Research Operations Lead

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Job Function:

Market Access

Job Sub Function:

Health Economics Market Access

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States of America, Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America, Raynham, Massachusetts, United States of America, Warsaw, Indiana, United States of America, West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Job Description:

DePuy Synthes is recruiting for a HEMA Research Operations Lead, located in West Chester, Pennsylvania or Raynham, Massachusetts or Raritan, New Jersey or Warsaw, Indiana or Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Orthopedics business to establish a standalone orthopedics company, operating as DePuy Synthes. The process of the planned separation is anticipated to be completed within 18 to 24 months, subject to legal requirements, including consultation with works councils and other employee representative bodies, as may be required, regulatory approvals and other customary conditions and approvals. Should you accept this position, it is anticipated that, following conclusion of the transaction, you would be an employee of DePuy Synthes and your employment would be governed by DePuy Synthes employment processes, programs, policies, and benefit plans. In that case, details of any planned changes would be provided to you by DePuy Synthes at an appropriate time and subject to any necessary consultation processes.

Job Overview

DePuy Synthes is seeking a HEMA Research Operations Lead to drive the research operations for the Health Economics, Market Access & Epidemiology (HEMA) organization. This role is central to ensuring that HEMA's research portfolio spanning health economics studies, epidemiological analyses, and market access evidence generation is executed with rigor, efficiency, and strategic alignment. The Research Operations Lead will own the systems, processes, and cross-functional coordination that enable the HEMA team to produce high-quality evidence and insights on time and within budget.

This role is to be located in West Chester, Pennsylvania; Raynham, Massachusetts; Raritan, New Jersey; Warsaw, Indiana; or Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead the end-to-end operational management of the HEMA research portfolio, including study tracking, timeline governance, milestone monitoring, and resource allocation across all active health economics, epidemiology, and market access studies
- Drive study start-up and activation activities, including protocol finalization support, data use agreement execution, and site/vendor readiness
- Manage research compliance documentation across all HEMA-sponsored studies, ensuring adherence to internal policies and SOPs
- Design and maintain standardized research operations frameworks, including project management templates, study workflows, and stage-gate processes to ensure consistency and quality across the portfolio

- Build and maintain dashboards and reporting mechanisms to track research deliverables, study milestones, and key performance indicators across the HEMA portfolio
- Deliver regular portfolio status reports to HEMA leadership, proactively identifying risks, bottlenecks, and opportunities to accelerate study timelines

- Own the HEMA research budget lifecycle — from forecasting and allocation to spend tracking and variance analysis, in partnership with HEMA lead and finance
- Manage purchase orders, contracts, and invoicing tied to research activities, ensuring fiscal discipline and compliance with procurement policies
- Support resource planning to optimize allocation of internal and external