Clinical Research Industrial Placement Student

Description

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.

Position Summary:

This is a one-year industrial placement, for a Trial Management Assistant in Clinical Operations, working in an international central study team at J&J Innovative Medicine (J&J IM). The role will report to the Director Trial Management.

The focus of this position is to support operational aspects of the global international team designing, planning, managing, analysing and reporting the results of clinical trials. Scope of work will include tasks associated with trial start-up, execution or close out, in all clinical phases of drug development. The range of tasks will include activities assigned by the Trial Delivery Leader, Trial Delivery Manager, and/or Global Clinical Trial Administrators. It may vary to some degree depending on the therapeutic area and trial-specific requirements. There will be the opportunity to conduct your own project.

Principal Responsibilities:

Duties include:

• Contribute to cross-functional trial team and study management team meetings (face-to-face or virtual).

• Set up and / or manage trial-specific electronic systems (e.g. Clinical Trial Management System, data reporting tools etc) with expectations that study / data status information is kept up to date at all times.

• Assist wider team with any activities which support trial management across the various phases of a trial (e.g. patient sample management).

• Collect, file and archive study documents.

• Work cross-functionally with internal teams and external vendors.

• Support organisation of UK Trial Management departmental events.

• Collaborate with the student cohort on fundraising, charity & local community events, including work with our local school(s).

• Support the onboarding activities of placement student successors.

• Become familiar with the regulatory and ethical frameworks, including the principles of International Committee of Harmonisation Good Clinical Practice (ICH GCP).

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Successful completion of the first two years of a degree course by Summer 2026 in Life Sciences (e.g. Biology, Pharmacology, Biochemistry, Nursing, Pharmacy, Biomedical Sciences).

Other:

• Good Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel) skills.

• Passionate and enthusiastic for working in the pharmaceutical industry.

• Motivated to develop and learn.

• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral forms.

• Analytical, with good problem-solving skills.

• Adaptable team player, who really contributes to the team.

• Seeks feedback, and uses to learn.

• Bounces back quickly from mistakes; learns and moves on quickly.

• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.

• Seeks opportunities to learn and grow professionally.

• Takes initiative, can prioritise and manage own workload autonomously.

• Proficient digital literacy, good interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate and balance multiple priorities.