We are recruiting for a Senior Innovation Manager within the Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine Technology organization, the global technology team for Johnson & Johnson’s pharmaceutical business. This is a hybrid role with the preferred location of Raritan, NJ. Open to other J&J innovative medicine sites in NJ.
At J&J Innovative Medicine Technology, our mission drives us, and our patients inspire us. We collaborate with colleagues from around the world to unleash the power of technology for good to advance human health and drive greater access and equity to shape the future of healthcare.
If you dare to imagine the possibilities of applying innovative technologies to completely transform health for all and want to play a role not only to drive, but to dream and make that future happen, this role is for you.
The Senior Innovation Manager is responsible for innovation mobilization across the J&J Innovative Medicine Technology organization. This includes accountability for establishing and implementing the framework and processes to capture and create an innovation pipeline that includes trendspotting, piloting, and scaling the application of new and emerging technologies with the greatest potential to generate disproportionate value. This role will report to Director, Strategy and Innovation Office for the Global Technology organization of J&J’s pharmaceutical business.
Responsibilities:
- Own the development of an innovation framework for the Technology organization to assess new technologies in the context of business value linked with strategic priorities, regional maturity and requirements, and other relevant considerations
- Own, implement and lead the process for collection, prioritization, and value measurement of the innovation pipeline, including organization of stage-gate/ investment reviews
- Act as a thought partner to the leadership team by scanning the external landscape and introducing relevant perspectives to drive business decisions and action
- Simplify complexity to communicate the impact of innovation in a clear and concise narrative and articulate the value generated and the future potential
- Collaborate with regional and functional Technology and business partners to drive cross-sharing and partner on critical initiatives
Qualifications
Required:
- A minimum of Bachelor’s degree required – Business or STEM background preferred
- At least 5 years of experience is required with relevant experience in consulting, innovation, pharmaceutical or technology a huge plus
- Excellent communication skills (oral and written) and ability to tell effective and impactful stories in a business setting
- Proven ability to seek new opportunities, craft business cases, and bring solutions to life
- Demonstrated ability to effectively inspire change at different levels of the organization
- Intellectual curiosity and demonstrated learning agility
- Flexibility and desire to shape new solutions
Preferred:
- Management consulting experience
- Prior design thinking or innovation training, certificate or background
- Creative thinking to proactively seek innovative approaches
- Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills
This position may require up to 10% travel
Johnson & Johnson is an Affirmative Action and 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, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
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The anticipated base pay range for this position is $118,000 to $203,550.
The Company maintains highly competitive, performance-based compensation programs. Under current guidelines, this position is eligible for an annual performance bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan. The annual performance bonus is a cash bonus intended to provide an incentive to achieve annual targeted results by rewarding for individual and the corporation’s performance over a calendar/ performance year. Bonuses are awarded at the Company’s discretion on an individual basis.
Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs such as health insurance, savings plan, pension plan, disability plan, vacation pay, sick time, holiday pay, and work, personal and family time off in accordance with the terms of the applicable plans. Additional information can be found through the link below.
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