Director, Strategic Business Transformation

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.

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.

Responsibilities

• Own discrete strategic workstreams or problem statements end-to-end, from initial framing through analysis, synthesis, and recommendation.
• Build a data-driven understanding of internal and external factors to generate insights that inform and pressure-test strategy.
• Rapidly build context and fluency on new topics, synthesizing complex information into decision-relevant insights with limited direction.
• Lead time-bounded strategic assessments on priority and cross-functional topics.
• Apply structured problem solving, scenario analysis, and strategic thinking to evaluate options and trade-offs.
• Develop executive-ready analyses, narratives, and materials for leadership forums.
• Support preparation for leadership reviews, working sessions, and strategy discussions.
• Track progress of critical initiatives, identify emerging risks or issues, and elevate insights as appropriate.
• Operate effectively in a model where priorities and assignments evolve over time based on strategic needs.

Requirements

• Master's or advanced degree required, preferred in a scientific discipline or in business management (MBA, MS, PhD).
• 10-12 years of experience in consulting, strategy, business operations, or transformation roles within the biopharmaceutical industry, or advising large, complex global enterprises.
• Broad understanding of drug development process, applicable to CMC development required.
• Strong analytical problem-solving skills coupled with critical thinking and ability to design, structure, and lead projects are required; demonstrated experience breaking down problems and developing options and decision-criteria required.
• Demonstrated ability to work and communicate effectively with senior leaders, subject matter experts, and cross-functional teams required.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with executive audiences required.
• Proficient leading self and others through ambiguity to realize value required.

Skills

Preferred Skills: Alliance Formation, Budget Management, Business Process Management (BPM), Continuous Improvement, Design Thinking, Entrepreneurship, Facilitation, Industry Analysis, Innovation, Market Research, Negotiation, Organizational Project Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Strategic Change, Tactical Planning, Technical Credibility