Associate Director, Accelerando Program Management (3 positions)

Johnson and Johnson; High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global healthcare leader in High Wycombe seeks an Associate Director for the Accelerando Program Management. This role requires expertise in managing R&D projects to accelerate the launch of new products, with a minimum of 7 years in an R&D or Supply Chain environment. The successful candidate will possess a Bachelor's degree and experience in a matrixed organization, with certifications in project management preferred. Join us in making significant contributions to health outcomes.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience in an R&D or Supply Chain environment.
• Professional project management certification preferred.
• Experience in a global matrixed organization is required.

Responsibilities

• Partner with new product development programs to accelerate launch.
• Apply facilitation skills to engage development project teams.
• Support Compound Development Teams as a 'trusted advisor'.
• Conduct objective Threats and Opportunity assessments.

Skills

Budgeting

Clinical Trial Designs

Clinical Trials

Compliance Management

Execution Focus

Fact-Based Decision Making

Process Improvements

Project Integration Management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MS Project

Visio

Excel

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.com

Job Function

R&D Operations

Job Sub Function

Clinical Trial Project Management

Job Category

Professional

All Job Posting Locations

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom

Job Description

We are searching for the best talent for our Associate Director, Accelerando Program Management position to be located in High Wycombe, United Kingdom.

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):

United States - Requisition Number: R-043379

Belgium - Requisition Number: R-045404

UK - Requisition Number: R-045410

Remember, whether you apply to one or all of these requisition numbers, your applications will be considered as a single submission.

About Oncology

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.

Our Oncology team is focused on the elimination of cancer by discovering new pathways and modalities to finding treatments and cures. We lead where medicine is going and need innovators with an unwavering commitment to results.

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-medicine

Purpose

The Associate Director, Accelerando Program Management combines project management expertise with advanced leadership capabilities, advising project teams to accelerate project execution and increase probability of success. Program Management Leaders are effective at maximising the network of internal expertise from across the J&J enterprise to facilitate success in our priority development programs.

You will be responsible for

• Partner with the highest priority new product development programs to de-risk accelerate the launch of groundbreaking new products.
• Proactively translate processes, knowledge, and expertise into specific solutions for individual teams during most impactful phases of the development program.
• Apply exceptional facilitation and influencing skills to engage with development project team leaders, Therapy Area leaders, and functional partners across J&J to enable project success, and to act as a champion for the Accelerando team.
• Support Compound Development Teams (CDT) by becoming a “trusted advisor” to project leadership and a strategic partner to functional team members. Assist CDT leadership in making informed and timely decisions by applying a specific combination of proven experience, project management expertise, and leadership capabilities to facilitate program execution.
• Applying expertise in project management tools and techniques, support the generation of project plans and provide insights based on customized project analysis and scenarios.
• Bring clarity and focus to key project activities through critical path analysis based on fully integrated cross-functional project plan development; work with PMO partners to ensure alignment and integration with CDT project plan in Planisware.
• Conduct objective Threats and Opportunity assessment of critical path to identify potential obstacles and enhance acceleration opportunities. Support early risk identification and development of mitigation strategies.
• Drive the implementation of best practices to high value R&D development initiatives.
• Help ensure organizational readiness to support project execution.
• Identify and communicate potential gaps in current cross-departmental processes and organizational structures, and work with line management to remove obstacles to effective project execution.
• Proactively recommend and outline new processes for upcoming and current development phases. Help integrate enabling technologies into the team setting to drive clarity and efficiency.
• Partner with project leadership to develop cases for the most impactful risk mitigation and acceleration opportunities.
• Responsible for management and communication of metrics and benchmarking data on Accelerando process.
• Actively monitor and engage externally to ensure a constant awareness of emerging new practices, project management and leadership tools and strategies, and continuous improvement opportunities for Accelerando.

Qualifications / Requirements

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree is required.
• A minimum of 7 years of relevant experience in an R&D or Supply Chain environment.
• Professional project management certification (i.e., PMP, CPM, etc.) is preferred.
• Critical Chain Experience / Pro-Chain Certification is a plus.
• Demonstrated expertise in MS Project is required.
• Proficiency with technology enabling tools including Visio, Excel is required.
• Proven ability to be creative and flexible to change / improve working environment in broad context is required.
• Experience working in a global matrixed organization is required.
• Candidate must be able to work in one of the following locations: Raritan, NJ, Spring House, PA, Titusville, NJ, High Wycombe, UK or Beerse, BE.

Other

• May require up to 20% travel for brief durations dependent on project assignment.

Required Skills

Budgeting, Clinical Trial Designs, Clinical Trials, Compliance Management, Consulting, Contract Management, Execution Focus, Fact-Based Decision Making, Give Feedback, Industry Analysis, Laboratory Operations, Organizing, Process Improvements, Project Integration Management, Research and Development, Research Ethics, Technical Credibility