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**Job Function: **
Project/Program Management Group
**Job Sub Function: **
R&D Project Management
Job Category:
People Leader
All Job Posting Locations:
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America, Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America, San Diego, California, United States of America, Spring House, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Titusville, New Jersey, United States of America
Job Description:
Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicines is recruiting for an Associate Director of R&D Neuroscience Precision Measures Strategy Integration Leader to be located in located in Titusville, NJ, Raritan, NJ, Spring House, PA, Cambridge, MA, or La Jolla, CA.
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.
Our Neuroscience team tackles the world’s toughest brain health challenges including multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, myasthenia gravis, epilepsy, major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and autism. This patient-focused team helps address some of the most complex diseases of our time.
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 https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine
This outstanding leader in strategy integration will be a member of Neuroscience Precision Measures team, implementing large-scale programs that integrate diverse colleagues and capabilities scale strategic frameworks and drive programs delivering our precision neuroscience strategy. This role requires meaningful experience in pharmaceutical drug development and knowledge of how data science integrates along the pharmaceutical pipeline to drive value.
Key Responsibilities:
The candidate will support the execution and integration of strategy within the extended, cross‑functional Neuroscience team, helping translate strategic priorities into scalable frameworks, processes, and delivery plans. This role will partner closely with the Strategy Implementation Lead to enable consistent prioritization, coordination, and communication of impact across programs. The role will contribute to the integration and execution of strategy for key cross‑functional initiatives spanning the Neuroscience Therapeutic Area and functional partners, with a focus on Neuropsychiatry.
- Develop and execute Measurement Development Plans (MDPs) for future Neuropsychiatry programs.
- Ensure alignment between program‑level and disease‑level MDPs across Neuropsychiatry.
- Partner with Neuropsychiatry discovery teams to integrate measurement strategy and decision support into early programs.
- Lead focused sprints and modeling efforts to support key decision points, ensuring streamlining and acceleration of analysis efforts.
- Drive cross‑functional coordination across Precision Measures, Data Science, and functional partners to support execution and integration.
- Enable scale and adoption of frameworks, processes, and ways of working across ongoing programs.
Required:
- Master’s degree with 6+ years of relevant experience; quantitative background (e.g., data science, engineering, physical sciences, MBA) demonstrating ability to translate data and analytics into business impact.
- Proven experience leading execution of complex, cross‑functional initiatives, delivering measurable outcomes in data‑ or science‑enabled environments.
- Experience working with biomarkers, data science, digital technologies, and/or Neuroscience programs.
- Strong systems thinker with the ability to connect big‑picture strategy to detailed execution.
- Results‑driven, accountable, and comfortable operating with high autonomy in fast‑moving, ambiguous environments.
- Excellent communication and synthesis skills, with the ability to translate complex concepts into clear, decision‑ready outputs.
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate and influence in a global matrix, working effectively across functions and levels without formal authority.
Preferred:
- Background in Biomarkers, Translational Science, Digital Health, or Data Science.
- Familiarity with clinical development and discovery‑to‑development interfaces.
- Experience in strategic management and hands on strategy implementation in matrix organizations
Other:
- Up to 10% yearly travel is required (International, Domestic).
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.
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The anticipated base pay range for this position is :
$137,000.00 - $235,750.00
Additional Description for Pay Transparency:
Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).
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
For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: - https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits