Associate Director, Strategic Capacity Planning

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine•Horsham, PA

5d•$127,000 - $218,500•Hybrid

About The Position

Johnson & Johnson is seeking an Associate Director, Strategic Capacity Planning, to lead strategic capacity planning for its clinical manufacturing network. The role translates clinical sourcing strategies and portfolio demand into an integrated long-range capacity outlook, connecting pipeline demand, technical capabilities, operational capacity, financial considerations, and business priorities to support timely, cost-effective, resilient, and risk-balanced decisions across internal pilot plants, contract manufacturing organizations, and the broader clinical manufacturing network. With significant autonomy, the position owns the planning framework, assumptions, governance, and decision-quality outputs for the strategic horizon. It partners with senior leaders across TDS Pilot Plants, External Manufacturing, TDS Strategy & Operations, IMSC Value Chain Management, IMSC Planning, Finance, Portfolio Integration, and CMC. The role influences without direct authority and escalates capacity, technology, investment, and supply risks with clear recommendations. The role is available in the United States and Belgium. For the United States posting, the listed locations are Horsham, Pennsylvania, and Titusville, New Jersey. Candidates must already be authorized to work in the country of employment; immigration sponsorship and relocation support are unavailable. The role follows a flexible work policy requiring at least three on-site days per week, with the option of two remote workdays. Up to 10% domestic and international travel may be required.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in supply chain, capacity planning engineering, logistics, operations research, computing, finance, economics, or a related field.
At least 8 years of relevant experience, including substantial experience in strategic capacity planning, supply network planning, manufacturing, or a related supply chain discipline within the pharmaceutical, chemical, biologics, or a closely related industry.
Demonstrated leadership of complex, cross-functional initiatives.
Strong understanding of pharmaceutical development and manufacturing, including interdependencies among active pharmaceutical ingredients, drug product, packaging, clinical supply, technology platforms, and portfolio milestones.
Strong business and financial acumen and the ability to connect capacity decisions to portfolio priorities, patient supply, investment, cost, inventory, and enterprise value.
Advanced critical thinking, quantitative analysis, and scenario-modeling capabilities, including the ability to synthesize complexity into actionable strategies and executive-level recommendations.
Ability to influence senior stakeholders without direct authority, challenge constructively, build consensus, and lead decision-making across functions, geographies, and organizational levels.
Track record of independently leading multiple strategic priorities, establishing governance, managing ambiguity, and delivering high-quality outcomes in a matrixed environment.
Deep knowledge of global supply and value chains, capacity management principles, sourcing models, network constraints, and risk management.
High proficiency with planning, scenario-modeling, data-analysis, and presentation tools.
Proficiency in English, with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Must already have authorization to work in the country of employment. Candidates who require future immigration sponsorship are not eligible.

Nice To Haves

MBA.
Experience with SAP, OMP, advanced analytics, or comparable platforms.

Responsibilities

Own and lead end-to-end strategic capacity planning across a rolling 3–5+ year horizon for the internal and external clinical manufacturing network.
Develop and maintain an integrated, modality-agnostic long-range capacity plan covering API, drug product, and packaging activities.
Align pipeline, sourcing, and portfolio assumptions with Portfolio Integration, CMC, Pilot Plant leaders, Planning, and external manufacturing partners.
Establish planning standards, capacity definitions, data requirements, governance routines, and performance measures to improve consistency and decision quality.
Build and present scenarios quantifying capacity gaps, excess capacity, timing constraints, technology needs, cost, speed, resilience, and risk.
Translate analyses into strategic insights, executive recommendations, and decision-ready trade-offs involving patient supply, asset utilization, cash flow, inventory, waste, and contractual commitments.
Lead cross-functional scenario planning and align stakeholders on pilot plant, CMO, and IMSC sourcing options, including cost, speed, resilience, business continuity, and investment implications.
Anticipate future technology and capability requirements with Portfolio Integration and CMC, and optimize enterprise network capacity with IMSC Value Chain Management and IMSC Planning.
Lead continuous improvement of planning capabilities through advanced analytics, probabilistic forecasting, simulation, optimization, and digital twin concepts.
Provide input to the TDS representative in the IMSC Network Sourcing Council and other senior governance forums.
Provide coaching and subject-matter leadership to planning colleagues and project teams.
Travel domestically and internationally up to 10% as required.
Work on-site a minimum of three days each week, with the option for two remote workdays.

Benefits

Company consolidated retirement plan (pension) and 401(k) savings plan, subject to plan terms.
Vacation: 120 hours per calendar year, subject to policy and date of hire.
Sick time: 40 hours per calendar year, with different amounts for Colorado and Washington residents, subject to policy and date of hire.
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 a child’s birth, adoption, or foster care placement.
Bereavement leave: up to 240 hours for an immediate family member and 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.