Head of Proteins Development Digital, Operations and Strategy

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Job Function:

R&D Operations

Job Sub Function:

Multi-Family R&D Operations

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Malvern, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Spring House, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Job Description:

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We are searching for the best talent for Head of Proteins Development Digital, Operations and Strategy role in Malvern PA or Spring House PA.

Purpose: The Senior Director, Head of Proteins Development Digital, Operations and Strategy (DOS) is a leadership role within Proteins Development, accountable for shaping and executing the function’s Digital Transformation, Operations and Strategy agenda. The role partners closely with the VP, Global Head of Proteins Development and the Proteins Development Leadership Team to translate scientific and business priorities into clear plans, disciplined execution and measurable outcomes.

This position operates within a broader Digital Operations and Strategy community across Therapeutics Development & Supply (TDS), maintaining primary accountability for delivery within Proteins Development while participating in a broader DOS leadership community to enable alignment, consistency and scale across TDS.

The role has a solid‑line reporting relationship into Proteins Development and a dotted‑line reporting relationship to the TDS Digital, Operations and Strategy lead.

The scope of this role spans an organization of approximately 1000 employees working across multiple regions (North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific).

You will be responsible for:

Strategic Planning, Business Analytics, and Budget Oversight 

The role owns the end‑to‑end strategic planning and annual business cycle for Proteins Development, ensuring the function’s priorities are clear, executable, and aligned with broader TDS direction. This individual will collaborate with Finance and Proteins sub‑function Strategy and Operations colleagues. 

• Shaping and maintaining Proteins Development strategy in partnership with the Proteins Development Leadership Team 

• Translating scientific and business priorities into actionable strategies, goals, and operating plans. 

• Managing function‑level financial management including planning, reporting, forecasting and variance analysis across Operating and Capital expenses 

• Utilizing business analytics and insights to support decision making 

• Enabling adoption of new planning and operational approaches and driving value realization 

• Lead change management initiatives and support successful adoption of new financial and operational capabilities within the organization 

• Lead future planning, inclusive of capital, innovation, facility design, renovations and upgrades

Core Operations and Business Execution 

This role is accountable for driving strong operational discipline and consistency across Proteins Development, ensuring the organization operates efficiently and at scale while remaining responsive to evolving needs. 

• Implementing common business and operational processes across Proteins Development 

• Supporting leadership planning forums, governance cadence, and execution reviews 

• Driving transparency, alignment, and continuous improvement across labs, sites, and subfunctions 

• Enabling coordination across the organization as strategies and priorities evolve 

Digital Transformation for Proteins Development 

This role is accountable for driving digital transformation progress and tangible impact within Proteins Development, embedding digital capabilities into scientific and operational ways of working 

• Shaping and delivering the Proteins Development digital roadmap 

• Driving adoption and measurable value from digital tools, systems, and data 

• Partnering with Proteins subfunctions to advance domain‑specific initiatives and productivity improvements 

• Contributing to TDS wide transformation initiatives 

• Ensuring consistency with shared TDS digital platforms, standards, and ways of working 

• Translating digital capabilities into improved productivity, “Best Product and Process at Launch”, and efficient and reliable clinical manufacturing 

Leadership and Culture 

The Senior Director serves as a visible and effective leader within Proteins Development, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement. The role will serve as a visible and effective change agent for global initiatives and will seek to provide clear decision making for all areas of responsibility while nurturing the ideas of others. The role leads a global team through direct and matrixed relationships providing mentorship, and career development opportunities for team members.  

The Senior Director will have a desire for learning and innovation and continue career development through participation in scientific & operational meetings, and increase visibility for self, Proteins Development, Therapeutics Development and Supply, and J&J through participation in external organizations focused on operational best practices. 

Leadership Characteristics: 

• Motivates, inspires and influences others across the organization and broader enterprise to achieve results 

• Models Talent Development, creating a Credo centered culture 

• Develops, coaches and engages talent, to build a strong and diverse leadership pipeline 

• Establishes and maintains trusted relationships with key external and internal stakeholders 

• Fosters a culture of innovation and disciplined execution 

Qualifications / Requirements:

• A scientific degree (Master’s/PhD) paired with 10+ years of industry experience that bridges science with strong business acumen 

• 10 years of experience in both laboratory sciences and operations in pharma R&D 

• Knowledge of CMC sciences and business 

• Extensive hands on experience with digital transformation 

• Proven leader of complex initiatives 

• Demonstrated success at developing highly collaborative and effective relationships in complex, highly matrixed organization 

• Ability to present and communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders across various levels in the organization 

• Demonstrated ability to develop and lead the execution of strategy and business transformation and initiatives 

• Experience in assessing technology, external environment & R&D process requirements to successfully drive operational productivity, strategy optimization, process improvements and efficiencies 

• Demonstrated experience with Program, Project and Financial Management 

• Ability to translate data into information and strategies into executable action plans 

• Track record of successful change management 

Other:

• This role may require ~15% domestic and international travel as needed

• Requires the ability to work on-site a minimum of three days per week, with the option for up to two remote days, in alignment with our flexible work policy

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:

Preferred Skills:

Analytical Reasoning, Business Relationship Management (BRM), Clinical Trials Operations, Data Management and Informatics, Developing Others, Ethical and Participant Safety Considerations, Fact-Based Decision Making, Inclusive Leadership, Industry Analysis, Laboratory Operations, Leadership, Research and Development, Research Documents, Risk Management, Safety-Oriented, Strategic Thinking, Use of Laboratory Equipment