Director Deployment Lead

At Johnson & Johnson,we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build aworld 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 Med Tech, 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.

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Job Function:
Project/Program Management Group Job Sub Function:
Project/Program Management Job Category:
Professional All Job Posting Locations:
Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson Med Tech, a member of Johnson & Johnson's Family of Companies, is currently recruiting for a Director Deployment Lead. 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 Med Tech, 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  (). The Deployment Leader will be responsible for leading the successful execution of large-scale business and technology transformation initiatives within the Med Tech Supply Chain Digital Transformation Program.

This role is accountable for the end-to-end delivery of complex, multi-year deployment programs, ensuring alignment across business, technology, and operational work streams while driving project execution, governance, risk management, stakeholder engagement, and organizational readiness. The Deployment Leader serves as a key member of the Program Leadership Team and partners closely with Business Leads, Technology Leads, Value Stream Leaders, and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure program objectives are achieved.

This role provides strategic leadership, drives deployment excellence, manages interdependencies across initiatives, and ensures successful transition to steady-state operations. The ideal candidate combines strong program management capabilities with change leadership, stakeholder engagement, and large-scale transformation experience. Based on the duties provided for the Deployment Leader role supporting the Med Tech Supply Chain Digital Transformation Program.

• Lead the execution and delivery of large-scale business and technology transformation deployments, ensuring alignment with scope, schedule, budget, quality, and business objectives.
• Establish and oversee project governance, project planning, risk management, resource management, communications, solution readiness, business readiness, and operational transition activities.
• Own and lead all Project Management Office (PMO) activities, including governance cadence, reporting, issue management, risk management, and performance tracking.
• Ensure Final Project Objectives (FPOs) and deployment milestones are achieved while maintaining compliance with established delivery standards.
• Drive day-to-day execution across multiple work streams, ensuring alignment, accountability, and successful delivery of program objectives.
• Partner with Business Leads, Technology Leads, Value Stream Leaders, and Portfolio Management teams to manage dependencies, mitigate risks, and resolve complex issues.
• Build strong relationships with business stakeholders and cross-functional teams to drive alignment and successful program outcomes.
• Serve as an active member of the Program Leadership Team, providing strategic direction, thought leadership, problem-solving, and decision-making support.
• Ensure deployment methodologies, best practices, Agile principles, and stage-gate governance processes are consistently applied throughout the program lifecycle.
• Monitor program health through key performance indicators, project metrics, and executive reporting.
• Lead risk identification, mitigation planning, issue resolution, and escalation…