Sr. Manager, Clinical Programs - PMO (Irvine, CA) Johnson and Johnson, MedTech Electrophysiology

Clinical Research Manager

Johnson & Johnson MedTech Electrophysiology is recruiting for a Clinical Research Manager to support the Electrophysiology (EP) business unit based in Irvine, CA.

The Senior Clinical Program Manager (CPM) within the PMO leads the strategic coordination, prioritization, and portfolio management of all clinical programs. This role ensures clinical activities are aligned with product development, regulatory strategy, and commercial launch timelines, while maintaining visibility and accountability across the full clinical evidence portfolio.

Acting as a central integrator between Scientific Affairs, R&D, Regulatory, Supply Chain, and Commercial, the CPM drives governance, reporting, and readiness across interdependent programs to enable informed decision-making and optimized resource allocation.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead portfolio-level planning, prioritization, and tracking of all clinical studies supporting new product development, lifecycle management, and post-market evidence.
• Manage the clinical roadmap in alignment with R&D development milestones, regulatory submissions, and commercial launch timelines.
• Ensure visibility of interdependencies across programs, including clinical, technical, and operational linkages.
• Partner with Scientific Affairs to maintain a consolidated, forward-looking portfolio view of study status, timelines, and budget allocations.
• Serve as the central point of coordination between Scientific Affairs, R&D, Regulatory, Supply Chain, and Commercial teams, driving alignment and stakeholder satisfaction.
• Ensure clinical program plans align with product development schedules and launch strategies.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain to ensure clinical and launch readiness, including product availability, labeling, and logistics for study or launch execution.
• Partner with Commercial teams to align clinical evidence generation with market access, messaging, and customer needs.
• Lead portfolio review meetings and contribute to PMO and executive steering governance.
• Maintain portfolio dashboards, KPIs, and risk registers for leadership visibility.
• Drive scenario planning and prioritization based on resource capacity, regulatory milestones, and market drivers.
• Ensure on-time readiness of clinical evidence for regulatory and commercial milestones.
• Ensure adherence to PMO governance standards, processes, and documentation practices.
• Identify and manage cross-program risks, resource optimization, constraints, and dependencies across the clinical and product lifecycle.
• Work closely with functional leaders to resolve resourcing or sequencing conflicts.
• Proactively escalate bottlenecks or misalignments that could impact evidence generation or launch readiness.
• Contribute to the refinement of PMO methodologies for clinical portfolio management.
• Support implementation of best practices in forecasting, capacity planning, and performance reporting.
• Enable a culture of proactive portfolio management and data-driven decision-making.

QUALIFICATIONS :

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND CERTIFICATIONS / LICENSES :

ADDITIONAL POSITION REQUIREMENTS

Must be willing and able to periodically travel overnight locally, regionally, and nationally up to 25%.

LOCATION & TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

Location : Irvine, CA or Haifa, Israel

Travel : 25% expected travel for domestic, international, or both.

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 corporation's performance over a calendar / performance year. Bonuses are awarded at the Company's discretion on an individual basis.

Employees and / or eligible dependents may be 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.

Employees may be eligible to participate in the Company's consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).

This position is eligible to participate in the Company's long-term incentive program.

Employees are eligible for the following time off benefits :

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.

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, please contact us via https : / / www.jnj.com / contact-us / careers or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

Required Skills :

Preferred Skills : Agile Decision Making, Analytics Insights, Developing Others, Inclusive Leadership, Leadership, Organizational Project Management, Performance Measurement, Program Management, Project Management Methodology (PMM), Project Management Office (PMO), Project Management Tools, Project Reporting, Regulatory Compliance, Risk Management, Statement of Work (SOW), Team Management

The anticipated base pay range for this position is : $120,000 to $207,000

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