Global Head, IDAR Strategy & Business Operations

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Allschwil, Basel-Country, Switzerland, Beerse, Antwerp, Belgium, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom, Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America, Spring House, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Titusville, New Jersey, United States of America

Johnson & Johnson is recruiting for a Global Head, IDAR Strategy & Business Operations, located at any of the following office sites:
Allschwil, Basel, CH;
Beerse, Antwerp, BE;
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, UK;
Raritan, NJ, USA;
Spring House, PA, USA;
Titusville, NJ, USA.

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The Global Head of IDAR Strategy & Business Operations serves as a senior leadership partner to the VP, Integrated Data Analytics & Reporting (IDAR), acting as a strategic advisor, Chief of Staff, and leader of business operations. This role is accountable for defining, enabling, and continuously optimizing IDAR’s operating model to ensure execution excellence across financial management, workforce strategy, vendor management, governance, and business operations.

The role plays a critical part in advancing IDAR’s strategic ambition by embedding AI-enabled operations, data-driven decision making, and scalable business processes across the function, while ensuring alignment to broader R&D priorities.

• Global remit across IDAR (~3,000 FTE; mix of internal and external resources)
• Accountability for ~$500M annual budget (internal + external spend)
• Leadership of a centralized Strategy & Business Operations organization
  , with direct reports and an extended network spanning:
  • Finance and budget management
  • Resource and capacity management
  • Vendor and sourcing operations
  • Business operations, reporting and portfolio support
  • Communications
  • Compliance & Inspection Readiness
  • Indirect influence across all IDAR functions (Data Management, Statistical Programming, Medical Writing, etc.)

• Strategy & Operating Model Leadership
  • Define and evolve IDAR’s operating model, including governance, organizational structures, and decision frameworks
  • Translate IDAR functional strategy into actionable plans, priorities, and measurable outcomes
  • Lead annual planning, goal setting, and prioritization processes across the function
  • Partner closely with the VP, IDAR to shape and operationalize strategic priorities
• Business Operations & Execution Excellence
  • Lead centralized business operations to enable consistent, scalable execution across IDAR
  • Ensure excellence across:
    • Resource and capacity management
    • Budgeting and financial operations
    • Vendor and sourcing strategy
    • Compliance and inspection readiness
    • Portfolio and program-level support
  • Drive standardization, simplification, and continuous improvement of operational processes
• Financial Strategy & Resource Management
  • Own end-to-end financial…