Director, Platform Strategy & Execution

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Job Function:

Supply Chain Planning

Job Sub Function:

Inventory Management

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America

Job Description:

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We are searching for the best talent for a Director, Platform Strategy & Execution to join our team in Raritan, NJ.

Summary:

The Platform Strategy & Execution Leader serves as a trusted advisor and strategic partner to the VP of Autologous CAR-T Platform. This role acts as an extension of Platform Leadership, ensuring the organization is aligned against strategic priorities, facilitating decision-making, driving critical initiatives, and enhancing organizational effectiveness. The individual will lead department governance, performance management, strategic initiatives, and culture-building efforts across a global organization.

The successful candidate combines strategic thinking with operational excellence, translating executive priorities into measurable outcomes while fostering a high-performance, collaborative culture.

Key Responsibilities:

Department Governance & Business Management

Lead the annual operating cadence and governance processes for the CAR-T Platform:

• Coordinate annual strategic planning and goal-setting processes, ensuring alignment with enterprise objectives.

• Facilitate development and tracking of departmental objectives, key results, and performance commitments.

• Own the annual budget planning process in partnership with Finance and functional leaders.

• Monitor budget performance, resource allocation, and spending trends throughout the year.

• Prepare executive reviews, business updates, and leadership presentations.

• Establish and maintain governance forums, leadership team meetings, and decision-making processes.

• Drive follow-up and accountability on leadership team actions and commitments.

• Ensure organizational priorities are clearly communicated and consistently executed across regions.

2. Performance Management & KPI Excellence

• Develop and maintain a robust performance management framework that enables data-driven decision-making.

• Design and manage the department KPI framework, ensuring alignment with business and supply chain objectives.

• Establish standardized performance dashboards and reporting mechanisms.

• Monitor organizational performance and identify trends, risks, and opportunities.

• Facilitate monthly and quarterly business reviews.

• Partner with functional leaders to define performance targets and improvement plans.

• Promote a culture of accountability through transparent performance measurement and reporting.

• Leverage analytics and insights to support executive decision-making.

3. Executive Partnership

Serve as a strategic thought partner to the VP, CAR-T and the Platform Leadership Team:

• Anticipate organizational needs and proactively address emerging challenges.

• Conduct strategic analyses and prepare recommendations for executive decisions.

• Support leadership communications, presentations, and stakeholder engagements.

• Ensure executive priorities are translated into actionable plans and measurable outcomes.

• Act as a force multiplier for the VP, CAR-T Platform by improving organizational focus, execution, and effectiveness.

4. Culture, Engagement & Organizational Effectiveness

Champion initiatives that strengthen organizational culture, employee engagement, and leadership effectiveness.

• Develop and implement programs that enhance employee engagement and organizational health.

• Partner with Human Resources and leadership teams to support talent development and succession planning.

• Facilitate communication strategies that improve transparency, alignment, and employee connection.

• Support recognition programs and culture-building activities across global teams.

• Assess organizational effectiveness and identify opportunities to improve collaboration and ways of working.

• Foster an inclusive, high-performing environment that enables innovation and continuous improvement.

• Serve as a connector across regions and functions to strengthen team cohesion.

5. PMO & Strategic Initiatives

Represent the CAR-T platform by supporting Program Management Office (PMO) function in ATSC/IMSC and oversee execution of critical strategic priorities where applicable.

Qualifications

Education:

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Engineering, Business, Operations, Life Sciences, or related field is required. MBA or advanced degree preferred.

Experience and Skills:

Required:

• Minimum 12 years of relevant professional experience in supply chain, operations, strategy, consulting, PMO, or business management roles.

• Experience within pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare, or other highly regulated industries preferred.

• Demonstrated success leading cross-functional strategic initiatives.

• Experience supporting leadership teams.

• Strong financial management and budgeting experience.

• Experience managing complex stakeholder environments across multiple geographies

• Strategic thinking and business acumen.

• Exceptional program and project management capabilities.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Executive communication and presentation skills.

• Financial planning and budget management.

• KPI development and performance management expertise.

• Influencing and stakeholder management without direct authority.

• Organizational effectiveness and change management.

• Ability to operate effectively in a global, matrixed environment.

• High degree of ownership, discretion, and judgment

Other:

• May require up to 10% domestic and/or 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.

Required Skills:

 

 

Preferred Skills:

Consulting, Cost Management, Critical Thinking, Data Savvy, Demand Planning, Distribution Resource Planning (DRP), Financial Competence, Inventory Management, Inventory Optimization, Inventory Turnover, Logistics Optimization, Manufacturing Flow Management, Organizing, Program Management, Representing, Strategic Thinking, Supply Chain, Supply Planning

 

 

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