Senior Manager Strategy & Innovation, EMEA

Madrid - Spain

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 11 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

At Johnson & Johnsonwe believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build aworld where complex diseases are prevented treated and curedwhere treatments are smarter and less invasive andsolutions are 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 more at

Job Function:

Project/Program Management Group

Job Sub Function:

Project/Program Management

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Lisbon Portugal Madrid Spain Milano Italy Prague Czechia Warsaw Masovian Poland

Job Description:

Johnson and Johnson Innovative Medicine (J&J IM) a pharmaceutical company of Johnson & Johnson is recruiting for a Senior Manager - Strategy & Innovation EMEA

This position has a primary location of Madrid (ES) Warsaw (PL) Prague (CZ) Lisbon (PT) Milan (IT) or Maidenhead (UK) This position requires up to 20% travel.

Position summary

You will support the Director to translate EMEA strategic priorities into operational routines governance and measurable outcomes across multiple Product Groups. Besides that you lead the development and execution of a multiyear technology strategy that directly supports business priorities. Provide program management and product governance for strategic initiatives manage vendor and pilot engagements and drive crossfunctional stakeholder alignment across EMEA. Measure and report on adoption ROI and operational impact while ensuring regulatory and data/privacy compliance; present concise strategic updates and recommendations to senior leadership.

Responsibilities

Lead the development and execution of technology strategy aligned to business priorities
Drive adoption tracking and regional/global alignment of the 3Year Strategy Plan and linkage to BP 2027
Provide PMO functions for strategic programs/leadership: planning milestone management risk/issues tracking dependency management status reporting and meeting cadences
Institutionalize Product Group governance: roadmaps pipeline management product boards and KPIs
Manage vendor selection partnerships and pilot programs; negotiate scope and success criteria
Drive stakeholder alignment across business leaders IT data science finance legal and operations through effective communication and governance
Define success metrics and track ROI adoption and operational impact of deployed solutions
Ensure compliance with regulatory quality and data/privacy requirements relevant to pharmaceutical environments.
Prepare and present concise updates and strategic recommendations to senior leadership
Steer a twoway Business Technology EMEA engagement platform to enhance communication in EMEA

Qualifications

Bachelors degree in Business Engineering Computer Science Life Sciences or related field. Masters degree (MBA MSc) preferred
8 years of relevant experience in technology strategy innovation management consulting corporate strategy or PMO rolesideally with exposure to life sciences / pharmaceuticals.
Proven record leading end-to-end strategic technology projects and delivering measurable business outcomes
Demonstrated ability to operate as a PMO: project planning resource management budgets status reporting and risk mitigation
Strong stakeholder management and executive communication skills
Strategic and analytical thinking; ability to synthesize complex inputs into clear recommendations
Familiarity with modern technology domains: cloud platforms data analytics AI/ML digital platforms automation (hands-on understanding not necessarily deep engineering)
Change management and adoption planning skills
Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to present to senior leadership
Strong collaboration influencing and negotiation skills
Attention to regulatory and data governance requirements in the pharmaceutical sector

Preferred

Experience operationalizing globalregional models and transferring consulting playbooks into sustained practices

Change management certification or demonstrable adoption outcomes

Reporting & stakeholders

Reports to Director Strategy & Innovation (EMEA)

Key partners: Global Strategy & BT Product Group leads Commercial Medical/RA Finance HR Business Technology

Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation external applicants please contact us via internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

Agile Decision Making Analytics Insights Developing Others Inclusive Leadership Leadership Organizational Project Management Performance Measurement Program Management Project Management Methodology (PMM) Project Management Office (PMO) Project Management Tools Project Reporting Regulatory Compliance Risk Management Statement of Work (SOW) Team Management

Required Experience:

Senior Manager