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Senior Director, Clinical & Statistical Programming (C&SP) – Technical Solutions

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

J&J Innovative Medicine develops treatments that improve the health of people worldwide. Research and development areas encompass oncology, immunology, neuroscience, cardiopulmonary and specialty ophthalmology. Our goal is to help people live longer, healthier lives. We have produced and marketed many first-in-class prescription medications and are poised to serve the broad needs of the healthcare market – from patients to practitioners and from clinics to hospitals. To learn more about Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine visit https://innovativemedicine.jnj.com/

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

The Role:

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.

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.

Technical Solutions:

As the Head of Technical Solutions, you will lead the group responsible for our most forward-looking capabilities—building and scaling the tools, methodologies, and automation that modernise how C&SP delivers value.

You will:

• Guide the evaluation, design, and deployment of innovative technologies—AI/ML, natural language processing, predictive modelling, automation, and efficiency‑enhancing tools.

• Drive the evolution of systems, platforms, and technical processes to ensure C&SP remains at the cutting edge.

• Establish frameworks, standards, and best practices that enable global consistency and scalability.

• Partner across R&D technical groups to leverage institutional knowledge, harmonise solutions, and accelerate breakthroughs.

• Build effective vendor partnerships and govern external sourcing models to ensure quality, value, and innovation.

• Support your teams in designing algorithms, experimenting with data-driven solutions, and measuring the business impact of new technologies.

People Leadership:

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.

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