Director, Partnership Management
Johnson & Johnson
11 hours ago
Remote friendly (Titusville, NJ)
United States
Corporate Functions
Director, Partnership Management (R&D Project Management). Primarily located in Titusville, NJ; Spring House, PA; Raritan, NJ (3 days on-site per J&J Flex policy).
Purpose
Oversee and manage partnerships with Global Development’s external suppliers to support R&D portfolio delivery (clinical trial execution, lab services, home health, digital health, flexible staffing such as biometrics/trial management). Serve as a key connector between internal stakeholders and external partners; report to the Senior Director, Partnership Management.
Key Responsibilities
- Proactively manage and grow partnerships to deliver business objectives; ensure governance, quality, and compliance with health authority and legal regulations; oversee execution and supplier contractual obligations.
- Define partnership strategy and supplier strategy aligned to business needs; understand partner needs and identify opportunities.
- Support execution/anticipation of resource needs across capabilities and patterns/suppliers.
- Lead/participate in One Delivery Model implementation, maintenance, and optimization; support geographic optimization.
- Evaluate and validate new partnerships; support onboarding of new suppliers; drive continuous improvement.
- Develop/maintain partnership standards and playbooks; resolve issues.
- Lead and guide a team of Partnership Management/Enablement professionals.
- Collaborate in a lean/agile environment; travel up to 10% domestic and potential international.
Qualifications / Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree (business or scientific preferred).
- 10+ years related industry experience.
- 3–5+ years direct vendor/supplier management (preferred).
- Demonstrated leadership success.
- Required: external stakeholder/strategic partnership or alliance management experience.
- Excellent verbal and written communication; influence in a matrix organization.
- Preferred: knowledge of supplier processes/contracting (deliverables-based or functional-service provider).
- Preferred: sound business/financial acumen; people leader experience.
Preferred Skills
Agility Jumps, Business Alignment, Developing Others, Fact-Based Decision Making, Inclusive Leadership, Leadership, Operational Excellence, Performance Measurement, Process Control, Program Management, PMM/PMO, Project Reporting/Schedule, Quality Control, Research and Development, Succession Planning.
Benefits (time off)
Vacation (120 hrs/yr), Sick time (40 hrs/yr; CO:48; WA:56), Holiday pay incl. Floating Holidays (13 days/yr), Work/Personal/Family Time (up to 40 hrs/yr), Parental Leave (480 hrs/yr within one year), Bereavement Leave (240 hrs immediate; 40 hrs extended), Caregiver Leave (80 hrs in 52-week rolling period), Volunteer Leave (32 hrs/yr), Military Spouse Time-Off (80 hrs/yr).
Purpose
Oversee and manage partnerships with Global Development’s external suppliers to support R&D portfolio delivery (clinical trial execution, lab services, home health, digital health, flexible staffing such as biometrics/trial management). Serve as a key connector between internal stakeholders and external partners; report to the Senior Director, Partnership Management.
Key Responsibilities
- Proactively manage and grow partnerships to deliver business objectives; ensure governance, quality, and compliance with health authority and legal regulations; oversee execution and supplier contractual obligations.
- Define partnership strategy and supplier strategy aligned to business needs; understand partner needs and identify opportunities.
- Support execution/anticipation of resource needs across capabilities and patterns/suppliers.
- Lead/participate in One Delivery Model implementation, maintenance, and optimization; support geographic optimization.
- Evaluate and validate new partnerships; support onboarding of new suppliers; drive continuous improvement.
- Develop/maintain partnership standards and playbooks; resolve issues.
- Lead and guide a team of Partnership Management/Enablement professionals.
- Collaborate in a lean/agile environment; travel up to 10% domestic and potential international.
Qualifications / Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree (business or scientific preferred).
- 10+ years related industry experience.
- 3–5+ years direct vendor/supplier management (preferred).
- Demonstrated leadership success.
- Required: external stakeholder/strategic partnership or alliance management experience.
- Excellent verbal and written communication; influence in a matrix organization.
- Preferred: knowledge of supplier processes/contracting (deliverables-based or functional-service provider).
- Preferred: sound business/financial acumen; people leader experience.
Preferred Skills
Agility Jumps, Business Alignment, Developing Others, Fact-Based Decision Making, Inclusive Leadership, Leadership, Operational Excellence, Performance Measurement, Process Control, Program Management, PMM/PMO, Project Reporting/Schedule, Quality Control, Research and Development, Succession Planning.
Benefits (time off)
Vacation (120 hrs/yr), Sick time (40 hrs/yr; CO:48; WA:56), Holiday pay incl. Floating Holidays (13 days/yr), Work/Personal/Family Time (up to 40 hrs/yr), Parental Leave (480 hrs/yr within one year), Bereavement Leave (240 hrs immediate; 40 hrs extended), Caregiver Leave (80 hrs in 52-week rolling period), Volunteer Leave (32 hrs/yr), Military Spouse Time-Off (80 hrs/yr).