Senior Manager, Bioethics, Policy & Partnerships

Johnson & Johnson

. Provide project management support for the Bioethics, Policy & Partnerships team and selected Office of the Chief Medical Officer priorities .

Posted 10/12/2026full-timeUnited StatesSenior💰 $122,000 - $212,750 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates strong project management capabilities with a focus on developing and implementing comprehensive workplans, managing stakeholder communications, and navigating complex organizational dynamics within the pharmaceutical and biotech sectors.

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Project ManagementStakeholder EngagementRisk MitigationPolicy StewardshipR&D Experience

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Hard Skills

Project ManagementWorkplan DevelopmentRisk AssessmentTimeline ManagementMilestone TrackingDecision Log MaintenanceDashboard CreationGovernance OperationsDocument DevelopmentCompliance Management

Soft Skills

Interpersonal SkillsCommunication SkillsOrganizational SkillsEmotional IntelligenceJudgment

Tools & Technologies

Centralized TrackersAction LogsVersion-Controlled RepositoriesMeeting Logistics ToolsGovernance Materials

Industry Keywords

PharmaceuticalBiotechMedTechR&DProduct DevelopmentPolicy StewardshipComplianceStakeholder PerspectivesEthical StandardsBusiness Objectives

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide project management support for the Bioethics, Policy & Partnerships team and selected Office of the Chief Medical Officer priorities
Partner with OCMO colleagues and external communications agencies to execute cross-OCMO communications strategy
Coordinate internal employee communications, including town halls
Develop and maintain OCMO communications plans with milestones, owners, dependencies, review cycles, and delivery dates
Support implementation and execution of the OCMO Policy Stewardship process
Build and manage policy stewardship workplans across intake, assessment, consultation, drafting, review, approval, implementation, and reassessment
Coordinate stakeholder outreach and review cycles; consolidate comments, track feedback disposition, and confirm issue resolution and approvals
Maintain centralized trackers for policy owners, decision-makers, review dates, dependencies, risks, decisions, and implementation commitments
Prepare status updates and governance materials highlighting progress, milestones, overdue actions, decision points, and escalations
Lead or support project management assignments advancing BPP and OCMO priorities
Translate strategic priorities into executable workplans with scope, roles, deliverables, success measures, and governance checkpoints
Coordinate committee and governance operations, including agendas, pre-reads, meeting logistics, minutes, action tracking, and decision follow-up
Facilitate project kickoffs and recurring status meetings
Coordinate inputs and approvals across OCMO functions and agency partners; identify conflicts and escalate risks with mitigation options
Maintain dashboards, action logs, decision logs, risk and issue registers, and version-controlled repositories
Conduct project closeouts and lessons-learned reviews and improve templates, tools, and ways of working

Requirements

What you’ll need

A Bachelor’s degree is required
A minimum of 5 years of increasing business experience with a pharmaceutical/biotech/MedTech company is required
Previous R&D/scientific experience is required
Demonstrated ability to influence without authority, build alignment across functions, and facilitate teams to deliver outcomes
Demonstrated project management capability, including integrated plans, timelines, milestones, dependencies, risks, decisions, and deliverables
Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail
Ability to manage multiple priorities and maintain accurate, timely follow-through
High emotional intelligence, sound judgment, and well-developed interpersonal and communication skills
Ability to navigate sensitive matters and diverse stakeholder perspectives
Master’s degree in life sciences strongly preferred
Ability to develop and implement work product/documents within an R&D setting strongly preferred
Experience on a product development team highly preferred
Track record of identifying, quantifying, and mitigating risk while meeting ethical, legal, compliance, and business objectives preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

Consolidated retirement plan (pension)
Savings plan (401(k))
Long-term incentive program
Vacation – 120 hours per calendar year
Sick time – 40 hours per calendar year; employees residing in Colorado – 48 hours; employees residing in Washington – 56 hours
Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays – 13 days per calendar year
Work, Personal and Family Time – up to 40 hours per calendar year
Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of birth/adoption/foster care of a child
Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member; 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year
Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period
Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year
Inclusive interview process and disability accommodations