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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 https://www.jnj.com

Job Function:

Discovery & Pre-Clinical/Clinical Development

Job Sub** **Function:

Clinical Development & Research – MD

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

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

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson, is recruiting for a **Director Health Tech- Cardiopulmonary** with dual strengths in strategic foresight and operational delivery to be located in New Brunswick, NJ; Raritan, NJ or Spring House, PA.

This role is at the heart of cross-sector convergence. You will be responsible for operationalizing key initiatives that bring together the capabilities of J&J’s pharmaceutical and MedTech sectors. You will also contribute strategic insight that helps define future-state models of care in atrial fibrillation, heart failure, acute coronary syndromes, and related cardiopulmonary conditions.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

1. Operational Execution of Cross-Sector Initiatives

+ Drive the day-to-day execution of a cross- sector working group that integrates MedTech solutions with pharmaceutical innovation.

+ Lead the development of implementation plans, milestone tracking, and governance updates across cross- and multi-functional teams.

+ Ensure an end-to-end alignment with internal timelines, quality, and regulatory requirements.

2. Strategic Vision and Program Planning

+ Shape the long-term strategic roadmap for cardiopulmonary collaboration across sectors, identifying areas for synergy, innovation, and future growth.

+ Translate high-level strategies into actionable operational workstreams that are measurable, prioritized, and scalable.

+ Provide strategic input into pipeline development, TPPs, and lifecycle strategy in collaboration with clinical, regulatory, and commercial teams.

3. Cross-Sector Integration and Governance

+ Serve as a central connector across J&J’s Innovative Medicine and MedTech teams, ensuring harmonized execution of joint initiatives.

+ Act as the program operations lead in cross-sector governance councils.

+ Facilitate information flow, alignment of objectives, and decision-making at the enterprise level.

4. External Collaboration Execution

+ Coordinate with external collaborators—academic groups, digital health partners, technology vendors—to ensure program delivery and performance.

+ Oversee the contracting, onboarding, and execution of co-development or co-piloting initiatives.

+ Drive value realization from partnerships through robust operational oversight and stakeholder engagement.

5. Evidence Generation & Clinical Integration

+ Support the execution of feasibility studies, real-world pilots, and hybrid clinical trials involving digital endpoints or MedTech interfaces.

+ Ensure seamless integration of these initiatives into the broader clinical development and commercialization pathways.

_This is not an exhaustive, comprehensive listing of job functions. May perform other duties as assigned._

Education:

+ MD or MD/PhD

+ Minimum 8–10 years of experience in clinical development, health technology, or medical device/pharmaceutical strategy.

Required Technical Knowledge and Skills:

+ Proven ability to manage external partnerships and work across functional and organizational boundaries.

+ Deep understanding of cardiovascular care pathways, digital health applications, and regulatory trends.

+ Proven ability to define and lead projects and/or initiatives to improve efficiency/quality of internal processes

+ Strong communication, influencing, and stakeholder engagement skills, with a high degree of cross-cultural and cross-sector collaboration experience.

+ Demonstrated ability to think strategically.

+ Ability to work well in a dynamic environment and be able to prioritize and respond to changing needs of the business.

+ Good organizational skills, able to work collaboratively as part of a team in a matrix environment and independently.

+ Demonstrated strong analytical and problem-solving skills with strong ability to persuade and influence at the project team level and management level.

+ Experience in MedTech–Pharma collaboration, especially in cardiovascular medicine.

+ Familiarity with digital biomarkers, remote patient monitoring platforms, or hybrid clinical trial models.

+ Experience in portfolio shaping or platform strategy within a global matrixed organization.

+ Working knowledge of the use of Microsoft suite of software products including Excel and Word

+ Experience and knowledge of Good Clinical Practices

+ Excellent English, other languages advantageous.

+ Good computer systems and software skills.

Special Training or Certification:

+ Experience in disease area’s AFib, heart failure, ACS, heart recovery or pulmonary hypertension preferred.

The anticipated base pay range for this position is $194,000 to $334,650.

The Company maintains highly competitive, performance-based compensation programs. Under current guidelines, this position is eligible for an annual performance bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan. The annual performance bonus is a cash bonus intended to provide an incentive to achieve annual targeted results by rewarding for individual and the corporation’s performance over a calendar/performance year. Bonuses are awarded at the Company’s discretion on an individual basis.

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+ Employees and/or eligible dependents may be eligible to participate in the following Company sponsored employee benefit programs: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance.

+ Employees may be 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.

+ Employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:

+ Vacation – up to 120 hours per calendar year

+ Sick time - up to 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington – up to 56 hours per calendar year

+ Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays – up to 13 days per calendar year of Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year

+ Additional information can be found via the following link: https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits

The compensation and benefits information set forth in this posting applies to candidates hired in the United States. Candidates hired outside the United States will be eligible for compensation and benefits in accordance with their local market.

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 and 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, please email the Employee Health Support Center ([email protected]) or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

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-029276

+ Switzerland- Requisition Number: R-029275

+ Belgium- Requisition Number: R-029650

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

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