Director, Strategic Programs (Titusville, NJ)

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Job Function:

Strategy & Corporate Development

Job Sub Function:

Strategic Planning

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Titusville, New Jersey, United States of America

Job Description:

Director, Strategic Programs (Titusville, NJ)

Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is recruiting for a Director, Strategic Programs, to be located in Titusville, NJ.

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This Director position will report into Sr. Director, Strategic Programs and will provide strategic project , program , and change management to seamlessly execute strategies that result in value creation. Key focus areas will include project/program management (including project planning, execution tracking, and reporting as well as communication management, stakeholder management, and risk identification) and robust change management. This position will also play a leadership role in process improvements and transformation efforts for NALT initiatives and therefore requires the expert leadership of cross-functional project teams and partnership with senior leaders to ensure key projects are aligned with business objectives and meeting the defined KPIs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Function as the E2E Project and Change Leader for highly complex projects/ initiatives from conception to completion.

• Employ best-in-class project management methodologies including chartering, scoping, development and maintenance of the integrated project plan, leading project team meetings, and customized reporting of project metrics.

• Lead high-performing project team to ensure seamless alignment toward and achievement of the project objectives within scope, on-time, and within budget.

• Utilize formal change management methodologies ( e.g. PROSCI) to ensure adoption, absorption, and normalization of project outputs.

• Function as an expert in project risk management and contingency planning, including risk registry, impact analyses, and mitigation design.

• Maintain a strategic mindset when analyzing complex information to understand impacts to TAs, Centers of Excellence (CoE) and be able to effectively lead through complexity.

• Supervise critical metrics/KPIs and their impact on the project and/or business and maintain confidential communications of these indicators to the senior leadership

• Employ robust stakeholder management across senior leaders and workstream leads with particular attention to touchpoints within TA/ CoEs and across teams.

• Successfully interface and manage vendors, consultants, and external partners as necessary.

• Drive the evolution of processes, systems, and operating models to strengthen organizational capabilities and improve organizational performance.

Qualifications - External

Education:

• This position requires a minimum of a Bachelor's degree.

• A post-graduate degree ( e.g. MBA, MA, MS) is preferred.

• Professional project management ( e.g. PMP), change management ( e.g. ProSci ), or Six Sigma ( e.g. Green Belt) certifications are preferred.

Experience and Skills: 

• 10 years of overall business experience preferably within the pharmaceutical industry or healthcare.

• 8 years of formal Project and/or Change Management experience managing large programs, strategic initiatives, or organizational change efforts.

• Demonstrated ability for leading project teams and holding others accountable for delivery

• Demonstrated ability to present targeted data and KPIs to senior and executive leaders.

• Expertise in scenario planning to identify ranges of potential outcomes and impacts and managing for both positive and negative possibilities

• Strong collaboration and communication skills; able to establish good working relationships across functions at all levels, identify risks and devise creative and strategic solutions

Preferred:

• Experience in project planning tools ( e.g. Microsoft Project, SmartSheet , Planisware) is preferred

• Experience with visualization tools ( e.g. Tableau) or other business intelligence tools is preferred.

• Previous people management or team leadership experience is preferred.

• Previous resource and/or capacity management experience is preferred (but not required ).

Other:

This position can be located in Titusville, NJ and may involve up to 10% travel as required to support project teams at multiple sites/locations.

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act .

Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, external applicants please contact us via and internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

146,000-252,000

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees and/or eligible dependents are eligible to participate in the following Company sponsored employee benefit programs: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance. Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)). This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program. Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, Employees are eligible for the following time off benefits: Vacation –120 hours per calendar year Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year 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 Condolence Leave – 30 days for an immediate family member: 5 days for an extended family member Caregiver Leave – 10 days Volunteer Leave – 4 days Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours Additional information can be found through the link below.