Director, Asia Pacific, Strategy & Operations

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, Asia Pacific, is recruiting for a Regional Director of Asia Pacific Strategy Office (APSO) Strategy & Operations, Asia Pacific. At Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, what matters most is bringing our innovations one step closer to the patients we serve. We focus on treating, curing and preventing some of the most devastating and complex diseases of our time. We pursue the most promising science, wherever it might be found, while supporting our organizational operations to maximize our business impact. Aligned projects and teams will be iterative to suit business needs with the changing environmental dynamics.

1.    Strategic Planning and Influencing

• Lead APSO’s ability to generate strategic, regionally-relevant insights and present a unified “One APSO” point-of-view to regional and global stakeholders
• Coordinate APSO planning process for key financial & strategy planning cycles and brand planning to ensure clear outputs and business narratives are prepared for leadership teams.
• Partner with Finance, BI&A, TA leaders to align assumptions, prepare decision materials and support prioritization based on performance and portfolio needs.
• Drive narrative development, stakeholder alignment and senior‑level presentations that inform planning and budgeting decisions
• Shape AP market and portfolio strategy through independent point‑of‑view analyses that influence leadership direction and investment choices.
• Strengthen brand positioning by delivering portfolio archetyping and strategic framing that guide regional go‑to‑market and portfolio decisions for key planning cycles
• Act as a trusted strategic advisor to APSO leadership by synthesizing TA‑agnostic data into executive‑ready narratives and outcomes presented at townhalls, leadership reviews, and launch governance

2.   Pipeline Planning and Tracking

• Coordinate early asset and pipeline planning by consolidating AP insights, patient needs, competitive context and enterprise priorities into regional asset strategy inputs.
• Manage AP’s TASLT and PLR governance through agenda shaping, materials, follow-up tracking and escalation of key portfolio topics for visibility and enterprise trade-offs.
• Partner with TA leaders, Cross Functional teams and Market stakeholders to shape evidence, access, commercial and launch readiness requirements earlier in the asset lifecycle.
• Maintain portfolio dashboards, performance views and issue logs to help leaders monitor priority assets, risks, decisions and long-term outcomes.

3.    Operations Management, Compliance & Risk Assessment

• Monitor operational, compliance and risk requirements across APSO initiatives, ensuring documentation, controls and escalation pathways support disciplined execution.
• Ensure audit readiness and reduce compliance risk by establishing standardized SOPs, clear RACI accountability, and automated approval/documentation workflows
• Monitor compliant purchase‑order creation, shorten time‑to‑approval for critical projects and strengthen supplier governance and approval controls.
• Identify inefficiencies and bottlenecks in existing processes and propose strategies for improvement
• Ensure unified APSO operations and training to drive consistent reporting, vendor due diligence, contractor oversight, and scalability across the region.
• Define and track operating metrics, milestones and management routines that provide leaders with visibility on progress, risks and improvement opportunities.

4.   Finance Reporting and Management

• Coordinate APSO budget inputs, OPEX tracking, forecasts and expense visibility to align spending with approved plans, portfolio priorities and business needs.
• Maintain financial dashboard for management reviews that highlight project spend, resource allocation, budget risks and key decisions required.
• Track project investments, purchase orders, accruals and vendor spend to improve financial transparency, commitment management and value realization.
• Ensure APSO senior leadership has robust, timely visibility into budget and T&E through an enhanced APSO SPEND dashboard and executive reporting cadence, enabling confident resource allocation and risk oversight.
• Elevate finance‑operations collaboration to reduce redundant work and improve service quality to budget owners, increasing operational efficiency and accelerating decision cycles.

Qualifications

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree is required.
• A Master’s Degree in a related field or an MBA is preferred.
• A background in Finance is a mandatory requirement; Familiarity with Marketing, Portfolio Management and Commercial Excellence is a nice to have
• Strong experience in regional strategy development and cross‑functional stakeholder management.
• Advanced presentation and narrative‑building skills for senior leadership (Cx) forums.
• Proven ability to perform quantitative and qualitative analyses and translate results into actionable recommendations.
• Demonstrated track record of delivering strategic projects and facilitating alignment across multiple functions.
• Experience in building narratives and presenting to CxO level audience, is preferred
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are necessary to effectively convey complex ideas and recommendations to various stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Adaptability to work in a dynamic environment with changing priorities and multiple concurrent projects.
• A minimum of eight (8) years of professional Strategy Development & Management, Operations Management and / or Chief-of-staff experience within the pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device or healthcare industry is required.
• A minimum of three (3) years of experience managing and leading a team is strongly preferred.
• Ability to travel up to 25% travel which may include overnights and/or weekends in support of the business is required.