Senior Innovation Manager

Johnson & Johnson Innovative MedicineRaritan, NJ
$200,000 - $212,000Hybrid

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. Learn more at jnj.com. As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.

Requirements

  • Master's degree in Design Innovation, Innovation Management, Business Administration, or related field and 3 years of experience in the job offered or in a Senior Innovation Manager-related occupation.
  • Consulting, innovation, pharmaceutical or technology innovation strategy and pipeline management to lead future-proof innovation strategy, pipeline and investment.
  • Change Management and Digital Transformation to lead large scale human-centered, tech-oriented transformation with impact.
  • Strategic thinking and business case building to shape vision and prioritize cases that demonstrate value, feasibility, and impact.
  • Cross-functional leadership and business storytelling to build innovation narratives and accelerate innovation impact.
  • Executive presence, creative problem-solving, workshop facilitation and coaching to lead senior leadership engagement and cross-disciplinary innovation engagement, accelerate ideation, and build organizational innovation capability.
  • Global perspective and experience within large matrix org including both emerging markets and established ones.

Responsibilities

  • Manage a robust innovation portfolio globally across the pharma value chain for growth and mobilization of resources.
  • Own the development of an innovation framework for the Technology organization to assess new technologies in the context of business value linked with strategic priorities, regional maturity and requirements, and other relevant considerations.
  • Establish and implement framework and processes to capture and create an innovation pipeline that includes trendspotting, piloting, and scaling the application of new and emerging technologies with the greatest potential to generate value.
  • Own, implement and lead the process for collection, prioritization, and value measurement of the innovation pipeline, including organization of stage-gate/ investment reviews.
  • Leverage the innovation framework for trendspotting, piloting, and scaling the application of new and emerging technologies to maximize potential value.
  • Design programming to seed and scale a culture of innovation among leadership and all employees within J&J's Global Technology organization within the pharmaceutical business.
  • Act as a thought partner to the leadership team by scanning the external landscape and introducing relevant perspectives to drive business decisions and action.
  • Simplify complexity to communicate the impact of innovation in a clear and concise narrative, and articulate the value generated and the future potential.
  • Collaborate with regional and functional Technology and business partners & innovation leads in both emerging and established markets to drive cross-sharing and partner on critical initiatives.

Benefits

  • Consolidated retirement plan (pension)
  • Savings plan (401(k))
  • Long-term incentive program
  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Vacation – 120 hours per calendar year
  • Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year (or 48/56 hours depending on 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
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