Associate Director, Transcend R&D BPO Logistics and Global Trade

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: R&D Operations Job Sub Function: Clinical Supply Operations Job Category: Professional All Job Posting Locations: Beerse, Antwerp, Belgium Job Description: 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 We are searching for the best talent for an Associate Director, Transcend R&D BPO Logistics and Global Trade based in Beerse, Belgium. Please note that this role is also 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):   Malvern, PA, Horsham, PA, or Titusville, NJ - Requisition Number: R-095593   Beerse, Belgium - Requisition Number: R-093831   Remember, whether you apply to one or all of these requisition numbers, your applications will be considered as a single submission.   Purpose: The R&D Transcend Business Process Owner Logistics & Global Trade is accountable for defining, evolving, and governing the future-state, value-driven end-to-end processes within R&D in scope of Transcend. This role operates at associate director level, partnering with R&D leadership, key stakeholders, and cross-functional partners to identify business value, to shape capability roadmaps, and influence prioritization decisions. The BPO Logistics and Global Trade anticipates business change, ensures alignment to the global template, and regulatory expectations, and elevates the stakeholder experience by providing strategic decision support, and measurable value realization.   You will be responsible to : Translate R&D business strategies (scope inbound & outbound, warehouse management, transportation management, global trade) into an enterprise capability roadmap aligned with the Transcend template, design authority decisions, and long-term value outcomes. Articulate business value, and guide prioritization decisions through a senior stakeholder lens. Drive cross-functional convergence across Innovation Medicine Supply Chain, R&D, and other partner functions, aligning teams on what the future process must become, why it creates value, and how value will be realized (scope logistics and global trade). Partner with R&D logistic functions and sites to shape strategy, accelerate standardization, manage readiness, and resolve escalations at the appropriate leadership level. Drive continuous improvement post go-live, using performance insights, stakeholder feedback, and value metrics to enhance process adoption and business outcomes. Approximate Percentage of Time & Tasks/Duties/Responsibilities: 40% Global process ownership and governance 30% Strategy, value alignment, and readiness 20%