{"id":3657079,"url":"https://alion.io/job/johnson-johnson-oncology-clinical-scientist","title":"Oncology Clinical Scientist","company":{"id":14152,"name":"Johnson & Johnson","domain":"jnj.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/jnj","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":89,"open_postings":224,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.647,"repost_share":0.004,"time_to_fill_p50_days":10,"computed_at":"2026-11-05T05:54:30Z"}},"role":"Biotech","role_family":"Biotech","seniority":"senior","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"hybrid","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Tokyo, Japan"],"countries":["JP"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":5,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"GCP","optional":false},{"name":"Good Clinical Practice","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-11-03T02:18:07Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-11-03","last_verified_at":"2026-11-05T07:19:42Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":2,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":2},"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. Learn more at jnj.com.\nAs guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.\nJob Function:\nDiscovery & Pre-Clinical/Clinical DevelopmentJob Sub Function:\nClinical Development & Research - Non-MDJob Category:\nScientific/TechnologyAll Job Posting Locations:\nChiyoda, Tokyo, JapanJob Description:\nABOUT INNOVATIVE MEDICINE\nOur 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.\nJoin us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way.\nLearn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine\nWe are searching for the best talent for an Oncology Clinical Scientist (Manager) to join our Clinical Development team in Japan.\nPurpose:\nHelp bring innovative oncology medicines to patients in Japan. In this role, you will drive the development and execution of the Japan Clinical Development Plan, working closely with the Global Clinical Development Team to align it with global asset and program strategies. Through clinical science support for studies conducted in Japan, from protocol development through to PMDA interactions, you will help deliver high-quality, compliant and timely clinical development outcomes, with the opportunity to contribute to global studies as a Study Responsible Scientist. Based on the clinical trial results obtained, you will also lead the regulatory submission for approval in Japan.\nYou will be responsible for:\nContributing to Japan clinical development strategies aligned to global asset and program plans, and drafting Japan local protocols, amendments and planning documents\nLeading local companion diagnostic (CDx) development with support from the global CDx team\nProviding clinical oversight of trials in Japan, partnering with Clinical Operations on feasibility, investigator interactions, site training, enrolment and protocol interpretation\nSupporting and performing eligibility and medical review, and interpreting study results with the broader study team to inform trial conduct, development strategy and regulatory decisions\nContributing to key clinical documents, including clinical study reports, protocols, informed consent documents and CRFs, through section authorship and quality control\nPreparing clinical sections of Japan regulatory submissions and responses to PMDA inquiries, and participating in PMDA consultation meetings\nContributing to global study activities when assigned as a Global Study Responsible Scientist (SRS)\nKey interfaces\nGlobal Clinical Development Team (CDT) and Clinical Operations (GCO)\nBiostatistics, data management, safety/pharmacovigilance, regulatory affairs, medical writing, quality, translational sciences and medical affairs\nPMDA\nInvestigators, key opinion leaders, external advisors and vendors\nMeasures of success\nHigh-quality, compliant and timely delivery of Japan clinical studies and Japan components of global trials\nScientifically accurate, consistent and compliant clinical documents and regulatory submissions\nTimely identification and escalation of clinical issues\nStrong cross-functional alignment across the global and local matrix\nQualifications / Requirements\nBachelor's degree or above in biology, pharmacology or a related scientific field; PhD preferred\nMinimum 5 years' oncology clinical research experience in pharmaceutical clinical development, or equivalent experience in academic institutions\nSolid understanding of ICH-GCP and the Japan regulatory environment\nAbility to work effectively in both Japanese and global (English-speaking) matrix teams\nSound scientific judgement and strong communication skills\nAccountability principles\nDelivers assigned clinical development activities with guidance and growing independence\nPerforms regulatory activities with appropriate supervision, ensuring scientific accuracy and compliance\nIdentifies and escalates clinical issues appropriately, in line with standard clinical development practices\nRequired Skills:\nPreferred Skills:\nClinical Evaluations, Coaching, Critical Thinking, Drug Discovery Development, Entrepreneurship, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), Leadership, Medicines and Device Development and Regulation, Organizing, Regulatory Affairs Management, Relationship Building, Research Documents, Safety-Oriented, Scientific Research, Standard Scientific Processes and Procedures, Strategic Change, Study Management","description_format":"text","description_chars":5262,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":5,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"English","level":"All levels","optional":false}]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"Japan","iso":"JP","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Prescription Drugs","Surgical Instruments & Devices","Orthopedic & Spine Implants"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-11-03T02:18:07Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":63,"band":"ok","label":"Likely open","p_open":1,"p_active":0.632,"p_room":1,"age_days":2,"expected_fill_days":10,"reasons":["conf:4","stale_co","velocity","win:early","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-11-05T05:54:30Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/johnson-johnson-oncology-clinical-scientist","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/johnson-johnson-oncology-clinical-scientist.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-05T08:38:44Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":10952,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-06T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":14152},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=14152"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fjohnson-johnson-oncology-clinical-scientist"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fjohnson-johnson-oncology-clinical-scientist"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fjohnson-johnson-oncology-clinical-scientist"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/johnson-johnson-oncology-clinical-scientist\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fjohnson-johnson-oncology-clinical-scientist"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3657079}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"jnj.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3657079},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. Docs: https://alion.io/developers"}}