Associate Director, Operational Excellence

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:

Medical Affairs Group

Job Sub Function:

Medical Affairs

Job Category:

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

US159 NJ Titusville - 1125 Trenton-Harbourton Rd

Job Description:

Johnson and Johnson is currently seeking an Associate Director, Operational Excellence located in Titusville, NJ.

About Pulmonary Hypertension

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.

Our Pulmonary Hypertension team is focused on transforming the disease into a long-term manageable condition. Bringing your passion for health to this team will help discover and develop effective treatments that help patients live their best possible life.

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

The Associate Director, Operational Excellence will play a critical role in supporting operations & execution of US medical affairs strategies for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and retina. This position reports directly to the Director, Medical Excellence & Impact, Medical Affairs, and will serve as a core member of the US Medical Affairs team and will work in close collaboration with other cross-functional team members

Key Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will have a demonstrated track record of thriving in complexity and ambiguity, ideally with experience in collaborating with key business partners. Specific responsibilities include:

• Enhance financial execution for therapeutic areas by acting as the primary medical affairs liaison for funding decisions, identifying and addressing project spending statuses, and contributing to the overall efficiency and strategic management of financial operations and budgets.
• Serve as the primary point person for operational tasks related to contracting and procurement, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and processes.
• Act as the primary medical affairs liaison for strategic initiatives, overseeing project execution and progress reporting, while playing a key role in supporting therapeutic area prioritization and strategic decision-making for projects.
• Support MAF-wide operational tasks to ensure effective communication and alignment among cross-functional teams while monitoring the progress of critical operational tasks to maintain focus on timelines and deliverables.
• Collaborate closely with the US medical affairs team and cross-functional partners to strategically develop and manage overall project plans, while also acting as a thought partner for various medical affairs initiatives and medically focused activities as needed.
• Optimize vendor management processes by identifying and engaging top-performing vendors to efficiently meet organizational needs, managing external vendor relationships, collaborating with internal medical affairs team members to develop and execute clean and detailed vendor Statements of Work (SOW), and serving as the primary contact for all contract-related activities, including initiation, ongoing support, completion, and close-out for relevant medical affairs initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in related discipline required.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to effectively communicate with internal and external stakeholders.
• A minimum of 2 years of experience in medical affairs operations or an equivalent role within pharmaceutical space is preferred
• Strong leadership skills, ability to work independently, strong interpersonal and organizational skills required.
• Demonstrate the ability to work independently with minimal supervision to meet tight deadlines while maintaining a positive attitude and displaying adaptability and agility in navigating a rapidly