Manager, Innovative Health Discovery Lead

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 https://www.jnj.com

Job Function:

Strategy & Corporate Development

Job Sub Function:

Business Innovation & Integration

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America, Spring House, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Titusville, New Jersey, United States of America

Job Description:

About Innovative Medicine

Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow.

Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way.

Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine

Please note that this role is available across multiple countries and may be posted under different requisition numbers to comply with local requirements. While you are welcome to apply to any or all of the postings, we recommend focusing on the specific country(s) that align with your preferred location(s):

• United States - Requisition Number: R-047433

• United Kingdom - Requisition Number: R-048969

• Belgium - Requisition Number: R-048970

• Switzerland - Requisition Number: R-048971

Remember, whether you apply to one or all of these requisition numbers, your applications will be considered as a single submission.

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine R&D is recruiting for a Manager, Innovative Health Discovery Lead.  This position is a hybrid role and can be located in Titusville, NJ; Raritan, NJ; or Spring House, PA.

The Innovative Health (IH) Organization has been created to drive meaningful impact to participant health and wellbeing by reinventing the clinical trial experience.  The IH organization connects teams across development to novel capabilities and solutions, unleashing the potential of innovation to drive broader access to innovative medicines, and enriching the healthcare experience for all.

The IH department reports into Global Development’s (GD) Business Growth, Innovation and Advocacy (BGIA) department and is dedicated to driving innovation into the clinical operating model to make clinical development faster and better for patients, investigators, Johnson & Johnson, and the industry at large.  IH’s approach is to learn through doing.  We design and conduct innovation projects that generate knowledge about novel operational models, methods and solutions.  Once proven valuable and feasible, we embed new operational approaches and technologies into Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicines R&D with the goals of improving patient and site experiences, expediting drug development, and reducing overall costs.  Our success comes by way of our entrepreneurial culture and teamwork.

The Manager, IH Discovery Lead will be responsible for identifying, assessing, and prioritizing business needs within clinical development, and scouting innovative solutions, both internal and external, that align with strategic objectives.  This role will drive cross-functional collaboration, ensure structured intake processes, and foster a culture of innovation to accelerate clinical trial efficiency and impact.

Principal Responsibilities:

Business Needs Assessment:

• Partner with stakeholders to uncover challenges, pain points, and opportunities across the clinical portfolio.

  Apply diverse techniques (interviews, surveys, data analysis, workshops) to extract actionable insights.

• Establish mechanisms for selecting the right approach to surface meaningful insights.

Prioritization and Decision Support:

• Develop frameworks to rank business needs by impact, urgency, and strategic alignment.

• Facilitate stakeholder workshops to validate priorities.

• Support informed decisions considering feasibility, resources, and return on investment (ROI).

Requirements Definition: