Associate Director, Preclinical Sciences and Translational Safety (PSTS) Integration & Transition Management (MedTech)

Location: Hybrid role based in Spring House, Pennsylvania, or La Jolla, California, United States; an equivalent posting is available in Beerse, Belgium.

Salary: $137,000–$235,750 annual base pay.

Company

Johnson & Johnson MedTech develops healthcare solutions and innovative medicines focused on preventing, treating, and curing complex diseases.

What you will do

• Lead PSTS integration planning and execution for acquisitions, licensing transactions, collaborations, strategic investments, options, and divestitures.
• Translate diligence findings and transaction commitments into workstreams with owners, timelines, dependencies, decision points, and deliverables.
• Coordinate Day 1, Day 100, transition, and long-term integration readiness across scientific operations, quality, safety, data, facilities, vivaria, CROs, budgets, and resources.
• Coordinate the transfer and governance of preclinical records, electronic data, SEND packages, samples, materials, archives, systems, and study inventories.
• Manage assessments involving GLP and non-GLP studies, regulatory requirements, animal welfare, AAALAC accreditation, NHP work, facilities, CROs, vendors, and business continuity.
• Develop executive dashboards, monitor milestones, risks, issues, budgets, and dependencies, and present recommendations to senior leadership.

Requirements

• Minimum bachelor’s degree in a scientific, technical, operational, business, or related discipline.
• Minimum 8 years of relevant experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, CRO, research, or life sciences environments.
• Experience leading complex cross-functional programs, integration workstreams, strategic initiatives, or large-scale transitions in a matrixed organization.
• Working knowledge of preclinical research operations, quality and compliance, regulatory documentation, CRO/vendor oversight, and data or records transfer.
• Strong capabilities in program management, governance, risk identification, issue resolution, executive communication, financial planning, and decision facilitation.
• Ability to influence without direct authority and operate effectively amid ambiguity, changing priorities, compressed timelines, and incomplete information.

Nice to have

• Advanced degree such as an MS, PhD, DVM, PharmD, MBA, or equivalent.
• Experience supporting mergers and acquisitions, licensing, collaborations, business development transactions, or organizational transformation.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive work environment guided by the company’s Credo and focused on patient impact.
• Eligibility for pension, 401(k), savings, and long-term incentive programs.
• Paid vacation, sick time, holidays, personal and family time, parental leave, bereavement leave, caregiver leave, volunteer leave, and military spouse time off.
• Accommodation support is available during the interview process for applicants with disabilities.