Assoc. Director, Operations and Strategy - HYBRID in either New Brunswick, NJ, Spring House, PA or Cambridge, MA

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine•Somerville, NJ

4d•$122,000 - $212,750•Hybrid

About The Position

This position is responsible for Operations, Planning and Strategy for the MedTech Epidemiology team. The role conducts strategic planning and corporate development initiatives, partnering closely with cross-functional team members for both internal and external industry intelligence, to build people, process, and systems capabilities. The MedTech Epidemiology and Real-World Data Sciences organization in J&J is an authority in developing and using capabilities in real world evidence for medical devices for various goals including market access, safety assessments, regulatory approvals, assisting clinical development, business development, and advancing RWD innovation. The team specializes in innovating strategic solutions, evaluating new data sources, and employing AI and machine learning for RWE studies. They partner with regulatory agencies globally and are active in public-private partnerships. This position offers an exciting opportunity to work in a collegial and dynamic group conducting groundbreaking RWE on the use of medical technology to improve health.

Requirements

A Bachelor's degree or equivalent is preferred.
A Master’s degree in management, public health, healthcare, finance or administration is preferred
Experience coordinating teams and leading financial budgets
At least 5 years of similar experience
Experience planning programs and preparing strategic reports for upper management
Experience developing team targets, tracking collaborations and accomplishments, and ensuring timelines and targets are met
Strong writing skills and report writing experience
Skills in budget spreadsheet tracking and financial communication
Partner with SLT and department to execute culture and engagement activities.
Prior experience in project management, planning experience and strategy preferred
Strong written and verbal communications skills
Strong people and organization skills
Ability to work well across multiple functional areas and business levels
Skill in influencing, communication and leadership
Ability to encourage innovation, training and ethical behavior
Astute judgment, developed emotional intelligence,
Skilled in PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook and CoPilot

Nice To Haves

Experience in operations management, planning, project management, or similar function
A Project Management Institute (PMI) certification (e.g. PMP, CAPM)
Experience organizing research projects or finance in pharmaceutical or medical device sectors

Responsibilities

Formulate the high-level implementation and milestones tracking of the departmental strategic planning goals and objectives, collaborating with relevant business and functional leaders to oversee global stakeholder communications and bridge the strategy to successful business execution.
Ensure all departmental procedures and protocols are in full compliance with state and federal regulatory, safety, and quality assurance requirements.
Integrate Johnson & Johnson’s Credo and Leadership Imperatives into team goals and decision making.
Organize the agenda items, the time allotment per item, clarify decisions to be made per agenda item, keep minutes and follow up on action items for MedTech Epidemiology Leadership team meetings.
Coordinate the workgroup initiatives for the enterprise-wide Global Epidemiology Organization, which has 5 strategic priorities: AI, Enterprise Data Licensing, Partnerships, Benefit-Risk and RWE Readiness.
Work with the VP and leadership team of MedTech Epidemiology to develop annual goals and objectives for the team and develop end-of-year summaries of achievements and performance indicators, including calculating return-on-investment measures for completed projects by the team.
Develop Strategies and Slide Decks for Summary Reports for Senior Leadership, Business Unit Partners and for Newsletters.
Organize the operations, planning and contracting of complex data partnerships with external data partners for real world evidence studies (e.g., robotic and digital surgery, regulatory approval or post-approval commitment or EU MDR studies).
Represent the MedTech Epidemiology team in interactions with J&J Finance, Procurement, Law, Healthcare Compliance, Human Resources and business unit Finance teams and operations leads.
Collaborate with the Medical Safety, Clinical Operations, Medical Affairs, Quality and Regulatory groups on studies, data base purchases and contractors; cross charge expenses as approved and needed.
Coordinate the collaborations of the J&J MedTech Epidemiology group in public-private partnerships for real world evidence for medical devices, including the National Evaluation System for health Technology (NEST), the European Union’s Innovative Health Initiative, and emerging public-private partnerships with Japanese and Chinese regulatory authorities.
Conduct strategic planning and operations for aspects of the MedTech Community for AI and Data Science; Work with the VP and leadership team of MedTech Epidemiology to enhance and implement an AI adoption and leadership plan.

Benefits

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)).
This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program.
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