Manager, Resource Decision Support

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

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Job Function:

Project/Program Management Group

Job Sub Function:

R&D Project Management

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America, Spring House, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Titusville, New Jersey, United States of America

Job Description:

About Innovative Medicine

Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow.

Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way.

Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine

Please note that this role is available across multiple countries and may be posted under different requisition numbers to comply with local requirements. While you are welcome to apply to any or all of the postings, we recommend focusing on the specific country(s) that align with your preferred location(s):

• United States - Requisition Number: R-087805

• Belgium, Netherlands - Requisition Number: R-090162

Remember, whether you apply to one or all of these requisition numbers, your applications will be considered as a single submission.

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine R&D is recruiting for a Manager, Resource Decision Support.  This position is a hybrid role and can be located in Titusville, NJ; Raritan, NJ; or Spring House, PA.

The Manager, Resource Decision Support, will support R&D senior leadership by delivering business insights related to demand forecasting to drive therapeutic area (TA) portfolio and project decisions.  Working closely with Global Development Delivery Units, Therapeutic Area (TA) Finance, Capacity Management, and other departments, this individual will develop and implement new processes, analytics, and visualizations to support the Portfolio Performance and Resourcing (PPR) vision.

This role will partner extensively across the Global Development organization and interact with senior leaders from PPR Business Growth Innovation and Advocacy (BGIA), Delivery Units, Finance, Capacity Management, Business Operations, IT, and external partners as needed to support portfolio and resource decision-making.

This position calls for individuals who can demonstrate their ability to think strategically and build strong professional relationships across different areas of the organization to advance our strategic goals.  Utilize interpersonal skills to translate complex technical approaches to simple and clear recommendations for decision making.  A clear understanding of the business environment with strong organizational awareness will also be significant for success. 

Principal Responsibilities:      

• Foster a team culture passionate about continuous improvement and promoting collaboration.

• Help build new service model and end products for the RDS department.

• Partner with other Global Development and Finance leaders, as needed, to build new innovative analytics and visualizations.

• Build and maintain forecasting models to support TA staff planning, as needed.

• Produce high-quality and comprehensive reports that consolidate cross-functional insights across PPR departments including forecasting model changes, portfolio change, function/team level risks, and supply/Flex analytics.

• Present findings in a clear and impactful manner to both internal and external parties involved in decision making. Communicate insights and suggested business actions in a way that is easy for everyone to understand.

• Apply strong business and financial acumen to evaluate resource implications, portfolio trade-offs, and investment decisions across the development portfolio.

• Collaborate with important individuals in a business partner role to incorporate the benefits of forecasting models into decision-making processes.

• Partner with Finance, Business Operations, Capacity Management, IT, and other functions to deliver coordinated, end-to-end solutions to emerging business challenges.

Qualifications:

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree is required, preferably in a scientific or business discipline.  Advanced degree preferred.

• A minimum of 6 years of experience in portfolio management, forecasting and resourcing, data analytics, or data science is required.

• Strong business and financial acumen with the ability to connect analytical insights to business outcomes and strategic decisions is required.

• Project and/or portfolio management experience is preferred.

• Knowledge of the drug development process is preferred.

• Experience in Neuroscience and/or Cardiopulmonary therapeutic areas is preferred.

• Experience with Tableau, Power BI, R/Shiny, or other analytical visualization tools is required.

• Knowledge of Planisware is preferred.

• Experience collaborating across geographies and functions is required.

• Demonstrated leadership success in driving cross-functional initiatives and influencing stakeholders across a matrixed organization is required.

• Must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• Must demonstrate high learning agility and problem-solving capabilities.

• Must be an innovative thinker with the ability to experiment in the pursuit of efficient, data-driven decision making.

• The ability to think strategically, build organizational awareness, establish strong professional relationships and drive change with diverse stakeholder groups is required.

• This position will require up to 10% domestic and international travel.

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The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$117,000.00 - $201,250.00

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