Sr Director EMEA R&D Packaging

The Senior Director EMEA R&D Packaging is accountable for delivering, maintaining, evolving packaging solutions and innovations for new products and base business, manage cost savings, and drive the sustainability agenda to meet JNJ sustainability goals, while keeping a consumer centricity vision. The role will be responsible for providing leadership in global and regional packaging initiatives, for the management and development of a geographically dispersed team of Packaging engineers and technicians. The Senior Director EMEA R&D Packaging will collaborate and work with cross-functional and cross-regional peers to provide strategic direction towards project goals based on sound technical assessment and rationale. The role is to collaborate closely with Sr. Leaders; close partnerships with Product Development, Supply Chain, Quality, Regulatory Affairs and Marketing will be essential. Responsibilities Develop, recruit and manage the EMEA R&D Packaging Teams, and build an effective Organization. Drive and implement talent strategies to attract, retain and develop talent incl. hiring, career progression, pay equity, recognition, performance management, talent and career development and other people-related decisions. Foster a culture of ONE team, trust and agility Develop strategic technical direction and roadmap for Packaging innovations and improvements, and Sustainability projects. Link technical knowledge to business strategy. Set the R&D packaging & sustainability strategy for short & long term, which is consumer centric, sustainable, high quality and compliant. Keep updated on industry trends & technologies, external focus and close partnership with suppliers. Work closely with commercial and cross functional leaders to ensure alignment and prioritization around Innovation strategy, portfolio management, resources and budgets. Lead role in R&D for technical problem resolution, demonstrate superior understanding of packaging and packing technologies and process, keeping consumer insights at the center. Understand the research landscape and leverages internal and external network to access new and emerging scientific technologies, that enable a fast and agile go to market model. Anticipate competitor activities, regulatory developments, sustainability trends to ensure that pipeline and portfolio are robust and competitive in terms of performance, claims and cost, which meets the requirement of the business and consumer needs Develop technology transfer processes for new Packaging introductions in close collaboration with Manufacturing, R&D and Supply Chain Manage full budget of Packaging EMEA R&D department Ensure all processes and activities are compliant with company policies and applicable external regulations/laws. Provide and nurture the highest standards of professionalism, ethics, and compliance. Drive broad scope of projects with cross-functional and cross-regional involvement. Influencing function resource and budget allocation. Provide project/program progress reports and status updates to senior management. Establish project technical success criteria and monitor progress. Communicate across the Packaging organization to ensure alignment within the department and with business strategy Integral member of EMEA R&D leadership team and contribute for the ONE team EMEA mindset Member of Global Sustainability Leadership team. Manage R&D Packaging budget and capital & resource allocation to meet business needs Qualifications BSc/ Master’s degree in engineering or Science (Pharmacology/Chemistry preferred) is required A minimum of 12 years of experience in Packaging Development A minimum of 10 years of people management experience is required Consumer Good Companies related Industry experience is preferred knowledge about Sustainability packaging concepts R&D expertise Strong leadership and strategic skills Strong communication and influencing skills High level of independency Management skills – remote management /cross functional management skills beyond borders and function Ability to work in a complex matrix organization Ability to develop a vision and influence others to achieve it Analytics capacity to have a global picture outside of the organization Fluent English Digital and Data Fluency: Leveraging business metrics, analytics and internal and external data to generate insights. Using and championing insights to drive innovation (process, product, cost) and evidence-based business decision making End to End Thinking and Integrated Problem solving: Driving end-to-end R&D thinking to maximize innovation and deliver a functional, integrated solution driven by data and while applying robust and transparent science Business Acumen: Understanding of the business context in which the organization operates incl. Business strategy, competition and how individual initiatives and activities relate to critical business drivers Internal and External collaboration: Building and cultivating relationships internally, cross-functionally and externally. Collaborating openly across boundaries and acting as a team player. Communicating in a compelling way. Ability to work with complexity and ambiguity. Learning agility and continuous development: Learning from experiences and failures and adapting to new situations. Being self-aware, developing self and others’ continuous learning and implementing new skills Adaptability and Agility: Ability to adjust thinking and behavior to changing situations – internal, external and inter-related aspects. Requires emotional intelligence and resilience to drive and adapt to change Key Working Relationships Internal: This role will need strong technical expertise, knowledge of complex matrix organizations and strong communication/ influencing skills as will be key point of contact for all business & R&D partners at global and regional level. Strong external networking (eg: suppliers, inventors, packaging associations). External: This role will need strong technical expertise, and strong communication/ influencing skills as will be key point of contact for external partners. Strong external networking (eg: suppliers, inventors, packaging & industry associations) Supervisory Responsibilities Direct/ Indirect reports TBC Decision Making Authority Makes hiring recommendations Makes hiring decisions Trains employees Plans work of others Reviews work quality and quantity of others Conducts performance reviews Makes pay and promotional recommendations Makes pay and promotional decisions Resolves employee grievances Makes termination recommendations Makes termination decisions Recommends budget amounts Makes budget decisions 20% Domestic and International Travel required Primary Location Switzerland-Zug-Zug- Organization Cilag GmbH International (8525) Job Function Engineering Requisition ID 2105973267W