Associate Director, Digital Change Lead

About the role

Johnson & Johnson is recruiting an Associate Director, Digital Change Lead, the strategic lead for modernizing the Clinical Risk Management (CRM) digital and data landscape. The role sets direction, priorities, governance, investment cases and value measures for CRM-owned digital capabilities and related cross-functional initiatives, partnering with CRM leadership, RDQ functions, enterprise programs, technology organizations and external partners. The posting is open to several locations, including Zug, Switzerland.

Key responsibilities

• Digital strategy and portfolio leadership: define and maintain the CRM digital and data strategy, roadmap, investment priorities, value measures and portfolio sequencing.
• Lifecycle and modernization accountability: lead CRM digital solution lifecycles and major modernization initiatives, from requirements and options assessment to release decisions, adoption, enhancements and retirement.
• Governance, prioritization and escalation: design and chair decision-making mechanisms for demand, change, risk, data and investment priorities, and escalate cross-functional, quality, compliance and resource issues.
• Data, taxonomy and information strategy: set direction and standards for trusted data, master data, taxonomy, metadata, definitions, accessibility, quality oversight, interoperability and analytics.
• Cross-functional and enterprise alignment: represent CRM-OpEx in RDQ, R&D and enterprise forums and partner on joint digital initiatives.
• Commercial, vendor and resource leadership: set supplier direction, sourcing and resource approaches, budget recommendations and performance oversight for external providers and contractors.
• Quality, compliance and inspection leadership: ensure quality and compliance risks are managed and lead significant audit or inspection matters.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent, preferably in science, technology, data, engineering, business or a related field; master's or advanced degree preferred.
• Significant experience in healthcare, pharmaceutical, medical device, biologics, technology, consulting or regulated life sciences, including leading complex digital, data, quality or process portfolios.
• Experience defining strategy, roadmaps, business cases, budgets, governance models and value measures for digital or process modernization.
• Knowledge of clinical trial risk management, R&D quality processes, GxP expectations and computer system lifecycle practices.
• Ability to influence senior leaders and cross-functional teams, and strong executive communication, negotiation, change leadership, program management, financial acumen and vendor leadership skills.