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Career Milestones Portfolio Partner - LearningExcellence

The Portfolio Partner - Learning Excellence will play a critical role in advancing enterprise learning priorities across Johnson & Johnson NA Innovative Medicines, with primary responsibility for the New Leader Academy. This individual willpartner closely with the Portfolio Lead and cross-functional stakeholders to design, manage, evolve, and operationalize learning solutions that build leadership capability, strengthenthelearner experience, and align with business needs.

Success in this role requires a strong learning mindset, experience supporting large-scale learning initiatives, and the ability to lead through influence in a highly matrixed environment. The ideal candidate is future-focused,anticipateschallenges before they occur, brings a solution-oriented approach to complex problems, and thrives amid constant change, ambiguity, and evolving business priorities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and supporttheLearning Excellence portfolio strategy for the New Leader Academy acrossJohnson& Johnson NA Innovative Medicines, ensuring learning priorities, curriculum decisions, and portfolio investments alignwithleadership capability needs and businessobjectives.

• Serve as a Learning & Development subject matter partner, translating leadership development needs, learner feedback, and business priorities into actionable learning strategies and scalable program enhancements.

• Maintain rigorous oversight ofNew Leader Academycontent integrity, instructionalquality, learner experience,complianceexpectations, and documentationstandards withina highly regulated life sciences environment.

• Proactivelyidentifyand escalate learning program risks, stakeholder misalignment, learner experience issues, resource constraints, or implementation challenges that require cross-functional coordination or leadership attention.

• Represent theNew Leader Academyin governance discussions,stakeholder working sessions,cross-functional planning forums, and portfolio reviews, drivingalignment and follow-throughwithout direct authority.

• Support time-sensitive business and leadership requestsrelated to the New Leader Academy, including launchreadiness, rapidupdates, large-scale deployment needs, change impacts, and post-implementation reviews.

• Contribute tothecontinuous improvement ofLearning & Developmentpractices byidentifyingopportunities to simplify, scale, modernize, and future-proof program design, governance, measurement, and ways of working.

• Build strong partnerships across matrixed teams by sharing knowledge, enabling peer collaboration, supporting onboarding, and promoting consistency across learning portfolios and leadership development initiatives.

• Effectively manage vendorandsupplier relationships,budgets,andutilization.

• Support enterpriseresponsibilities, including matrix team collaborationand theplanning, development,and execution ofadditionalenterprise-wide initiatives.

Core Competencies / Attributes

• Portfolio Management & Execution:Effectively manages portfolio performance, risks, dependencies, gaps, overlaps, and lifecycle actions.

• Prioritization & Judgment:Evaluates demand, value, and constraints to make informed recommendations on enhancements, sequencing, and retirements.

• Matrix Collaboration &StakeholderPartnership:Buildstrustedrelationships across business stakeholders, SMEs,learning partners,and cross-functionalteams to advance shared Learning & Development outcomes.

• Influence Without Authority:Leads through credibility, clarity, and collaboration to align stakeholders, resolve barriers, and drive action in a matrixed environment.

• Change Agility & Ambiguity Management:Thrives in constant change, navigates ambiguity effectively, and adapts plans whilemaintainingmomentum and learner impact.

• Future-Focused Learning Strategy:Anticipatesemerging business needs, learner challenges, and implementation risks before they occur, translating insights into practical learning solutions.

• Large-Scale Learning Initiative Experience:Brings experience supporting complex learning programs, enterprise-wide deployments, leadership development initiatives, and scalable learner experiences.

• Solution Orientation:Approaches challenges with curiosity, pragmatism, and accountability, developing options and recommendations that move work forward.

• LearningGovernance &Measurement:Ensures adherence to governance, taxonomy,dataquality, learner experience, and measurementstandardsto support continuous improvementandportfolio impact.

• AI Fluency & Digital Enablement:Demonstratescuriosity and practical fluency in emerging AI tools and digital capabilities, applying them responsibly to enhance learning design, improve operational efficiency, personalize learner experiences, and support future-ready learning strategies.

• Planning & Coordination:Manages day-to-day portfolio activities, timelines, inputs, and partner coordination.

Professional Qualifications

• Education:Bachelor's degree in business administration, Life Sciences, or a related field;BA/BS or equivalentrequired.

• Experience:Minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience,withdemonstratedexperience in Learning & Development, leadership development,peopleleadership, large-scale learning initiatives,pharmaceutical sales, or a related field.

• This is a hybrid role, requiring 3 days per week in office, with flexibility to be based in either Horsham, PA or Titusville, NJ.

Johnson & Johnsonisan 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 areprotectedveterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Johnson & Johnsoniscommitted to providing an interview process that is inclusive ofapplicants' needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation,external applicantsmaycontact us viahttps://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers,and internal employeesshouldcontactAskGSto be directed totheappropriateaccommodationresource.