placement year (June 2027) in a Life Sciences degree (e.g. Biology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nursing, Pharmacy).

· The industrial placement year is part of your overall undergraduate degree course.

· A minimum of 2:1 achieved in first year of study.

· Good Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel) skills.

· Passionate and enthusiastic for working in the pharmaceutical industry.

· Motivated to develop and learn.

· Excellent communication skills, both written and oral forms.

· Analytical, with good problem-solving skills.

· Flexible and adaptable team player, who actively contributes to the team.

· Actively seeks feedback, appreciates and uses to learn.

· Bounces back quickly from mistakes; learns and moves on quickly.

· High level of accuracy and attention to detail.

· Seeks opportunities to learn and grow professionally.

· Takes initiative, can prioritise and manage own workload autonomously.

· Proficient digital literacy, good interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate and balance multiple priorities.

 

Please note that our office will be relocating to central Maidenhead from October 2026. Applicants should ensure that this location is suitable for them.

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Job details

Seniority
Not listed
Function
Clinical Research
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
High Wycombe, United Kingdom
Employment type
Full time

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Clinical Research role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 316 comparable Clinical Research roles across 26 biopharma companies.

316Comparable roles tracked
297Currently active
26Companies hiring similar roles
45Countries represented

Salary context

71 of 316 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function. This posting doesn't list a seniority level, so peers aren't narrowed by seniority either -- the range below may span more levels than usual.

This roleSubject Not listed on this posting
Lowest disclosed · Lab Assistant · IQVIA $25,300/yr – $52,700/yr
Highest disclosed · Senior Director, Head of Study Start Up · Merck KGaA $298,700/yr – $465,900/yr
Peer group range $39,000 – $382,300 (median $133,750)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 316 comparable roles

United States86
China38
United Kingdom29
Canada17
Brazil10
Netherlands10

+ 39 more countries

Seniority mix

216 of 316 peers have a known seniority level

Associate85
Senior63
Manager42
Senior Director8
Associate Director7
Principal7
Intern/Fellow/Postdoc2
Executive/VP1
Director1

Therapeutic area mix

19 of 316 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology15
Neuroscience2
Immunology1
Cardiovascular / CVRM1

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How we calculate "similar"

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Function Therapeutic area Seniority Country
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Function Therapeutic area Seniority Country
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Function Therapeutic area Seniority Country
Unmatched or unknown dimensions score exactly the same: 0 points, never a partial guess. A role we know almost nothing about beyond its function bottoms out at 25%; it never inflates to 100% just because there's little to compare against. Seniority uses a defined ladder (Associate → Manager → Associate Director → Senior → Principal → Director → Senior Director → Executive/VP) so "Director" and "Senior Director" count as adjacent, but "Director" and "Executive/VP" do not.