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:

Data Analytics & Computational Sciences

Job Sub Function:

Biostatistics

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Allschwil, Basel-Country, Switzerland, Beerse, Antwerp, Belgium, Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom, Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America, Spring House, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Zug, Switzerland

Senior Director, C&SP - Neuroscience & Cardio

Locations: Switzerland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, United Kingdom (Hybrid)

At Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, we are reimagining the future of healthcare. Across oncology, immunology, neuroscience, cardiopulmonary, and specialty ophthalmology, our teams discover and deliver transformational medicines that help people live longer, healthier lives. Our heritage includes many first‑in‑class therapies—and we’re just getting started.
Learn more at https://innovativemedicine.jnj.com/

We’re now seeking a bold, visionary Senior Director, C&SP - Neuroscience & Cardio to shape the next era of technical innovation and programming excellence across our global portfolio.

The Role: Where Strategy Meets Innovation

As Senior Director, you’ll serve as a senior leader within Clinical & Statistical Programming, guiding a large, diverse, and geographically distributed organisation. You’ll define the long‑term strategy, elevate technical capabilities, and ensure flawless execution across major therapeutic and regional portfolios—typically spanning 100+ FTEs or equivalent budget responsibility.

This role is both strategic and operational. You’ll influence the direction of our functional area, steer critical portfolio decisions, build future-ready talent pipelines, and champion innovation that accelerates how we deliver clinical evidence to global health authorities.

What You’ll Lead & Deliver

Strategic Leadership

• Shape the long-range vision for C&SP—technology, talent, processes, capabilities, and partnerships.
• Guide organisational evolution: operating model design, capability building, and resource strategies that scale with business needs.
• Lead decision-making for functional strategy, sourcing models, and investment priorities across a highly complex portfolio.

Operational Excellence

• Oversee end-to-end delivery of C&SP activities across assigned therapeutic or regional portfolios.
• Provide leadership for functional inputs into regulatory submission strategies.
• Partner with Delivery Unit Heads and cross-functional leaders to prioritise workloads, allocate resources, and remove barriers to execution.
• Ensure process excellence—governance, compliance, documentation, and continuous improvement.
• Foster deep collaboration across Clinical, Data Science, Statistics, Portfolio Delivery, Quality, Regulatory, Safety, Medical Affairs, and other internal stakeholders.

People Leadership: Building a High-Performance Organisation

This is a role for a strategic people leader who thrives on inspiring large teams through change and complexity. You will:

• Lead, coach, and develop a global leadership team including TA/DA Heads, Portfolio Leads, and Technical Solutions leaders.
• Drive a strong talent strategy encompassing recruitment, succession planning, skill development, and organisational structure.
• Create a culture rooted in innovation, accountability, collaboration, and customer focus.
• Make high-impact decisions that influence the long-term direction of the function and broader R&D ecosystem.

You’ll engage regularly with senior leaders across multiple domains—R&D, clinical operations, data analytics, regulatory, procurement, HR, finance, and more—while also representing J&J externally with vendors, partners, industry peers, and professional societies.

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree required in computer science, mathematics, data science, public health, or related scientific discipline; advanced degree preferred
• 15+ years of experience in statistical programming, biometrics, or related areas within pharma/clinical research, with substantial leadership responsibility.
• 5–7+ years people leadership experience, ideally leading managers and large, multi-layered teams.
• Expert understanding of statistical programming, clinical data flows, and modern technical ecosystems.
• Demonstrated strength in talent development, resource management, and organisational leadership.
• Deep knowledge of regulatory guidelines, clinical development processes, and industry standards.
• Proven ability to drive innovation, manage complex portfolios, and lead in a matrixed, cross-functional environment.
• Exceptional communication, influencing, and stakeholder management capabilities.
• A passion for customer-centric delivery and continuous improvement.

Why Join Us?

At Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, you’ll shape the future of clinical evidence generation for one of the world’s most respected healthcare companies. You’ll have the autonomy to innovate, the scale to make global impact, and the talent ecosystem to turn bold ideas into life-changing realities.

If you're a visionary leader ready to redefine what’s possible in Clinical & Statistical Programming—and elevate how technology transforms patient impact—this is your opportunity.

Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

Advanced Analytics, Biostatistics, Collaborating, Compliance Management, Data Privacy Standards, Developing Others, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), Inclusive Leadership, Interpersonal Influence, Leadership, Program Management, Project Integration Management, Quality Assurance (QA), Regulatory Affairs Management, Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), Statistical Analysis Systems (SAS) Programming, Subject Matter Experts (SME) Collaboration, Systems Thinking