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We are recruiting a dynamic, innovative and precise Manager, Strategic Support, Contracts and Communications to be located in New Brunswick, NJ or Spring House, PA for the MedTech Epidemiology & Real World Data Science group. The role reports to the Vice President of the group. This is a hybrid position and requires you are in the office 3 days a week.

Purpose: The position is responsible for:

Strategic/Decision Support & Communications Contracts preparation & management AI Practice project management & coordination Administrative assistance Finance partnership

The MedTech Epidemiology and Real-World Data Sciences organization in J&J is an authority in developing and using capabilities in real world evidence for medical devices for the following goals: 1) evidence for market access and adoption of innovative medical technologies, 2) safety assessments to protect patients from avoidable harms, 3) regulatory approvals and label expansions, 4) assisting clinical development in developing new technologies globally, 5) business development and 6) advancing RWD innovation and methodological excellence, adoption of AI, and exploring emerging data sources improve patient benefits!

We specialize in innovating in developing strategic solutions to address meaningful research questions, evaluating and developing new data sources to meet gaps in RWD, employing the AI and machine learning for RWE studies. We partner with several regulatory agencies to advance the use of RWE for medical devices, including the US FDA, Chinese NMPA, EU notified bodies, Japanese PMDA, and Australian TGA. We also are active in public-private partnerships to enhance and shape the use of RWE for medical devices, including the Medical Device Innovation Consortium, the National Evaluation System for health Technology, several Innovative Health Initiative consortia (GREG and IDHERA), and MDEpiNet. Our team publishes 20 to 35 peer-reviewed journal publications per year that are meaningful to improving surgical outcomes.

This position is an exciting opportunity to work in a collegial and dynamic group that is conducting groundbreaking RWE on the use of medical technology to improve health.

You will be responsible for:

Strategic/Decision Support & Communications:  Partner with MT epi LT to synthesize strategy & plans across multiple leaders/business units and create PPT presentations, reports, performance metrics and other communications for use with various stakeholders Contracts preparation & management: Create Scope of Works with vendors, ensure appropriate cross charges of data costs to the appropriate business units and functions, partnership with BU Finance partners on BU stakeholder agreement/alignment.  Partner with MT Epi LT on multi-year contracting strategy/execution.   Contracts processing and archiving with data vendors and contractor agencies, purchase order management, eMarketplace management, invoice resolution, and cross-charging between different purchase orders AI Practice: project management and coordination for aspects of the MedTech Community for AI and Data Science Finance partnership: Ensure communication and alignment with Finance partners and execute timely cross-charges in complex matrix structure. Minimal administrative assistance: Some minimal time organizing and scheduling group meetings, travel arrangements and expense reports for the VP of MT Epidemiology. Culture & Engagement: Partner with SLT and department to execute culture and engagement activities. 

Qualifications/Requirements

Education:

A Bachelor's degree or equivalent is preferred.

Experience and Skills:

Required:

• Contracts management experience.

• Communication material preparation, including skills in PowerPoint presentations

• Large group coordination on operational and communication aspects

• Administrative assistance experience, including digital calendar and travel platform use

• Skills in budget spreadsheet tracking and financial communication

• Partner with SLT and department to execute culture and engagement activities. 

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• The base pay range for this position

• The Company maintains a highly competitive sales incentive compensation program.  Under current guidelines, this position is eligible for participation in this program in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan.

• This position is eligible for a car allowance through the Companys Fleet program

• 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 Companys consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)). 

• Employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:

  • Vacation  up to 120 hours per calendar year

  • Sick time - up to 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington  up to 56 hours per calendar year 

  • Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays  up to 13 days per calendar year

  • Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year  

• Additional information can be found through the link below. 

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.

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