Associate Director, GenAI Strategy and Operations DSDH

7555-Janssen Pharmaceutica NV Legal Entity

Job Location:

Antwerp - Belgium

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

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 .

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Job Function:

Project/Program Management Group

Job Sub Function:

R&D Project Management

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Beerse Antwerp Belgium Titusville New Jersey United States of America

Job Description:

About Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine:
Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine develops treatments that improve the health of people worldwide. Our R&D spans oncology cardiovascular and metabolic disorders immunology pulmonary hypertension retinal disorders and neuroscience. We are committed to helping people live longer healthier lives through first-in-class medicines and transformative innovation. Learn more at Janssen Innovative Medicine.

Role Summary

The Associate Director Strategy & Operations is responsible for driving strategic alignment operational rigor and portfolio execution across the Generative AI (GenAI) portfolio in IM R&D. This role reports to the Director DSDH Strategy and Operations and partners closely with the Head of GenAI IM R&D DSDH to shape govern and deliver a scalable compliant GenAI architecture and application portfolio that accelerates R&D impact. The role serves as a strategic integrator and decision-support partner across the portfolio ensuring GenAI initiatives are prioritized appropriately executed effectively and measured against clear scientific operational and financial outcomes. This role may also take ownership of end-to-end execution of specific products as required.

Key Responsibilities

Shaping GenAI Strategy

Partner with the Head of GenAI R&D DSDH to shape the GenAI strategy operating model and portfolio visionacross R&D.
Ensure GenAI initiatives align with broader DSDH IM R&D and enterprise strategies.
Provide strategic input on use-case prioritization value articulation sequencing and trade-offs.

Portfolio Governance & Decision Support

Own governance of the GenAI portfolio including prioritization funding alignment dependency management and escalation of risks and trade-offs.
Drive consistent planning tracking and reporting of GenAI initiatives across functional and partner teams.
Consolidate insights across programs to support senior leadership decision-making.

Operating Model & Enablement

Establish and evolve processes to support scalable GenAI delivery (planning teaming governance reporting success measures).
Ensure alignment with enterprise ethics data governance privacy and regulatory expectations.
Foster a culture of accountability clarity and execution excellence across DSDH GenAI teams.

Strategic Business Planning

Lead strategic business planning for GenAI initiatives working with the Head of GenAI to identify and articulate resource needs.
Partner across Strategy and Operations Finance and HR on GenAI-related resourcing capacity planning and vendor spend.
Ensure transparency and consistency of resource deployment toward the GenAI portfolio across partner organizations.

Required Qualifications

Advanced degree in a quantitative scientific or business discipline.
8 years of experience in strategy operations or portfolio leadership within data science digital health or R&D environments.
Demonstrated experience leading complex cross-functional initiatives in matrixed organizations.
Strong executive communication synthesis and decision-support skills.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience supporting AI/GenAI advanced analytics or digital transformation portfolios.
Familiarity with regulated R&D environments and enterprise governance models.

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Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

Agility Jumps Business Alignment Collaborating Continuous Improvement Mentorship Operational Excellence Organizing Performance Measurement Process Control Project Management Methodology (PMM) Project Management Office (PMO) Project Reporting Project Schedule Quality Control (QC) Research and Development Technical Credibility

Required Experience:

Director