Johnson & Johnson · 7 hours ago
Head of Technology – Early Development
Malvern, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
10+ years expJohnson & Johnson is a leader in healthcare innovation, striving to build a world where complex diseases are treated and cured. The Senior Director, Head of Technology – Early Development will oversee the technology strategy and project management for the Therapeutic Development and Clinical Supply business, ensuring a highly automated and data-centric R&D ecosystem.
Hospital & Health Care
Responsibilities
Responsibility for both people (direct and/or indirect) as well as systems and projects. Lead a team of about 5-8 direct reports as a people leader, along with 15 - 20 indirect employees and contractors
Report on the progress of workstreams/capabilities within scope of responsibility
Roles on the overall leadership team of the Research Systems SLT
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 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 milestones
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, Revvity, Benchling, 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
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 Proof of Concepts and plans to scale and integrate in the broader system landscape
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's level degree or equivalent is required in Computer Sciences, Engineering, Physics, Chemistry or a related subject area; an advanced degree (MBA or MS) is preferred
A PhD and demonstrable expertise in CMC is an advantage
A minimum of 10-years of IT experience is required, along with a minimum of 5-years of experience leading others
Working knowledge of drug development, GMP manufacturing and supply
Proven experience in several of the following: FAIR data management, Laboratory & plant data automation, Intelligent automation of AI/ML training & deployment, Provisioning scalable, efficient & cost-effective high-performance compute
Must possess knowledge of process engineering data models and integration solutions
A proven track record of project delivery and business relationship management
Understanding of R&D development, particularly small molecule development and processes
Ability to translate business requirements into technology solutions
Strong leadership skills – operate as an independent leader with understanding and appreciation of the global/enterprise context
Strong consultative and facilitation skills required
Strong presentation skills – ability to speak across various forums and communicate to a broad, diverse audience required
Prior experience in therapeutics development AND pharmaceutical supply chain and associated IT systems within the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry
Experience with large scale portfolio clinical, clinical data warehouse and/or clinical operations technologies such as Biovia, Revvity, Benchling, Genedata, Korber, OMP, IVRS
Up to 15% domestic and international travel will be required
Preferred
Budget Management
Business Case Modeling
Business Requirements Analysis
Corporate Management
Developing Others
Emerging Technologies
Gap Analysis
Global Market
Inclusive Leadership
Leadership
Operational Excellence
Process Improvements
Product Improvements
Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
Product Management
Product Strategies
Quality Assurance (QA)
Strategic Thinking
Technical Credibility
Company
Johnson & Johnson
At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything.
10001+ employees
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Late StageLeadership Team
Alex Gorsky
Former Chairman and CEO, Johnson & Johnson
Joaquin Duato
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
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