Dir Strat Portfolio Mgmt

Johnson & Johnson Horsham, Pennsylvania, United States of America Updated 24 August 2026
Pharma

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: Strategy & Corporate Development Job Sub Function: Strategic Planning Job Category: Professional All Job Posting Locations: Horsham, Pennsylvania, United States of America Job Description: Director, Strategy and Portfolio Management Role summary At Johnson & Johnson, Quality & Compliance is grounded in Our Credo—because everything we do must be of high quality. Our global, functionally independent organization helps ensure products are designed, manufactured, and delivered effectively across the end-to-end product lifecycle, while strengthening a culture of quality, transparent risk management, and continuous improvement. The Director, Strategy and Portfolio Management leads the planning, governance, and performance reporting that helps Quality & Compliance deliver on its highest-priority commitments. This role shapes executive-ready narratives for critical business-cycle deliverables (e.g., Board updates, Enterprise Quality Reviews, and Executive Committee materials) by translating our actions, metrics, and execution progress into compelling narratives on value, impact, and risk mitigation. The Director partners with our sectors to align Q&C goals, track outcomes against enterprise priorities, and continuously improve portfolio management processes, templates, and reporting. Equally critically, this leader advances strategic initiatives—building business cases, establishing governance, and driving execution and change management—while serving as the Q&C representative on cross-functional programs and coaching project teams to deliver measurable impact. This role reports to the Sr. Director, Strategic Insights & Performance Management and works closely with the Chief Quality Officer and Q&C Leadership Team. Key responsibilities: Q&C Portfolio Management and performance reporting Lead creation of critical Quality and Compliance annual business‑cycle deliverables, including quarterly presentations to the Board of Directors, semi‑annual Enterprise Quality Review (EQR) to Supply Chain Management Committee, and annual Q&C update to the Executive Committee – translating Q&C risk, insights, and execution into Board and executive ready narratives on value and impact to the enterprise. Develop annual enterprise level goals and objectives for Quality and Compliance, translating Q&C’s vision and strategic imperatives into critical annual goals and objectives (G&Os) by working closely with sector and functional Q&C leaders to shape and reflect sector / functional Q&C objectives while ensuring alignment to strategic priorities and must-wins of Innovative Medicine and Medtech Manage quarterly tracking and reporting of progress for G&Os, consolidating progress of each Q&C organization to draft quarterly progress, mid-year, and year-end accomplishments narratives. Provide quarterly reporting for Q&C priority projects and key performance metrics to Technical Operations & Risk (TO&R) Leadership and other leadership forums as required. Develop sustainable approach and drive continuous improvement for portfolio management through refining reporting templates, streamlining business‑cycle processes, and implementing improvements to accelerate delivery and simplify execution. Develop and maintain approach to measure value and impacted generated, both for Quality and Compliance in support of enterprise and sector priorities, as well as for Strategic Insights & Performance Management team driving Q&C priorities. Q&C strategic initiatives and project execution Identify, evaluate, and prioritize opportunities to advance the overall Q&C vision and strategic imperatives, focusing on organizational-wide innovations to pursue, efficiencies to capture, gaps to enhance, and risks to mitigate that better enable Q&C to deliver on its mandate to the enterprise Translate prioritized opportunities into actionable projects, refining scope, business case, project plan, resourcing and measurement of success to secure leadership buy-in and funding where required Lead end-to-end and day-to-day execution and delivery of critical Q&C initiatives and projects, including planning / work-stream development, resource and team set up, governance, risk mitigation, change management, and communications to drive stakeholder alignment Enterprise, Technical Operations & Risk, and cross-functional initiatives enablement Drive execution of required initiatives based on enterprise, Technical Operations & Risk, and/or cross-functional priorities and initiatives, including planning, execution, governance, risk management / escalation Serve as Q&C lead on cross-functional initiatives, partnering effectively with cross-functional teams while ensuring clear representation of Q&C requirements and effective alignment from relevant Q&C leadership Support other responsibilities, projects, and deliverables across Strategic Insights and Performance Management team as dynamically required, potentially with limited possible advanced planning Organization, people, and team development Lead project-based team(s) effectively while more broadly role modeling strategic initiative execution and project management best practices Facilitate mutual talent development for Strategic Insights and Performance Management organization, facilitating sharing of areas of strengths and expertise through formal peer development channels and informal connections Provide coaching and mentorship to more junior talent in Strategic Insights and Performance Management organization Qualifications Required Bachelor’s degree with strong academic credentials Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience and demonstrated progression Project leadership experience with a strong track record of timely execution and driving outcomes through influencing others, especially non-direct reports Excellent communication skills, including the ability to synthesize complex information, frame decisi

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