Director Trade Controls

6077-Johnson & Johnson HCS Inc. Legal Entity; New Brunswick (NJ); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 259,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson’s Global Trade Compliance group seeks a Director, Trade Controls Americas based in New Brunswick, NJ, to lead the trade controls strategy across Innovative Medicines and Medical Technology, collaborating with cross-functional partners and regional teams.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree with preferred advanced degree, and experience managing complex regulatory programs, remediation, and data initiatives. Travel up to 25% is possible; open to other US sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; master's or advanced degree preferred.
• Ability to leverage import/export regulatory knowledge to ensure business continuity and remediating risks.
• Experience defining, assessing, and measuring regulatory compliance programs against global SOPs and standards.
• Proven track record delivering complex programs through influence rather than authority.

Responsibilities

• Deploy enterprise standards in partnership with compliance functions and regional teams.
• Advise segments on existing and emerging trade regulations; support audit remediation and filing requirements.
• Direct Americas valuation activities with Global Valuation lead and regional teams.
• Establish and communicate solutions for trade data, processes, and automation aligned with enterprise strategy.
• Drive global scorecards, incident management, gaps remediation, and metric improvements.
• Participate in compliance forums across J&J and externally.
• Supervise third-party providers when required.
• Communicate impact of key trade changes.
• Risk adjust third-party services and supervise providers.

Skills

Regulatory knowledge

Risk communication

Global SOPs

Influence without authority

Change management

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Advanced degree preferred

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

Legal & Compliance

Job Sub Function

Enterprise Compliance

Job Category

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations

• Horsham, Pennsylvania, United States of America
• Irvine, California, United States of America
• Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America
• New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America
• Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America
• Shepherdsville, Kentucky, United States of America
• Titusville, New Jersey, United States of America

Job Description

The Global Trade Compliance (GTC) organization is recruiting a Director, Trade Controls Americas based in New Brunswick, NJ, with consideration given at the discretion of the business to other J&J site locations within the US. The Director will drive the trade controls strategy and activities across the Innovative Medicines and Medical Technology segments in collaboration with cross-functional partners, including but not limited to Trade Operations, Health Care Compliance, and the Global Legal Organization. The Director will drive compliance with import as well as export rules for the Americas region. The Director will lead a team of Trade Controls professionals across the Americas, supporting the Innovative Medicines and Medical Technology business segments, Supply Chain, Trade Operations, Legal and other key functions in Johnson & Johnson’s Global Trade ecosystem, operating across a complex regulatory trade landscape.

Key Responsibilities

• Deploy and update enterprise standards in partnership with related compliance functions and regional teams
• Advise segments and functions on existing and emerging trade regulations, including internal and external audit remediation, new filing requirements, valuation and duty preference programs
• Direct Americas valuation activities in close partnership with the Global Valuation lead and regional teams
• Establish, communicate and measure proposed solutions for Americas trade related data, processes and automation initiatives aligned with enterprise strategy
• Drive action around global scorecards, including incident management, identifying gaps, ensuring remediation and continually improving metrics
• Participate in and influences compliance forums across J&J and externally
• Supervise third party providers, where required
• Communicate impact of key trade changes
• Risk adjust global third-party supplier services and supervise third party providers, where required
• Continually improve our culture of controls, accountability, and resiliency

Qualifications

Education: A Bachelor’s degree is required. A master’s or other Advanced Degree is preferred.

Experience and Skills:

Required:

• Demonstrated ability to leverage import and export regulatory knowledge to ensure business and supply chain continuity, while prioritizing and remediating risks in a complex business environment.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate and action risk issue across multiple regions.
• Experience defining, assessing, and measuring country specific regulatory compliance programs against global SOPs and standards.
• Proven track record to deliver complex programs through influence rather than authority.
• Ability to promote a strategy and motivate change to transform organizations, via strong engagement/communication.

Preferred:

• Prior experience implementing global trade compliance programs in Life Sciences/Health Care industry.

Other: This position is preferably located in New Jersey (New Brunswick office) but is also open to other large J&J sites in the US. The position may require up to 25% domestic and international travel.

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.

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The anticipated base pay range for this position is : $150,000.00 - $258,750.00

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)). This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program.

Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:

• Vacation –120 hours per calendar year
• Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year
• Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year
• Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
• Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child
• Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year
• Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period10 days Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
• Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year
• For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits

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/.