Head of Proteins Development Digital, Operations and Strategy

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Job Function:

R&D Operations

Job Sub Function:

Multi-Family R&D Operations

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Malvern Pennsylvania United States of America Spring House Pennsylvania United States of America

Job Description:

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Purpose: The Senior Director Head of Proteins Development Digital Operations and Strategy (DOS) is a leadership role within Proteins Development accountable for shaping and executing the functions Digital Transformation Operations and Strategy agenda. The role partners closely with the VP Global Head of Proteins Development and the Proteins Development Leadership Team to translate scientific and business priorities into clear plans disciplined execution and measurable outcomes.

This position operates within a broader Digital Operations and Strategy community across Therapeutics Development & Supply (TDS) maintaining primary accountability for delivery within Proteins Development while participating in a broader DOS leadership community to enable alignment consistency and scale across TDS.

The role has a solidline reporting relationship into Proteins Development and a dottedline reporting relationship to the TDS Digital Operations and Strategy lead.

The scope of this role spans an organization of approximately 1000 employees working across multiple regions (North America Europe and Asia-Pacific).

You will be responsible for:

Strategic Planning Business Analytics andBudgetOversight

The role owns the endtoend strategic planning andannual businesscycle for ProteinsDevelopment ensuring the functions priorities are clear executable and aligned with broader TDS individual will collaborate with Finance and ProteinssubfunctionStrategyandOperationscolleagues.

• Shaping andmaintainingProteinsDevelopment strategy in partnership with the ProteinsDevelopment Leadership Team

• Translating scientific and business priorities into actionable strategies goals and operating plans.

• Managingfunctionlevelfinancial managementincludingplanning reportingforecastingandvariance analysis across Operating and Capital expenses

• Utilizingbusiness analytics and insights to support decision making

• Enabling adoption of new planning and operational approaches and driving value realization

• Leadchangemanagement initiatives and support successful adoption of new financial and operationalcapabilities within the organization

• Leadfuture planning inclusive ofcapital innovationfacility designrenovationsand upgrades

Core Operations and Business Execution

This role is accountable for driving strong operational discipline and consistency across ProteinsDevelopment ensuring the organizationoperatesefficiently and at scale whileremainingresponsive to evolving needs.

• Implementing common business and operational processes across ProteinsDevelopment

• Supporting leadership planning forums governance cadence and execution reviews

• Driving transparency alignment and continuous improvement across labs sites and subfunctions

• Enabling coordination across the organization as strategies and priorities evolve

Digital Transformation forProteins Development

This role is accountable fordriving digitaltransformationprogress and tangible impact within ProteinsDevelopment embedding digital capabilities into scientific and operational ways of working

• Shaping and delivering the ProteinsDevelopment digital roadmap

• Driving adoption and measurable value from digital tools systems and data

• Partnering with Proteinssubfunctions to advance domainspecificinitiativesand productivity improvements

• Contributing toTDS widetransformation initiatives

• Ensuringconsistency with shared TDS digital platforms standards and ways of working

• Translatingdigital capabilities into improved productivityBest Product and Process at Launchand efficientandreliableclinical manufacturing

Leadership and Culture

The Senior Directorserves as a visible and effectiveleaderwithinProteinsDevelopment fosteringa culture of accountability collaboration and continuous serve as a visible and effective change agent for global initiatives and willseekto providecleardecision making for all areas of responsibility while nurturing the ideas of role leads a global team through direct and matrixed relationshipsprovidingmentorship and career development opportunities for team members.

The Senior Director will have a desire for learning and innovation and continue career development through participation in scientific & operational meetings and increase visibility for selfProteinsDevelopmentTherapeutics Development and Supply and J&J through participation in external organizations focused on operational best practices.

Leadership Characteristics:

• Motivatesinspiresand influences others across the organization andbroaderenterprise to achieve results

• ModelsTalent Developmentcreating aCredocenteredculture

• Developscoachesand engages talentto build a strong and diverse leadership pipeline

• Establishes andmaintainstrustedrelationships with key external and internal stakeholders

• Fosters a cultureofinnovationand disciplined execution

Qualifications / Requirements:

• A scientific degree (Masters/PhD) paired with 10years of industry experience that bridges science with strong business acumen

• 10 years of experience in both laboratory sciences and operations in pharma R&D

• Knowledge of CMC sciences and business

• Extensivehands onexperience with digital transformation

• Proven leaderofcomplex initiatives

• Demonstrated success at developing highly collaborative and effective relationships in complex highly matrixedorganization

• Ability to present and communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders across various levels in the organization

• Demonstrated ability to develop and lead the execution of strategy and business transformation and initiatives

• Experience in assessing technology externalenvironment& R&D process requirements to successfully drive operational productivity strategy optimization processimprovementsandefficiencies

• Demonstrated experience with ProgramProjectand Financial Management

• Ability to translate data into information and strategies into executable action plans

• Track recordof successfulchange management

Other:

• This role may require 15%domesticand international travel as needed

• Requires the ability to work on-site a minimum of three days per week with the option for up to two remote days in alignment with our flexible work policy

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:

Analytical Reasoning Business Relationship Management (BRM) Clinical Trials Operations Data Management and Informatics Developing Others Ethical and Participant Safety Considerations Fact-Based Decision Making Inclusive Leadership Industry Analysis Laboratory Operations Leadership Research and Development Research Documents Risk Management Safety-Oriented Strategic Thinking Use of Laboratory Equipment