Senior Director, Product & Portfolio Management

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine•Cincinnati, OH

4d•$196,000 - $342,700•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Director, Product & Portfolio Management (PPMG) — Surgery R&D is a strategic leader and member of the Surgery R&D leadership team. Working across a complex, cross-functional environment, this leader will guide portfolio decisions, manage risk, and lead a high-performing team (of portfolio and project managers) that helps accelerate the delivery of innovative products that address meaningful patient and customer needs. This role is based in Cincinnati or Raritan. The Surgery team is developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments for conditions such as obesity, cardiovascular disease, and cancer.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, life sciences, business, or a related field
12+ years of relevant experience in R&D leadership, portfolio/program management, or strategic planning in a regulated environment
Demonstrated experience in medical device or pharmaceutical industries (preferred) or other regulated healthcare environments
Proven success influencing and partnering across complex, global matrix organizations including at senior leadership and executive levels
Strong business and technical acumen, with experience translating strategy into executable plans and measurable outcomes
Track record of leading operational change, implementing portfolio governance, and driving cross-functional program delivery
Experience developing and presenting portfolio analyses and recommendations to senior leadership
Demonstrated people leadership: coaching, talent development, and building high-performing teams
Comfortable operating in ambiguity and making high-quality trade-off decisions

Nice To Haves

MBA or advanced technical degree
Project Management Certification
Experience with portfolio management tools and stage-gate processes
Familiarity with Agile ways of working and risk/issue management frameworks
Experience building partnerships across global business units and leveraging shared technical platforms

Responsibilities

Lead Surgery R&D portfolio governance in partnership with Platform Presidents and their functional leaders: Global Strategic Marketing, Finance, Supply Chain, Business Development, and other stakeholders.
Develop and refine portfolio tools, dashboards, and decision frameworks to enable transparent prioritization, trade-offs, and investment decisions.
Own program tracking, acceleration, risk identification, and mitigation for the Surgery R&D portfolio; ensure timely escalation and resolution of critical issues.
Chair Surgery technical derisking forums; prepare and present portfolio-level assessments and recommendations to senior leadership.
Provide independent assessment, counsel, and scenario analysis to leadership on portfolio balance, timing, resource allocation, and strategic risk.
Drive portfolio initiatives to improve R&D operational excellence, including process optimization, stage-gate rigor, gating criteria, and metrics.
Build cross-J&J technical and platform relationships to leverage capabilities and identify strategic alignment opportunities.
Define, refine, and report on operational metrics and KPIs; consolidate and distribute senior management reports that show progress against goals.
Establish and manage shared Goals & Objectives (G&O) across R&D to ensure alignment and measurable progress.
Lead, coach, and develop the PPMG team; foster a culture of accountability, empowerment, psychological safety, inclusion, and continuous improvement.
Drive accountability for decisions and execution; ensure rapid closure of actions and secure enterprise-level trade-off decisions across time, scope, and resources.
Secure trade-off decisions to manage the triple constraint of time, scope, and resources.
Promote effective cross-functional collaboration across a matrix organization.
Drive adoption of new ways of working (Agile, digital, AI-enabled portfolio mgmt).

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