Senior Manager, Commercial Initiatives & Strategy

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 MedTech, 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 jnj.com

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Job Function:

Sales Enablement

Job Sub Function:

Sales Operations & Administration

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Raynham, Massachusetts, United States of America

Job Description:

About Orthopaedics
Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments.
Are you passionate about improving and expanding the possibilities of Orthopaedics? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our Orthopaedics teams help keep more than 6 million people moving each year while delivering clinical and economic value to surgeons and healthcare systems. Our teams build solutions for joint reconstruction; trauma and craniomaxillofacial; sports, extremities, and elective foot and ankle; spine; and robotics and digital surgery.
Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech

We are searching for Senior Manager, Commercial Initiatives & Strategy to be based out of Raynham, MA

Purpose:
The Senior Manager, Commercial Initiatives & Strategy will collaborate with leadership and key functional partners to shape the strategic agenda and ensure execution levers for the US Spine commercial organization. This role is responsible for working with leadership to prioritize, coordinate and execute the strategic planning process for this organization.  This individual will facilitate the deployment and implementation of the strategic plan and assist in the development of tactical and operational plans as needed including monitoring and reporting on progress as indicated.
This role will frequently need to act autonomously and work through ambiguity toward resolution, gain an understanding of the broader organization to collaborate with others and execute accordingly.  The individual will help oversee key processes and initiatives within the business and proactively identify opportunities for process improvements.

Job Responsibilities:
•    Shape, lead and support key initiatives within the business focused on commercial deployment and Go-To-Market business model transformation
•    Proactively find opportunities for commercial performance improvements and collaborate effectively to address
•    Facilitate and coordinate all aspects of project management, including but not limited to project planning, change management, metrics and achieving key dates / milestones
•    Report on ongoing sales performance metrics, identify KPI for sales execution, and deliver monthly, quarterly, and annual sales performance assessment. 
•    Lead through change for critical initiatives and represent key Sales Planning and Operations COE initiatives for field sales
•    Act as commercial representative/proxy for VP Sales in sales, operations, and board level engagements as necessary
•    Ensure understanding of the external landscape relevant to this industry including market knowledge of Health Economics and Industry Trends, Customer Segmentation, customer data knowledge and buying process to create appropriate strategic and execution plans
•    Maintain the overall program plans for all initiatives and ensure that all projects managed in the program are executed in accordance with the Credo and compliance regulations
•    Support ad-hoc and short-term tactical projects prioritized by the VP of Sales; Compile, analyze, and report information; execute on agreed decisions made by the VP of Sales
•    Coordinate with cross functional teams from Sales, Marketing, Commercial Operations, Human Resources, Finance, IT, Legal and Communications to implement key initiatives
•    Serve as liaison for key organizational initiatives between all stakeholders
•    Communicate business related issues or opportunities to next management level
•    Provide strategic support for the US Sales leadership team including management of the leadership team agenda and key priorities where appropriate
•    Comply with all applicable laws and regulations relating to Medical Device’s business activities and Policies and Procedures of the Health Care Compliance Program and Johnson and Johnson Business Code of Conduct.
•    Perform other duties assigned as needed

Qualification/ Requirements:
•    A minimum of a bachelor’s degree required. An Advanced Degree is preferred
•    Minimum of eight (8) years of professional experience is required
•    Pervious experience in Health Care (Pharmaceutical, Medical Devices, Diagnostics and/or Consumer) is strongly preferred
•    Minimum of five (5) years’ experience in Sales and/or Brand/Product Marketing required, preferably in the Orthopaedic or Medical Technology industry
•    Demonstrated ability to work independently through ambiguity and act autonomously with little to no direction
•    Demonstrated leadership capability including the ability to lead and manage through change and strong leadership principles
•    Demonstrated leadership in strategic planning and project management, including ability to manage multiple priorities required
•    Ability to negotiate and collaborate through influence in a highly matrixed organization
•    Strong business and financial acumen (analysis, budgeting, planning, etc.)  in understanding the needs and priorities of the business with a demonstrated ability to leverage data and insights to gauge performance and justify decisions
•    Strong written and oral communication skills including presentation skills
•    Travel Required: 25%

Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Orthopedics business to establish a standalone orthopedics company, operating as DePuy Synthes. The process of the planned separation is anticipated to be completed within 18 to 24 months, subject to legal requirements, including consultation with works councils and other employee representative bodies, as may be required, regulatory approvals and other customary conditions and approvals.
Should you accept this position, it is anticipated that, following conclusion of the transaction, you would be an employee of DePuy Synthes and your employment would be governed by DePuy Synthes employment processes, programs, policies, and benefit plans. In that case, details of any planned changes would be provided to you by DePuy Synthes at an appropriate time and subject to any necessary consultation processes.
Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.
Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, external applicants please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers, internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.
 

Required Skills:

 

 

Preferred Skills:

Commercial Awareness, Competitive Landscape Analysis, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Data Savvy, Lead Generation, Market Research, Mentorship, Operations Management, Organizing, Performance Measurement, Process Improvements, Sales Enablement, Sales Support, Sales Training, Stakeholder Engagement, Technical Credibility

 

 

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$122,000.00 - $212,750.00

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

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.



Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:

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 period10 days

Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year

Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year

For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: - https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits