Senior Manager, Cross-TA Project and Planning Leader

Senior Manager, Cross-TA (Therapeutic Area) Project and Planning Leader

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine R&D is recruiting for a Senior Manager, Cross-TA Project and Planning Leader. This position is a hybrid role and can be located in Raritan, NJ; Titusville, NJ; Horsham, PA; or Spring House, PA.

The Senior Manager, Cross-TA Project and Planning Leader will play a pivotal role in advancing Global Regulatory Affairs (GRA's) mission by providing cross-TA support for planning, execution, and delivery of key GRA projects. This role encompasses cross-TA Strategy and Operations responsibilities and will ensure TA alignment with the organization's strategic objectives. This individual will act as an agile coach, promoting agile methodologies and fostering an agile culture across GRA. Drive cross-TA initiatives and foster a culture of agility to enhance GRA's efficiency and adaptability, leading to improved project outcomes and better patient care.

Principal Responsibilities :

Cross-TA Strategy and Operations :

Strategic coordination and project management of select initiatives across TAs.

Act as cross-TA representative on strategic improvement projects to ensure cross-TA alignment.

Collaborate with TA Heads to ensure that activities are aligned with strategic goals, deliverables are met, resources are used efficiently, and collaboration is fostered across TAs.

Communicate project updates, challenges, and outcomes to TA Heads and stakeholders effectively, ensuring transparency and collaboration.

Provide strategic insights and recommendations to improve operational efficiency (e.g., centralized tracking, facilitate leveraging learnings and applying standard approaches across TAs) where applicable.

Coordinate and oversee Business Development activities across the TAs, including full-time equivalent (FTE) assessments

Agile Coaching :

Promote the adoption of agile methodologies and practices across the organization.

Provide coaching, mentoring, and training on agile principles, practices, and frameworks (e.g., Scrum, Kanban).

Offer mentoring to leaders to champion and sustain agile culture.

Support teams in their transition to agile ways of working and mindset shift to embrace agile approaches. Drive consistent behaviors across GRA by leading a community of practice.

Facilitate agile events such as stand-ups, retrospectives, and sprint planning.

Facilitate After Action Reviews for GRA to champion continuous learning and improvement.

Foster a collaborative and innovative work environment.

Measure and report on agile maturity and organizational progress, including oversight of organizational backlog prioritization.

Qualifications :

A minimum of a Bachelor's degree is required, preferably in Business Administration, Project Management, or a related discipline. Master's degree preferred.

A minimum of 8 years of experience in project management or process improvement, with a focus on strategy and operations is required.

Experience in the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry is preferred.

Experience in Regulatory Affairs is required.

Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) is required.

Experience in agile / agile scrum methodology is required.

Certified ScrumMaster or Certified Agile Coach is preferred.

Must have excellent oral and written communication skills.

Must have strong interpersonal skills to build and maintain relationships across diverse teams.

Must have strong analytical problem-solving, planning and organizational skills with a strong focus on detail.

Proven experience in managing disagreements and tensions in a constructive and respectful manner is required.

The ability to thrive under pressure, meet tight deadlines and adapt to shifting priorities in a fast-paced environment is required.

The ability to maintain a neutral stance, fostering a safe and trusting environment for participants to share candidly is required.

The ability to interact with all levels in a matrix organization is required.

The anticipated base pay range for this position is $137,000 to $235,750.

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.

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)).

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

Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year

For additional general information on company benefits, please go to 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.

This job posting is anticipated to close on September 2, 2025. The Company may however extend this time-period, in which case the posting will remain available on https : / / www.careers.jnj.com to accept additional applications.

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 ra-employeehealthsup@its.jnj.com or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.