Assoc. Director, MedTech Epidemiology Operations and Strategy - HYBRID Only - See locations below

Associate Director, Epidemiology Operations, Planning and Strategy (MedTech Epidemiology & Real World Data Science)

Purpose/Responsibilities:

• Lead Operations, Planning, and Strategy for the MedTech Epidemiology team; conduct strategic planning and corporate development initiatives.
• Build people/process/systems capabilities through internal/external industry intelligence.
• Ensure departmental procedures comply with state/federal regulatory, safety, and quality requirements.
• Formulate high-level strategic implementation and milestone tracking; coordinate global stakeholder communications and execution.
• Organize MedTech Epidemiology Leadership Team meetings (agenda, minutes, action item follow-up).
• Coordinate strategic priority workgroups (AI, Enterprise Data Licensing, Partnerships, Benefit-Risk, RWE Readiness).
• Develop annual goals/objectives, end-of-year summaries, and performance/ROI measures for completed projects.
• Create strategy and slide decks for senior leadership and newsletters.
• Manage external data partnerships (operations, planning, contracting) for real-world evidence studies.
• Represent the team across J&J Finance, Procurement, Law, Healthcare Compliance, HR, and business finance/operations.
• Strengthen internal partnerships (Medical Safety, Clinical Operations, Medical Affairs, Quality, Regulatory) and manage study/data purchase/contractor coordination.
• Coordinate public-private partnerships (e.g., NEST, EU Innovative Health Initiative, emerging Japan/China partnerships).
• Plan and implement AI practice adoption for the MedTech Community.

Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor’s (preferred); Master’s in management, public health, healthcare, finance, or administration (preferred).
• Experience (required): 5+ years in similar experience; coordinating teams and leading financial budgets; planning programs and preparing strategic reports; setting targets, tracking collaborations/accomplishments, and meeting timelines.
• Required skills: strong writing/reporting; budget spreadsheet tracking and financial communication; partner with SLT to execute culture/engagement activities.
• Preferred: operations/planning/project management experience; PMI certification (PMP/CAPM); research project or finance experience in pharma/medical devices.

Other:

• Strong written/verbal communication; people/organization skills; cross-functional influence; encourage innovation/training/ethical behavior; judgment and emotional intelligence; PowerPoint/Excel/Word/Outlook/CoPilot.
• Up to 10% domestic travel.

Benefits (time off):

• Vacation 120 hours/year
• Sick 40 hours/year (Colorado 48; Washington 56)
• Holiday pay 13 days/year
• Work/Personal/Family up to 40 hours/year
• Parental leave 480 hours
• Bereavement 240 hours immediate family (40 extended)
• Caregiver 80 hours (52-week rolling)
• Volunteer 32 hours/year
• Military spouse time-off 80 hours/year