Associate Director, Process & Digital

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine; Beerse; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson is seeking an Associate Director, Process Optimization & Digital Operations. This role supports CRM operational excellence across multiple countries and coordinates process improvements, governance, and digital assets within a regulated environment.

The position focuses on translating strategy into practical operating routines, vendor coordination, and audit readiness. Located in Beerse or other indicated locations, with exposure to global CRM leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or equivalent University degree required with focus in life sciences, quality, technology, data, engineering, business or related discipline.
• Experience supporting process improvement, digital operations, business systems, governance, or audits is preferred.
• Strong organization, facilitation, communication, and stakeholder coordination skills.

Responsibilities

• Process optimization and operational improvement: map current-state activities, identify inefficiencies, coordinate improvements, monitor adoption and effectiveness.
• Digital landscape administration and user support: manage CRM-owned tools, guidance, triage questions, and release readiness communications.
• Super-user forums and stakeholder enablement: plan forums, maintain agendas/logs, gather feedback, coordinate learning materials.
• Vendor and service coordination: act as CRM contact for vendors, coordinate deliverables, meetings, and invoices.
• Audit and inspection support: coordinate collection of evidence, maintain readiness materials, support timely responses.
• Governance, portal, taxonomy support: administer governance calendars, intake logs, and portal content.
• Metrics and management reporting: compile measures and trends for leadership review.

Skills

Organizational skills

Facilitation

Communication

Stakeholder coordination

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Collaboration platforms

Reporting tools

Ticketing tools

Job description

At Johnson & Johnson,we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build aworld where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured,where treatments are smarter and less invasive, andsolutions 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.

Job Function:

Quality

Job Sub Function:

Quality Assurance

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Beerse, Antwerp, Belgium, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom, Issy-les-Moulineaux, France, Zug, Switzerland

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson is currently recruiting for a Associate Director, Process Optimization & Digital Operations! This position can be located in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Zug Switzerland, High Wycombe, UK, Issy-Les France & Beerse, Belgium.

Please note that this role is available across multiple countries and may be posted under different requisition numbers to comply with local requirements. While you are welcome to apply to any or all of the postings, we recommend focusing on the specific country(s) that align with your preferred location(s):
North America- Requisition #R-105948
EMEA– Requisition#

Position Summary

The Associate Director, Process Optimization & Digital Operations supports Clinical Risk Management Operational Excellence by coordinating process optimization and the day-to-day administration of the CRM digital landscape. The role enables consistent operation, user engagement, controlled change, vendor delivery, and audit or inspection readiness across CRM tools and related services. The Associate Director supports CRM leadership by translating approved strategy and governance direction into practical operating routines, documentation, communications, reporting, and follow-through.

This role serves as the operational point of contact for CRM super-user forums, vendor coordination, digital asset administration, taxonomy and metadata stewardship, portal support, governance logistics, escalation intake, and evidence coordination for audits and inspections. The role identifies improvement opportunities and implements approved enhancements, while strategic ownership, investment decisions, enterprise alignment, and portfolio direction remain with the CRM leadership.

Major Duties & Responsibilities

25%

Process optimization and operational improvement: Map current-state activities, identify administrative and workflow inefficiencies, facilitate root-cause analysis, coordinate approved improvements, maintain action plans, and monitor adoption and effectiveness.

20%

Digital landscape administration and user support: Coordinate operational administration for CRM-owned tools and services, maintain support routines and user guidance, triage business questions, route technical issues, and support release readiness and communications.

15%

Super-user forums and stakeholder enablement: Plan and facilitate super-user forums, maintain agendas and decision or action logs, gather feedback, coordinate demonstrations and learning materials, and help user communities adopt approved changes.

15%

Vendor and service coordination: Serve as the day-to-day CRM contact for vendors, contractors, and service providers; coordinate deliverables, meetings, access, documentation, invoices or forecasts as applicable, risks, issues, and escalation to the Associate Director.

10%

Audit and inspection support: Coordinate collection, organization, and quality review of system, process, training, governance, and vendor evidence; maintain readiness materials; track requests and actions; and support timely responses under CRM quality leadership.

10%

Governance, escalation, portal, and taxonomy support: Administer governance calendars, intake and escalation logs, decision records, and follow-up. Maintain CRM portal content and act as the operational point for taxonomy, metadata, naming conventions, and controlled content organization.

5%

Metrics and management reporting: Compile operational measures, service trends, adoption feedback, action status, and improvement outcomes for review by the CRM OpEx Leadership and relevant governance forums.

Role Boundaries and Decision Rights

• Executes within approved CRM digital strategy, governance, standards, budgets, and roadmaps; does not independently set enterprise digital strategy or investment priorities.
• Recommends process, content, taxonomy, support, and service improvements; escalates material quality, compliance, budget, resource, architecture, or cross-functional decisions to the Associate Director.
• Coordinates vendors and service delivery at the operational level; the Associate Director retains portfolio-level accountability, strategic supplier direction, and major commercial or resource decisions.
• Supports governance administration and implementation; the Associate Director retains accountability for governance design, strategic prioritization, and senior cross-functional alignment.

Qualifications

Education:

A minimum of a Bachelor’s or equivalent University degree is required with a focus in life sciences, quality, technology, data, engineering, business, or a related discipline preferred.

Skills & Capabilities:

• Relevant experience in pharmaceutical, medical device, healthcare, technology, consulting, or another regulated environment.
• Experience supporting process improvement, digital operations, business systems, communities of practice or super-user networks, vendors, document or portal administration, or audit and inspection readiness.
• Working knowledge of quality systems, controlled documentation, data and metadata concepts, and change management; familiarity with GxP or R&D Quality environments is preferred.
• Strong organization, facilitation, communication, stakeholder coordination, problem-solving, and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, maintain accurate action and decision records, and elevate issues with clear options and recommendations.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, collaboration platforms, reporting tools, and business workflow or ticketing tools.

Key Working Relationships

• Internal: CRM process owners and subject matter experts, CRM-OpEx, RDQ partners, Quality, Technology, Procurement, Finance, and digital product or service teams.
• External: Technology and service vendors, consultants, contractors, and extended workforce partners supporting CRM operations.

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.

Required Skills:

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