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: Data Analytics & Computational Sciences

Job Sub Function: Data Governance & Policy

Job Category

Professional

All Job Posting Locations

Mumbai, India, PENJERLA, Telangana, India

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 Cutting-edge 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 https://www.jnj.com/.

We are searching for the best talent for a Manager Clinical Data Transparency / Plain Language Summary (PLS) Manager to join our Clinical Data Standards & Transparency team/ Creative Medicine, to be located in High Wycombe / Maidenhead, United Kingdom; Leiden, The Netherlands; or Mumbai / Hyderabad, India. This is a hybrid role requiring 3 days per week onsite, therefore commutability to one of these locations is essential. We are open to considering candidates on either a 0.8 FTE or full-time (1.0 FTE) basis.

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):

The Netherlands - Requisition Number: R-089963

United Kingdom - Requisition Number: R-091258

India – Requestion Number: R-091259

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

Purpose: The overall responsibility of the PLS Manager is to maintain the scientific integrity of clinical study results, aligned with J&J;'s compliance framework and regulatory standards, and deliver a summary that is understandable to lay readers in a fair, balanced, and non-promotional manner.

Proficiencies specific to the production of plain language summaries of clinical trial results:

Knowledge of the application of regulatory guidance (i.e., EU Clinical Trial Regulations) in writing PLSs

Understands the principles of clinical research, fundamental biostatistics, and safety data reporting





Interprets information for indications across various therapeutic areas using source documents such as the protocol, Clinical Study Report but also the Informed Consent Forms, Technical Summaries of Clinical Trial Results (i.e., Clinicaltrials.gov, EudraCT)

Applies critical scientific thinking to align the study rationale and research objectives with study endpoints and results. Understands the trial design, disease characteristics and measures being summarized to ensure study results accurately present scientific content in plain language

Experience in writing Clinical Study Reports

You will be responsible for:

Ensuring PLS production process is robust and scalable. Monitoring vendor quality to identify weak points and develop solutions

Interacting effectively with multiple functions, clinical teams across all Therapeutic Areas and external vendors to communicate document requirements and to provide high quality results

Ensuring compliance with departmental SOPs, Job Aids, policies and regulatory guidance documents

Leading discussions by proposing solutions on guidelines, standards, processes

Possessing sound organisational and leadership skills, and the ability to balance multiple responsibilities and work under tight time constraints

Vendor oversight, reviewing all draft PLSs, ensuring adherence to PLS compliance documents (i.e., PLS Template and Job Aid) and health literacy principles

Leading discussions with cross-functional teams to address and resolve content issues

Completing understanding of J&J;'s PLS policy and regulatory mandates. Communicating effectively with team members to confirm studies qualify under internal policy and mandatory criteria (i.e., national and regional requirements including EU Clinical Trial Regulation [EU CTR])

Assessing impact of and applying, as appropriate, regional and/or local PLS content-related requirements and evaluates the impact with key stakeholders

Ensuring that results presentation is appropriate to the statistical analysis, and relevant for nonscientific readers, and includes sufficient context

Understanding the concerns around commercially confidential information, intellectual property and participant privacy issues in clinical trials

Collaborating with teams who publish clinical trial results for alignment

Preparing material and facilitating meetings with PLS production extended team members (i.e., PLS and ad-hoc Subject Matter Experts)

Facilitating the timely hand-off of PLS for translation to begin

Attending and actively participating in vendor(s) operational and governance meetings, raising issues to PLS Lead

Assisting in the updates of procedural documents, including the template, standard terms and definitions and Job Aids

Identifying relevant program metrics to qualify/quantify project benefit,



identifying risks and areas of improvement

Possessing strong oral/written communication and presentation skills

Mastering the use of systems, tools, and processes

Education & Experience Requirements: A Bachelor’s degree in a scientific, technical or healthcare subject area, or equivalent experience is required.

At least 5 years in relevant pharmaceutical/scientific experience in a related field; e.g. medical writing, PLS writing

Excellent understanding of at least one of the following: regulatory clinical trial disclosure requirements, translation of scientific content for a lay audience

Demonstrated written and verbal communications skills is required

Demonstrated customer focus and solution-oriented experience required

Proficient English written and spoken

Preferred

Demonstrated interpersonal skills to build relationships with internal and external business partners

Demonstrated leadership on cross-functional projects.

Demonstrated leadership in strategic decision making and problem solving

Benefits

We offer a competitive salary and extensive benefits package. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Johnson & Johnson is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

The Netherlands: The anticipated base pay range for this position is 68,600 to 119,600 euro on an annual 1.0 FTE basis and includes 8% holiday allowance. 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, and 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.

Required Skills: Clinical Data Analysis

Preferred Skills

Advanced Analytics, Coaching, Critical Thinking, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Database Management, Data Governance, Data Management, Data Privacy Standards, Data Savvy, Data Security, Emerging Technologies, Information Security Risk Management, Performance Measurement, Process Improvements, Risk Assessments, Strategic Thinking, Technical Credibility

📌 Manager Clinical Data Transparency (Penjerla)
🏢 Johnson u0026 Johnson Innovative Medicine
📍 Penjerla