Director Cardiovascular Digital Strategy

Company: Johnson & Johnson
Location: Irvine
Posted on: April 5, 2025

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 Job Function: Strategy & Corporate DevelopmentJob Sub Function: Digital Strategy & DeploymentJob Category: People LeaderAll Job Posting Locations: Irvine, California, United States of America, Raritan, New Jersey, United States of AmericaJob Description:Reporting to the CSS Business Leader for the Transcend Program, the CSS Director, Digital Strategy & Deployment is responsible for the development, evaluation, and execution of the strategic direction for CSS digital strategy by leading and delivering digital transformation for the Cardiovascular and Specialty Solutions Supply Chain. This role will drive the ideation, development, and execution of our digital vision.This leader will partner with E2E platform teams to prioritize initiatives and deliver purposeful innovation insights and business analytics tools, techniques, and process automation. This role will play a significant influencing role across the organization and will work closely with several Johnson & Johnson MedTech teams in digital, data science & IT.Key ResponsibilitiesDevelop CSS SC Digital Strategy & Manage Digital Portfolio:

• Development, evaluation, and execution of the CSS digital strategy
• Capture all data needs across E2E Supply Chain, in partnership with E2E Functions including JJSC, Commercial, R&D, Information Technology, External Manufacturers
• Lead business SMEs, analyze the end-to-end value chain, identify digital business improvement and external customer opportunities, break-down into manageable components that can be solved by employing digital capabilities including visualization and analytics.
• Develop business cases rationalizing business need to invest with strong quantitative and qualitative benefits
• Lead and represent CSS on the Digital Council to shape needed capabilities to drive the digital supply chain strategy; oversee the ecosystem of technologies to enable our digital supply chain; connect digital projects across the CSS Supply Chain and JJSC organization; share & leverage best practice digital strategies with other segments
• Develop and maintain relationships with strategic industry associations and thought leaders; benchmark current capability and identify opportunities for improvement
• Collaborate with external partners as identified to supplement business needs for reporting development and executionDeliver Digital Capabilities:
  • Create and mature advanced data analytics and AI (fit-for-purpose) capabilities for E2E Supply Chain in partnership with Information Technology and Global/Regional functions
  • Develop and implement new innovative insights and business analytics tools to signal detect opportunities and performance
  • Implement process automation across functions to improve employee productivity, service, and operations
  • Collaborate with manufacturing plant leadership and drive the acceleration Industry 4.0 business cases through delivery to automate and improve processes using technology
  • Lead projects to eliminate bottlenecks, and de-risk current process and coordinate all relevant Supply Chain data related functions
  • Identify insights and work with stakeholders to achieve business improvements.
  • Drive improvement in data-driven decision making including but not limited to aligning data and data systems to meet the needs of the CSS Supply Chain end-to-end focus
  • Diagnose data requirements and roadmap prior to digital project launch, ensuring correct processes are put in place to improve and maintain, including the identification of business owners for data domains for long-term sustainability
  • Outline process for ad-hoc data extraction from source systems if not in data warehouse
  • Assess technologies for application such as blockchain
  • Serve as a global expert on maximizing business value through data and process automation
  • Leverage Advanced Analytics and collaborate with Planning function to optimize processes in Planning such as: demand forecasting, NPD launch curves, SLOB reductionMeasure success through value realization on all CSS SC digital initiatives in partnership with project leads.Enhance CSS Customer Experience
    • Engage Commercial leadership within each franchise to understand customer needs
    • Develop and execute SC customer engagement process, in partnership with platform Product management team and commercial partners
    • Translate customer needs (i.e., hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers) into SC solutions, and incorporate into project business case and portfolio prioritization.Qualifications
      • A minimum of 10 years of related experience required
      • A minimum of a Bachelor's degree required; Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, Information Technology, Data Science or related field highly preferred; Advanced degree such as a Master's degree is preferred
      • Strong leadership experience with the ability to lead a cross-functional global teams required
      • Demonstrated expertise in programming, statistical and simulation modeling, operations research, data science, and engineering tools
      • In-depth knowledge of supply chain and data sources available with a proven track record of developing and successfully implementing data strategy and using multiple data sources for achieving business objectives is required.
      • Ability to develop individuals within an organization required
      • Advanced knowledge of end-to-end product supply and distribution required, strong understanding of core systems preferred, i.e., ERP, MES, APS
      • Demonstrated knowledge and expertise in bridging technical and business disciplines, evaluating, and determining appropriate risks required
      • Project management experience required
      • Lean manufacturing and six-sigma methodology experience preferred
      • Product cost management and budget management preferred
      • Up to 20% of travel both domestically and internationally is required
      • Flexible hours to accommodate multiple time zones when necessaryThe anticipated base pay range for this position is : $146,000 - $251,850Additional Description for Pay Transparency:The Company maintains highly competitive, performance-based compensation programs. Under current guidelines, this position is eligible for an annual performance bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan. The annual performance bonus is a cash bonus intended to provide an incentive to achieve annual targeted results by rewarding for individual and the corporation's performance over a calendar/performance year. Bonuses are awarded at the Company's discretion on an individual basis. Employees and/or eligible dependents may be eligible to participate in the following Company sponsored employee benefit programs: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance. Employees may be 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. Employees are eligible for the following time off benefits: Vacation - up to 120 hours per calendar year Sick time - up to 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington - up to 56 hours per calendar year Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays - up to 13 days per calendar year of Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year Additional information can be found through the link below. The compensation and benefits information set forth in this posting applies to candidates hired in the United States. Candidates hired outside the United States will be eligible for compensation and benefits in accordance with their local market.
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