Director IM Digital Technology Lead (Finance)

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.

Johnson & Johnson is recruiting for an IM Finance Digital Lead to support the Innovative Medicine (IM) Finance Transformation program. The preferred location for this role is in India

At Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, we are working to create a world without disease. Our focus is on transforming lives through earlier intervention, better treatments, and smarter approaches to prevention and cure. This is an opportunity to give to a passionate organization that brings together science, technology, and talent to improve health for patients around the world.

• →Serve as the overall leader for the IMFT product technology group, providing visible and effective leadership.
• →Provide proactive assessment, alignment, and guidance to support team effectiveness and a positive, high-performing environment.
• →Maintain close engagement with team members and ensure they have the support, clarity, and resources needed to succeed in their roles and deliver objectives.
• →Use continuous feedback and Johnson & Johnson leadership principles to guide team members in both functional and non-functional work.
• →Serve as a main point of contact for multi-functional leads and the program management team to proactively shape outcomes, anticipate risks, and mitigate issues.
• →Drive clarity in talent development planning and represent the team in leadership forums related to talent and organizational development.
• →Lead an international, cross-regional team of Product Analysts through design, execution, and deployment.
• →Coordinate, coach, motivate, and inspire the team to deliver against agreed plans while continuously improving performance.
• →Help shape and grow the JJT organization to enable a global intake, build, and sustain models that support parallel program releases, ongoing operations, projects, and enhancements as IMFT Program is deployed.
• →Develop a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.
• →Build and sustain a collaborative environment with vendor partners to support continuous enhancement for the IM Finance business.
• →Lead product onboarding with internal J&J technology team members.

• Continuously evaluate best-in-class, industry-leading technology solutions to enhance data analytics and AI capabilities for the Finance function, including data platforms, visualization tools, machine learning frameworks, and generative AI applications.
• Conduct proof-of-concepts and structured vendor/tool assessments; build business cases and recommendations for technology investments aligned with enterprise architecture standards.
• Know the latest on external market trends, emerging technologies, and industry benchmarks; bring outside-in perspective to shape the Finance D&A technology roadmap.
• Partner with enterprise Technology, Data Engineering, and AI/ML teams to ensure Finance solutions leverage and influence the broader J&J technology ecosystem.

• Lead end-to-end design, development, and delivery of best-in-class Data & Analytics solutions — from intake and requirements through, build, testing, deployment, and adoption.
• Establish and run Agile delivery practices (Scrum/Kanban, sprint planning, backlog management, iterative releases) to design, develop, and build parallel capabilities at speed and scale.
• Define and enforce engineering and analytics standards: reusable components, documentation, code quality, testing, and release management.
• Drive measurable business outcomes — improved forecasting accuracy, faster close cycles, self-service insights, automation of manual reporting, and AI-enabled decision support for Finance leaders.
• Ensure solutions remain aligned with all applicable regulatory and legal requirements (e.g., SOX, GxP where applicable, data privacy regulations such as GDPR/DPDP), and with J&J internal controls, records management, and information security policies.
• Partner with Data Governance, Privacy, Legal, and Compliance teams to embed governance by design: data quality, master data alignment, access controls, auditability, and model governance for AI solutions.
• Rationalize and simplify the data landscape — reducing redundancy, technical debt, and shadow reporting in favor of governed, certified data products.

• Lead, manage, and grow the Finance Data & Analytics team within the India Global Capability Center, establishing it as a recognized center of excellence.
• Define and implement the talent strategy: workforce planning, hiring, role architecture, career pathing, succession planning, and retention of top data, analytics, and AI talent.
• Provide team members with significant exposure to global capabilities — global projects, cross-regional rotations, direct engagement with worldwide Finance and business leaders.
• Ensure structured exposure to external Data, Analytics, and AI capabilities — industry forums, certifications, partnerships with technology providers and academia, and external benchmarking.
• Develop a culture of innovation, continuous learning, psychological safety, and accountability consistent with the J&J Credo.

• Shape and co-lead the Data & Analytics agenda with Finance and business leadership across multiple, concurrent priorities — balancing critical initiatives with operational demands.
• Build trusted relationships with internal collaborators (Finance leadership, FP&A, Controllership, Supply Chain Finance, Commercial Finance, Technology) and external collaborators (technology vendors, consulting partners, industry peers).
• Translate business problems into data and AI solution roadmaps; communicate complex technical concepts clearly to senior non-technical audiences.
• Define and report on value realization — benchmarks, goals and achievements, and benefits supervising for the D&A portfolio.

• Represent the Finance technology team in program-related forums, including Deployment, Change Management, Compliance, Methodology, and Testing.
• Create opportunities to provide significant exposure and development for team members.

• Experience in pharmaceutical, life sciences, or other highly regulated industries.
• Experience with finance systems and data (SAP S/4HANA, ERP financial data models, planning tools such as Anaplan/TM1).
• Track record of deploying AI/GenAI use cases into production with appropriate model governance.
• Certifications in cloud, data, Agile, or program management (e.g., AWS/Azure certifications, SAFe, PMP, CSM).

Vendors supporting the Pharm Transcend program.

• Demonstrates a focus on business agility, Agile delivery, a fail-fast attitude, and measurable outcomes.
• Demonstrated success in leading cross-functional self-organized teams.
• Experience working in a global environment and leading teams across multiple countries.
• Experience effectively collaborating and managing partners.
• Gives ideas that challenge conventional thinking and advance outcomes.
• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to accurately assess situations and make sound decisions based on informed judgment.
• Demonstrates a continuous learning attitude and seeks new ways to implement features and capabilities that improve customer satisfaction.

Limited travel 10%