Technology Leader, Global & Americas

Abiomed, a member of the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies, is currently recruiting for an Associate Director, Commercial Technology Leader, Global & Americas, to be located in Danvers, MA.

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 https://www.jnj.com/.

I Am Abiomed | I Am Heart Recovery | Patients First!

The Technology Leader position drives technology strategy and execution for the Global and Americas commercial organizations in Abiomed.

This role requires a leader who can combine Information Technology (IT) expertise with knowledge of the healthcare environment to lead groundbreaking change and accelerate business value.

The role requires active engagement and partnership with Abiomed’s senior leaders to craft new business model offerings while driving IT enablement of the business. The incumbent must build strong collaborative partnerships with business leaders across the business unit and J&J Technology.

A successful candidate will be able to think strategically as they explore various business problems, define the value propositions, and experiment with users to build the right products that deliver prioritized measurable business outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:

Business & Technology Strategy

• Support vision, align/prioritize business & IT strategies and co-shape strategic demand with the business


• Shape and define annual objectives, roadmaps and outcomes informed by business and technology for selected areas / functions


• Translate business vision/strategies and customer needs to products, empowering products and squads to innovate and create solutions to meet

business / customer / user needs

• Unite varied products into cohesive end-to-end digital business strategies and solutions for function/franchise/region


• Co-drive continuous improvement and seek opportunities for business process improvement through technology, data and automation. Be a change agent that drives digital transformation.


• Understand competitive landscape and how competitors use technology.

Value Management

• Governance and prioritization of the investment processes, and management of the technology budget.


• Define and actively measure the value being created and delivered to customers / users / stakeholders (e.g., define, refine and measure OKRs on a regular cadence)


• Maintain a pulse on performance metrics to focus on business value realization and pull-through, including end user/customer KPIs, product group performance, technical performance (e.g., available / up time), product maturity and revenue/market growth


• Co-create business cases with business partners, supporting socialization and/or funding request activities


• Support selected initiatives and any planning cycles (e.g., BP, JU, NU LRFP)


• Owns budget assigned to scope

Internal and External Partnerships

• Represent J&J in strategic technology discussions with key external and internal stakeholders


• Foster an environment to increase digital acumen and drive data-driven culture for business partners and product teams across markets


• Build strong partnerships and connections with technology providers to shape policies & deliver innovative solutions

Experimentation, Execution & Delivery

• Leverage knowledge of customers/users and broader ecosystem to drive identification / implementation of emerging products based on customers’ evolving needs


• Manage delivery and act as product manager when required


• Identify and promote opportunity to leverage cross enterprise platforms

Leadership

• Drive strategic global business strategy and process harmonization opportunities


• Be a change agent, develop and execute change management plans


• Drive talent and culture agenda


• Serve product teams, enabling them to fulfill constantly changing external requirements in real time


• Encourage diverse opinions and constructive conflicts from team members to unleash full potential


• Enable and drive product and user centric mindset, models and delivery creating value for our employees, partners, patients and HCPs