Senior Specialist, Contracting Strategy and Operations

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 https://www.jnj.com

Job Function:

Procurement

Job Sub Function:

Contract & Processing Services

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Horsham, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Titusville, New Jersey, United States of America

Job Description:

We are searching for the best talent for our Senior Specialist, Contracting Strategy and Operations position. This position will be primarily based in Horsham, PA with regular travel to our Titusville, NJ location. The ideal candidate will have flexibility to be based in Titusville, NJ to support potential future shifts in business need.

About Innovative Medicine

Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow.

Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way.

Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine

Purpose:

The Senior Specialist, Contracting Strategy & Operations reports to the Associate Director, Business Strategy & Contract Operations Lead and lead the end-to-end contracting and business process operations in support of assigned teams in the Scientific Affairs (SA) and US Medical Affairs (MAF) teams. The scope includes but is not limited to Real World Value & Evidence research, advisory boards, sponsorships, steering committees, and HCP consulting agreements. This role is important for helping to ensure compliance with company and departmental policies and processes, primarily related to contracting/procurement and Health Care Compliance review.

The individual will work collaboratively both within the SA team and with other North America and Enterprise functions to support new business processes alongside various partners, including Procurement, Finance, Contract Managers in the Commercial Contracting Center of Excellence (COE), Contracting, Health Care Compliance (HCC), Legal, and IT.

To achieve results, this role involves working with functional and Enterprise partners. The ideal candidate shows a willingness to learn and has some experience in addressing business challenges and opportunities that can impact the organization. He/she/they should understand operational effectiveness and possess good organizational skills, along with the ability to work well with others across different teams. Finally, the ideal candidate will enjoy working in a dynamic environment where each day presents new tasks and opportunities for growth.

You will be responsible for:

• Leading communication between Medical and Scientific Affairs project owners through various review processes, such as HCC review, and Fair Market Value (FMV).
• Participating in operational process improvements to enhance turnaround time and efficiency in support of research and business goals. Engage with critical collaborators, including Contracting, HCC, Supplier Management, and Legal, to support project objectives.
• Coordinating the gathering of required information from Study/Project leads. Create Totality transactions and collect appropriate compliance documentation required for Totality transactions (gathering CVs and processing of FMV calculator for HCP payments, uploading project details and final project proposals in the system, reassigning transaction ownership, and monitoring transactions for approval).
• Providing guidance to Study/Project Leads on company and departmental policies and processes. Act as a resource for scientific and medical staff to troubleshoot and solve issues in the above areas and assist in the maintenance of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Driving all operational elements in the end-to-end contract process for defined Therapeutic and/or Business Areas. Maintain the required information from the Study/Project Leads in the Business Process Request tool for key projects to support project/resource tracking.

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