Sr. Director, TA Leader CVM Delivery Unit X-TA

Company: Disability Solutions
Location: Raritan
Posted on: April 9, 2025

Job Description:

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 https://www.jnj.comJob Function: R&D OperationsJob Sub Function: Clinical Trial Project ManagementJob Category:People LeaderAll Job Posting Locations:US063 NJ Raritan - 920 US Hwy 202, US159 NJ Titusville - 1125 Trenton-Harbourton RdJob Description:Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine R&D is recruiting for a Senior Director, TA Leader CVM DU X-TA, located in either Raritan or Titusville, NJ. This role reports to the VP X-TA Global Development Delivery Unit.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-medicineSummaryThe CVM TA Leader is the single point of accountability for the delivery of the TA portfolio for Global Development (GD). The scope of the position includes R&D clinical programs in development through registration and approvals. The TA Leader is ultimately accountable for the successful GD delivery of all clinical programs within the assigned TA and will drive cross-functional operational strategies within GD to execute the Therapeutic Area (TA), Disease Area Strongholds (DAS), Commercial Strongholds, Integrated Solutions trials and / or Business Area portfolio. Successful delivery means within timelines and budget and with good quality. This position ensures common operational issues/challenges are identified across programs and across GD functions and addressed through operational risk mitigation / appropriate escalation to the TA, including proposals for alternative solutions. This position is accountable for ensuring operational execution for all programs regardless of delivery model.This position ensures there is alignment of TA goals with GD organizational objectives. This position partners closely with Therapeutic Area (TA) leadership to drive and operationalize compound development strategy and to optimize portfolio value. This position ensures the GD functions have a good understanding of the portfolio and priorities to allow the functions a pro-active capability building. This position will be responsible to deal with conflicts in priority setting and related resourcing.This position has direct interface with the correspondent SDS, IDAR, Clinical Supply Chain, DPDS, TA and GD Finance, Functional Planning, Procurement, Quality & Compliance and senior management in the management of the portfolio.This position leads both clinical and project leadership roles, including Program Management Leaders (PMLs) and Program Delivery Leaders (PDL). He/she serves as GD representative to TA governance, contributing strategic insights to prioritization and decision-making based on accurate data. He/she is accountable for the management and development of staff within his/her scope of responsibility while fostering a diverse work force that works seamlessly in a highly matrixed environment.Key Responsibilities:

• Manages portfolio across multiple indications within a Disease Area or Commercial Stronghold within a given TA.
• Accountable for the delivery of the TA portfolio and ensures risk (regulatory, CMC and/or clinical) mitigation/escalation and mitigation of critical issues across assets is managed Drives innovative regulatory approaches using existing guidance and shapes new approaches to assure fast and efficient approval cycles.
• Brings deep drug development experience and expertise to provide early input into the development of integrated asset plans and business development (L&A) opportunities
• Ensures common operational issues/challenges are identified across programs and across functions and addressed through operational risk mitigation / appropriate escalation to the TA, including proposals for alternative solutions.
• Partners closely with other GD liaisons (e.g., SDS, GCO, IDAR) and TA leadership to drive and operationalize compound development strategy and to optimize portfolio value
• Provides strong leadership, functional management and people development responsibilities in a cross-functional matrix organization with leads both clinical and project leadership roles reporting to the TA Delivery Leader, and ensures staff and resources are deployed according to TA priorities
• Adopts, practices, and strengthens PM, Engagement and Feasibility strategies from Anchor Points and across JRD to enable optimal delivery of the TA portfolio
• Serves as representative to TA governance, contributing strategic insights to prioritization and decision-making based on accurate data.QualificationsEducation:
  • BS/BA required with a scientific area of study preferred.Experience and Skills:
    • A minimum of 12 years with progressive leadership experience in the Pharmaceutical industry. Specific experience in project management, clinical trial operations and discovery strongly preferred
    • 10+ years of direct people management preferred
    • Successful demonstration of leading large groups successfully through change management is required
    • Successful track record of developing talent and leaders of leaders is required
    • Strong ability to make, impact and influence difficult decisions, proven experience in establishing and maintaining executive level relations and managing a diverse set of stakeholders leveraging a broad base of tactics is required
    • Strong ability to develop, maintain and influence stakeholder relationships internally and externally with Sr. Management (TA Leadership, Finance, GD Leaders, Business Development etc.) is required
    • Proven track record of collaboration across organizations to innovate, implement efficiencies and drive complex change
    • Experience in working in cross-functional teams and managing large projects - change management/leadership experience in driving change and influencing in a complex environment
    • Trusted, inclusive leader with demonstrated experience in managing and mentoring cross functional, global teams is required
    • Effective leadership skills and proven ability to foster team productivity and cohesiveness in changing environment is required
    • Excellent communication skills required
    • Sound financial acumen is required
    • Driving a Credo-based culture, including building and developing a diverse and inclusive environment is required
    • Proven track record of enterprise leadership and ability to build high performing teams. Creating a culture of collaboration, transparency and enterprise mindfulness.
    • Establishing an outside in approach for both external and internal partnerships
    • Other relevant experiences and skills may be considered by the hiring manager when considering the candidate's eligibility.The anticipated base pay range for this position is :$193,000 to $333,500Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

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