Sr Director - Program Head & Integration Lead, Biosurgery

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Job Function:

Marketing

Job Sub Function:

Strategic Marketing

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson is searching for the best talent for a Senior Director -Program Head and Integration Leader, Biosurgery located in Raritan, NJ.

This individual will lead a critical, high‑visibility program within the J&J MedTech Biosurgery organization. This leader will own end-to-end program management and delivery as well as serve as program leader for Ethizia and all programs related to this technology — this will include but is not limited to supplier management through scale-up, technology transfer, and indication expansions — ensuring cross-functional tradeoffs and interdependencies are identified and managed.

This leader will be responsible for ensuring all activities across functions that are necessary to develop, scale up, remediate, and supply the Ethizia portfolio in a way that meets customer demand and enhances profitable growth are contemplated, planned and completed time.  Execution of all innovation pipeline programs will also be part of their remit.  This business has the potential to grow upwards of $500M in the hemostatic patch market growing 30% YOY and become GP accretive to the Biosurgery portfolio and MedTech Surgery.  An understanding of how to assess and grow bottom line financials and the levers necessary to do that will be key. 

This is a critical role that requires exceptional program management, systems thinking, influencing skills, and the ability to communicate clearly and credibly with senior leadership.  This individual should have a background and experience that enables functional and organizational management with close attention to detail.  They are expected to challenge, guide, and support cross-functional activities as needed to achieve business objectives.  A deep understanding of R&D and the innovation process, Tech Ops, Manufacturing, Quality and PMA regulations around the world is important for this role. 

Additional responsibilities will include:

• Assessment of existing integration, infrastructure, talent, and suppliers to devise a go forward strategy which will enable the meeting of business objectives

• Own program delivery from strategy through steady-state:

• Define and drive program objectives, scope, schedule, cost, quality, and risk posture.

• Integrate cross-functional workstreams (R&D, manufacturing, quality, regulatory, clinical, commercial, supply chain, procurement, legal, and finance).

Sponsor and lead major program landmarks:

• Supply and registration activities for market launches

• Supplier selection & management, including qualification and performance oversight.

• Scale-up & capacity planning for manufacturing (internal and contract manufacturing).

• Technology transfer and manufacturing handover execution.

• Indication expansions/platforming technology

• Governance, risk & decision-making:

• Establish clear governance, RACI, stage‑gates, and escalation paths.

• Proactively identify cross‑workstream tradeoffs and provide recommendations to balance time-to-market, cost, and risk.

• Lead risk mitigation, contingency planning, and resolution of high‑impact issues.

Stakeholder management & communications:

• Serve as primary program point-of-contact for executive sponsors and steering committees.

• Prepare and deliver clear, concise updates, business cases, and exe