Sr Director R&D Strategy & Operations

About the position At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at We are searching for the best talent for s Senior Director R&D Strategy & Operations. This is a hybrid role available in multiple cities within the United States. While specific cities are listed in the locations section for reference, please note that they are examples only and do not limit your application. We invite candidates from various locations to apply and encourage you to review the following locations where this opportunity is available: Raynham, MA Boston, MA Palm Beach, FL West Chester, PA Raritan, NJ Warsaw, IN The Sr Director Strategy & Operations R&D Digital & Robotics plays a critical strategic and operational role in ensuring the effective execution of our research & development strategy. This leader will be responsible for building and leading the execution of strategic R&D roadmap, initiatives special projects and that deliver multi-platform improvements to people, culture, process, products and infrastructure opportunities identified in partnership with leadership. This leader will be responsible for the R&D Digital & Robotics department operational aspects as GOs performance dashboard and Portfolio dashboard, delivering valuable, real-time insights to leadership into how R&D is progressing towards their vision, goals and objectives. Responsibilities • Drives R&D Budget planning process/updates, coordination and full consolidation/roll-up for Digital & Robotics R&D in partnership with other key leaders/supporting functions to ensure robust, well-coordinated, broadly thought-out budget plan across Digital & Robotics. • Serves as key Digital & Robotics R&D liaison with finance business partners. • Provides day to day business partnership with Finance to deliver a best in class R&D financial plans that bridges across Robotics, Digital & Capital. • Lead Business partner for Digital & Robotics R&D on all special project and/or critical business initiatives planning and consolidation for rollup. (i.e. Gross profit, freshness index, NPV values and related) • Directly responsible for the administration of uniform operating mechanisms, process improvements; effectively leads and owns meeting setup, communications, is responsible for the content and cadence across project groups. • Shapes & delivers a uniform partnership across Digital & Robotics R&D projects for Supply Chain & SCR reviews • Maintain and supports executional alignment across R&D to supporting functions/COE's. • Owns input and operational expertise to R&D mgt reviews, including scenario development, trade-off implications and the evaluation/assessment of capital improvement opportunities. • Responsible to lead the Digital & Robotics RD LT meeting agendas and cadence. Ensure agenda driven membership, meetings and efficient/effective decision making; Monitor and Track action items and plans to ensure rapid follow-through and progress against commitments. • Build organizational knowledge of external trends in R&D and best practices in Industry. Work with R&D Leadership to apply where appropriate. • Responsible to consolidate and provide R&D input required for Senior ad hoc management requests, monthly reporting, quarterly exec Mgt reviews, etc.., as requested. Individual will take input from projects teams and LT and own formatting the consolidation into requested documentation. • Owns input across Digital & Robotics R&D organization in support of shaping G&O’s that ensure alignment across R&D to key initiatives, goals and strategies through shared G&O’s and report of progress against those across R&D. • Ownership in shaping and helping drive other strategic special initiatives to improve our operational excellence and impact on innovation and growth. • Leads Digital & Robotics R&D organizational town halls and communications processes. Requirements • Bachelors level degree or equivalent is required • Minimum of 15 years of people leadership is highly preferred • Process optimization for multi-disciplinary systems and capabilities in regulated industries • Expert detailed orientation and organization • Strong project & Portfolio management skills in Digital organizations • Strong change leadership skills • Solid collaboration skills, in complex environments • Strong demonstration of succession management and accelerated innovation and growth in the Digital & Robotics organizations. • Deep Experience - Expertise & business acumen in execution of strategic plans • Connected Partnerships- Leverages relationships w/key constituents to deliver tangible results, clinical insights • Pipeline Delivery- Successful Background in driving delivery of key leveraged support services to Product Development • Demonstrated Leadership Capability • Strong and effective experience in highly matrixed business environment • Demonstrate influencing capabilities and indirect leadership of major change initiatives • Actively drives a culture of innovation and develops an organization of diverse and inclusive talent • Track record of demonstrated effective Change Leadership and Change Management • Effective Decision Making • Experience in R&D transformations – building, scaling and deploying. • Up to 25% domestic and international travel will be required Nice-to-haves • Medical Device/Orthopaedics and/or Regulated Industry Experience is highly preferred • Alliance Formation • Business Communications • Business Planning • Business Savvy • Critical Thinking • Cross-Functional Collaboration • Data Reporting • Financial Forecasting • Mentorship • Operational Excellence • Performance Measurement • Problem Solving • Program Management • Regulatory Environment • Stakeholder Engagement • Strategic Analysis • Strategic Change • Strategic Thinking Benefits • 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 corporation’s performance over a calendar/performance year. Bonuses are awarded at the Company’s 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 Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)). • This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s 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 of Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year Apply tot his job