Director, Innovative Medicine Strategy & Operations

• Job title Director, Innovative Medicine Strategy & Operations
• Function Legal & Compliance
• Sub function Legal Support Services
• Category Director, Legal Support Services (PL9)
• Location New Brunswick / United States of America
• Date posted Aug 03 2026
• Requisition number R-089325
• Work pattern Hybrid Work

This job posting is anticipated to close on Aug 10 2026. We may however extend this time period, in which case the posting will remain available on www.careers.jnj.com to accept additional applications.

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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. Learn more at jnj.com

As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.

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We are searching for the best talent for Director, IM Strategy & Operations to join our Global Legal Organization located in New Brunswick, NJ.

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.

Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine

This role is responsible for helping drive the effectiveness of the IM GLO legal organization through strategic planning, leadership team operations, organizational performance, communications, portfolio management, and execution of key priorities.

The Director serves as the primary integrator across the IM legal organization, partnering closely with the IM General Counsel, IM leadership team, IM General Counsel Executive Assistant, Legal Innovation & Transformation team, Finance, HR, Communications, and other functions to ensure effective execution of strategic priorities. This position combines elements of Chief of Staff, strategy, business operations, portfolio management, and transformation leadership to drive organizational effectiveness and maximize legal value delivered to the business.

Main Responsibilities include

Strategic Leadership & Organizational Effectiveness: Serve as the strategic advisor and operational partner to the WW VP, IM General Counsel and Sector Legal Leadership Team, helping drive execution of strategic priorities, organizational objectives, and key leadership initiatives. Lead the operating cadence of the leadership team, ensuring effective governance, alignment, decision-making, accountability, and follow-through across the organization while partnering closely with the General Counsel’s Executive Assistant to coordinate leadership forums, offsites, communications, and annual planning activities.

Business Management, Performance & Resource Optimization: Drive organizational effectiveness through the development and oversight of key performance indicators, dashboards, metrics, budget planning, workforce planning, and executive reporting. Analyze organizational performance, resource allocation, workload trends, and operational opportunities to provide data-driven insights that support leadership decision-making and ensure the legal organization delivers measurable value to the business.

Strategy Execution, Transformation & Innovation: Lead high-impact strategic initiatives on behalf of the IM General Counsel and IM Leadership Team, including organizational transformation, operating model enhancements, process improvements, technology adoption, and AI-enabled innovation. Partner closely with the Global Strategy Leader and work across the entire Legal Innovation & Transformation organization to identify and implement leading practices, coordinate specialized support resources, and ensure the sector effectively leverages enterprise capabilities in areas such as project management, analytics, knowledge management, training, technology, automation, change management, and performance improvement.

Communications, Stakeholder Engagement & Enterprise Partnership: Develop and execute communication strategies that advance leadership priorities, strengthen organizational alignment, and foster engagement across the legal organization. Serve as a key liaison between the IM Legal Organization and enterprise partners, including Finance, Human Resources, Communications, Technology, and Legal Innovation & Transformation, driving collaboration, influencing outcomes, and ensuring successful execution of sector and enterprise priorities in a highly matrixed environment.

Leadership Team Operations & Enterprise Partnership: Support the cadence and operating effectiveness of the IM Legal Leadership Team, including alignment, decision-making, accountability, and follow-through across key initiatives. Partner closely with the General Counsel’s Executive Assistant and enterprise partners to coordinate leadership forums, offsites, communications, annual planning, and change management so Sector priorities are executed consistently as part of the broader Legal Innovation & Transformation agenda.

Leadership Success Profile

The ideal candidate is a highly strategic, collaborative, and results-oriented leader who can serve as a trusted advisor to senior legal leaders and business partners, bring structure and focus to complex priorities, connect people and resources across the organization, and translate strategy into measurable outcomes while advancing the effectiveness of the Global Legal Organization.

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree is required; a JD, MBA, Master's degree, or equivalent advanced degree is preferred.
• A minimum of 15 years of experience in legal, business, strategy, operations, management consulting, project management, finance, organizational effectiveness, or related disciplines.
• Demonstrated experience supporting senior executives, leadership teams, or complex global organizations, with the ability to serve as a trusted advisor and strategic partner.
• Proven ability to lead enterprise-wide initiatives and drive results across highly matrixed organizations through influence, collaboration, and stakeholder engagement.
• Strong business acumen and experience in strategic planning, organizational management, budget management, operational excellence, workforce planning, and performance management.
• Exceptional communication, executive presence, and relationship-building skills, with the ability to engage effectively with senior leaders and diverse stakeholder groups.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, including experience leveraging data, metrics, and insights to support decision-making and organizational performance.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities, navigate ambiguity, exercise sound judgment, and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience leading organizational transformation, change management, process improvement, technology implementation, or innovation initiatives.
• Experience developing executive presentations, communications, briefing materials, and business cases for senior leadership audiences.
• Knowledge of legal department operations, healthcare, pharmaceutical, medical technology, or other highly regulated industries is preferred.
• Experience working with data analytics, artificial intelligence, automation, knowledge management, project management, or other business enablement capabilities is preferred.
• Proven ability to build strong partnerships across functions and effectively coordinate resources to achieve strategic objectives.
• Demonstrated commitment to collaboration, continuous improvement, inclusion, and fostering high-performing teams.
  

If you are under 18 years of age, you (the candidate) may need to obtain the necessary working papers or other documentation required by state law to start the assignment, as well as get a parent’s consent for the background check.

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, external applicants please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers .Internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

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