Oncology G.A.P Scholar

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Learn more at Advancement Program (G.A.P) Overview:

TheOncology GraduateAdvancementProgramat Johnson & Johnson is a comprehensive learning and professional experience at one of the worlds leading health care companies. This program is designed toequip recent post-baccalaureatestudents with advanced hands-on academic and professional development opportunities in STEM fields fosteringexpertisein research and development and preparing them for furthereducation.Theposition is a full-time opportunity expectedtostart onSeptember12026and end onMay31 2027.

Scholars are expected torelocateto the Philadelphia metropolitan area. Depending on the project scholars may be able tooperateon a hybrid model. This means that you will be asked to report on site 3 times a week and can work remotely 2 times a week. If you are selected for ascholarposition you will work directly with your manager as your start date approaches to confirm your exact schedule.

G.A.P. scholars willparticipateintwo six-week rotations before scholars specialize in a specific functional area and conduct individual research projects under the mentorship of J&J employees.Scholars mayparticipatein the following areas: Clinical Science Discovery Science and TranslationalSciences.

Job Description

We offer an inclusive work culture that is open innovative and performance driven.As aG.A.P. scholar you will be a member of a clinical team dedicated to the research anddevelopment (R&D)of oncologic therapeutics. Selected candidates will beassigneda mentor and will have the opportunity to contribute to clinical trials. This role involves extensive global team matrix interactions with colleagues from several different disciplines and may provide exposure to the execution of clinical strategies and the clinical and operational implementation of complex compound programs in Phase I to III clinical oncology studies.

TheG.A.P. Scholarmay contribute to Cross-Functional Trial Team (CFTT) activities including but not limited to developing the clinical trial protocol clinical trial materials literature searches and review medical review of trial data coordinating completion of clinical study reports and providing support (as needed) for preparation of relevant documents for regulatory filings. Thescholarmay also collaborate with the Study Responsible Scientist (SRS) the Study Responsible Physician (SRP) and or other project team members in various functional disciplines in monitoring and/or supporting various aspects of clinical trial conduct. Eachscholarwill have one primary research project and may haveadditionalassigned projects asdeterminedby the mentor and team.G.A.P.Scholarswillbe expected to present their work to their project teams the OncologySenior Leadership Team (SLT) andother stakeholders within the company.

The goal of thisprogram is to providerecent graduates withexperience in working in a large pharmaceutical R&D setting and to gainskills &understanding of the science and process of novel drug development. Students will have the opportunity to learn aspects of cancer diagnosis treatments and the mechanism of action behind the emerging drugs being developed in our clinical trials. Students will also receive training on Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) as part of the Clinical Scientist curriculum trial specific training and the clinical database software and medical data review tool.

OverallResponsibilities may include:

• Gaining overall understanding of clinical research and drug development including but not limited toGood Clinical Practices (GCPs) International Conference of Harmony (ICH) guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

• Participating in department and team meetings

• Participating in cross-functional team meetings

• Shadowing key functional roles for learning/development opportunities

• Collaboration and/or assigned projects from other various functional areas

• Leadership opportunities on specific program and/or group projects

• Other projects as assigned

Clinical Scientist

• Assistingwith management of trial activities including patient tracking through screening process and eligibility/enrollment reviews

• Assistingwith document processing and management within the electronic master file (i.e.vTMF)

• Participating in clinical team meetings

• Developing study training materials/documents

• Shadowing key clinical and or functional roles for learning/development opportunities

• Observing Site Initiation Visit (SIV) Meetings

• Supporting Clinical Team with study start up activities during trial set up and other study tasks during conduct and close out

• Assistingwith review and cleaning of clinical data (i.e. medical review) query generation and resolution

• Assistingwith interpretation reporting and preparation of oral and written results of product research in concert with senior clinical personnel in preparation for health authority submissions

• Reviewing medical literature related products andnew technologies

• Providing necessary training to the local operational teams

Discovery Scientist

• Experimental design and execution

• Data collection and recording keeping

• Shadowing key functional roles for learning/development opportunities

• Assistingwith interpretation reporting and preparation of oral and written results of product research in concert with senior clinical personnel

• Review of literature and relatednew technologies

Translational Scientist

• Experimental design and execution

• Data collection and recording keeping

• Hypothesis-driven data mining

• Ability toquickly and quantitatively assess PD effect and patient response to intervention to enable go/no go decisions in clinical trials patient stratification for developing assets and PD monitoring in in vitro assays

• Shadowing key functional roles for learning/development opportunities

• Assistingwith interpretation reporting and preparation of oral and written results of product research in concert with senior clinical personnel

• Work with a physician scientist or clinical scientist to support ongoing or planned clinical studies

• Work with a biomarker scientist or computational biologist to conduct research or support biomarker strategy development through assay developmentanalysisor logistical support to progress a clinical study

• Work on projects related to target validation and patient stratification usingmultiomicsdatasets (e.g.genetics transcriptomics proteomics)

• Review of literature on disease-specific biology and relatednew technologies

• Assistwith interpretation reporting and preparation of oral and written results of the analyses performed in discussion with mentor and other colleagues

Qualifications

• Legally/permanently authorized to work in the US with no required sponsorships

• Applicants must have previouslyparticipatedinthe Oncology or OncoImmunoJ&J internship/co-op program

• Applicants must have a degree inbiology cell/molecular biology biochemistry chemistry pre-med pharmacy or nursing programhealth science(s) or related field from an accredited U.S. college or universityby the program start dateand must not be currently enrolled in a degree program

• Students must be planningonpursuinga masters PharmD PAPhD MDor other clinical related degree

• Self-motivated passionate about drug development and clinical research

• Proven leadership/participation with campus programs and/or service programs is desired

• Fluent in written and spoken English

• Great interpersonalverbaland written communication skills

• Good presentation skills; ability to lead presentations to peers projectteamsand senior leadership teams

• Enthusiastic collaborative able to build relationships and work within global matrixesand cross-functional teams

• Ability to work on and balance multiple project deliverables

• Working knowledge and/or experience using key Microsoft suite of business tools including but not limited to Outlook Excel PowerPoint Word Teams Slack SharePoint OneNote etc.