Director, Process & Operations Management, Medical and Scientific Affairs (MSA)

Johnson Johnson; Florida; Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson is seeking a Director, Process & Operations Management, Medical and Scientific Affairs (MSA) to lead the Orthopaedics team. The role is ideally located in Palm Beach Gardens, FL, with remote options possible on a case-by-case basis.

You will drive portfolio strategy, governance, and program delivery across global teams. You will lead cross-functional collaboration, optimize workflows, and substitute leadership in enterprise-wide transformations, ensuring delivery speed,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in life sciences, health sciences, engineering, business, project management, or related discipline.
• PMI/PgMP, Lean Six Sigma, Agile or comparable certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Portfolio Strategy and Governance governance across MSA portfolio to enable decisions on dependencies and trade-offs.
• Lead integrated MSA planning, coordinating milestones, dependencies, risks, and escalations.
• Standardize project-management methods, templates, dashboards, and portfolio data across MSA.

Education

Bachelor's degree in life sciences, health sciences, engineering, business, project management, or related discipline

Project Management Professional (PMP), Program Management Professional (PgMP), Lean Six Sigma, Agile, or comparable

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

Job Function:

Project/Program Management Group

Job Sub Function:

Project/Program Management

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States of America, Raynham, Massachusetts, United States of America, Remote (US), Warsaw, Indiana, United States of America, West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Job Description:

We are searching for the best talent for a Director, Process & Operations Management, Medical and Scientific Affairs (MSA) to join our Orthopaedics team. The role will ideally be located in Palm Beach Gardens, FL, Boston, MA, Raynham, MA, Warsaw, IN or West Chester, PA however remote work options may be considered on a case-by-case basis and if approved by the Company.

Key Responsibilities

• Portfolio Strategy and Governance
  • Unify business, platform, and functional priorities into an MSA portfolio that enables governance decisions on dependencies and trade-offs.
  • Lead portfolio intake, prioritization, sequencing, stage gate milestone planning & tracking, and investment recommendations using transparent criteria.
  • Define governance forums, decision rights, escalation pathways, and leadership operating rhythms across enterprise, platform, function, and region.
  • Prepare executive portfolio reviews that clearly frame progress, trade-offs, risks, decisions, resource needs, and expected value. Ensure integration with long-range innovation planning and established financial business cycles.
• Program Delivery and Operational Excellence
  • Lead integrated MSA planning, coordinating milestones, dependencies, risks, and escalations.
  • Standardize practical project-management methods, templates, dashboards, and portfolio data across MSA while avoiding unnecessary administrative burden. Incorporate organizational standardization as needed to ensure enterprise-level roll‑up and dashboarding.
  • Identify cross-functional dependencies, delivery risks, and capacity constraints early; drive mitigation, escalation, and timely resolution.
  • Improve workflow speed, accountability, handoffs, and decision quality through process simplification, automation, and disciplined, continuous improvement.
  • Support major organizational transformations, operating‑model changes, capability buildouts, and new process or technology implementations.
• Performance, Resources, and Financial Management
  • Develop a balanced MSA scorecard linking scientific quality, delivery speed, compliance, stakeholder impact, patient outcomes, productivity, and business value.
  • Maintain reliable portfolio reporting and a single source of truth for milestones, decisions, risks, budgets, and benefits.
  • Partner with Finance and functional leaders on annual planning, long-range plans, forecasts, scenario analyses, accruals, and investment trade-offs.
  • Lead resource and capacity planning across employees, contractors, vendors, and shared services; recommend deployment choices based on priority and value.
  • Maintain portfolio-level visibility to relevant external commitments, vendor dependencies, and associated financial impacts; partner with functional owners, Procurement, Legal, and Finance, to identify risks, facilitate escalations, and support timely resolution.
• Leadership and Partnership
  • Serve as a trusted strategic advisor to the Vice President of Global MSA and the MSA Leadership Team.
  • Dotted line reporting to the Senior Director, Strategy and Operations, R and D
  • Facilitate cross-functional alignment, decision‑making, and issue resolution across global teams, platforms, and regions.
  • Lead, coach, and develop project and program management talent; establish clear performance expectations and consistent standards.
  • Build a culture of ownership, transparency, constructive challenge, disciplined execution, and continuous learning.
  • Communicate complex information clearly to executive, scientific, clinical, operational, and business audiences.

Education and Experience

• Required
• Bachelor's degree in life sciences, health sciences, engineering, business, project management, or related discipline.
• Project Management Professional (PMP), Program Management Professional (PgMP), Lean Six Sigma, Agile, or comparable