The role
03The Director provides strategic and operational leadership for Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine's European Health Data Space (EHDS) programme. Reporting to the Head of Clinical Data Standards & Transparency, IDAR, the role is accountable for defining and delivering the EHDS strategy, governance, operating model, and implementation roadmap, translating evolving regulatory requirements into sustainable business capabilities. The Director leads a complex, cross-functional programme spanning Global Development, Legal, Privacy, Regulatory Affairs, Technology, Data Transparency, MedTech, and other business functions. Through matrix leadership, the role drives alignment, manages enterprise-wide dependencies, enables decision-making, and provides leadership with visibility of progress, risks, resources, and key decisions. Dedicated to EHDS, the role may also support closely related Clinical Data Transparency priorities to ensure successful implementation and long-term adoption of EHDS capabilities.
01Sets the program management strategy and integrated delivery approach for EHDS, ensuring alignment between regulatory requirements, business priorities, technology enablement, and operational readiness.
02Leads the integrated program plan, roadmap, milestones, outcomes, and success measures across Regulation Monitoring, Strategy Setting, Operating Model Design, Technology Enablement, Data Inventory and Cataloging, change management, and program governance.
03Directs program execution across workstreams, establishes clear accountability for outcomes, and ensures delivery remains aligned to agreed scope, quality, compliance, resources, and priorities.
04Establishes and oversees program governance, including decision rights, escalation pathways, integrated reporting, and the management of actions, risks, assumptions, issues, dependencies, and decisions.
05Advises the EHDS Implementation Lead and senior governance bodies on program direction, delivery options, trade-offs, material risks, resource needs, and decisions required.
06Navigates a complex stakeholder landscape, drives alignment on scope, requirements, priorities, and sequencing, and enables clear communication between leadership, workstream leads, business functions, and technology teams.
07Anticipates and manages strategic and operational risks, dependencies, delivery constraints, and competing priorities; drives proactive mitigation and resolution and advances material matters through the appropriate governance pathways.
08Directs resource and capacity planning across the program, including demand, allocation, external support, investment requirements, and the transition of capabilities into sustainable internal ownership.
09Ensures technology-related activity is integrated with business requirements and operating processes, while maintaining clear accountability between business owners and technology delivery teams.
10Defines and leads all aspects of the program change strategy, including impact assessment, engagement, communications, training, readiness, adoption, and transition to business-as-usual operations.
11Oversees program performance, develops meaningful measures and insights, and uses them to identify corrective action, strengthen delivery rigor, and improve program efficiency.
12Leads the development of executive materials and concise program reporting that provides visibility of delivery status, upcoming decisions, risks, interdependencies, and required leadership action.
13Provides direction to external advisors, vendors, and communications partners; ensures deliverables, performance, and contractual expectations are aligned with program objectives.
14Represents J&J on EHDS program delivery matters with relevant external bodies, industry groups, and partners, as required and in coordination with the appropriate subject matter experts.
15Builds program management capability by establishing fit-for-purpose methods, tools, templates, and ways of working that can be sustained as EHDS requirements evolve.
16If assigned direct reports, is accountable for hiring, development, coaching, performance management, and succession planning.
17Where the role operates as an individual contributor, provides functional direction, mentoring, and matrix leadership to program colleagues.
