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**Job Function: **
Project/Program Management Group
**Job Sub Function: **
Project/Program Management
Job Category:
People Leader
All Job Posting Locations:
Cork, Cork, Ireland, Ringaskiddy, Cork, Ireland
Job Description:
About Innovative Medicine
Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and passionate about 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 https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine.
Please 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-070931
**Switzerland - Requisition Number: **R-072931
Ireland - Requisition Number:** R-072932**
Remember, whether you apply to one or all of these requisition numbers, your applications will be considered as a single submission.
We are searching for the best talent for a Director, Value Chain Management (VCM) Portfolio Lead! This hybrid position will be located in Titusville, New Jersey (USA). Alternate hybrid locations may be considered at other Innovative Medicine Supply Chain hubs such as Horsham, Pennsylvania (USA); Zug, Switzerland; or Cork, Ireland.
As a senior leadership role, the VCM Portfolio Director is responsible for crafting how VCM selects, prioritizes, funds, and delivers value across the Product Strategy Roadmap (PSR). This role leads the end‑to‑end (E2E) portfolio operating model, investment governance, and insights delivery, while driving the digital transformation of portfolio and budget management processes. The Director partners closely with R&D, JSC/Supply Chain, Commercial, Finance, and PMO organizations to ensure portfolio decisions are data‑driven, strategically aligned, and driven with rigor. The role elevates Business Plan (BP) and Long-Range Financial Plan (LRFP) insights through clear, actionable visual storytelling, enabling stronger leadership decision making—particularly during the 2026 transition period.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Lead the VCM portfolio strategy and governance model, including intake, prioritization, value assessment, and lifecycle oversight
- Own and lead Coarse Screen and Fine Screen processes, ensuring alignment, prioritization, and financial decisions that support Strategy and Portfolio objectives
- Coordinate and lead Functional Governance and Performance Reviews, including readiness for IRC, business case completion, execution oversight, and communication of strategic impacts
- Maintain transparency of strategic alignment by mapping critical functional projects and programs to enterprise goals
- Facilitate sub‑portfolio governance activities in alignment with PPMO standards and enterprise governance forums
- Lead LRFP, BP, and all financial cycles for the function, partnering with Finance on forecasting, portfolio health assessments, and financial stewardship
- Enhance BP and LRFP insights through clear, actionable visuals and storytelling, shifting from financial reporting to value‑focused insights that highlight trends, drivers, and PSR implications
- Ensure data accuracy, integrity, and consistency across portfolio, financial, and performance reporting
- Continuously improve the portfolio operating model, governance efficiency, tools, and decision‑making frameworks
- Deploy and champion IMSC standards and tools, and actively participate in the IMSC Community of Practice
- Serve as a partner to Value Chain Leaders (VCLs), PMO, Finance, R&D, and JSC leadership, enabling aligned and transparent portfolio decisions
- Lead, develop, and inspire a high‑performing team across portfolio operations, analytics, financial planning, and digital product ownership
QUALIFICATIONS:
EDUCATION:
- Minimum of a Bachelor’s/University or equivalent degree is required; Master’s or MBA degree preferred
EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:
Required:
- Minimum 10 years of relevant work experience
- Experience in portfolio management, investment planning, financial governance, or strategy within a global, matrixed environment
- Supply chain experience, preferably within pharmaceutical, life sciences, or regulated industry
- Demonstrated success leading complex, cross‑functional portfolios and governance forums
- Strong expertise in data visualization, storytelling, and executive communication (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, advanced Excel)
- Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and lead teams without direct authority, and drive continuous improvement across processes and tools
Preferred:
- Experience with digital product or platform ownership (e.g., Quickbase, ERP/PPM integrations)
- Experience delivering training in international, virtual environments
OTHER:
- Requires proficiency in English (excellent written and verbal communication skills) to communicate effectively and professionally
- Up to 20% domestic and international travel may be required
- Requires the ability, through our flexible work policy, to work on-site a minimum of three days each week, with the option for two remote workdays each week
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**Required Skills: **
Preferred Skills:
Agile Decision Making, Analytics Insights, Budget Management, Business Savvy, Developing Others, Give Feedback, Inclusive Leadership, Leadership, Organizational Project Management, Performance Measurement, Program Management, Project Management Methodology (PMM), Project Management Office (PMO), Project Management Tools, Project Reporting, Regulatory Compliance, Statement of Work (SOW)
The anticipated base pay range for this position is:
€104,000.00 - €179,515.00
Benefits:
In addition to base pay, we offer the following benefits*: an annual bonus with set target (% of pay) depending on pay grade / location, where the actual amount is based on the employees’ and companies’ performance of the previous calendar year, or sales commissions. Moreover, we offer vacation days, parental leave for a minimum of 12 weeks, bereavement leave, caregiver leave, volunteer leave, well-being reimbursement, programs for financial, physical and mental health. We also offer service anniversary and recognition awards, and subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees - and in some location’s eligible dependents - can participate in several insurance plans. For more information, visit Employee benefits | Supporting well-being & career growth | Johnson & Johnson Careers.
*This is for informative purposes only. Amounts and actual benefits may vary by location and are subject to change.