Associate Director, Planning System Lead

Jobtailor; Beerse; Sur place; EUR 70 000 - 100 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine seeks a senior planning and data quality lead to advance portfolio processes and governance. You will partner with cross-functional teams to implement improvements in Planisware and related systems, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and operational integrity.

The role requires extensive PM experience, strong communication, and the ability to drive data-driven decisions within a complex pharmaceutical environment.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree is required.
• Experience in pharma or CRO environments is preferred.
• PM experience with multi-project leadership is essential.
• PMP certification is preferred.

Responsabilités

• Lead initiatives to improve portfolio planning processes and data integrity.
• Develop portfolio data quality metrics and drive continuous improvement.
• Coordinate planning initiatives across multiple teams and timelines.
• Oversee UAT, training and adoption of planning tools with IT and portfolio teams.
• Provide senior leadership with planning insights and risk management updates.

Connaissances

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Analytical thinking

Formation

Bachelor's degree

Outils

Planisware

SAP/SEM

CTMS

Ariba

Power BI

Description du poste

Responsibilities

• Lead initiatives to improve portfolio planning system processes, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
• Support the development of portfolio data quality metrics to foster continuous improvement.
• Lead data quality efforts, identifying gaps, and prioritizing data management initiatives.
• Partner with business teams to implement process improvements and technology solutions that elevate operational data integrity.
• Apply data quality metrics to track progress and support informed decision-making.
• Act as a Project Manager to increase transparency of planning initiatives, leading timelines, resources, and risks.
• Drive standardization of planning activity definitions across Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine (JJ IM) Therapeutic Areas (TAs) and Global Development partners.
• Collaborate with PPR teams to develop and refine planning insights for senior leadership.
• Support the Business Product Owner of Planisware (E7) and the User Community Tool (UCT) Planning products. This includes making recommendations on new capabilities and/or improvement to current systems, coordinating the UAT, training and adoption in partnership with Portfolio Solutions and IT.
• Reinforce planning data quality via metrics, communication, and process reinforcement to the Planning community to maintain a high degree of portfolio project data integrity.
• Provide leadership and support to the Business Product Owner of the User Community Tool (UCT) and Planisware (E7), leading UAT, training and adoption of new processes associated with tool enhancements to end users.

Requirements

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree is required, preferably in a scientific or business discipline.
• A minimum of 8 years of experience with a pharmaceutical company or Contract Research Organization (CRO) is required.
• Expertise in the areas of drug development, financial operations, and strategic planning is required.
• Project management experience is required.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is preferred.
• Experience leading diverse teams in a direct and matrixed environment is preferred.
• Experience with information systems (e.g., Planisware, SAP/SEM, CTMS, Ariba, Power BI) is highly preferred.
• Solid understanding of the financial aspects of clinical operations is highly preferred.
• Excellent communication skills are required.
• Strong analytical and conceptual skills are required.
• Strong planning and organizational skills with a strong attention to detail are required.
• Results and performance driven with the ability to lead and deliver in a complex environment is required.
• Ability to recommend and implement process improvements and handle multiple tasks simultaneously is required.
• Ability to lead multiple projects is preferred.

Certifications & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• Project Management Professional (PMP)