MSAT Strategy & Deployment Director

Position Summary

The Advanced Manufacturing Deployment Leader defines and owns the platform-based advanced manufacturing strategy for Biotherapeutics. This leader translates business and manufacturing priorities into technology roadmaps, deploys standards and capabilities across platforms, and provides technical leadership for product life-cycle management, network reconfiguration, new product introduction, capacity expansion, and major cost-improvement initiatives. Operating in a global, matrix environment, the role builds strong partnerships across Manufacturing, R&D, Quality, Value Chain Management, and Biotherapeutics platform and site leadership. The position directs managers and/or senior individual contributors, strengthens organizational capability through coaching and succession planning, and aligns the team's work with Johnson & Johnson's Credo and Leadership Imperatives.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy & Business Planning

• Define and own the platform-based advanced manufacturing strategy, including technology roadmaps, governance, capability building, and value capture.
• Drive business planning decisions, including the long-range financial plan, in partnership with Biotherapeutics Manufacturing Leadership and translate business goals into MSAT objectives.
• Align the Advanced Manufacturing strategy with New Product Introductions, Technology Transfers, Product Strategy Roadmaps and Lifecycle Management, and projects related to network reconfiguration, and provide expertise and resources to support these.
• Partner with Emerging Technologies leaders to guide the intake of new technologies onto platform roadmaps and to enable future deployment.
• Research emerging technology and regulatory trends to help maintain competitive advantage.

Technology Development & Deployment

• Evaluate and deploy technologies, technology standards, and their applications through platform assets and products.
• Supports new technologies and applications, including proof-of-concept development, prototyping, systems algorithm development, and project management protocols.
• Lead major cost-improvement programs and the implementation of new capabilities and capacity.
• Provide technical leadership for technology life-cycle management.
• Partner with Process Science and Modeling leadership to deploy process-science and data-science solutions into the platforms.
• Communicate key requirements and coordinate Digital Architecture and Automation readiness with GET Automation & JJT.

Stakeholder & Platform Leadership

• Partner with R&D on manufacturing strategy and new development platforms.
• Build and sustain relationships with Global Platform Leads, Site General Managers, R&D, Quality, Value Chain Leads, and External Manufacturing.
• Serve as the single point of contact for platform technology and innovation to MSAT platform leads.
• Allocate resources appropriately, prioritize projects, and drive realization of platform goals.

People, Operations & Organizational Capability

• Direct managers and/or senior individual contributors within a matrix environment.
• Conduct meaningful career-development conversations and provide regular coaching, feedback, mentoring, and developmental opportunities for staff and local high-potential talent.
• Manage operational aspects of the organization, including budget, performance, and compliance.
• Implement workforce and succession plans aligned with business needs.
• Evaluate performance and initiate corrective action when necessary.
• Owns platform advanced manufacturing strategy, associated roadmaps, and technology deployment.
• Accountable for technology (project) portfolio prioritization, resource allocation, execution, and value realization against platform goals.
• Provides direction on complex technical approaches, deployment standards, and life-cycle-management priorities.
• Balances near-term manufacturing needs with longer-term technology, capability, workforce, and succession requirements.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g., Engineering, Technology, or a related discipline).
• Minimum of 10 years of experience is required.
• Master's degree or relevant certifications are a plus.
• This position will require partnering with an international environment across different time zones.
• Fluent in written and spoken English.
• Specific systems: Document control systems such as TruVault, Financial Systems such as Planisware and gCRAFT, Contract Management tools for Confidential Disclosure Agreements, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint.
• Demonstrated ability to define strategy and translate business objectives into executable MSAT technology priorities.
• Demonstrated ability to implement new technologies onto the GMP manufacturing shopfloor, including leading technical & automation readiness, change management, and alignment with product/CMC milestones.
• Adaptability to a dynamic and fast-paced environment, with a strong drive for continuous learning and improvement.