Head of Center for Adaptive Work Design

Janssen Research & Development, L.L.C., a division of Johnson & Johnson's Family of Companies is recruiting for a Head ofCenter for Adaptive Work Design (CAWD) . This position is remote-based anywhere in the US, Belgium, or the UK.

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/.

The Center for Adaptive Work Design is part of the SparkWorks Team within J&J Innovative Medicine R&D. The SparkWorks Team is a small, nimble, high energy, results oriented team whose mission is to accelerate strategy execution by reinventing the way people and teams think and work together to achieve exceptional results that stick.

Primary responsibilities:

• Develop the strategy to scale the newly formed Center for Adaptive Work Design (CAWD) with the mission to accelerate portfolio delivery while simplifying the way work gets done through embedding proven new ways of working with technology and automation.
• Establish the infrastructure, standards, and approaches to transform ways of workings across Innovative Medicine R&D integrating both practices and technology that creates a frictionless and holistic work experience.
• Design the business and technical roadmap, in collaboration with SparkWorks and IT, that reflects the emerging needs for new ways of working within the business and with the external healthcare environment.
• Lead the collaboration with internal IT and external tech partners, using the IT product model, to rapidly design, test, and scale integrations and automations, directly with cross-functional teams in the business.
• Leverage and produce assets that tell stories of transformation and new ways of working both qualitatively and quantitatively.
• Capture qualitative and quantitative business outcomes that impacts organizational effectiveness and productivity, as well as identifies new transformation opportunities.
• Serve as an internal consultant, changemaker, organizational systems agitator, and advocate for new and transformative ways of working.
• Design, facilitate, and coach others to facilitate working sessions to address various moments and challenges:
• New innovation and new modalities Work Design
• Complex cross-functional workflow design
• Adaptive collaboration design
• Collaborate seamlessly with IT to rapidly design, test and scale automations.
• Continually improve Sparkworks’ methods and content through iteration and experimentation, drawing on internal and external concepts, frameworks, and ideas.
• Form and maintain trusted relationships with business leaders throughout the ecosystem.
• Practice a principle-based (not formulaic) approach to new ways of working and transformation
• Model the SparkWorks team core values of curiosity, optimism, rigor, trust, openness, co-ownership and fun
• Support team members and maintain healthy dynamics among the SparkWorks team

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree is required.
• Minimum of 10+ years’ experience in strategy development, business innovation, product development, user experience design, organizational design and improvement required.
• Experience leading global projects that increase business value by improving the way individuals and teams work and collaborate is required
• Up to 20% travel required
• Well-honed engagement management, facilitation, and system coaching.
• Connecting dots, seeing the system, and sensing where there is willingness to transform.
• Working knowledge of systems thinking, agile, design thinking, self-organization, and related fields.
• High tolerance for ambiguity and ability to orient and create opportunities in a complex environment where the path isn’t clear.
• Strong organizational curiosity to challenge the status quo with willingness to try new, unproven ideas.
• Tailor SparkWorks methods and approaches based on context and engagement outcomes
• Manage multiple engagements at a time with strategic focus
• Learn and grow by productively debating openly and giving and receiving direct and caring feedback.
• Visual, verbal, and written communication.
• Fluency with traditional (MS Office) and newer (Slack, Asana) technology.

Preferred:

• Healthcare industry experience preferred.

The anticipated base pay range for this position in the San Francisco Bay Area, CA is $193,000 to $312,110.

The anticipated base pay range for this position in all other U.S. locations is $157,000 to $271,400.

The Company maintains highly competitive, performance-based compensation programs. Under current guidelines, this position is eligible for an annual performance bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan. The annual performance bonus is a cash bonus intended to provide an incentive to achieve annual targeted results by rewarding for individual and the corporation’s performance over a calendar/ performance year. Bonuses are awarded at the Company’s discretion on an individual basis.

Employees and/or eligible dependents may be eligible to participate in the following Company sponsored employee benefit programs: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance.

Employees may be eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).

Employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:

• Vacation - up to 120 hours per calendar year

• Sick time - up to 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington - up to 56 hours per calendar year

• Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays - up to 13 days per calendar year

• Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year

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

• The compensation and benefits information set forth in this posting applies to candidates hired in the United States. Candidates hired outside the United States will be eligible for compensation and benefits in accordance with their local market.

This job posting is anticipated to close on March 28, 2024. The Company may however extend this time-period, in which case the posting will remain available on https://www.careers.jnj.com to accept additional applications.

Johnson & Johnson is an Affirmative Action and 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, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.