Senior Principal Portfolio Lead

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Learn more at are searching for the best talent for Senior Principal Portfolio Lead located in Spring House PA Titusville or Raritan NJ.

Purpose: The Senior Principal Portfolio Lead is a highly experienced individual with expert understanding of programming strategies practices methods processes technologies industry standards complex data structures and analysis and reporting solutions. This position requires strong project and people leadership skills with the capability to effectively coordinate and oversee programming activities across teams in accordance with company and departmental processes and procedures.

This position is responsible for formulating the Programming strategy across a large portfolio of one or more programs within a Disease area and/or Delivery Unit with accountability for operational oversight and effective planning and execution of programming activities for their assigned portfolio. This position interfaces with program level Delivery Unit Leaders to provide regular status updates identify and manage risks and issues and ensures the appropriate use of escalation pathways to appropriate functional leaders as needed. This position provides matrix leadership to departmental staff.

This position plays a critical role in the growth and development of C&SP (Clinical and Statistical Programming) and contributes to organizational effectiveness transparency and communication. And directly contributes to delivery of the J&J IM R&D portfolio through effective leadership and accountability of large or complex clinical development and strategic innovation of programs and projects.

In collaboration with senior departmental leadership the Senior Principal Portfolio Lead influences departmental effectiveness acting as a change agent to shape drive and implement the departmental strategic vision. This position develops strong and productive working relationships with key stakeholders within IDAR in addition to broader partners external suppliers and/or industry groups.

You will be responsible for:

As Project Leader:

• Drives the strategy and planning execution and completion of all programming activities and deliverables within assigned scope ensuring quality compliance standards consistency and efficiency.
• Leads and designs programming strategy across assigned portfolio over the life cycle of a program to ensure consistency efficiency and quality of programming deliverables.
• Proactively evaluates and manages resource demand allocation utilization and delivery to meet current and future business needs. Ensure timely and effective maintenance of functional planning systems. May include forecasting related to potential in-licensing and acquisitions.
• Independently and effectively manages issue escalations adopting appropriate escalation pathways. Collaborates with cross-functional and external partners on programming related deliverables for co-development programs and defining data integration strategy of the assigned programs/projects.
• Ensures training compliance and development of appropriate job skills for assigned personnel.
• Contributes to the development of functional vendor contracts and oversees of delivery in line with agreed milestones and scope of work R&D business planning and budget estimates. Serves as the primary point of contact for sourcing providers and is responsible for establishing a strategic partnership.
• Drives the enhancement of functional technical and/or scientific capabilities within C&SP and shares best practices.
• Leads programming related aspects of regulatory agency inspections and J&J internal audits ensuring real time inspection readiness for all programming deliverables.
• Provides input to submission strategy to regulatory agencies and ensures all programming deliverables are complete and compliant.

As Matrix Leader:

• Accountable for actively identifying opportunities evaluating and driving solutions to enhance efficiency and knowledge-sharing across programs value streams and the department.
• Serves as departmental resource in areas of process and technical expertise. Stays current with industry trends and policies related to Programming.
• Leads departmental innovation and process improvement projects and as required may contribute programming expertise to cross functional projects/initiatives.
• Provides strategic direction within Delivery Unit initiatives and projects. Serves as a programming expert and influencer on internal and external (industry) work groups.
• Represents Programming function in cross-functional initiatives.

Clinical Programming:

• Oversees the design development validation management and maintenance of clinical databases according to established standards.
• Responsible for development and implementation of data and analysis standards ensuring consistency in analysis dataset design across trials within a program.

Principal Relationships: This role reports into a people manager position withing the Delivery unit and is accountable to the Director of Programming for assigned activities and responsibilities.

• Functional contacts within IDAR include but are not limited to: Leaders and leads in Data Management and Central Monitoring Programming Leads Clinical Data Standards Regulatory Medical Writing Leads and system support organizations.
• Functional Contacts within J&J Innovative Medicine (as collaborator or peer) include but are not limited to: Statistics Clinical Global Medical Safety Project Management Procurement Finance Legal Global Privacy Regulatory Strategic Partnerships Human Resources.
• External contacts include but are not limited to external partners CRO management and vendor liaisons industry peers and working groups.

Qualifications / Requirements:

Education: Bachelors degree (e.g. BS BA) is required preferably in Computer Sciences Mathematics Data Science/Engineering Public Health or another relevant scientific field (or equivalent theoretical/technical depth). Advanced degrees preferred (e.g. Master PhD).

Experience and Skills Required:

• 8 years of experience in Pharmaceutical CRO or Biotech industry or related field or industry.
• Expert knowledge of data structures and relevant programming languages for data manipulation and reporting including Python.
• In-depth knowledge of programming practices (including tools and processes).
• In depth knowledge of regulatory guidelines (e.g. ICH-GCP).
• Project risk and team management and an established track record leading teams to successful outcomes.
• Excellent planning and coordination of deliverables.
• Established track record collaborating with multi-functional teams in a matrix environment and partnering with/managing stakeholders customers and vendors.
• Excellent communication leadership influencing and decision-making skills and demonstrated ability to foster team productivity and cohesiveness adapting to rapidly changing organizations and business environments.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills (in English)
• Demonstrated experience managing the outsourcing or externalization programming activities in the clinical trials setting (e.g. working with CROs academic institutions) is preferred.
• Expert CDISC Standards knowledge.

Experience and Skills Preferred:

• Oncology clinical trial experience is highly preferred.
• Innovative thinking to allow for optimal design and execution of programming development strategies.
• Development and implementation of a business change/innovative way of working.

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The expected base pay range for this position is $137000 - $ 235750.

The Company maintains highly competitive performance-based compensation programs. Under current 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 achieve annual targeted results by rewarding for individual and the corporations performance over a calendar/performance year. Bonuses are awarded at the Companys discretion on an individual basis.

Subject to the terms of their respective plans employees and/or eligible dependents are 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.

Subject to the terms of their respective plans employees are eligible to participate in the Companys consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).

Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire Employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:

• Vacation 120 hours per calendar year
• Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington 56 hours per calendar year
• Holiday pay including Floating Holidays 13 days per calendar year
• Work Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
• Parental Leave 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child
• Condolence Leave 30 days for an immediate family member: 5 days for an extended family member
• Caregiver Leave 10 days
• Volunteer Leave 4 days
• Military Spouse Time-Off 80 hours
  

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The compensation and benefits information set forth in this posting applies to candidates hired in the United States. Candidates hired outside the United States will be eligible for compensation and benefits in accordance with their local market.

This job posting is anticipated to close on 3/27/2026. The Company may however extend this time-period in which case the posting will remain available on to accept additional applications.

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity age national origin disability protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act. Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation external applicants please contact us via internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

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