Chief of Staff, Heart Recovery

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J&J Heart Recovery is hiring for a Chief of Staff based onsite in Danvers MA.

The Chief of Staff serves as a strategic advisor integrator and force multiplier to the Worldwide President of our Heart Recovery business. Operating at the intersection of strategy execution and leadership effectiveness this role ensures organizational alignment accelerates decisionmaking and drives initiatives that unlock value across the global portfolio.

The ideal candidate brings a blend of strategic acuity operational rigor and exceptional communication skills with demonstrated capability navigating complex stakeholder environments and fostering crossfunctional collaboration. This leader will help translate vision into actionable programs support scale at speed and act as a cultural ambassador for a patientsfirst missionfocused organization.

Strategic Leadership & Advisory

• Serve as a trusted thought partner to the Worldwide President providing datadriven insights strategic counsel and decision support.
• Help shape and refine enterpriselevel strategy ensuring alignment across regions functions and business units.
• Anticipate challenges and opportunities proactively proposing solutions and guiding prioritization.
• Drive organizational engagement by pulling through the Heart Recovery vision mission and narrative grounded in a clear strategy and mobilizing the broader organization to gain ownership and buy-in.

Cross-Functional Alignment & Program Execution

• Drive high-impact crossfunctional programs that advance the companys mission and operational excellence.
• Orchestrate alignment across R&D Clinical Regulatory Commercial Operations and Corporate functions.
• Lead or support strategic initiatives related to innovation partnerships integration planning and growth acceleration.
• Support preparation for FDA engagements advisory committee interactions and executivelevel regulatory readiness reviews

Executive-Level Business Reviews & Strategic Oversight

• Manage preparation and synthesis for executive-level business reviews ensuring the Worldwide President has clear actionable insights to guide strategic and operational decisions.
• Partner with Heart Recovery leaders to maintain visibility into BU strategies performance trends competitive dynamics and progress against key milestones.
• Develop and maintain dashboards scorecards and leadership-ready materials that translate complex business updates into clear narratives.
• Identify crossbusiness themes risks and opportunities; recommend actions and followthrough to drive enterprise alignment.

Operating Rhythm & Organizational Effectiveness

• Manage the Office of the President ensuring clarity of communication disciplined planning and effective governance.
• Oversee executive-level cadence including business reviews strategic planning cycles leadership presentations and enterprise reporting.
• Translate complex concepts into clear concise materials for senior stakeholders

Change Leadership & Culture Building

• Act as a visible champion of the companys highperformance patientcentric culture.
• Drive change management strategies to support organizational scale new capabilities and evolving processes.
• Promote collaboration transparency and continuous improvement across all levels.

Stakeholder & Communications Management

• Serve as a conduit between the Worldwide President and internal & external stakeholders ensuring timely consistent messaging.
• Support highstakes executive engagements and represent the Worldwide President when appropriate.
• Identify issues requiring executive attention and ensure effective follow-through.

Critical Experiences

• Led enterprise-level programs with measurable business impact.
• Operated within a highly regulated innovation-driven sector
• Supported or worked closely with senior executives in a strategic or operational capacity.
• Guided organizations through scale transformation or rapid organizational growth.

Traits & Characteristics

• MissionDriven: Unwavering commitment to improving patient outcomes.
• Change Agent: Energized by complexity; drives transformation with clarity and purpose.
• Integrator: Brings people together fostering alignment across functions and geographies.
• Strategic Doer: Equally strong at highlevel thinking and handson execution.
• Trust Builder: Operates with integrity confidentiality and discretion.
• Influential Communicator: Clear concise and compellingable to simplify the complex.
• Resilient & Adaptable: Thrives in dynamic fast-paced environments.

Culture Fit

• Inspired by a bold mission and committed to revolutionizing standard of care globally.
• Embraces a patientsfirst empathetic purposedriven culture.
• Values transparency collaboration accountability and innovation.
• Operates with humility curiosity and a continuous improvement mindset.
• Willing to lean into ambiguity and challenge the status quo to unlock value
  

Required Qualifications

• 10 years of progressive experience in MedTech healthcare consulting strategy business operations or a related field with a Bachelors Degree
• Demonstrated success leading cross-functional initiatives in highgrowth or transformation-oriented environments.
• Experience supporting Csuite leaders or operating in a Chief of Staff strategy PMO or senior leadership role (preferred)
  

Knowledge

• Deep understanding of the MedTech medical device or life sciences landscape with direct exposure to Class III medical devices their development commercialization and lifecycle management.

• Familiarity with FDA regulatory pathways (e.g. 510(k) PMA IDE) and experience supporting or navigating submission processes evidence generation strategies or cross-functional regulatory interactions (preferred).

• Knowledge of strategic planning portfolio management and enterprise-level program execution.

• Understanding of clinical regulatory and commercial dynamics in global healthcare markets.

• Experience with quality systems compliance frameworks and risk management practices commonly required in regulated healthcare sectors.

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Skills & Abilities

• Exceptional strategic thinking with the ability to connect high-level vision to operational detail.

• Outstanding communication storytelling and executive presence.

• Strong analytical and problemsolving skills; able to synthesize complex data into actionable insights.

• Ability to influence without authority and build trust across diverse stakeholder groups.

• High degree of organization prioritization and project management rigor.

• Comfort with ambiguity; ability to operate in a fast-paced highgrowth environment.

• Resilience composure and sound judgment under pressure.

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.

The anticipated base pay range for this position is: $150000 - $258750.

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 (401k).This position is eligible to participate in the Companys long-term incentive program. 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: - This job posting is anticipated to close on 11/15/2026. The Company may however extend this time-period in which case the posting will remain available on to accept additional applications.

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