Automation Integration Product Lead

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Job Function:

Technology Product & Platform Management

Job Sub Function:

Technical Product Management

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Spring House, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is recruiting for a Technology Product Lead - Automation Integration, located in Spring House, PA or Beerse, Belgium.

Please note that this role is available across multiple countries and may be posted under different requisition numbers to comply with local requirements. While you are welcome to apply to any or all of the postings, we recommend focusing on the specific country(s) that align with your preferred location(s):

Belgium: R-106979

Remember, whether you apply to one or all of these requisition numbers, your applications will be considered as a single submission.

The Technology Product Lead will join the R&D Business Technology organization to support the Automation Integration product space. This product team specializes in delivering local and global technology capabilities that enable laboratory automation, scientific workflow orchestration, system integration, and the connectivity required to support research operations efficiently, reliably, and at scale.

To provide effective technology solutions within the Automation Integration product space, the successful candidate must be able to understand scientific workflows, laboratory operations, automation technologies, and systems integration patterns. A background in biology, biochemistry, engineering, automation, or a related discipline would be beneficial for understanding researcher needs, scientific workflows, and operational challenges. This knowledge enables the candidate to design and deliver solutions that align with scientific workflows while facilitating effective collaboration between Discovery and Business Technology, resulting in scalable, impactful, and sustainable technology solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Initiative Leadership and Delivery

• Lead the successful delivery of one or more automation integration initiatives within the BT Automation Integration product portfolio.

• Define initiative scope, objectives, requirements, and success criteria in partnership with scientific, operational, and business stakeholders.

• Develop delivery plans and coordinate execution activities across multiple teams and technology platforms.

• Manage priorities, risks, dependencies, and stakeholder expectations to ensure successful outcomes.

• Ensure delivered capabilities achieve measurable business value and support scientific operations.

Stakeholder Engagement and Collaboration

• Partner with scientific, operational, and business stakeholders to understand automation requirements and workflow needs.

• Translate complex business processes and operational challenges into scalable technology solutions.

• Serve as the primary technology contact for assigned automation integration initiatives.

• Facilitate discussions between stakeholders, software engineers, automation specialists, and architecture teams to ensure alignment on requirements, priorities, and outcomes.

• Build trusted working relationships that promote effective collaboration across scientific and technology organizations.

Solution Design and Integration Enablement

• Ensure automation solutions align with the BT Automation Integration product strategy, standards, architectural principles, and approved technology patterns.

• Promote adoption of shared integration services, APIs, workflow orchestration capabilities, and reusable architecture components.

• Support the implementation of modern integration approaches, including API-based and event-driven architectures.

• Identify opportunities to improve automation connectivity, workflow accessibility, system interoperability, and operational efficiency.

• Advocate for the reuse of existing capabilities before introducing new solutions or technologies.

Continuous Improvement and Technology Advancement

• Identify opportunities to standardize and simplify integration approaches across automation environments.

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