Vice President, AI Next Frontiers Strategy and Execution

Job Information

• Job Function: Data Analytics & Computational Sciences
• Job Sub Function: Data Science Portfolio Management
• Job Category: People Leader
• Location: Raritan, New Jersey, United States
• Position: Vice President, AI Next Frontiers Strategy and Execution

Key Responsibilities

• Define and lead the global AI Next Frontiers strategy, enterprise roadmap, and execution agenda for Innovative Medicine Commercial.
• Identify high‑value use cases, fit‑for‑purpose capabilities, and scalable deployment across therapeutic areas, functions, and regions.
• Influence senior leadership across GCSO, worldwide and regional commercial organizations, medical affairs, and data, analytics, and AI functions to align on enterprise priorities, accelerate adoption, and embed AI into business strategy and decision‑making.
• Shape cross‑functional strategy and partnerships with R&D, technology, and enterprise data and AI leaders to enable differentiated capabilities, drive operating model alignment, and ensure execution against enterprise objectives.
• Own strategic investment cases and demonstrate business value and ROI for AI investments exceeding $20MM annually across GCSO and regional organizations.
• Set priorities and govern budget decisions for global AI external operating and capital expenditures, balancing enterprise value, scale, risk, and execution feasibility.
• Chair and lead the Worldwide AI Steering Committee, establishing governance, strategic priorities, and enterprise decision forums to ensure coordinated, compliant, and value‑driven deployment of AI across regions and functions.
• Influence enterprise AI direction through active engagement with the J&J AI Council, shaping strategic priorities, investment decisions, and alignment across company‑wide AI initiatives.
• Drive global integration of AI capabilities into CONNEXT and other customer engagement and commercial initiatives, ensuring scalable adoption, measurable business outcomes, and sustained competitive advantage.
• Lead a high‑performing organization of six direct and ten or more indirect leaders, building enterprise capability and ensuring the team delivers on long‑range strategic priorities.
• Shape and govern a strategic external ecosystem of technology companies, partners, and healthcare institutions, including vendor selection, partnership strategy, and build‑buy‑partner decisions.
• Serve as an external thought leader and market‑facing representative for J&J’s AI strategy, reinforcing the company’s leadership position and advancing external visibility on emerging AI opportunities and capabilities.

Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum Education: BA/BS; MS/MBA; PhD preferred.
• Minimum 15 years of progressive experience applying AI, product management, machine learning, data engineering, data science, advanced analytics, and related business technology applications to enterprise business challenges.
• Pharma/lifesciences experience preferred.
• Vice‑President level leadership capabilities with enterprise influence across highly matrixed global organizations.
• Strong track record of setting strategic direction, aligning cross‑functional stakeholders, and driving large‑scale business transformation linked to ROI and other business impact metrics.
• Executive communication skills and ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear business strategy, governance decisions, investment priorities, and enterprise execution plans.
• Expertise in modern AI technologies, including NLP, LLMs, agentic AI, supervised/unsupervised learning, and judgment on enterprise value creation.
• Experience defining and translating enterprise business priorities into AI product and platform strategies, operating models, and roadmaps for scalable execution.
• Ability to assess strategic trade‑offs, prioritize investments, and make sound decisions in ambiguity while balancing business value, risk, governance, compliance, and execution feasibility.
• Proven ability to build compelling enterprise value cases and influence executive stakeholders to invest in AI as a strategic capability.
• Proven track record of selecting, shaping, and governing strategic external partnerships, assess build‑buy‑partner decisions, and optimize ecosystem relationships.
• Excellent executive presence, communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.

Compensation

Anticipated base pay range: $218,000 to $401,350 USD.

Benefits

Eligible for medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short‑ and long‑term disability, business accident insurance, group legal insurance, and the company’s long‑term incentive program.

Retirement plan: pension and 401(k) savings plan. Additional paid time off includes vacation, sick time, holiday pay, personal and family leave, parental leave, condolence leave, caregiver leave, volunteer leave, and military spouse time‑off.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section503 of the Rehabilitation Act.