Manager, Strategy

**Function**
- Strategy & Corporate Development

**Sub function**
- Strategic Planning

**Category**
- Manager, Strategic Planning (P7)

**Location**
- Allschwil / Switzerland

**Date posted**
- Jun 13 2025

**Requisition number**
- R-019216

**Work pattern**
- Hybrid Work

Description

**Job Function**:
Strategy & Corporate Development
** Job Sub Function**:
Strategic Planning
** Job Category**:
Professional
** All Job Posting Locations**:
Allschwil, Basel-Country, Switzerland
** Job Description**:
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.

We are searching for the best talent for Manager, Strategy & Operations, Cardiopulmonary (CP) **to**be in _Raritan, NJ, Titusville, NJ, Spring House, PA or Basel, Switzerland._

The Manager, Strategy & Operations is a member of the Cardiopulmonary Strategy & Operations (S&O) Team who serves as a Strategy Office for the TA and is responsible for two critical disciplines (Strategy Management and Portfolio Management, including Contract Management) that enables the effective execution of the TA Strategy. The Manager, Strategy & Operations provides critical operational and administrative support to the TA and cross-functional project teams within CP comprising two areas of responsibility: (1) Contract Management and, (2) Coordination and Logistical Support.

The position works closely with members of the CP S&O Team and R&D SLT (Senior Leadership Team). This position will report to the Associate Director of Contract Management in the Strategy & Operations CP TA.

**You will be responsible for**:
**Contract Management**:

- Drafting, negotiating, and facilitating the development and execution of HCP (Healthcare Professional) contracts working in strong collaboration with business partners across the CP R&D organization to understand business needs and their strategic fit within the organization and in accordance with J&J policy.
- Tracking obligations and renewals, ensuring compliance with contract terms and managing amendments and terminations.
- Liaising closely with Finance, Procurement, Legal, HCC, and other functional partners to execute necessary processes and initiating, supporting, and closing-out HCP-related business engagements, including routine troubleshooting and facilitating discussions to seek resolution.
- Monitoring purchase order (PO) funding, contract renewals, and termination dates to lead contract life-cycle management.
- Interfacing directly with external Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) and/or Suppliers to complete required contract process from initiation through payment, including the creation of payment requests.
- Identifying, escalating, and leading process gaps and leading contract process improvement initiatives.
- Supporting/training business partners across the CP R&D organization regarding operational execution of contracting processes and inspection readiness.
- Pro-actively communicating and acting as role model regarding adherence to business process requirements.
- Assisting with escalations for stalled internal activities.
- Providing guidance to the business teams with the necessary steps and justifications required to successfully place a request with HCC systems (e.g., Totality/Request Navigator) and guide requests through approval.
- Liaising closely with applicable HCC experts to ensure compliance with requirements and provide feedback to the business to contribute to transparency in reporting requirements.

**Operational and Logistical Support**:

- Supporting with the planning of key S&O managed meetings (internal and external), prepare agendas, capture meeting minutes, and follow up on action items.
- Provide support for special projects and initiatives as assigned by the Executive Director, including research, analysis, and follow-up.
- Maintaining project documentation in compliance with internal SOPs and applicable regulatory standards.
- Facilitating communication and information flow amongst S&O, TA and SLT team members and stakeholders.
- Assisting in the preparation of portfolio status reports and presentation materials for governance meetings.
- Managing document versioning, SharePoint sites, or other collaborative tools.
- Support onboarding activities for new project team members.

**Other Duties**:

- Exhibit self-awareness, a learning mindset, and the ability to build effective relationships built on a foundation of trust with colleagues across the business.
- Uphold the highest level of confidentiality regarding all aspects of the executives' work and activities.
- Build and maintain strong collaborations within the TA (TA R&D BD liaison for biology, Clinical Development) and partnering functions (Regulatory, Global Development, Medical Affairs, Commercial).
- Share responsibility, as a member of the TA, for developing a world-class culture with