Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine · 4 hours ago
Senior Director MSAT Strategic Operations & Packaging
Johnson & Johnson is a leader in healthcare innovation, dedicated to developing treatments and solutions for complex diseases. The Senior Director MSAT Strategic Operations & Packaging will lead the Strategic Operations & Packaging group within MSAT, focusing on optimizing business and technical processes while driving innovation and efficiency across the organization.
Pharmaceuticals
Responsibilities
The Senior Director MSAT SO&P is accountable for ideating, shaping, driving and optimizing business and technical processes, with associated tools that are essential to the business strategy execution within the ever-changing business landscape
The core of the MSAT SO&P group is focused on ensuring robust process governance, providing a framework for accountability, adherence, and continuous improvement
Its team members collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment with organizational goals and enhance the efficacy of processes to build the required people, process, and systems capabilities
This leader brings new perspectives, is a change agent, can create and convey this in an aspirational vision and strategy for MSAT, and implements new ways of working embraced by all in MSAT
This role sits on the MSAT LT and is the right hand of the VP MSAT for strategic, business and organizational leadership
The SO&P team ideates, develops and deploys capabilities and processes (organizational innovation) to make MSAT more efficient, reliable and cost effective
The Senior Director MSAT SO&P drives a culture of agility, innovation, technical excellence, business acumen and harmonized ways of working across MSAT
This position has a strong people focus to attract, develop and retain top scientific/technical as well as business talent, and develop leaders and talent in the MSAT SO&P
Key SO&P Areas Are
Business Management: Identify and centralize work & services across MSAT, then optimize and standardize and lastly automate and/or outsource to free up vital time for MSAT’s Scientists and Engineers. Drive Strategic Workforce Planning; training and curricula to upskill the MSAT organization and continuously build and strengthen core capabilities. Provide Communication Services and develop/improve Business Systems used across MSAT
Strategy & Performance: Drive MSAT’s Strategy both development and execution and enable Performance Management delivering insights to the different MSAT teams to drive improvements. Project Portfolio Management as well as Project Tracking across MSAT. Manage Budget and Resources for all of MSAT
Technical Know How: Drive continuous improvement and harmonized execution across MSAT for MSAT’s core technical processes (TT, LCPV, Cleaning). Deliver governance for MSAT’s Communities of Practices and foster Knowledge Management as Our People and Our Know How are MSAT’s key assets
Packaging Engineering: providing secondary and tertiary packaging material design, equipment & transportation related support for new product launches, technical transfers and lifecycle management related activities, incl. projects, for all internal & external packaging sites
The leader will communicate performance, progress, challenges, and achievements to stakeholders at all levels, including senior management. Identify risks associated and develop proactive mitigation strategies
Integrate Johnson & Johnson’s Credo into team objectives and decision-making processes
Qualification
Required
Minimum of a Bachelor's/University or equivalent degree required
Minimum of 12-15 years of related experience of which 5-10 years in a technical / manufacturing or support environment, including experience of working with or within technical teams
Demonstrated senior level management overseeing teams across geographic regions
Strong business acumen, results oriented, finance/budget understanding and a broader experience in addition to technical / scientific experience
Comprehensive knowledge of end-to-end supply chain
Demonstrated competency in developing and communicating a clear vision and strategy for a large team of professionals within a diverse and multicultural environment
Demonstrated ability to build and maintain a diverse leadership team and nurture an inclusive culture to realize the MSAT SO&P mission throughout the entire MSAT organization
Demonstrated ability in working with external partners leveraging & sharing best practices
Ability to influence peers and people at higher levels within the organization
Experience in building strategic alliances with partners
Strong Change Leadership – demonstrated change agent
Requires proficiency in English (written and verbal) to communicate effectively and professionally
Ability to work internationally across various time zones
May require up to 20% domestic and/or international travel, depending on business requirements
Requires the ability, through our flexible work policy, to work on-site a minimum of three days each week, with the option of two remote workdays each week
Preferred
MSC/MBA preferred
Company
Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine
Johnson and Johnson Innovative Medicine focuses on developing medical solutions for some of the challenging diseases and medical conditions.
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageRecent News
2025-08-14
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