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**Job Function: **
Strategy & Corporate Development
**Job Sub Function: **
Strategic Planning
Job Category:
Professional
All Job Posting Locations:
Schaffhausen, Switzerland, Zug, Switzerland
Job Description:
About Innovative Medicine
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.
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
We are searching for the best talent for a Director, Global Strategic Program (GSP).
This position will be located (onsite/hybrid) at an IMSC hub location including Titusville, New Jersey, Horsham, Pennsylvania; Zug, Switzerland; Schaffhausen, Switzerland; Cork, Ireland; Latina, Italy; Leiden, Netherlands or Beerse, Belgium.
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-079168
Belgium/Italy/Netherlands/Ireland- Requisition Number: R-079416
Switzerland- Requisition Number: R-079493
Are you interested in joining a team that is passionate about groundbreaking operations that improve the lives of patients? Do you want to work for an employer with an excellent record in employee continuous professional development and business improvement? Apply today for this exciting opportunity!
The Director, GSP is responsible to lead delivery of Strategic Supply Chain Programs and related outcomes through effective & efficient Program Leadership. The role will drive business outcomes through disciplined execution, strong partner engagement, and effective governance! The GSP leads cross-functional teams to deliver program commitments, manage financial performance, resources, and translate strategy into actionable plans. Success in the role requires influencing across all levels, building alignment, and developing high-performing teams to achieve sustainable results.
The role is jointly responsible to mature the Global Strategic Program Capability maintaining business ownership and documentation.
Key Resposibilites:
Value Creation
- Design & deploy execution & value tracking for assigned Programs.
- Seamlessly integrate Programs into Sustainable Operations as required.
Stakeholder Management
- Proactively lead problem definition and solutions including options & tradeoff analysis to drive effective decision making.
- Provide transparent Program communications driving timely decisions to enable achievement of Program milestones & outcomes. Manage escalations as needed.
- Provide effective feedback team to IMSC leadership to drive accountability and remove barriers to outcomes.
- Build strong interdependent partnerships and manage communication effectively with IMSC and partners/stakeholders.
Shaping Delivery
- Guide cross-IMSC teams to clearly and effectively scope Programs. Lead interdependency management across enabling projects to ensure timeline and outcome delivery.
- Define implementation plans and milestones to operationalize strategy.
- Lead continuous assessment of risks and dependencies to de-risk plans and enable commitments.
Team & Governance
- Define program structure needs across IMSC and J&J; secure sponsorship/resources/funding etc. to establish effective governance & ongoing oversight of Program.
- Deliver spend & resource monitoring & management.
- Provide ongoing training, coaching & development to Program team.
Leadership
- Articulate a clear vision and status to develop a roadmap to achieve success; execute through a global cross-functional team.
- Provide visibility, align IMSC and team on common goals and ways of working, drive actions, mitigate risks & develop effective and trusted partnerships with leaders.
- Lead through ambiguity & complexity and manage ongoing issues effectively.
Qualifications
Education:
- A Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) is required, preferably in Engineering, Business, or Supply Chain
Required:
- 10 years of experience in supply chain and/or program management with broad business insights and strong supply chain knowledge.
- Prior people leadership experience and strong talent development skills, mobilization & management of global teams within a complex and ambiguous environment.
- Demonstrated strategy shaping & program definition across critical E2E Supply Chain and business variables to optimize opportunities.
- Experience in operationalizing strategy across the business, articulating a case for change and leading the team and the org through change-management required for sustained benefits.
Preferred:
- Consistent record of influencing at all levels of leadership.
- Strong communication; Demonstrated negotiation skills, influence & decision making capability.
- Prior program management experience.
Other:
- This position may require up to 10% of domestic and international travel.
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 https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers, internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.
**Required Skills: **
Preferred Skills:
Alliance Formation, Business Communications, Business Planning, Business Savvy, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Data Reporting, Financial Forecasting, Mentorship, Operational Excellence, Performance Measurement, Problem Solving, Regulatory Environment, Stakeholder Engagement, Strategic Analysis, Strategic Change, Strategic Thinking, Tactical Planning, Technical Credibility