Job Description

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:

Law Business Partners

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Allschwil, Switzerland, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom, Ringaskiddy, Cork, Ireland, Zug, Switzerland

We are searching for the best talent for Senior Counsel, Innovative Medicine Supply Chain to join our Global Legal Organization located in Basel, Switzerland; Zug, Switzerland; Cork, Ireland; or High Wycombe, UK.

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-077535

Remember, whether you apply to one or all of these requisition numbers, your applications will be considered as a single submission.

The Senior Legal Counsel will provide legal support for IM Supply Chain activities related to advanced therapies and emerging modalities, with a particular focus on advanced therapy programs, supply chain planning, and Transcend and other digitally enabled supply models. The role will advise on a broad range of complex, novel, and high-risk legal issues across the end-to-end lifecycle of advanced therapy supply chains, from early clinical development through commercial launch and global scale-up.

This position partners closely with IM Supply Chain leadership, Supply Chain Planning (regional demand and supply teams), IM SC Digital, Oncology, R&D, Technical Operations, Quality, Regulatory, and Commercial stakeholders to enable resilient, compliant, and patient-centric supply.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as Attorney for Advanced Therapies and IM Supply Chain, providing strategic legal counsel to senior leaders and enabling reliable last-mile delivery for patient-critical products.
• Provide dedicated legal support to the IM Supply Chain organization, including global and regional demand and supply planning teams, on capacity planning, allocation frameworks, launch readiness, resiliency, and shortage response.
• Partner closely with regional demand and supply teams to support agile, ethical, and compliant decision-making aligned with global strategies and regulatory obligations.
• Advise on and enable the IM Supply Chain digital strategy, including Transcend, digital planning tools, advanced analytics, AI-enabled forecasting, track-and-trace solutions, and chain-of-identity and chain-of-custody systems.
• Draft, negotiate, and manage complex agreements supporting advanced therapies, including sourcing, manufacturing, testing, logistics, and digital technology partnerships.
• Advise on global regulatory developments impacting advanced therapies, oncology supply chains, planning models, data governance, cybersecurity, and trade controls.
• Proactively identify and manage legal risk across end-to-end supply chain activities in collaboration with cross-functional legal and business partners.
• Oversee outside counsel strategy, workflow, and budget for advanced therapy, planning, and digital matters.
  

Qualifications

• A J.D. or LL.M. with admission to and good standing with the bar of one state or the District of Columbia, or a European jurisdiction is required.
• Minimum of 8 years of relevant legal experience in the life sciences or pharmaceutical industry.
• Strong experience supporting clinical and commercial supply chain as well as oncology products and/or advanced or emerging modalities preferred.
• Demonstrated experience drafting and negotiating complex international agreements.
• Proven ability to operate effectively in ambiguous, fast-evolving, and digitally driven environments.
• Strong leadership, people-management, and servant-leadership capabilities.

The anticipated base pay range for this position is 114,200 to 196,880 EUR

Benefits:

In addition to base pay, we offer the following benefits*: an annual bonus with set target (% of pay) depending on pay grade / location, where the actual amount is based on the employees’ and companies’ performance of the previous calendar year, or sales commissions. Moreover, we offer vacation days, parental leave for a minimum of 12 weeks, bereavement leave, caregiver leave, volunteer leave, well-being reimbursement, programs for financial, physical and mental health. We also offer service anniversary and recognition awards, and subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees - and in some location’s eligible dependents - can participate in several insurance plans. For more information, visit Employee benefits | Supporting well-being & career growth | Johnson & Johnson Careers.

*This is for informative purposes only. Amounts and actual benefits may vary by location and are subject to change.

Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

Business Agility, Collaborating, Commercial Laws, Compliance Management, Corporate Governance, Dispute Resolution, Lawyering, Legal Documents Preparation, Legal Services, Negotiation, Process Improvements, Representing, Risk Management, Strategic Thinking, Tactical Planning, Technical Credibility