Senior Manager, Portfolio Governance & Strategy - USA

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine•Tampa, FL

4d•$127,000 - $218,500

About The Position

Ethicon Inc., part of the Johnson & Johnson family of companies, is recruiting a Senior Manager, Portfolio Governance & Strategy Leader for MedTech Supply Chain Digital. The position leads the Strategic Portfolio Management capability, aligning business strategy, investment decisions, resource planning, portfolio execution, and value realization. It develops governance, demand intake, prioritization, value management, analytics, and performance measurement practices to improve investment decisions and executive transparency. The role also connects project execution tools with portfolio platforms to improve efficiency, data quality, reporting, and end-to-end visibility. As a strategic business partner, the leader works across Digital Leadership, Finance, PMO, Product, Technology, and Business partners to align investments with enterprise priorities and measurable outcomes. The role establishes and evolves portfolio governance frameworks, operating models, decision forums, and review cadences; manages enterprise demand intake and investment prioritization; and leads portfolio-level value measurement and benefits realization. It provides executive reporting and portfolio analytics, leads resource and capacity planning, and governs portfolio technology strategy and integrations, including tools such as JIRA, Planisware, and Quickbase. The leader also oversees investment and change governance, develops organizational portfolio-management capabilities, and leads and develops high-performing teams. The role is posted across locations including Bogotá, Colombia, New Brunswick, New Jersey, and Tampa, Florida. It may require up to 10% domestic and/or international travel to other sites and locations.

Requirements

Minimum of eight years of relevant professional work experience.
Complex global Project, Program, or Portfolio Management leadership experience.
Strong strategic leadership and business acumen, with the ability to align investments to organizational priorities.
Deep expertise in Strategic Portfolio Management, portfolio governance, demand management, prioritization, and investment planning.
Experience establishing portfolio governance forums, intake processes, stage gates, and executive decision frameworks.
Experience governing portfolio and project technologies, system integration, and process automation.
Exceptional communication, facilitation, stakeholder management, and executive presentation skills.
Ability to influence global, matrixed organizations without direct authority.
Strong change management, continuous improvement, organizational transformation, and team-development capabilities.
Experience leading, developing, and coaching high-performing teams.
Up to 10% domestic and/or international travel to other sites and locations may be required.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree focused in Business, Information Technology, Engineering, Supply Chain, Finance, Operations, or an equivalent field; an advanced degree is preferred.
Progressive leadership experience in Supply Chain, Commercial, digital transformation, portfolio management, or large transformation programs.
Understanding of Supply Chain, Digital Transformation, Technology Delivery, and enterprise planning processes.
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
Experience in Strategic Portfolio Management, portfolio governance, value management and benefits realization, Supply Chain, Digital Transformation, Technology Delivery, enterprise planning, PMO, Product, Finance, or Business environments, and large, complex matrixed organizations.
Proficiency with Planisware, JIRA, Quickbase, Power BI, and Microsoft Power Platform.
Experience integrating portfolio and project tools and applying digitization, automation, and data-quality practices.
Professional certification in Portfolio Management, Project Management, Agile, Strategy, Value Management, or a related discipline.

Responsibilities

Lead and evolve the Strategic Portfolio Management framework across MedTech Supply Chain Digital, including governance structures, operating models, decision forums, and review cadences.
Align strategic priorities, investment planning, resource allocation, and portfolio execution; partner with senior leaders to develop portfolio roadmaps and improve maturity through standardization and continuous improvement.
Govern enterprise demand intake, assessment, and prioritization using frameworks that consider strategic alignment, value, complexity, resource demand, risk, and financial impact.
Facilitate portfolio review councils and governance boards; establish portfolio gating and investment review practices and promote transparent, consistent investment decisions.
Lead portfolio-level value management and benefits realization; establish measurement methods, define value drivers and success metrics with Finance and Business leaders, and oversee forecast and realized benefits.
Provide executive transparency into portfolio health, investment and financial performance, resource utilization, risks, and strategic alignment through benchmarks, scorecards, dashboards, and reporting.
Conduct scenario planning, forecasting, and investment analysis and use analytics to identify opportunities to improve portfolio performance.
Lead strategic resource planning and capacity management; establish demand forecasting, capacity planning, and resource prioritization frameworks and monitor constraints, demand trends, and delivery risks.
Define and govern the portfolio management technology strategy and roadmap; integrate project management tools, including JIRA, Planisware, and Quickbase, with portfolio solutions.
Lead digitization and automation across intake, governance, reporting, resource planning, and value tracking; improve data quality and accessibility and promote tool adoption and procedures.
Lead enterprise investment and change governance, including Change Control Board oversight, balancing strategic priorities, risk, funding constraints, and organizational capacity.
Develop portfolio management capabilities through coaching, mentoring, and knowledge sharing; build partnerships across Digital, Finance, PMO, Product, Technology, and Business organizations.
Foster accountability, innovation, inclusion, and continuous improvement, and lead and develop high-performing teams.

Benefits

Company consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)), subject to plan terms.
Eligibility to participate in the long-term incentive program.
Vacation: 120 hours per calendar year.
Sick time: 40 hours per calendar year, with specified higher amounts for employees residing in Colorado or Washington.
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.