Senior Principal, Digital Product Owner

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At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at jnj.com .

As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.

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About Innovative Medicine:

Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow.

Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way.

Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine

We are searching for the best talent for a Senior Principal, Digital Product Owner to be located in Beerse, Belgium; Cork, Ireland; or Leiden, Netherlands.

Please note that this role is also 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 postings, we recommend focusing on the specific country(s) that align with your preferred location(s):

United States - Requisition Number: R-064976

Beerse, Belgium; Cork, Ireland; Leiden, Netherlands - Requisition Number:

R-066451

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

Purpose:

The Senior Principal, Digital Product Owner is the primary business owner for one or more digital products, accountable for defining product vision and strategy from a business perspective, articulating the business case, and ensuring delivery of measurable business value and adoption. This role partners closely with technical teams, product and delivery leads, subject matter experts, and change management to prioritize features, govern releases, and track ROI and impact against business objectives.

You will be responsible for:

• Ensure digital solutions directly address business pain points and support strategic outcomes for TDS product and process development.

• Own, articulate, and socialize the business case for the product, including value drivers, success metrics and value realization plans.

• Define and communicate the product vision, strategy and measurable outcomes from the business perspective.

• Partner closely with Technical Product Owner, development teams, subject-matter experts (SMEs), quality and change management to prioritize business features, balancing feasibility, compliance and value.

• Maintain the business roadmap (release plan, adoption milestones, impact metrics) and update stakeholders on progress and trade-offs.

• Define and approve business acceptance criteria for releases; validate delivered features against business outcomes.

• Lead product compliance and risk analysis to ensure solutions meet relevant regulatory, quality and data integrity requirements.

• Track adoption, change-readiness and business impact; drive stakeholder engagement to meet adoption milestones.

• Monitor and report product impact against business objectives, using data to drive prioritization and continuous improvement.

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Education:

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Engineering, Business, or related field is required

• Advanced degree (MBA, MS/PhD) or professional certifications (e.g., CSPO, Product Owner, PMP) is preferred

Required:

• Minimum of 8 years in Pharmaceutical, Healthcare or related industries.

• 5+ years product ownership or product management experience.

• Strong business domain knowledge and credibility within Pharmaceutical R&D / CMC / Manufacturing or adjacent regulated environments.

• Demonstrated experience owning business requirements, product outcomes, or digital initiatives.

• Ability to translate strategy into clear, measurable product outcomes.

• Working knowledge of agile delivery and product‑centric ways of working.

• Background in change management, adoption programs or operational excellence projects.
  

Preferred:

• Direct experience supporting CMC / Process Development digital solutions (e.g., LIMS, ELN, MES, lab automation, R&D informatics)

• Experience with portfolio or program management tools and adoption analytics platforms.

• Experience with GenAI and Agentic Automation.
  
  

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 Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, external applicants please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers , internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

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