Director, Clinical Data Transparency, EHDS Programme Management

Johnson Johnson; High Wycombe; Hybrid; GBP 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson is seeking a Director for the European Health Data Space (EHDS) Programme within its Clinical Data Transparency business. The role may be located in Beerse, Belgium; Leiden, Netherlands; High Wycombe/Maidenhead, UK; Allschwil, Switzerland; or Spring House / Titusville / Raritan, USA.

It is a Hybrid role with 3 onsite days weekly and potential case-by-case remote options. The Director provides strategic and operational leadership to define and deliver the EHDS strategy,

Responsibilities

• Sets the program management strategy and integrated delivery approach for EHDS, ensuring alignment between regulatory requirements, business priorities, technology enablement, and operational readiness.
• Leads the integrated program plan, roadmap, milestones, outcomes, and success measures across Regulation Monitoring, Strategy Setting, Operating Model Design, Technology Enablement, Data Inventory and Cataloging, change management, and program governance.
• Directs program execution across workstreams, establishes clear accountability for outcomes, and ensures delivery remains aligned to agreed scope, quality, compliance, resources, and priorities.
• Establishes and oversees program governance, including decision rights, escalation pathways, integrated reporting, and the management of actions, risks, assumptions, issues, dependencies, and decisions.
• Advises the EHDS Implementation Lead and senior governance bodies on program direction, delivery options, trade-offs, material risks, resource needs, and decisions required.
• Navigates a complex stakeholder landscape, drives alignment on scope, requirements, priorities, and sequencing, and enables clear communication between leadership, workstream leads, business functions, and technology teams.
• Anticipates and manages strategic and operational risks, dependencies, delivery constraints, and competing priorities; drive

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional leadership

Regulatory awareness

Stakeholder management

Governance

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 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:

Data Analytics & Computational Sciences

Job Sub Function:

Data Governance & Policy

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom

Job Description:

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-medicine

We are searching for the best talent for a Director, European Health Data Space (EHDS) Programme Management within our Clinical Data Transparency business. The position may be located Beerse, Belgium; Leiden, the Netherlands; High Wycombe/Maidenhead, UK; Allschwil, Switzerland; or Spring House / Titusville / Raritan, United States. The position is Hybrid (3 days onsite weekly). Remote work options may be considered on a case-by-case basis and if approved by the company.

Position Summary:

The Director provides strategic and operational leadership for Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine's European Health Data Space (EHDS) programme. Reporting to the Head of Clinical Data Standards & Transparency, IDAR, the role is accountable for defining and delivering the EHDS strategy, governance, operating model, and implementation roadmap, translating evolving regulatory requirements into sustainable business capabilities.

The Director leads a complex, cross-functional programme spanning Global Development, Legal, Privacy, Regulatory Affairs, Technology, Data Transparency, MedTech, and other business functions. Through matrix leadership, the role drives alignment, manages enterprise-wide dependencies, enables decision-making, and provides leadership with visibility of progress, risks, resources, and key decisions.

Dedicated to EHDS, the role may also support closely related Clinical Data Transparency priorities to ensure successful implementation and long-term adoption of EHDS capabilities.

You will be responsible for:

• Sets the program management strategy and integrated delivery approach for EHDS, ensuring alignment between regulatory requirements, business priorities, technology enablement, and operational readiness.
• Leads the integrated program plan, roadmap, milestones, outcomes, and success measures across Regulation Monitoring, Strategy Setting, Operating Model Design, Technology Enablement, Data Inventory and Cataloging, change management, and program governance.
• Directs program execution across workstreams, establishes clear accountability for outcomes, and ensures delivery remains aligned to agreed scope, quality, compliance, resources, and priorities.
• Establishes and oversees program governance, including decision rights, escalation pathways, integrated reporting, and the management of actions, risks, assumptions, issues, dependencies, and decisions.
• Advices the EHDS Implementation Lead and senior governance bodies on program direction, delivery options, trade-offs, material risks, resource needs, and decisions required.
• Navigates a complex stakeholder landscape, drives alignment on scope, requirements, priorities, and sequencing, and enables clear communication between leadership, workstream leads, business functions, and technology teams.
• Anticipates and manages strategic and operational risks, dependencies, delivery constraints, and competing priorities; drive