Sr Manager - Data Platforms

jj; Beerse; Hybrid; EUR 96.000 - 165.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Annual bonus

Vacation days

Well-being programs

Zusammenfassung

Johnson & Johnson is recruiting a Senior Manager, Global Data Platforms for the MedTech Global Data & AI team. This hybrid role is based in Belgium and, working across global markets, drives secure, scalable data platform capabilities aligned to Vision priorities.

You will translate platform strategy into executable roadmaps, lead cross-functional delivery, and partner with architecture, engineering, security, governance to deliver trusted data products at scale.

Qualifikationen

• 10+ years of dynamic IT leadership with major accountability for Data & Analytics.
• Experience building enterprise-scale data platforms (cloud-native, Lakehouse) across global organizations.
• Hands-on mastery of cloud platforms (Azure and AWS) and modern data architectures.
• Experience embedding AI/ML and GenAI into platform services.

Aufgaben

• Translate the global data platform strategy into actionable roadmaps and value realization.
• Lead development and adoption of AI-ready data products with clear ownership and quality controls.
• Define and implement a global engagement model aligning regional priorities with enterprise capabilities.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic thinking

Executive presence

Ausbildung

Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Azure

AWS

Data platforms

Data governance

Jobbeschreibung

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:

Technology Product & Platform Management

Job Sub Function:

Multi-Family Technology Product & Platform Management

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Beerse, Antwerp, Belgium

Job Description:

J&J is currently recruiting for a Senior Manager, Global Data Platforms for their MedTech Global Data & AI team. This is a hybrid role based in Raritan, NJ Jacksonville, FL and in Belgium.

Role Summary

The Senior Manager, Global Data Platforms is a member of the MT Global D&A team and is primarily aligned to advancing MedTech business objectives. The role is responsible for the delivery, operation, and continuous improvement of secure, scalable, and AI-ready data platform capabilities that enable Vision priorities while supporting broader MedTech businesses and regions. It translates platform strategy into executable roadmaps, leads cross-functional delivery through influence, and partners with architecture, engineering, security, risk, governance, and business customers to deliver trusted data products at scale.

In partnership with Vision and MedTech enterprise customers, the role balances the between support for Vision with accountability for the overall MedTech Data & AI priorities. The individual helps shape and strengthen enterprise capabilities by promoting shared standards, reusable solutions, and scalable practices that accelerate delivery, eliminate redundancy, and create collective value across MedTech.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Strategy & Business Outcomes

• Translate the global data platform strategy into actionable roadmaps, measurable outcomes, and value realization, while managing commitments, risks, and budget inputs.
• Partner with senior leaders and business stakeholders to prioritize platform capabilities and high-value analytics and AI use cases.

2. Data as a Product

• Lead the development and adoption of trusted, standardized, AI-ready data products with clear ownership, lineage, quality controls, lifecycle practices, service expectations, and success measures.
• Standardize ingestion, transformation, monitoring, remediation, and consumption patterns to improve speed, usability, adoption, and data literacy while reducing manual effort.

3. Governance, Risk & Compliance by Design

• Implement enterprise governance standards, decision rights, ownership, and stewardship while embedding privacy, security, retention, classification, regulatory, and audit requirements into delivery and operations.
• Maintain traceable access controls, monitoring, and compliance evidence; coordinate remediation with relevant control functions and enable secure self-service analytics and AI.

4. Architecture, Engineering & Platform Operations

• Partner with architects to implement target-state patterns for cloud-scale platforms, integration, pipelines, APIs, observability, and serving layers, supported by reusable components and automation.
• Oversee the platform lifecycle—including releases, upgrades, capacity, reliability, performance, cost, and retirement—and drive incident resolution, resilience, and continuous improvement.
• Evaluate emerging technologies through targeted prototypes and recommendations aligned with enterprise standards and business needs.

5. Global Operating Model & Customer Engagement

• Define and implement a global engagement model that aligns regional and business priorities with enterprise capabilities, balancing reuse with local and regulatory needs.
• Serve as the primary platform partner for assigned areas, coordinating priorities, dependencies, capacity, and resources across product, engineering, architecture, and business teams.
• Represent the platform in data, architecture, governance, and AI forums, communicating decisions and resolving cross-functional issues.

6. Capability Enablement & Partner Management

• Provide subject-matter guidance and coaching, clarifying outcomes, roles, delivery expectations, and performance measures across cross-functional teams.
• Build communities of practice that advance reusable standards, engineering excellence, accountability, and continuous learning.
• Manage vendor and managed-service capacity, outcomes, service levels, performance, and commercial commitments, while addressing capability gaps through targeted training, partnerships, or sourcing.

Qualifications

Experience and Skills:

Required:

• Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 10+ years of dynamic IT leadership with major accountability for Data & Analytics and platform delivery in regulated industries (MedTech, life sciences, or equivalent).
• Consistent record building and running enterprise-scale data platforms (cloud-native, Lakehouse, data mesh) and delivering shared capabilities across global organizations.
• Hands-on and strategic mastery of cloud platforms (Azure and AWS) and modern data architectures (data Lakehouse/warehouse, feature stores, streaming, APIs).
• Demonstrated success operationalizing federated data governance, metadata/lineage, and data quality within a data-as-a-product model.
• Experience embedding AI/ML and GenAI into platform services and operations (automation, intelligent workflows, quality monitoring).
• Strong executive presence with a history of influencing senior leaders in global organizations.
• Outcome-focused decision maker: prioritizes investments, defines business-aligned goals and milestones, and measures value delivery.
• Hands-on knowledge of privacy, security, and data risk controls in regulated environments; experienced with compliance-driven controls and audits.
• Demonstrated FinOps and cost-optimization experience for large-scale data platforms.

Preferred:

• Business Alignment, Business Architecture, Business Process Design, Business Savvy, Computer Programming, Inclusive Leadership, Leadership, Platform as a Service (PaaS), Product Knowledge, Program Management, Software Development Management, Strategic Change, Succession Planning, Tactical Planning, Technical Credibility

Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

Business Alignment, Business Architecture, Business Process Design, Business Savvy, Computer Programming, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Developing Others, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Inclusive Leadership, Leadership, Motivating People, Platform as a Service (PaaS), Product Knowledge, Software Development Management, Strategic Change, Tactical Planning, Team Management, Technical Credibility

The anticipated base pay range for this position is:

€96,000.00 - €165,025.00

Benefits:

In addition to base pay, we offer the following benefits*: an annual bonus with set target (% of pay) depending on pay grade / location, where the actual amount is based on the employees’ and companies’ performance of the previous calendar year, or sales commissions. Moreover, we offer vacation days, parental leave for a minimum of 12 weeks, bereavement leave, caregiver leave, volunteer leave, well-being reimbursement, programs for financial, physical and mental health. We also offer service anniversary and recognition awards, and subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees - and in some location’s eligible dependents - can participate in several insurance plans. For more information, visit Employee benefits | Supporting well-being & career growth | Johnson & Johnson Careers.

*This is for informative purposes only. Amounts and actual benefits may vary by location and are subject to change.