Technology Leader Advanced Therapies

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Job Function

Enterprise Management

Job Sub Function

Technology Management

Job Category

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

US063 NJ Raritan - 920 US Hwy 202

Job Description

Johnson & Johnson Technology is recruiting for a Carvykti Deployment - Technology Leader, Advanced Therapies Supply Chain (ATSC).

The Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine (JJIM) Advanced Therapies Supply Chain (ATSC) team is an end-to-end pharmaceutical supply chain team dedicated to accelerating new technology platforms and delivering on our pipeline of transformational medicines in cell & gene therapy, radiopharmaceuticals, and new vaccines.

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated individual with deep technical experience, solid understanding of Supply Chain Technologies, and high aptitude for translating complex business needs into technology solutions. You will be responsible for ensuring end-to-end technology-enabled processes are harmonized and scalable for all Carvyki supply chain nodes.

As a steward of innovation, you are leading a technical team through design, planning and execution of a sophisticated technology ecosystem supporting an exciting area of medicine. You will play a key role in validating the future state standard technology template that enables Advanced Therapies to seamlessly interact between internal and external supply chain nodes. You will create a capability mapping and validation framework to test and verify our E2E cell therapy products in partnership with external partners and Contract Manufacturing Organizations (CMOs). You will provide leadership to strategic programs, projects, and governance teams, as well as other critical initiatives as defined by the Advanced Therapies SC team.

Key Responsibilities

• Technology leadership across the entire product development lifecycle, from conceptualization to launch and beyond for Carvyki. This involves working closely with cross-functional business and technology teams, internal & external.
• Play a key role in partnership with our transformational ERP team to shape the future state capabilities template and integration patterns for Advanced Therapies. You will then implement the template for our Carvykti manufacturing sites.
• Develop a product strategy, incorporating AT industry standard methodologies & lessons to accelerate the therapy launch & scale-up in alignment with SC business goals. You will also need to define product requirements, prioritize features, and ensure that the products are delivered on time and within budget for the entire ecosystem of integrated technology products supporting Carvykti.
• Maintain relationships with key business partners in Advanced Therapies, including Growth & Partnerships, Vein to Vein, Plan, Procurement, Quality and Legal business leaders.
• Lead the IT-to-IT engagement with external manufacturing/SC partners.
• Leverage / adapt existing capabilities and strategic programs in other technology platforms to accelerate the technology delivery for AT.
• Collaborate with business leads and key Product Lines (Supply Chain Integration, Advanced Analytics, ERP, Sales Force Solutions, etc.) to confirm requirements and assign body of work.
• Sit on the External Manufacturing Governance for IT in close collaboration with IT Security & Risk Management.
• Risk Management: Proactively identify and mitigate project and program risks, employing effective risk management strategies to maintain quality, on-time execution integrity.
• Dependency Management: Identify and manage dependencies across the technology ecosystem supporting Carvyki, ensuring seamless coordination between projects and preventing potential bottlenecks.
• Stakeholder Communication: Establish clear and concise communication channels with stakeholders, providing regular updates on project and portfolio progress and addressing concerns promptly.
  
  

Other Key Expectations Of The Role Include

• Help to define the technical validation and testing process to enable Cell & Gene Therapy External Manufacturing
• Support the development of departmental tools, including dashboards, onboarding tools, information management tools, and communication tools
• Lead program activities, including kickoff meetings, recurring status meetings, executive sponsor meetings, reporting, risk tracking, steering committee meetings, and conflict resolution
• Co-create detailed plans with your team, identifying critical paths and timing while meeting strategic intent and achieving key achievements in the production of Cell Therapies
• Manage resources to achieve program/project results and coordinate project communication
• Ensure problem solving and decision making addressing major risks and issues by identifying, documenting, resolving, communicating, or advancing to senior leadership when appropriate
• Collaborate with key team members and foster diverse and inclusive high-performance teams!
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field, such as engineering, computer science, or business or relevant experience
• 10 years of experience in technology product management and/or technical program/project management
• Experience in technology software integrations and program delivery
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment and build strong relationships with stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate team members
  
  

Preferred

• Experience in a Supply Chain technology
• Knowledge of autologous cell therapy manufacturing is highly preferred
• PMP, Agile or other relevant certifications are highly preferred.
• Proven experience with Multi Echelon Supply Chain Business Networks and other end-to-end planning & supply chain integration technologies
• Experience working in a Shared Services IT Operating model where development and support services are provided by shared services organizations that support multiple functional and organizational units is preferred.
• Experience in ERP (SAP / S4 Hana prefered) or Source/Deliver technology capabilities strongly preferred
• Experience with data analysis and visualization tools is a plus
  
  

Other

• Language requirements – English - proficiency needed to operate confidently at a senior level in global business.
• Travel percentage 25% – mixed national / international.
  
  

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 and 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, please email the Employee Health Support Center (ra-employeehealthsup@its.jnj.com) or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

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