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 https://www.jnj.com/.   SenioR manager, focus area leader (fal) innovative medicine r&D emea strategic partnerships and resource group (sprg) Location: Beerse, Belgium Contract: full-time, permanent Introduction: Johnson & Johnson (J&J) is a global leader in healthcare, providing innovative products and services to advance the health and well-being of people worldwide. We are driven by Our Credo and united in our mission to discover new ways to predict, intercept and treat disease, bringing more health and hope to people worldwide. The Strategic Partnerships and Resource Group (SPRG) drives Public-Private Partnership projects (PPP), which includes competitive tender Grants, where governmental agency or non-governmental funding or in-kind contributions are considered by the R&D organization. Critically, SPRG ensures consistency and compliance in contracts and grants across the organization for the benefit of J&J and its external partners. SPRG supports different R&D teams across J&J during the evaluation, ensuring the external resource is an appropriate strategic fit to our R&D priorities and that all risks, terms and conditions are evaluated before any engagement is made. In addition, SPRG takes ownership to support the projects End-To-End, from idea generation, submission, and execution to close-out and auditing. Context: The Strategic Partnerships and Resource Group has been re-positioned to better align with the two sectors, pivot capabilities from our legacy in Infectious Diseases and Vaccines towards additional Innovative Medicine (IM) Therapeutic Areas, Enabling technologies (e.g. data sciences) and Drug Discovery as well as elevate our organizational leadership impact to drive engagement with EMEA senior R&D leaders across IM to amplify strategic partnerships and resources for J&J Consequently, SPRG is seeking an experienced leader to engage with senior R&D Leaders located in Beerse, Belgium (our largest IM R&D facility) in IM R&D. The successful candidate will be joining a dynamic, global team steeped in a culture of collaboration, problem solving, risk assessment and compliance. Position summary: Reporting to the Director, Senior Focus Area Leader for IM R&D, the Senior Manager, Focus Area Leader (FAL) IM R&D EMEA, will lead and direct in a matrix environment, the SPRG IM R&D strategy and its engagement with senior IM R&D leaders primarily located in Beerse/wider Europe. This role is responsible for securing, maximizing and sustaining strategic PPPs to amplify resources for European IM R&D priority projects. This includes setting the right leadership tone to ensure that SPRG and its extended Legal, IP and HCC team ensure compliance across J&J for PPPs within the corporate risk environment. Key Responsibilities: + Provide leadership and strategic direction for all European IM R&D SPRG projects in our portfolio and is viewed as a highly valuable resource by peers for the European IM R&D organization. Where the portfolio projects are global or two sector in nature, the Senior Manager will ensure seamless collaboration with the relevant leader and other team members. + Guides other colleagues through consultation, mentoring, and collaborative leadership to build depth of capability, and provides functional (matrix) supervision. + Foster a purpose-driven culture aligned with Our Credo values and leadership imperatives. Champions inclusion, diversity and belonging. + Act as primary point of contact for senior European IM R&D leaders and external stakeholders in life science R&D agencies. + Contribute to planning of strategic partnership initiatives and oversee timelines, approvals and communications when required. Monitors partnership initiatives and track progress against goals. + A senior leader who contributes proactively to driving the submission of a portfolio of PPPs and Grant Applications, which represents a significant per cent of the SPRG Portfolio. + Conducts advanced analyses of trends and the competitive landscape to continually improve the organization's strategic partnerships strategy. Accountable for remaining up to date on awarding agency’s areas of R&D interest as they relate to J&J R&D business partners goals and objectives and help shape external partnership opportunities accordingly. + In alignment with other SPRG Focus Area Leaders, be accountable for a ‘key account’ strategy towards the most critical external funding agencies in which J&J has a deep history of partnership. Examples include National Institute for Health (NIH), Innovative Health Initiative (IHI) and Flemish Life Science Agency (VLAIO). + Propose new approaches for creating strategic partnerships, alliances and channels in alignment with Legal, IP experts, HCC, finance and the business partner. + Maintain standards of partner service delivery and satisfaction via regular check-ins with senior European R&D leaders. + Drive efficient operations, resources, budget and talent to meet organizational objectives. This includes fostering a highly collaborative culture within SPRG across Grant Experts, Operations, PMO, Legal, HCC, Finance and Procurement. + Communicate strategically (internally and externally) to bring visibility to SPRG initiatives, activities and achievements. **Qualifications** We would love to hear from YOU, if you have: + 10+ years experience in pharmaceutical/medical device industry with deep expertise in R&D and/or Supply Chain. + Strong business acumen with budget management skills. + Excellent communication, presentation and influencing skills. + Fluent English, fluent Dutch as a benefit + Proven ability to build relationships and collaborate in a matrixed environment. + Experience orchestrating complex strategic projects and programs. + Knowledge of public-private partnership models, healthcare funding and compliance requirements. + Passion for advancing healthcare through innovation and strategic partnerships. + Bachelor's degree required; MBA or advanced degree a strong positive. Employee benefits are regulated by an internal policy that contains full details regarding the entitlement and conditions for the benefits. For more than 130 years, diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI) have been part of our cultural fabric at Johnson & Johnson and woven into how we do business every day. Our commitment to respect the dignity and diversity of all is embedded in our Credo. We know that the success of our business depends on having the best talent in a workforce that reflects the diverse markets we serve around the world and an inclusive culture that values different perspectives and life experiences. That is why we are working to create an inclusive environment where diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences are valued and each and every one of our people feel that they belong and can reach their potential. No matter who they are. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Johnson & Johnson means “You Belong”