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Job Function:
Project/Program Management Group
Job Sub Function:
Project/Program Management
Job Category:
People Leader
All Job Posting Locations:
Singapore, Singapore
Job Description:
Director, MTSC Transformation APAC will lead enterprise-wide transformation execution with Orthopedics separation in APAC, enabling broader MedTech Supply Chain [MTSC] transformation agenda.
This role serves as the enterprise transformation integrator for APAC J&J MedTech, responsible for orchestrating cross-functional execution, governance, deployment prioritization, and enterprise alignment across strategic supply chain initiatives.
This includes the need to operate at the intersection of strategy and execution, ensuring enterprise transformation priorities pertaining to Supply Chain Orthopedics separation from J&J MedTech are translated into operational delivery that are within key milestone and investment targets, while ensuring service continuity, organizational alignment, and executive governance rigor.
The position is responsible for the effective Orthopedics Separation relating to J&J MedTech Supply Chain including Legal Entity and Ops Separation, network segmentation, asset disentanglement, system and data separation and transitional service agreements.
The focus is to ensure supply chain operations and financials are effectively transitioned to Orthopedics organization within milestones and financials, whilst ensuring remaining J&J MedTech meets organization effectiveness and financials whilst delivering service to our patients and growth.
The role partners closely with Orthopedic Separation Office and Governance regionally and globally across Legal Entity Separation [LES], Deliver Ops Separation, lead and orchestrate across Logistics Operations , Customer Solutions, MT Optimize, Network Strategy, Logistics Transformation, BU Leaders, HR, Regulatory, Quality, Legal, ERP/Digital and Finance regionally and globally.
It is expected that the role leads executive communication and instill confidence with commercial stakeholders and global leaders, ensuring transformation initiatives are executable, aligned, and value driven.
Strategic Value Proposition
This role enables effective APAC Supply Chain Orthopedic Separation from J&J MedTech and enterprise transformation execution by integrating strategic initiatives, operational readiness, governance, and cross-functional delivery into a cohesive transformation engine supporting future-state MTSC evolution.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Orthopedic Separation & Strategic Program Execution
- Lead cross-functional orchestration supporting separation readiness and stabilization
- Ensures effective and timely handover to Orthopedic supply chain that will be newly established
- Manage key dependencies across supply chain, logistics, ERP, planning, commercial, and finance teams
- Drive enterprise issue/risk escalation management and mitigation planning
- Accountable for J&J MedTech Supply Chain [Remain Co] operates with high efficiency and effectiveness as Orthopedics get separated
- Support post-separation operational stabilization, accelerating transformation agenda in J&J MedTech Supply Chain
Enterprise Transformation Leadership
- Lead enterprise transformation governance supporting Orthopedic separation and broader MTSC strategic initiatives
- Drive integrated transformation roadmap management across functions, regions, and workstreams
- Ensure alignment between priorities, operational readiness, and deployment sequencing
- Establish governance mechanisms to accelerate execution and remove organizational barriers
Executive Governance, Financial & Stakeholder Management
- Lead executive steering cadence and governance forums
- Prepare executive decision materials, transformation updates, and escalation recommendations
- Partner with senior business and functional leaders to drive alignment and decision-making
- Ensure justified investments are secured to enable effective transformation
- Influence prioritization across competing enterprise initiatives
Transformation Integration & Deployment
- Ensure deployment sequencing across strategic programs, network optimization initiatives, ERP integrations, and operational transformations
- Ensure enterprise readiness across process, systems, operations, and organizational dimensions
- Support transformation acceleration through structured governance and execution discipline
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Global Orthopedics Separation Governance
- Global MTSC Transformation Office
- MT Optimize Governance
- Region Logistics Operations Leads
- Region Functional Leads eg. Quality, RA
- Region / Global Procurement
- Region Network Strategy
- ERP/Digital/Technology Teams
- Finance
- Commercial Leadership
- External: Consultants
QUALIFICATION
Minimum Required Experience
- Bachelor of Business / Science / Engineering / Supply Chain
- Master of Business Administration
- 10-15+ years of progressive supply chain, transformation, strategy, or operational leadership experience
- Must have regional / global experience in leading large complex cross-functional transformation programs in highly matrix global organizations
- Strong stakeholder management and executive communication capabilities
- Demonstrated ability to thrive and drive execution in highly matrixed environments, effective in working in a “pod” environment
- Experience managing ambiguity, competing priorities, and organizational change
- Strong collaboration, partnering and negotiation skills
- Strong communication skills, ability to articulate and simplify situation and issues with clear actions to all stakeholders to instill trust and confidence
- Problem solving mentality and “can do” attitude. Able to analyze multiple data sources in high pressure environments to give prompt recommendations & solutions
Preferred Experience
- MedTech, healthcare, pharma or complex regulated industry experience
- Experience supporting business separations, integrations, or large-scale transformation programs
- Exposure to mergers & acquisitions, business separations, supply chain strategy and transformation, or ERP transformation programs
- Consulting plus industry transformation experience preferred
- PMP, Lean Six Sigma, ADKAR certification is desirable
LEADERSHIP PROFILE
Successful candidate will demonstrate the following leadership capabilities:
- Enterprise Mindset - Thinks beyond functional, regional, or program-specific priorities to drive outcomes that optimize value for the broader enterprise.
- Able to connect transformation priorities, operational realities, commercial implications, organizational readiness, financial objectives, long-term operating model evolution.
- Demonstrate balanced decision-making that considers enterprise trade-offs, scalability, sustainability, customer impact and execution feasibility.
- Approaches transformation through an enterprise-wide lens rather than isolated initiative ownership.
- Structured Problem-Solving - Demonstrates strong analytical and strategic thinking capabilities in highly complex and ambiguous environments. Able to simplify complexity, identify root causes, structure unclear problems, prioritize effectively, drive actionable solutions.
- Uses data, operational insight, and stakeholder input to make balanced and informed recommendations.
- Capable of navigating competing priorities while maintaining transformation momentum and governance discipline.
- Strong Executive Presence - Demonstrates confidence, credibility, and composure in senior leadership environments. Able to engage effectively with executive leadership teams, global/ regional leaders, cross-functional stakeholders, external partners.
- Communicates with clarity, structure, and influence while maintaining strong business partnership orientation.
- Capable of leading executive discussions involving transformation trade-offs, operational risks, prioritization decisions, organizational alignment, escalation management.
- Build confidence through sound judgment, calm leadership, strategic thinking, and delivery focus
- High Learning Agility - Learns quickly and adapts effectively within evolving transformation environments. Comfortable operating across multiple functions, unfamiliar topics, changing priorities, organizational ambiguity.
- Demonstrates intellectual curiosity and proactively builds understanding across supply chain operations, transformation governance, digital/ERP programs, network strategy, commercial considerations, organizational change
- Able to rapidly synthesize information and apply learnings to enterprise decision-making
- Cross-Functional Influence - Builds strong collaborative relationships across highly matrixed global organizations. Able to influence and align diverse stakeholder groups across cross-functional working teams and stakeholders.
- Demonstrates strong stakeholder management capabilities while balancing competing functional priorities and perspectives.
- Influences through credibility, structured thinking, relationship-building, business understanding, execution focus rather than positional authority alone.
- Operational Pragmatism - Balances strategic ambition with operational realism. Understands the practical implications of transformation decisions across operations, service, inventory, systems, organizational capacity, implementation readiness.
- Able to distinguish between theoretical solutions, executable outcomes
- Ensuring transformation initiatives remain practical, scalable, implementable, sustainable while maintaining focus on enterprise objectives and business continuity.
- Technical Experience – must be able to manage complexity and be prepared to be involved in technical issues at a detailed level.
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- Ability to Connect Strategy with Execution - Translates strategic transformation objectives into executable operational plans and governance mechanisms. Able to bridge enterprise strategy, transformation roadmaps, operational deployment, organizational readiness, implementation sequencing.
- Ensure transformation priorities are operationalized through clear accountability, structured governance, cross-functional coordination, disciplined execution management
- Demonstrates ability to maintain alignment between strategic intent, execution realities, enterprise value delivery throughout complex transformation programs.
- Transformation Leadership & Resilience - Demonstrates resilience, composure, and adaptability in fast-paced transformation environments. Able to lead effectively through ambiguity, organizational change, shifting priorities, operational pressure, complex stakeholder dynamics
- Maintains execution focus and leadership stability during periods of significant enterprise transformation and organizational evolution.
- Matrix organization - The candidate must know how to maneuver in a matrix organization, i.e. how to optimize our resources and knowledge, partnering with cross-functional peers and local/regional team mates to deliver results.
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- Credo – fully embody our J&J Company Credo values and ethics
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- Compliance Focus - Must have a strong, no compromise to compliance and quality driven mindset.
SUCCESS MEASURES
- Transformation milestone achievement
- Separation readiness and stabilization
- Cross-functional alignment effectiveness
- Executive governance effectiveness
- Deployment acceleration
- Risk mitigation effectiveness
- Stakeholder confidence and engagement
- JJMT Operations KPIs
- Financials - budget management, JJMT cost-to-serve and cost % NTS
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/WORKING CONDITIONS:
The job requires occasional travel and absence from home.
(Please include % of travel required based on scope) 10-15%
Required Skills:
Preferred Skills:
Agile Decision Making, Analytics Insights, Budget Management, Business Savvy, Developing Others, Give Feedback, Inclusive Leadership, Leadership, Organizational Project Management, Performance Measurement, Program Management, Project Management Methodology (PMM), Project Management Office (PMO), Project Management Tools, Project Reporting, Regulatory Compliance, Statement of Work (SOW)