Director, MedTech Strategy & Operations

About this role

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 jnj.com

As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world.  We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual.  At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.

Job Function: Legal & Compliance

Job Sub Function: Legal Support Services

Job Category: People Leader

All Job Posting Locations: New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America

Job Description: We are searching for the best talent for Director, MedTech Strategy & Operations to join our Global Legal Organization located in New Brunswick, NJ.

About MedTech Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments.

Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech

This role is responsible for helping drive the effectiveness of the MedTech GLO legal organization through strategic planning, leadership team operations, organizational performance, communications, portfolio management, and execution of key priorities.

The Director serves as the primary integrator across the MedTech legal organization, partnering closely with the MedTech General Counsel, MedTech leadership team, MedTech General Counsel Executive Assistant, Legal Innovation & Transformation team, Finance, HR, Communications, and other functions to ensure effective execution of strategic priorities. This position combines elements of Chief of Staff, strategy, business operations, portfolio management, and transformation leadership to drive organizational effectiveness and maximize legal value delivered to the business.

Main Responsibilities include Strategic Leadership & Organizational Effectiveness: Serve as the strategic advisor and operational partner to the WW VP, MedTech General Counsel and Sector Legal Leadership Team, helping drive execution of strategic priorities, organizational objectives, and key leadership initiatives. Lead the operating cadence of the leadership team, ensuring effective governance, alignment, decision-making, accountability, and follow-through across the organization while partnering closely with the General Counsel’s Executive Assistant to coordinate leadership forums, offsites, communications, and annual planning activities. Business Management, Performance & Resource Optimization: Drive organizational effectiveness through the development and oversight of key performance indicators, dashboards, metrics, budget planning, workforce planning, and executive reporting. Analyze organizational performance, resource allocation, workload trends, and operational opportunities to provide data-driven insights that support leadership decision-making and ensure the legal organization delivers measurable value to the business.

Strategy Execution, Transformation & Innovation: Lead high-impact strategic initiatives on behalf of the MedTech General Counsel and MedTech Leadership Team, including organizational transformation, operating model enhancements, process improvements, technology adoption, and AI-enabled innovation. Partner closely with the Global Strategy Leader and work across the entire Legal Innovation & Transformation organization to identify and implement leading practices, coordinate specialized support resources, and ensure the sector effectively leverages enterprise capabilities in areas such as project management, analytics, knowledge management, training, technology, automation, change management, and performance improvement.

Communications, Stakeholder Engagement & Enterprise Partnership: Develop and execute communication strategies that advance leadership priorities, strengthen organizational alignment, and foster engagement across the legal organization. Serve as a key liaison between the MedTech Legal Organization and enterprise partners, including Finance, Human Resources, Communications, Technology, and Legal Innovation & Transformation, driving collaboration, influencing outcomes, and ensuring successful execution of sector and enterprise priorities in a highly matrixed environment.

Leadership Team Operations & Enterprise Partnership: Support the cadence and operating effectiveness of the MedTech Legal Leadership Team, including alignment, decision-making, accountability, and follow-through across key initiatives. Partner closely with the General Counsel’s Executive Assistant and enterprise partners to coordinate leadership forums, offsites, communications, annual planning, and change management so Sector priorities are executed consistently as part of the broader Legal Innovation & Transformation agenda.

Leadership Success Profile The ideal candidate is a highly strategic, collaborative, and results-oriented leader who can serve as a trusted advisor to senior legal leaders and business partners, bring structure and focus to complex priorities, connect people and resources across the organization, and translate strategy into measurable outcomes while advancing the effectiveness of the Global Legal Organization.

Qualifications • A bachelor's degree is required; a JD, MBA, Master's degree, or equivalent advanced degree is preferred. • A minimum of 15 years of experience in legal, business, strategy, operations, management consulting, project management, finance, organizational effectiveness, or related dis

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