Senior Manager, IM R&D Procurement Category, Analytical Development & Testing

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Job Function:

Procurement

Job Sub Function:

Category

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Raritan New Jersey United States of America Spring House Pennsylvania United States of America Titusville New Jersey United States of America

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is recruiting for a Senior Manager IM R&D Procurement Category Analytical Development & Testing preferably located in Spring House Pennsylvania; Titusville or Raritan New Jersey; or Beerse Belgium.

This global category leadership role is responsible for developing and executing end-to-end procurement strategies for external analytical development laboratory testing and related scientific services across modalities development stages and regions. The Senior Manager will partner with scientific technical quality supply chain and procurement leaders to build supplier strategies that advance product development regulatory compliance data integrity innovation operational performance and supply continuity.

• Develop and execute the global category strategy for Analytical Development & Testing across Innovative Medicine R&D and relevant partner organizations.
• Lead strategies for external analytical development method development validation and transfer characterization release and stability testing raw-material drug-substance and drug-product testing microbiology compendial testing and specialized laboratory services.
• Establish long-range plans aligned with portfolio priorities internal capabilities externalization decisions product lifecycle requirements and future demand.
• Maintain a cross-modal view of supplier capabilities technology platforms capacity geographic coverage quality performance regulatory readiness scalability and market trends.
• Ensure alignment with adjacent categories including CMC development and manufacturing bioanalysis clinical supply laboratory equipment and automation external manufacturing and quality services.
• Make recommendations to improve category strategies to maximize value to J&J for AD&T and the adjacent categories.

• Develop and govern strategic supplier relationships that improve scientific capability quality delivery responsiveness innovation cost competitiveness sustainability and business value.
• Establish supplier segmentation performance management risk mitigation and business continuity plans for critical services specialized methods constrained capacity and geographically concentrated capabilities.
• Identify Supplier Enabled Innovation opportunities involving new analytical technologies laboratory automation digital platforms artificial intelligence and advanced data analytics.
• Serve as the strategic procurement partner to Analytical Development CMC Product Development Therapeutics Development & Supply Technical Operations External Quality Clinical Manufacturing Supply Chain and R&D leaders.
• Translate portfolio and scientific requirements into category strategies supplier-selection criteria sourcing approaches commercial models and contracting strategies.
• Support critical development regulatory technology-transfer clinical and launch milestones by aligning supplier capabilities and procurement plans with program requirements.

• Lead complex global and regional sourcing initiatives supplier assessments competitive bidding negotiations supplier selection and contracting for analytical and laboratory services.
• Develop fit-for-purpose commercial models including rate cards preferred-provider arrangements bundled services milestone-based agreements capacity reservations insourced models and strategic collaborations.
• Deliver measurable financial and nonfinancial value through sourcing demand management supplier collaboration benchmarking category optimization risk reduction cycle-time improvement and access to scientific capabilities.
• Use spend demand supplier market risk and performance analytics to identify fragmentation rate variation concentration risk contracting gaps and opportunities for consolidation or diversification.
• Integrate quality regulatory data integrity intellectual property cybersecurity compliance and continuity requirements into category decisions and supplier agreements.
• Communicate category priorities market insights supplier risks value opportunities and recommendations through clear executive-ready materials and governance forums.

• Lead global cross-functional initiatives across Procurement Finance Legal Quality Technical Operations Supply Chain Information Technology Privacy and R&D.
• Provide category expertise and guidance to colleagues supporting sourcing contracting analytics supplier management and project execution.
• Coach and mentor procurement professionals and foster collaboration inclusive leadership accountability external orientation and continuous improvement.
• Represent IM R&D Procurement in business forums supplier engagements industry events and cross-functional planning processes.

• Bachelors degree or equivalent university qualification required. MBA Masters degree scientific degree supply chain qualification or other advanced degree preferred.

• Fluency in English written and oral.
• Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience in procurement strategic sourcing category management supply chain pharmaceutical development laboratory services external manufacturing or a related function.
• Demonstrated experience developing and executing category or sourcing strategies and managing complex supplier relationships negotiations and commercial arrangements.
• Experience supporting pharmaceutical biotechnology healthcare laboratory scientific technical or other highly regulated environments.
• Proven ability to influence across regions functions business units and senior stakeholder groups without direct authority.
• Strong business acumen analytical problem-solving project leadership change management and executive communication skills.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally based on business and supplier needs.

• Experience with Analytical Development & Testing CMC Product Development laboratory services Clinical Manufacturing Technical Operations External Quality or adjacent pharmaceutical-development categories.
• Knowledge of analytical method development validation and transfer characterization stability and release testing microbiology and raw-material drug-substance or drug-product testing.
• Experience across small molecules biologics advanced therapies cell and gene therapies ADCs peptides RNA-based therapies radiopharmaceuticals vaccines or emerging modalities.
• Experience managing external laboratories contract testing organizations development service providers or insourced laboratory models in GLP GCP GMP or other regulated environments.
• Demonstrated success in supplier innovation digital enablement automation global category management business continuity or category transformation.

Leadership Expectations

• Strategic thinking scientific curiosity external orientation and disciplined execution.
• Ability to connect technical requirements with practical category and supplier strategies.
• Trusted partnership across scientific leaders business stakeholders procurement colleagues and suppliers.
• Results-oriented leadership focused on innovation value creation compliance resilience and continuous improvement.
• Inclusive leadership and confidence operating through complexity ambiguity changing priorities and organizational transformation.

Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

Advanced Analytics Business Data Analysis Business Savvy Category Management Strategy Competitive Landscape Contract Management Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) Critical Thinking Leadership Market Savvy Mentorship Negotiation Organizing Performance Measurement Process Improvements Relationship Building Risk Management Spend Analysis Strategic Thinking Supplier Collaboration Sustainable Procurement Technical Credibility Vendor Selection

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$122000.00 - $212750.00

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

Subject to the terms of their respective plans employees are eligible to participate in the Companys consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).

Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:

Vacation 120 hours per calendar year

Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado 48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington 56 hours per calendar year

Holiday pay including Floating Holidays 13 days per calendar year

Work Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year

Parental Leave 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child

Bereavement Leave 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year

Caregiver Leave 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period10 days

Volunteer Leave 32 hours per calendar year

Military Spouse Time-Off 80 hours per calendar year

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Senior Manager