Director, New Business Strategy | Jacksonville, FL or Irvine, CA

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:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Irvine, California, United States of America, Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America

Job Description:

About Vision

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments.

Are you passionate about improving and expanding on the possibilities of vision treatments? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how vision is improved? Our Vision team solves the toughest health challenges. Help combine cutting-edge insights, science, technology, and people to encourage eye care professionals and patients to proactively protect, correct and enhance healthy sight for life. Our products and services address these needs – from the pediatric to aging eye – in a patient’s lifetime.

Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech

Johnson & Johnson is recruiting for a Director, New Business Strategy to join our J&J Vision team.  Position is located in Jacksonville, FL or Irvine, CA.

This pivotal role will drive our inorganic growth initiatives, focusing on identifying, evaluating, and executing new business opportunities that align with our vision of transforming eye health. You will lead a talented team dedicated to shaping our future landscape through strategic partnerships, acquisitions, and collaborations across the entire J&J Vision business.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Director, New Business Strategy will report through the global strategic marketing organization and drive our inorganic growth initiatives, focusing on identifying, evaluating, and executing new business opportunities that align with our vision of transforming eye health. You will lead a talented team dedicated to shaping our future landscape through strategic partnerships, acquisitions, and collaborations across the entire J&J Vision business.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Strategic Leadership & Inorganic Growth:
  • Develop and execute against the inorganic strategy to accelerate growth within the J&J Vision Franchise.
  • Lead the creation of robust business cases for inorganic opportunities, including equity investments, partnerships, and acquisitions.
  • Conduct comprehensive commercial diligence to evaluate potential opportunities and mitigate risks.
• Team Leadership & Talent Development:
  • Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of strategy professionals.
  • Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement within the team.
  • Ensure talent growth and succession planning align with organizational goals.
• Cross-Functional & Stakeholder Management:
  • Collaborate extensively with regional marketing, global marketing, business development, legal, finance, R&D, quality, supply chain, regulatory and several other key stakeholders.
  • Manage diverse stakeholder expectations and ensure alignment across functions, geographies, and business units.
  • Drive consensus and facilitate decision-making processes, balancing strategic priorities and operational realities.
  • Develop trusted partnerships at all levels, including senior leadership and operational teams.
• Executive Presence & Strategic Communication:
  • Demonstrate strong executive presence, confidently engaging with senior leadership.
  • Communicate complex strategic concepts clearly, concisely, and persuasively across diverse audiences.
  • Synthesize detailed asset-specific analyses into high-level insights, highlighting key takeaways, strategic impact, value drivers and risks.
  • Prepare and deliver compelling presentations, strategic updates, and business cases to influence decision-making at the executive level.