Director, Program Management

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine • Danvers, MA

1d • Onsite

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. As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees, providing an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual, respecting their diversity, dignity, and merit. Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, the Cardiovascular team is developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments for heart recovery, electrophysiology, and stroke, continually elevating standards of care for stroke, heart failure and atrial fibrillation (AFib) patients. As part of Heart Recovery within J&J MedTech, the Project Management Office (PMO) supports execution of cross-functional projects and programs to deliver the overarching business strategy. This role is for a highly skilled and experienced Director of Program Management to lead strategic programs for the Heart Recovery organization. These programs will involve cross-functional business priorities, including supporting the annual strategic planning process, priority programs and cultural initiatives. The Director will drive successful program execution and ensure alignment with organizational goals. Reporting directly to the Program Management Office Lead, this leadership role involves strategic planning, resource allocation, and fostering a collaborative environment. This position requires up to 10% travel.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Project Management, Engineering or a related field
• Minimum of 10 years of project and portfolio management experience, with at least 5 years in a leadership role in MedTech.
• Minimum of 5 years of people management experience.
• Strong business insight and strategic thinking.
• Consistent record of leading large-scale projects and teams across multiple locations.
• Solid understanding of project management software and tools.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Proven ability to influence across organizational boundaries.
• Fluency with generative AI tools.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Partner with key functions including Finance, Strategic Marketing, Medical Office and Engineering to support Strategic Plan, Worldwide Product Plan, Business Plan and Tactical Plan cycles.
• Lead team/s to translate organizational strategy into an integrated executable plan, including scenario planning, governance approvals and setting priorities, and optimizing plans through constructive challenge and continuous dialogue with the different functions to ensure all activities are aligned with team goals and objectives.
• Drive teams to meet or exceed those goals by providing superior global cross-functional operational leadership and management in a matrix organization.
• Partner with cross-functional leads (e.g., Engineering, Commercial, Strategic Marketing, Supply Chain, Finance, Regulatory, etc.) across Heart Recovery to ensure end-to-end program oversight for strategic business priorities (e.g. cultural programs) and to identify and mitigate risks and issues to maintain quality, timelines, resources and budget.
• Lead scenario planning, resource planning, risk management, issue identification and mitigation, problem-solving, contingency planning, action-item follow-up, decision-support and decision-making to deliver strategic goals for the organization.
• Work with standard budgeting and forecasting models to address specific project needs in collaboration with team partners; identify trade-off options and novel approaches to exploring risk and accelerating program execution.
• Manage team information, documentation, and communications to ensure timely and accurate dissemination of strategy and operational status throughout the Company.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• annual performance bonus
• medical
• dental
• vision
• life insurance
• short- and long-term disability
• business accident insurance
• group legal insurance
• Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension)
• savings plan (401k)
• long-term incentive program
• 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.
• Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year.
• Commitment to professional development and career growth.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director