Johnson and Johnson is currently recruiting for a Senior Director - Head of Technology, Therapeutic Development and Supply within the Johnson & Johnson Technology (JJT) organization and may be based in Malvern or Spring House PA, Raritan, NJ, Boston, MA or Beerse, Belgium. Remote work options may be considered on a case-by-case basis and if approved by the company.
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The Senior Director, Head of Technology – Therapeutic Development and Supply (TDS), will be responsible for the overall technology strategy, project management, and application support & development for the Therapeutic Development and [Clinical] Supply business function of Johnson and Johnson Innovative Medicines.
In a business partnering capacity this role will partner across scientific functions including for both Synthetics Product and Process Development, Biotechnology Product and Process Development, Drug Delivery Device Development and Clinical Supply including operational support for R&D Pilot plants to enable, accelerate and amplify the work of the CMC and Clinical Supply Engine to deliver the J&J IM Pipeline.
From an IT perspective, this role will direct the strategy, architecture, build and operations to technology products to support the 1) diverse laboratory and pilot plant network operated by the TDS Organization and 2) Data and Analytics products that are driven by the product, process development, and manufacturing data. Additional duties and responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:
- Responsibility for both people (direct and/or indirect) as well as systems and projects. Lead a team of about 16 direct and indirect reports as a people leader, along with 10 - 20 contractors.
- Report on the progress of workstreams/capabilities within scope of responsibility.
- Develop a future roadmap for systems or capability areas within areas of responsibility and ensure the technical approaches and capabilities solutions are in-line with technical/business strategy.
- Complete understanding and experience working within and leading an Agile development team.
- Accountable for the day-to-day operation of Therapeutic Development and Supply Systems. In partnership with Suppliers and Technology Services, ensuring that all tickets are resolved within SLA and change management processes are followed as defined in change management procedure and platformed is patched and upgraded to supported level.
- Lead within the framework of established policies and procedures with accountability for all systems and their improvements.
- Provide evaluation and cost estimation for all Therapeutics focused projects, enhancements and roll outs, including understanding of the business’s needs and priorities and provide system expertise.
- Lead build testing and production delivery for all relevant projects, enhancements and roll outs.
- Build implementation plans for relevant initiatives including timeline, owner, and key landmarks.
- Coordinate with business partner’s prioritization of the projects based on business value and risk compliance to improve ROI.
- Understand core internal IT products and drive business value by working with Suppliers like: Biovia, Perkin Elmer, PAS-X, NGENCODAC, OMP, IVRS and other vendors to gain understanding of future capabilities/improvement and their potential applicability within the J&J IM R&D environment.
- Understand technology landscape within scope of responsibility, seek internal and external insights to craft technology approach and vision for the market(s)/cluster(s)/region.
- Analyze business problems, opportunities, and challenges, factoring in a deep understanding of the technical architecture and the underlying drivers of the business.
- Design technical solutions at scale, including system integrations, in partnership with other sub-functions in IT.
- Assist in structuring and executing of Proof of Concepts and plans to scale and integrate in the broader system landscape.
