Associate Director, Global Sourcing Activations

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:

Marketing

Job Sub Function:

Strategic Marketing

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America, San Francisco, California, 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

We are searching for the best talent for an Associate Director, Global Sourcing Activations role to be in New Brunswick, NJ, Boston, MA, or San Francisco, CA,

Purpose:

This role will serve two functions: [1] Ideate and implement globally focused scientific sourcing activation plans and events designed to attract strategic partners, generate leads and source breakthrough innovations to Johnson & Johnson Innovation. This role will be responsible for the implementation of Global Sourcing Campaigns in line with J&J Innovative Medicine priorities and will develop a robust playbook for team members to leverage throughout their regions. [2] Lead critical practices related to operational excellence, marketing plans, curation of templates and playbooks for new campaign launches, business performance tracking, and multi-channel marketing. Assuring optimal approaches to support strategic goals of the JJI.

You will be responsible for:

• partnering with Global Scientific Sourcing and J&J Innovative Medicine to design comprehensive global scientific sourcing campaigns. Designing and delivering globally focused strategic sourcing and scientific activation plans, such as seminars, symposiums etc., including leadership of JJI presence at J&J Innovative Medicine activities designed to attract strategic partners, generate leads and source breakthrough innovations, aligned with J&J Innovative Medicine strategies.
• From the Global Hub, supporting Regional teams in Scientific Activation and interactions with J&J Innovative Medicine R&D and communication leads to ensure early innovation efforts are aligned and integrated with broader sector / therapeutic area communication initiatives.
• driving strategy initiatives, helping to shape the future of our organization. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather and synthesize insights and data to inform business decisions. Influence the development of strategic plans and initiatives based on external insights, market analysis, and business objectives.
• driving operational excellence by developing and implementing Global processes and procedures to streamline marketing operations regionally. Create internal engagement plans for global team to enhance awareness and onboarding of protocols and best practices. Develop central approach/capabilities for regional teams to deploy (e.g. templates, playbooks including online file sharing, governance, audit and maintenance schedule).
• acting as a subject matter expert on market trends, strategic approaches, internal systems and protocols, providing strategic recommendations to senior leadership. Continuously monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of strategy initiatives, making recommendations as needed to drive optimal outcomes for the organization.

Qualifications / Requirements:

Education:

• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, business, or a health-related discipline is required
• A PhD in a Biological Science subject is highly preferred

Required:

• A minimum of 7 years of brand/product marketing and events experience is required, ideally with a