Director, Strategic Business Transformation

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Job Function:

Strategy & Corporate Development

Job Sub Function:

Business Innovation & Integration

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Beerse, Antwerp, Belgium

Job Description:

We are searching for the best talent for our Director, Strategic Business Transformation position, to be located in Beerse, Belgium.

Please note that this role is available across multiple countries and may be posted under different requisition numbers to comply with local requirements. While you are welcome to apply to any or all of the postings, we recommend focusing on the specific country(s) that align with your preferred location(s):

United States- Requisition Number: R-088988

Belgium - Requisition Number: R-092084

Remember, whether you apply to one or all of these requisition numbers, your applications will be considered as a single submission.

About Innovative Medicine

Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow.

Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way.

Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine

Purpose: The Director, Strategic Business Transformation, will lead and manage discrete strategic assignments and provide structured, decision-focused insights to leadership. The Director is expected to flex across a range of topics pertinent to the strategy of Therapeutics Development and Supply, and pivot priorities based on business needs. The Director will apply business and scientific expertise while working collaboratively with subject matter experts and executive stakeholders to clarify, analyze and develop proposals to address complex business challenges. The Director will apply expertise in business process redesign, operating model evolution and capability building to drive strategic imperatives to generate business impact.

You will be responsible for:

Own discrete strategic workstreams or problem statements end-to-end, from initial framing through analysis, synthesis, and recommendation.

• Building a data‑driven understanding of internal and external factors to generate insights that inform and pressure‑test strategy.
• Rapidly building context and fluency on new topics, synthesizing complex information into decision-relevant insights with limited direction.
• Leading time-bounded strategic assessments on priority and cross-functional topics.
• Applying structured problem solving, scenario analysis, and strategic thinking to evaluate options and trade-offs.
• Developing executive-ready analyses, narratives, and materials for leadership forums.
• Supporting preparation for leadership reviews, working sessions, and strategy discussions.
• Tracking progress of critical initiatives, identify emerging risks or issues, and elevate insights as appropriate.
• Operating effectively in a model where priorities and assignments evolve over time based on strategic needs.

Qualifications / Requirements:

• Master's or advanced degree required, preferred in a scientific discipline or in business management (MBA, MS, PhD).
• 10-12 years of experience in consulting, strategy, business operations, or transformation roles within the biopharmaceutical industry, or advising large, complex global enterprises.
• Broad understanding of drug development process, applicable to CMC development required.
• Strong analytical problem-solving skills coupled with critical thinking and ability to design, structure, and lead projects are required; demonstrated experience breaking down problems and developing options and decision-criteria required.
• Demonstrated ability to work and communicate effectively with senior leaders, subject matter experts, and cross-functional teams required.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with executive audiences required.
• Proficient leading self and others through ambiguity to realize value required.

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Required Skills:

 

 

Preferred Skills:

Alliance Formation, Budget Management, Business Process Management (BPM), Continuous Improvement, Design Thinking, Entrepreneurship, Facilitation, Industry Analysis, Innovation, Market Research, Negotiation, Organizational Project Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Strategic Change, Tactical Planning, Technical Credibility

  

 

The anticipated base pay range for this position is:

€119,200.00 - €204,355.00

 

 

Benefits:

In addition to base pay, we offer the following benefits*: an annual bonus with set target (% of pay) depending on pay grade / location, where the actual amount is based on the employees’ and companies’ performance of the previous calendar year, or sales commissions. Moreover, we offer vacation days, parental leave for a minimum of 12 weeks, bereavement leave, caregiver leave, volunteer leave, well-being reimbursement, programs for financial, physical and mental health. We also offer service anniversary and recognition awards, and subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees - and in some location’s eligible dependents - can participate in several insurance plans. For more information, visit Employee benefits | Supporting well-being & career growth | Johnson & Johnson Careers.

 

*This is for informative purposes only. Amounts and actual benefits may vary by location and are subject to change.