Senior Legal Counsel, IM Supply Chain

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Job Function:

Legal & Compliance

Job Sub Function:

Law Business Partners

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America, Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America, Titusville, New Jersey, United States of America

Job Description:

We are searching for the best talent for Senior Counsel, Innovative Medicine Supply Chain to join our Global Legal Organization located in New Brunswick, NJ; Raritan, NJ; or Titusville, NJ.

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):
 

Switzerland, Ireland, United Kingdom - Requisition Number: R-077998
 

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

The Senior Legal Counsel will provide legal support for IM Supply Chain activities related to advanced therapies and emerging modalities, with a particular focus on advanced therapy programs, supply chain planning, and Transcend and other digitally enabled supply models. The role will advise on a broad range of complex, novel, and high-risk legal issues across the end-to-end lifecycle of advanced therapy supply chains, from early clinical development through commercial launch and global scale-up.
 

This position partners closely with IM Supply Chain leadership, Supply Chain Planning (regional demand and supply teams), IM SC Digital, Oncology, R&D, Technical Operations, Quality, Regulatory, and Commercial stakeholders to enable resilient, compliant, and patient-centric supply.
 

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as Attorney for Advanced Therapies and IM Supply Chain, providing strategic legal counsel to senior leaders and enabling reliable last-mile delivery for patient-critical products.
• Provide dedicated legal support to the IM Supply Chain organization, including global and regional demand and supply planning teams, on capacity planning, allocation frameworks, launch readiness, resiliency, and shortage response.
• Partner closely with regional demand and supply teams to support agile, ethical, and compliant decision-making aligned with global strategies and regulatory obligations.
• Advise on and enable the IM Supply Chain digital strategy, including Transcend, digital planning tools, advanced analytics, AI-enabled forecasting, track-and-trace solutions, and chain-of-identity and chain-of-custody systems.
• Draft, negotiate, and manage complex agreements supporting advanced therapies, including sourcing, manufacturing, testing, logistics, and digital technology partnerships.
• Advise on global regulatory developments impacting advanced therapies, oncology supply chains, planning models, data governance, cybersecurity, and trade controls.
• Proactively identify and manage legal risk across end-to-end supply chain activities in collaboration with cross-functional legal and business partners.
• Oversee outside counsel strategy, workflow, and budget for advanced therapy, planning, and digital matters.
   

Qualifications

• A J.D. or LL.M. with admission to and good standing with the bar of one state or the District of Columbia is required.
• Minimum of 8 years of relevant legal experience in the life sciences or pharmaceutical industry.
• Strong experience supporting clinical and commercial supply chain as well as oncology products and/or advanced or emerging modalities preferred.
• Demonstrated experience drafting and negotiating complex international agreements.
• Proven ability to operate effectively in ambiguous, fast-evolving, and digitally driven environments.
• Strong leadership, people-management, and servant-leadership capabilities.
   

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:

Business Agility, Collaborating, Commercial Laws, Compliance Management, Corporate Governance, Dispute Resolution, Lawyering, Legal Documents Preparation, Legal Services, Negotiation, Process Improvements, Representing, Risk Management, Strategic Thinking, Tactical Planning, Technical Credibility

 

 

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)).

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