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

Johnson & Johnson•Brunswick, OH

1d•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 developing 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. The team also publishes a significant number of peer-reviewed journal publications annually. This position offers an opportunity to work in a dynamic group conducting groundbreaking RWE on the use of medical technology to improve health.

Requirements

A Bachelor's degree or equivalent is preferred.
At least 5 years of similar experience.
Experience coordinating teams and leading financial budgets.
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

A Master’s degree in management, public health, healthcare, finance or administration is preferred.
A Project Management Institute (PMI) certification (e.g. PMP, CAPM).
Experience in operations management, planning, project management, or similar function.
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.
Ensures all departmental procedures and protocols are in full compliance with state and federal regulatory, safety, and quality assurance requirements.
Integrates 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

Consolidated retirement plan (pension)
Savings plan (401(k))
Long-term incentive program
Vacation –120 hours per calendar year
Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year (varies by state)
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 period
Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year