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 jnj.com.
As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.
Job Function:
Procurement
Job Sub Function:
Category
Job Category:
Professional
All Job Posting Locations:
Turnhout, Antwerp, Belgium
Job Description:
Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is recruiting for a Senior Manager, IM R&D Procurement Category, Analytical Development & Testing, preferably located in Spring House, Pennsylvania; Titusville or Raritan, New Jersey; or 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):
Location: Spring House, Pennsylvania; Titusville or Raritan, New Jersey - Requisition Number: R-098771
Location: Beerse, Belgium - Requisition Number: R-099558
Remember, whether you apply to one or all of these requisition numbers, your applications will be considered as a single submission.
This global category leadership role is responsible for developing and executing end-to-end procurement strategies for external analytical development, laboratory testing, and related scientific services across modalities, development stages, and regions. The Senior Manager will partner with scientific, technical, quality, supply chain, and procurement leaders to build supplier strategies that advance product development, regulatory compliance, data integrity, innovation, operational performance, and supply continuity.
Key Responsibilities
Category Strategy and Leadership
- Develop and execute the global category strategy for Analytical Development & Testing across Innovative Medicine R&D and relevant partner organizations.
- Lead strategies for external analytical development, method development, validation and transfer, characterization, release and stability testing, raw-material, drug-substance and drug-product testing, microbiology, compendial testing, and specialized laboratory services.
- Establish long-range plans aligned with portfolio priorities, internal capabilities, externalization decisions, product lifecycle requirements, and future demand.
- Maintain a cross-modal view of supplier capabilities, technology platforms, capacity, geographic coverage, quality performance, regulatory readiness, scalability, and market trends.
- Ensure alignment with adjacent categories including CMC development and manufacturing, bioanalysis, clinical supply, laboratory equipment and automation, external manufacturing, and quality services.
- Make recommendations to improve category strategies to maximize value to J&J for AD&T and the adjacent categories.
Supplier and Business Partnership
- Develop and govern strategic supplier relationships that improve scientific capability, quality, delivery, responsiveness, innovation, cost competitiveness, sustainability, and business value.
- Establish supplier segmentation, performance management, risk mitigation, and business continuity plans for critical services, specialized methods, constrained capacity, and geographically concentrated capabilities.
- Identify Supplier Enabled Innovation opportunities involving new analytical technologies, laboratory automation, digital platforms, artificial intelligence, and advanced data analytics.
- Serve as the strategic procurement partner to Analytical Development, CMC Product Development, Therapeutics Development & Supply, Technical Operations, External Quality, Clinical Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and R&D leaders.
- Translate portfolio and scientific requirements into category strategies, supplier-selection criteria, sourcing approaches, commercial models, and contracting strategies.
- Support critical development, regulatory, technology-transfer, clinical, and launch milestones by aligning supplier capabilities and procurement plans with program requirements.
Strategic Sourcing, Value and Risk
- Lead complex global and regional sourcing initiatives, supplier assessments, competitive bidding, negotiations, supplier selection, and contracting for analytical and laboratory services.
- Develop fit-for-purpose commercial models including rate cards, preferred-provider arrangements, bundled services, milestone-based agreements, capacity reservations, insourced models, and strategic collaborations.
- Deliver measurable financial and nonfinancial value through sourcing, demand management, supplier collaboration, benchmarking, category optimization, risk reduction, cycle-time improvement, and access to scientific capabilities.
- Use spend, demand, supplier, market, risk, and performance analytics to identify fragmentation, rate variation, concentration risk, contracting gaps, and opportunities for consolidation or diversification.
- Integrate quality, regulatory, data integrity, intellectual property, cybersecurity, compliance, and continuity requirements into category decisions and supplier agreements.
- Communicate category priorities, market insights, supplier risks, value opportunities, and recommendations through clear, executive-ready materials and governance forums.
Organizational Leadership
- Lead global, cross-functional initiatives across Procurement, Finance, Legal, Quality, Technical Operations, Supply Chain, Information Technology, Privacy, and R&D.
- Provide category expertise and guidance to colleagues supporting sourcing, contracting, analytics, supplier management, and project execution.
- Coach and mentor procurement professionals and foster collaboration, inclusive leadership, accountability, external orientation, and continuous improvement.
- Represent IM R&D Procurement in business forums, supplier engagements, industry events, and cross-functional planning processes.
Requirements
Education
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent university qualification required. MBA, Master’s degree, scientific degree, supply chain qualification, or other advanced degree preferred.
Required Experience and Skills
- Fluency in English, written and oral.
- Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, category management, supply chain, pharmaceutical development, laboratory services, external manufacturing, or a related function.
- Demonstrated experience developing and executing category or sourcing strategies and managing complex supplier relationships, negotiations, and commercial arrangements.
- Experience supporting pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare, laboratory, scientific, technical, or other highly regulated environments.
- Proven ability to influence across regions, functions, business units, and senior stakeholder groups without direct authority.
- Strong business acumen, analytical problem-solving, project leadership, change management, and executive communication skills.
- · Ability to travel domestically and internationally based on business and supplier needs.
Preferred Experience and Skills
- Experience with Analytical Development & Testing, CMC Product Development, laboratory services, Clinical Manufacturing, Technical Operations, External Quality, or adjacent pharmaceutical-development categories.
- Knowledge of analytical method development, validation and transfer, characterization, stability and release testing, microbiology, and raw-material, drug-substance, or drug-product testing.
- Experience across small molecules, biologics, advanced therapies, cell and gene therapies, ADCs, peptides, RNA-based therapies, radiopharmaceuticals, vaccines, or emerging modalities.
- Experience managing external laboratories, contract testing organizations, development service providers, or insourced laboratory models in GLP, GCP, GMP, or other regulated environments.
- Demonstrated success in supplier innovation, digital enablement, automation, global category management, business continuity, or category transformation.
Leadership Expectations
- Strategic thinking, scientific curiosity, external orientation, and disciplined execution.
- Ability to connect technical requirements with practical category and supplier strategies.
- Trusted partnership across scientific leaders, business stakeholders, procurement colleagues, and suppliers.
- Results-oriented leadership focused on innovation, value creation, compliance, resilience, and continuous improvement.
- Inclusive leadership and confidence operating through complexity, ambiguity, changing priorities, and organizational transformation.
Required Skills:
Preferred Skills:
Advanced Analytics, Business Data Analysis, Business Savvy, Category Management Strategy, Competitive Landscape, Contract Management, Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA), Critical Thinking, Leadership, Market Savvy, Mentorship, Negotiation, Organizing, Performance Measurement, Process Improvements, Relationship Building, Risk Management, Spend Analysis, Strategic Thinking, Supplier Collaboration, Sustainable Procurement, Technical Credibility, Vendor Selection
The anticipated base pay range for this position is:
€96,000.00 - €165,025.00
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.
Additional information:
Please note that all job postings automatically include the following standard benefits statement:
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.
