Senior Manager, Strategy, Portfolio and Operations

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:

Regulatory Affairs Group

Job Sub Function:

Regulatory Product Submissions and Registration

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Raritan New Jersey United States of America Spring House Pennsylvania United States of America Titusville New Jersey United States of America

Job Description:

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 note that this role is available across multiple countries and may be posted under different requisition numbers to comply with local requirements. While you are welcome to apply to any or all of the postings we recommend focusing on the specific country(s) that align with your preferred location(s):

• United States - Requisition Number: R-054778

• United Kingdom - Requisition Number: R-055628

• Belgium Netherlands Poland - Requisition Number: R-055650

• Switzerland - Requisition Number: R-055657

Remember whether you apply to one or all of these requisition numbers your applications will be considered as a single submission.

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine R&D is recruiting for a Senior Manager Strategy Portfolio and Operations. This position is a hybrid role and can be located in Raritan NJ; Titusville NJ; Horsham PA; or Spring House PA.

The Senior Manager Strategy Portfolio and Operations will be responsible for driving organization readiness across the organization. This individual will lead a team to ensure priorities are determined value is created and there is successful adoption of transformation efforts. The ideal candidate will be a seasoned expert in project management financial management value management people leadership change management and enterprise communications with the ability to influence senior leadership craft compelling narratives and guide teams through complex change.

Principal Responsibilities:

• Implement and execute a methodology to evaluate the business case for and prioritize initiatives based on alignment with strategic goals potential to deliver business value technical feasibility and resource requirements.

• Partner with leaders to identify the key value drivers and develop the business case for each department and portfolio initiative quantifying the potential benefits such as cost savings increased efficiency or improved stakeholder satisfaction.

• Track the realization of benefits for each initiative monitoring the progress of each initiative and evaluating the actual benefits achieved compared to the projected benefits.

• Communicate the value created by the initiatives within the portfolio to key stakeholders including senior leaders by creating reports and presentations that clearly illustrate the benefits realized and the impact on Global Regulatory Affairs (GRA) goals and objectives.

• Continuous review of latest financial thinking and recommending reallocation re-prioritization and optimization of the portfolio based on progress of programs/projects technology obsolescence and evolving organizational objectives.

• Provide key partners with timely assessment of our financial status including initiatives performance metrics and identification/recommendation to address portfolio issues affecting performance.

• Develop and execute integrated change management and communications strategies across Digital Regulatory Innovation for Value and Efficiency (DRIVE) and Regulatory Operations Digital Innovation (RODI) initiatives.

• Lead and mentor a team of change managers and communications specialists fostering a culture of excellence innovation and accountability.

• Serve as the strategic advisor to senior leadership on change readiness stakeholder engagement and communications planning.

• Drive continuous improvement in change and communications processes tools and templates.

• Champion a unified voice across DRIVE and RODI ensuring clarity transparency and alignment in all messaging.

• Create compelling executive-level messaging presentations and storytelling that align with business priorities and transformation goals.

• Establish and track change adoption metrics communication effectiveness and stakeholder sentiment to inform strategy.

• Anticipate resistance and proactively develop mitigation strategies to support smooth adoption.

• Facilitate leadership forums town halls and feedback loops to ensure two-way communication and continuous improvement

Qualifications:

• A minimum of a Bachelors degree is required preferably in a scientific business or technical discipline. Masters degree preferred.

• A minimum of 8 years of related work experience in the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry or Contract Research Organization (CRO) is required.

• Regulatory Affairs experience is preferred.

• People management experience is required.

• Expertise with change management frameworks (e.g. Prosci ADKAR Kotter) and organizational transformation is required.

• Advanced proficiency in enterprise communications tools (e.g. Microsoft Teams SharePoint Yammer Viva Engage) is required.

• Strong command of content creation platforms (e.g. PowerPoint Canva Adobe Creative Suite) is required.

• Experience with survey and feedback tools (e.g. Qualtrics Forms Poll Everywhere) to measure engagement and readiness is required.

• Experience in stakeholder mapping impact analysis and change adoption tracking is required.

• Familiarity with project and portfolio management tools (e.g. Smartsheet MS Project JIRA) to align change plans with delivery milestones is required.

• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Must have strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• The ability to analyze data and translate insights into communication and change strategies is required.

• The ability to collaborate effectively with all levels and influence decision-making across a global matrixed organization is required.

• This position will require up to 10% domestic and international travel.

The anticipated base pay range for U.S. locations is $122000 to $212750.

The Company maintains highly competitive performance-based compensation programs. Under current guidelines this position is eligible for an annual performance bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan. The annual performance bonus is a cash bonus intended to provide an incentive to achieve annual targeted results by rewarding for individual and the corporations performance over a calendar/ performance year. Bonuses are awarded at the Companys discretion on an individual basis.

Employees and/or eligible dependents may be eligible to participate in the following Company sponsored employee benefit programs: medical dental vision life insurance short- and long-term disability business accident insurance and group legal insurance.

Employees may be eligible to participate in the Companys consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).

Employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:

• Vacation - up to 120 hours per calendar year

• Sick time - up to 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington - up to 56 hours per calendar year

• Holiday pay including Floating Holidays - up to 13 days per calendar year

• Work Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year

For additional general information on company benefits please go to: compensation and benefits information set forth in this posting applies to candidates hired in the United States. Candidates hired outside the United States will be eligible for compensation and benefits in accordance with their local market.

This job posting is anticipated to close on February 12 2026. The Company may however extend this time-period in which case the posting will remain available on to accept additional applications.

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity age national origin disability protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

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.

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Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

Compliance Management Cross-Functional Collaboration Design Thinking Developing Others Inclusive Leadership Leadership Operational Excellence Package and Labeling Regulations Process Improvements Product Packaging Design Regulatory Affairs Management Regulatory Compliance Risk Assessments Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) Strategic Thinking Sustainability Sustainable Packaging Team Management Transparency Reporting

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$122000.00 - $212750.00

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

Subject to the terms of their respective plans employees are eligible to participate in the Companys consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).


This position is eligible to participate in the Companys long-term incentive program.


Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:

Vacation 120 hours per calendar year

Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado 48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington 56 hours per calendar year

Holiday pay including Floating Holidays 13 days per calendar year

Work Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year

Parental Leave 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child

Bereavement Leave 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year

Caregiver Leave 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period10 days

Volunteer Leave 32 hours per calendar year

Military Spouse Time-Off 80 hours per calendar year


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Senior Manager