Associate Director, GenAI Strategy and Operations DSDH

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Job Function:

Project/Program Management Group

Job Sub Function:

R&D Project Management

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Beerse, Antwerp, Belgium, Titusville, New Jersey, United States of America

Job Description:

About Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine:
Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine develops treatments that improve the health of people worldwide. Our R&D spans oncology, cardiovascular and metabolic disorders, immunology, pulmonary hypertension, retinal disorders, and neuroscience. We are committed to helping people live longer, healthier lives through first-in-class medicines and transformative innovation. Learn more at Janssen Innovative Medicine.

Role Summary

The Associate Director, Strategy & Operations is responsible for driving strategic alignment, operational rigor, and portfolio execution across the Generative AI (GenAI) portfolio in IM R&D.  This role reports to the Director, DSDH Strategy and Operations, and partners closely with the Head of GenAI, IM R&D DSDH, to shape, govern, and deliver a scalable, compliant GenAI architecture and application portfolio that accelerates R&D impact.  The role serves as a strategic integrator and decision-support partner across the portfolio, ensuring GenAI initiatives are prioritized appropriately, executed effectively, and measured against clear scientific, operational, and financial outcomes.  This role may also take ownership of end-to-end execution of specific products as required.

Key Responsibilities

Shaping GenAI Strategy

• Partner with the Head of GenAI, R&D DSDH to shape the GenAI strategy, operating model, and portfolio vision across R&D.

• Ensure GenAI initiatives align with broader DSDH, IM R&D, and enterprise strategies.

• Provide strategic input on use-case prioritization, value articulation, sequencing, and trade-offs.

Portfolio Governance & Decision Support

• Own governance of the GenAI portfolio, including prioritization, funding alignment, dependency management, and escalation of risks and trade-offs.

• Drive consistent planning, tracking, and reporting of GenAI initiatives across functional and partner teams.

• Consolidate insights across programs to support senior leadership decision-making.

Operating Model & Enablement

• Establish and evolve processes to support scalable GenAI delivery (planning, teaming, governance, reporting, success measures).

• Ensure alignment with enterprise ethics, data governance, privacy, and regulatory expectations.

• Foster a culture of accountability, clarity, and execution excellence across DSDH GenAI teams.

Strategic Business Planning

• Lead strategic business planning for GenAI initiatives, working with the Head of GenAI to identify and articulate resource needs.

• Partner across Strategy and Operations, Finance and HR on GenAI-related resourcing, capacity planning, and vendor spend.

• Ensure transparency and consistency of resource deployment toward the GenAI portfolio across partner organizations.

Required Qualifications

• Advanced degree in a quantitative, scientific, or business discipline.

• 8+ years of experience in strategy, operations, or portfolio leadership within data science, digital health, or R&D environments.

• Demonstrated experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives in matrixed organizations.

• Strong executive communication, synthesis, and decision-support skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting AI/GenAI, advanced analytics, or digital transformation portfolios.

• Familiarity with regulated R&D environments and enterprise governance models.

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.  

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Required Skills:

 

 

Preferred Skills:

Agility Jumps, Business Alignment, Collaborating, Continuous Improvement, Mentorship, Operational Excellence, Organizing, Performance Measurement, Process Control, Project Management Methodology (PMM), Project Management Office (PMO), Project Reporting, Project Schedule, Quality Control (QC), Research and Development, Technical Credibility