Senior Manager – Strategy & Business Transformation

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At Johnson &amp; Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.</p><p></p><p></p><p style="text-align:left"><b><span><span>Job Function: </span></span></b></p>Strategy &amp; Corporate Development<p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left"><b><span><span>Job Sub </span></span><span><span>Function: </span></span></b></p>Strategic Planning<p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left"><b>Job Category:</b></p>Professional<p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left"><b>All Job Posting Locations:</b></p>Mumbai, India<p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left"><b>Job Description:</b></p><p><b><u>Role Scope</u></b></p><p></p><p>The Senior Manager – Strategy &amp; Business Transformation will play a central role in shaping and driving JJIM India’s strategic agenda. The role combines strategic thought partnership to Country Leadership with hands‑on program management of priority initiatives.</p><p></p><p>The incumbent will lead commercial strategy development, business insights generation, and transformation projects for JJIM India (75% responsibility). In addition, the role will support the South East Asia &amp; India (SEAI) Cluster (25% responsibility) on Haematology portfolio strategy, harmonizing insights, dashboards, and execution frameworks across the cluster.</p><p></p><p><b><u>Key Responsibilities</u></b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b>India – Strategy &amp; Business Transformation (75%)</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p><b>Strategic planning, projects and execution excellence</b></p><ul><li><p>Lead strategic planning and forecasting processes, coordinating inputs to Long-range and annual Business Plans and Forecasting Updates working closely with commercial and finance stakeholders</p></li><li><p>Liaise between cluster/regional teams through forecasting cycles to enable forecasting robustness and transparency</p></li><li><p>Lead end-to-end cross-functional strategic projects and initiatives/PMO for priority business programs - set the workplan, governance cadence, milestones, risk/issue management, and drive an execution rhythm to closure</p></li></ul></li><li><p><b>Competitive insights and analytics</b></p><ul><li><p>Institutionalize competitive insights and market-trend data flows, building simple dashboards/executive-ready readouts that convert external signals into clear implications for India strategy and priorities</p></li></ul></li><li><p><b>Business vision and transformation</b></p><ul><li><p>Support franchise/brand‑level vision setting for the IM India business across evolving competitive landscape, evolving GTM needs, launch-readiness architecture, and pipeline preparedness</p></li><li><p>Support commercial teams in business case development for new initiatives across brand launches and indication expansion</p></li><li><p>Strengthen brand planning for key assets to align with the overall IM India strategy</p></li></ul></li><li><p><b>Supporting affordability and access strategy</b></p><ul><li><p>Partner with Market Access and Commercial teams to enable robust pricing strategies through therapy-level affordability, care-seeking and competitive insights</p></li></ul></li><li><p><b>Strategic narrative and stakeholder management</b></p><ul><li><p>Influence and align senior internal stakeholders across Commercial/Medical/Access/Finance/Regulatory to secure decisions, manage trade-offs, and keep delivery on track</p></li><li><p>Work closely with Country Leadership Team to craft a compelling ‘J&amp;J IM India Narrative’ to engage with above-country stakeholders across Global, AP region and SEAI cluster</p></li></ul></li></ul><p></p><p><b>SEAI Cluster – Hematology Strategic Planning (25%)</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p><b>Cluster strategy support</b></p><ul><li><p>Support SEAI Strategy/CE and TA teams to on Hematology portfolio strategy by aligning regional priorities with country realities - synthesize external insights (e.g., IQVIA) and competitive moves into cluster‑level options and recommendations</p></li></ul></li><li><p><b>Business insights and analytics for Hematology</b></p><ul><li><p>Build and maintain performance dashboards and governance frameworks for Hematology across SEA &amp; India, enabling consistent KPIs and action planning</p></li><li><p>Support cluster Business Planning, Review and forecasting for in‑market and pipeline Hematology assets</p></li></ul></li></ul><p> </p><p><b><u>Qualification and Experience</u></b></p><p></p><p><b>Required</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p><b>Education:</b> Bachelor’s degree (Business / Finance / Science or equivalent)</p></li><li><p><b>Experience:</b> 2–5 years of experience in strategy / strategy consulting / leadership advisory, ideally with a top‑tier management/strategy consulting firm (or equivalent in-house strategy/CEO office role with similar rigor)</p></li><li><p><b>Advanced Excel:</b> Expert proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including building complex models and working with large data sets to support planning/forecasting, scenario analysis, and insights generation</p></li><li><p><b>Advanced PowerPoint:</b> Expert proficiency in PowerPoint, with strong ability to synthesize market/company data into crisp, executive-ready stories and presentations</p></li><li><p><b>Analytical &amp; structured problem-solving:</b> Demonstrated ability to synthesize and interpret data into actionable recommendations, with high curiosity and a self-starter mindset</p></li><li><p><b>Stakeholder management &amp; influence:</b> Proven experience partnering with and influencing senior stakeholders, and working collaboratively across functions/markets to drive decisions and execution.</p></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Preferred</b></p><p></p><ul><li><p>MBA / Post‑graduate management qualification preferred, not required</p></li><li><p>Exposure to business planning / forecasting cycles (e.g., annual plans, long-range planning) and performance review cadences</p></li><li><p>Experience with business insights / analytics and external data sources (e.g., IQVIA); comfort with data visualization tools such as Tableau / Power BI</p></li><li><p>Prior experience in/with pharma/healthcare commercial strategy and market dynamics (competitive landscape, policy, access environment)</p></li></ul><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><b>Required Skills: </b></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><b>Preferred Skills:</b></p>Alliance Formation, Business Case Modeling, Business Communications, Business Planning, Coaching, Communication, Confidence Building, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Facilitation, Financial Forecasting, Operational Excellence, Performance Measurement, Problem Solving, Project Schedule, Regulatory Environment, Stakeholder Engagement, Strategic Analysis, Strategic Change