Strategic Initiatives Lead, CAR-T

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:

Supply Chain Manufacturing

Job Sub Function:

Plant Management

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Raritan, 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

We are searching for the best talent for a Strategic Initiatives Lead, CAR-T to join our team. This is an onsite position located in Raritan, NJ.

Are you interested in joining a team that is positively impacting patients' lives by ensuring high quality and reliable supply of our cell therapy products? Apply today for this exciting opportunity to be part of the #CAR-T team!

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicines and Legend Biotech have entered into a global, strategic collaboration to develop, manufacture, and commercialize a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy for BCMA. This strategic partnership is designed to combine the strengths and expertise of two companies to advance the promise of an immunotherapy CAR-T platform treatment.

Summary:

The Strategic Initiatives Lead at the Raritan CAR-T site within the Advanced Therapies division. Under the Director of Site Material Logistics, this position will lead cross-functional, enterprise-focused CAR-T initiatives. This role requires strong program governance, end-to-end planning, and a proven ability to translate complex manufacturing needs into actionable projects across functions.

The ideal candidate will thrive in a matrixed environment, engaging effectively with both Johnson & Johnson and our collaboration partner, Legend Biotech.

Key Responsibilities:

• Partner to develop strategy for the future

• Lead cross-functional project teams in a matrix environment to plan, execute, and deliver CAR-T initiatives to include manufacturing, tech transfers, warehousing and logistics, cryopreservation, and related programs.

• Own project charters, governance structures, milestones, budgets, resource plans, and risk management; ensure on-time, within-scope, and within-budget delivery aligned with the site and enterprise objectives

• Develop, manage and maintain up-to-date Project Timelines inclusive of all critical milestones, key interdependencies, financial commitments and resource constraints, while applying appropriate project scheduling techniques

• Monitor project status and execution; report timely updates via Project Templates, Project Dashboards and Update Forms; and develop agendas, minutes, metrics, etc. for the teams

• Deliver transparent, timely and effective verbal and written communication to teams, stakeholders and appropriate levels of the organization

• Lead "lessons learned" exercises, share lessons among project leaders and other teams, integrate lessons into existing processes, tools and templates

• Assists in regulatory inspection and assist in safety and quality audits

• Follow GMP guidelines and safety guidelines and regulations

Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree MBA, MS, or related field is preferred.

Experience and Skills:

Required:

• Minimum 8 years in supply chain, logistics, or manufacturing operations

• A proven record of Project Management, leading multi-functional and cross-functional teams

• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills

• Strong project management, strategic thinking, financial acumen, and problem-solving capabilities<