Director, Technology Strategy

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 jnj.com

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Job Function:

Technology Enterprise Strategy & Security

Job Sub Function:

Multi-Family Technology Enterprise Strategy & Security

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

California (Any City), Florida (Any City), Georgia (Any City), Maryland (Any City), Massachusetts (Any City), New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America, New Jersey (Any City), New York (Any City), Ohio (Any City), Pennsylvania (Any City), Texas (Any City)

Job Description:

We are searching for the best talent for a Director, Technology Strategy to be located in New Brunswick, NJ. Other J&J sites throughout the United States may be considered.

The Director, Technology Strategy plays a critical leadership role within Johnson & Johnson Technology Strategy & Operations team, shaping J&J’s enterprise technology vision and driving forward our long‑range strategic agenda. This leader will synthesize insights across the global technology landscape, connect external and internal perspectives, and partner closely with Technology and Business leaders across Innovative Medicine, MedTech, and Corporate Functions to define and advance J&J’s technology strategy. 

This role requires a strategic storyteller, systems thinker, and cross‑enterprise influencer who can translate complex trends into clear strategic recommendations, drive enterprise‑wide alignment, and produce high‑impact executive narratives. The Director will also contribute to shaping J&J’s AI strategy and help build an AI‑ready, future‑focused technology organization.

 

Key Responsibilities 

Technology Strategy Development & Advancement 

• Lead development and ongoing refinement of J&J’s enterprise technology strategy, ensuring strong alignment to business priorities, emerging innovations, and industry direction. 

• Monitor and synthesize trends across technology, AI, digital health, life sciences, and adjacent industries; translate these into clear, actionable strategic perspectives for senior stakeholders. 

• Develop strategic frameworks, insights, and recommendations that shape investment decisions and guide strategic prioritization across the Technology organization. 

Executive Insights, Narratives & Strategic Storytelling 

• Produce compelling executive‑level narratives and strategic deliverables (e.g., Executive Committee / Board of Director materials, strategic reviews, priority setting sessions) to clarify direction, drive alignment, and inform portfolio decisions. 

• Create and deliver internal events, insight sessions, and fireside conversations with internal SMEs and external thought leaders to deepen organizational understanding of emerging trends. 

• Serve as a trusted advisor to Technology and Business leaders by providing synthesized insights, market context, and strategic points of view. 

AI Strategy Leadership 

• Contribute to J&J’s AI strategy, including identifying high‑value opportunities, shaping cross‑functional roadmaps, and accelerating enterprise adoption. 

• Partner with leaders across Technology and the business to drive AI fluency, responsible AI practices, and strategic experimentation at scale. 

Enterprise Influence & Cross‑Functional Leadership 

• Convene and guide cross‑functional working groups to develop unified perspectives and drive consistent messaging and strategy execution across stakeholder groups. 

• Collaborate deeply with Strategy & Operations peers, Enterprise Architecture, Data & AI teams, Talent, HR, Finance, Security, Global Corporate Affairs, and sector technology leaders. 

• Build relationships with external experts, vendors, and thought leaders to bring outside‑in perspectives into J&J. 

Required Qualifications & Skills 

• Bachelors degree required. Masters degree preferred.

• 10+ years of experience in technology strategy, management consulting, corporate strategy, digital transformation, or similar roles. 

• Demonstrated ability to develop high‑quality, compelling strategic narratives for senior executive audiences. 

• AI Knowledge and Experience: Proven experience leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies to enhance product capabilities, improve user experience, and drive business outcomes. 

• Deep understanding of emerging technologies (AI, digital health, cloud, data, etc.) and industry trends, ideally across healthcare and life sciences. 

• High learning agility with demonstrated ability to rapidly learn, evaluate, and adopt new AI tools and platforms to meet evolving project needs. 

• Exceptional communication, synthesis, and storytelling capability. 

• Entrepreneurial mindset with a demonstrated ability to identify opportunities, experiment, navigate ambiguity, and bring new ideas from concept to execution in a highly matrixed environment. 

• Strong leadership presence with the ability to influence and align diverse stakeholders. 

• Demonstrated bias to action, ability to navigate ambiguity, and comfort operating in a highly dynamic environment. 

• Strong facilitation skills and experience leading strategic workshops, insight sessions, or executive forums. 

• A positive, can‑do attitude with resilience and the ability to thrive in a fast‑paced, evolving environment 

• Genuine passion for healthcare and the potential of technology to improve outcomes. 

Preferred Qualifications 

• Experience in a global, matrixed environment. 

• Familiarity with technology topics in regulated industries (healthcare, life sciences, pharmaceuticals). 

• Experience shaping or contributing to AI strategy or AI‑enabled transformation. 

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act. 

Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, external applicants please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers , internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

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Required Skills:

AI Concepts, Emerging Technologies, Technology Strategy Planning

Preferred Skills:

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$164,000.00 - $282,900.00

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).
This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program.
Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:
- Vacation –120 hours per calendar year
- Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year
- Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year
- Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
- Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child
- Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year
- Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period10 days
- Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
- Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year
For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits