Johnson & Johnson

Senior Manager, External Innovation

Johnson & Johnson

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Jacksonville • California • Florida • United States

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Salary

💰 $137,000 - $235,750 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Build relationships with External Innovators (companies, start-ups, universities, physicians and other individuals/entities) to identify and review technologies with respect to strategic priority areas for R&D product pipeline, enabling technologies or JJV’s new business strategies.
  • Partner with Academic/University licensing offices to identify early-stage technologies.
  • Maintain innovation dashboard to track activity and provide key stakeholders with regular updates on the status of active projects and technologies under review.
  • Partner with Business Development (BD), Commercial, Finance, Clinical and Regulatory Affairs on performing technology assessments and diligence activities in support of strategic initiatives.
  • Monitor the product development goals of existing investments and collaborations.
  • Partner with the legal team to develop and facilitate contract frameworks including CDA’s, research, consulting, and service agreements to support external product evaluations and partnerships.
  • Technology mapping and landscaping of emerging technologies and strategic asset categories in Eye health highlighting development trends and making recommendations on opportunities for future engagement including potential research collaborations and investment etc.
  • Partner with JJV R&D teams to identify and map out current & future technology needs.
  • Collaborate to perform proof-of concept (POC) and research studies to establish the feasibility of external technologies.
  • Collaborate with Johnson and Johnson Innovations (JJI) global ecosystem (Innovation Centers, JLABS) to identify emerging opportunities in Eye Health.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in a technical field with 10+ years of relevant experience OR Master Degree in a technical field with 8+ years OR PhD in technical field with 6+ years of relevant experience.
  • 10+ years of relevant research experience.
  • Strong written and oral communication skills.
  • Project management experience is required.
  • Preferred: Product development in the field of ophthalmology (devices and Pharma) including preclinical and clinical development, establishing external research partnerships, technology mapping and strategy development.
  • Project Management, strong working knowledge of regulatory affairs and the FDA, contracting and legal frameworks for research/licensing agreements.
  • Knowledge of GXP quality systems.
  • Experience in business development or equity investing a plus.
  • Strong analytical and cross-functional problem-solving skills.
  • Excellent communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
Benefits
  • Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).
  • This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program.
  • 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 period
  • 10 days Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
  • Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year
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Hard Skills & Tools
project managementtechnology mappingresearch partnershipsproduct developmentclinical developmentpreclinical developmenttechnology assessmentsGXP quality systemscontracting frameworksbusiness development
Soft Skills
strong written communicationstrong oral communicationanalytical skillscross-functional problem-solvingorganizational skillsinterpersonal skills