Senior Manager, Strategy, Portfolio and Operations

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

Job Function:

Regulatory Affairs Group

Job Sub Function:

Regulatory Product Submissions and Registration

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Beerse, Antwerp, Belgium, Leiden, Netherlands, Warsaw, Masovian, Poland

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.

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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-038104

• United Kingdom - Requisition Number: R-039609

• Netherlands, Belgium, Poland - R-039610

• Switzerland - Requisition Number: R-039611

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 Senior Manager, Strategy, Portfolio and Operations.  This position is a hybrid role and can be located in Leiden, Netherlands; Beerse, Belgium; or Warsaw, Poland.

The Senior Manager, Strategy, Portfolio and Operations will be responsible for driving organization readiness across the organization.  This individual will lead a team to ensure priorities are determined, value is created and there is successful adoption of transformation efforts.  The ideal candidate will be a seasoned expert in project management, financial management, value management, people leadership, change management and enterprise communications, with the ability to influence senior leadership, craft compelling narratives, and guide teams through complex change.

Principal Responsibilities:      

• Implement and execute a methodology to evaluate the business case for and prioritize initiatives based on alignment with strategic goals, potential to deliver business value, technical feasibility and resource requirements.

• Partner with leaders to identify the key value drivers and develop the business case for each department and portfolio initiative, quantifying the potential benefits, such as cost savings, increased efficiency, or improved stakeholder satisfaction.

• Track the realization of benefits for each initiative, monitoring the progress of each initiative and evaluating the actual benefits achieved compared to the projected benefits.

• Communicate the value created by the initiatives within the portfolio to key stakeholders, including senior leaders, by creating reports and presentations that clearly illustrate the benefits realized and the impact on Global Regulatory Affairs (GRA's) goals and objectives.

• Continuous review of latest financial thinking and recommending reallocation, re-prioritization and optimization of the portfolio based on progress of programs/projects, technology obsolescence, and evolving organizational objectives.

• Provide key partners with timely assessment of our financial status, including initiatives, performance metrics and identification/recommendation to address portfolio issues affecting performance.

• Develop and execute integrated change management and communications strategies across Digital Regulatory Innovation for Value and Efficiency (DRIVE) and Regulatory Operations Digital Innovation (RODI) initiatives.

• Lead and mentor a team of change managers and communications specialists, fostering a culture of excellence, innovation, and accountability.

• Serve as the strategic advisor to senior leadership on change readiness, stakeholder engagement, and communications planning.

• Drive continuous improvement in change and communications processes, tools, and templates.

• Champion a unified voice across DRIVE and RODI, ensuring clarity, transparency, and alignment in all messaging.

• Create compelling executive-level messaging, presentations, and storytelling that align with business priorities and transformation goals.

• Establish and track change adoption metrics, communication effectiveness, and stakeholder sentiment to inform strategy.

• Anticipate resistance and proactively develop mitigation strategies to support smooth adoption.

• Facilitate leadership forums, town halls, and feedback loops to ensure two-way communication and continuous improvement

Qualifications:

• A minimum of a Bachelor's degree is required, preferably in a scientific, business or technical discipline.  Master's degree preferred.

• A minimum of 8 years of related work experience in the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry or Contract Research Organization (CRO) is required.

• Regulatory Affairs experience is preferred.

• People management experience is required.

• Expertise with change management frameworks (e.g., Prosci, ADKAR, Kotter) and organizational transformation is required.

• Advanced proficiency in enterprise communications tools (e.g., Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, Yammer, Viva Engage) is required.

• Strong command of content creation platforms (e.g., PowerPoint, Canva, Adobe Creative Suite) is required.

• Experience with survey and feedback tools (e.g., Qualtrics, Forms, Poll Everywhere) to measure engagement and readiness is required.

• Experience in stakeholder mapping, impact analysis, and change adoption tracking is required.

• Familiarity with project and portfolio management tools (e.g., Smartsheet, MS Project, JIRA) to align change plans with delivery milestones is required.

• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Must have strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• The ability to analyze data and translate insights into communication and change strategies is required.

• The ability to collaborate effectively with all levels and influence decision-making across a global, matrixed organization is required.

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

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