Senior Director, US CAR-T Operations Lead (Biotech)

Location: Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America; 5 days per week on site required. Travel up to 10% and availability to operate in a global 24/7 model are required.

Salary: $178,000–$307,050 per year, plus eligibility for incentive, retirement, savings, and time-off benefits.

Company

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

What you will do

• Lead US CAR-T manufacturing operations across clinical and commercial supply in partnership with Legend Biotech.
• Set the long-term manufacturing, innovation, technology, and operating-model strategy for the cell therapy platform.
• Align Commercial, R&D, MSAT, Quality, Regulatory Affairs, Supply Chain, Procurement, and other stakeholders.
• Lead Raritan site expansion and initiatives improving capacity, performance, quality, efficiency, and supply reliability.
• Drive lifecycle management, commercialization readiness, and scalable processes for autologous cell therapies.
• Develop a growing organization through direct and matrix leadership, succession planning, coaching, and talent development.

Requirements

• Advanced degree required, preferably in biochemistry, biology, chemistry, engineering, pharmaceutical sciences, or a related scientific discipline.
• 12+ years of progressive leadership experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or life sciences organizations.
• Leadership experience in manufacturing, supply chain, and operations within complex, highly regulated environments.
• Experience in cell and gene therapy, advanced therapies, biologics, or related manufacturing operations required.
• Experience leading large-scale operations, external partnerships, and cross-functional organizations, with financial and business acumen.
• Deep knowledge of GMP and global regulatory requirements, with strong strategic thinking, communication, collaboration, and stakeholder-management skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Credo-based culture focused on innovation, collaboration, accountability, inclusion, patient impact, and continuous improvement.
• Retirement pension and 401(k) savings plans are available subject to plan terms.
• Eligibility for the long-term incentive program.
• Vacation, sick time, holidays, personal and family time, parental leave, bereavement leave, caregiver leave, volunteer leave, and military spouse time-off are provided subject to applicable policies.