Director, Global Cell Therapy Commercial Operations

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Job Function:

Marketing

Job Sub Function:

Strategic Marketing

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America

Job Description:

Director, Global Cell Therapy Commercial Operations

Janssen Global Services is recruiting for a Director, Global Cell Therapy Commercial Operations. This role supports critical priorities across the cell therapy business, enabling operational readiness, execution, and continuous improvement across global markets and cross-functional teams.

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Job Description

The role is intentionally broad in scope, spanning launch readiness, ongoing operations, and strategic transformation initiatives to support evolving business needs. The successful candidate will operate in a highly dynamic environment, partnering across regions and functions to deliver a seamless customer and patient experience

Key Responsibilities

Champion operational excellence, process innovation, and future-readiness for current and future cell therapy platforms; benchmark best practices across regions and competitors to inform improvements

Lead cross-functional process improvements across regions to improve the end-to-end customer experience

Coordinate commercial input into process and ecosystem changes, including chain of identity/chain of custody solutions, in partnership with global, regional, and local teams

Define, track, and share operational KPIs with key stakeholders; align priorities, responsibilities, and execution plans with agreed objectives and key results (OKRs)

Develop and execute market-readiness strategies and tactics for current and future indications of the cell therapy platforms

Serve as IT business owner as needed, advocating for customer needs and partnering with IT to streamline operations and improve scheduling, data, and user interfaces as new countries launch

Develop and execute strategies, assets, and tactical plans in close partnership with key internal stakeholders; share learnings across regions to support consistent, scalable operations

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred

10+ years in pharmaceutical or biotech, with strong commercial experience (sales, marketing, or analytics)

Experience partnering with commercial teams to drive business outcomes

Strong analytical skills with ability to translate data into action

Experience leading cross-functional initiatives across global or regional teams

Ability to operate in fast-paced, ambiguous environments

Strategic thinker with a strong execution focus

Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

Preferred Experience

Experience in oncology, hematology, or cell therapy

Experience supporting commercial planning or business planning processes

Familiarity working across market access, supply, medical

Experience working with external alliances or partnerships

Exposure to process improvement or operational transformation

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Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

Brand Marketing, Brand Marketing, Brand Positioning Strategy, Business Alignment, Business Storytelling, Business Valuations, Consulting, Critical Thinking, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Customer Intelligence, Data Analysis, Data-Driven Decision Making, Digital Strategy, Execution Focus, Financial Analysis, Go-to-Market Strategies, Industry Analysis, Market Research, Negotiation, Problem Solving, Product Development Lifecycle, Product Portfolio Management, Product Strategies, Program Management, Strategic Thinking {+ 1 more}