Director, Product Information Management - VCM

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:

Supply Chain Planning

Job Sub Function:

Planning Strategy & Capabilities

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Zug, Switzerland

Job Description:

About Innovative Medicine

Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow. Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine.

Please note that this role is available across multiple countries and may be posted under different requisition numbers to align 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-074867

Switzerland - Requisition Number: R-084003

Ireland and Belgium - Requisition Number: R-084004

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

We are searching for the best talent for a Director, Product Information Management (PIM) to join our Value Chain Management (VCM) team!

This hybrid position will be located in Titusville, New Jersey (USA). Alternate hybrid locations may be considered at other Innovative Medicine Supply Chain hubs such as Horsham, Pennsylvania (USA); Zug, Switzerland; Cork, Ireland; or Beerse, Belgium.

The Director, PIM owns the transformation of how product information and execution workflows operate across VCM by establishing and evolving a product-centric digital backbone. This backbone connects strategy, planning, execution, resiliency, reliability, and investment across the product lifecycle.

This leader advances PIM from system ownership to an enterprise capability that improves how work flows across functions. By embedding structure, governance, and trusted product data into digitized workflows, PIM enables teams across VCM and cross-functional partners to operate as one connected system.

The role serves as a change agent within Innovative Medicine and J&J, aligning execution around shared product context, clear workflows, and trusted data. The Director also leads the IMSC Quickbase platform and a team of digital product owners, scaling business-led digital transformation across the organization.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead and evolve PIM as a product-centric digital backbone across the value chain

• Develop and coach a high-performing team of digital product owners

• Redesign and digitize end-to-end workflows, clarifying ownership and dependencies

• Define and implement the PIM strategy and roadmap aligned to VCM and enterprise priorities

• Drive adoption so workflows become embedded in day-to-day execution

• Establish data trust through clear ownership, quality standards, and transparency

• Enable system integration and reuse to reduce duplication and manual work

• Build positive relationships across Supply Chain, R&D, Finance, Quality, Regulatory, and VCM

• Establish a scalable operating model (governance, training, support, lifecycle management)

• Simplify fragmented processes into cohesive, product-centric flows

• Serve as IMSC Quickbase Platform Owner, defining strategy, governance, and standards

• Lead intake, prioritization, and value realization aligned to business priorities

• Operate a center of excellence (CoE) to drive adoption, reuse, and standard methodologies

• Partner with enterprise digital teams to align strategy and influence direction

QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION:

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s/University or equivalent degree is required; advanced degree preferred

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:

Required:

• Minimum 10 years of relevant work experience

• Experience in Supply Chain, Engineering, Manufacturing, Procurement, and/or Program Leadership

• Proven track record in business process transformation and workflow digitization

• Systems-thinking outlook with focus on improving how work flows across teams

• Significant experience working with data (i.e., ownership, source of truth, data quality)

• Excellent communication and executive engagement skills, as well as strong cross-functional influence and stakeholder alignment skills

• Ability to lead through ambiguity with accountability and delivery focus

Preferred:

• Understanding of end-to-end value chain operations

• Experience with Quickbase or low-code/no-code platforms (e.g., Power Platform, Power BI)

• Experience delivering scalable digital solutions with high adoption

• Experience leading digital products or platform-based capabilities

• Experience in pharmaceutical, healthcare, or regulated environments

• People leadership experience

OTHER:

• Requires proficiency in English (excellent written and verbal communication skills) to communicate effectively and professionally

• Up to 15% domestic and international travel may be required

• Requires the ability, through our flexible work policy, to work on-site a minimum of three days each week, with the option for two remote workdays each week

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Required Skills:

 

 

Preferred Skills:

Agility Jumps, Business Continuity Planning (BCP), Consulting, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Data Reporting, Demand Planning, Fact-Based Decision Making, Green Manufacturing, Interpersonal Influence, Lean Manufacturing Principles, Manufacturing Flow Management, Operational Excellence, Organizational Project Management, Process Improvements, Strategic Change, Supply Planning, Tactical Planning, Technical Credibility