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Jacksonville, FL, US

Senior Director, Global Strategic Marketing, Emerging Technologies - Vision Care-8452121029

Description

VISTAKONŽ, a division of Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc., a member of the Johnson & Johnson family of companies, is recruiting for a Senior Director, Global Strategic Marketing, Emerging Technologies, to be located in Jacksonville, Florida.

VISTAKONŽ, a division of Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, is a worldwide company with operations in the United States, Japan, Latin America, Asia-Pacific and Europe / Middle East / Africa regions. Research, innovation and new-product development are the focus of our organization. Since we introduced soft disposable contact lenses in 1988, no other manufacturer has matched the aggressive expansion of our wide-ranging ACUVUEŽ family of products. Our associates around the world are committed to expanding the ACUVUEŽ brand, and fortifying our position as the worldwide leader in the contact lens industry.

Reporting to the Vice President, Global Strategic Marketing for the Vision Care Franchise, the Senior Director, Emerging Technologies, will be responsible for leading a Global Platform team to partner with Global Strategic Insights to identify unmet consumer and eye care professional needs in the contact lens marketplace that cannot be addressed through the Johnson & Johnson Vision Care near-to-mid-term product pipeline. With these market needs as a foundation, he or she will then lead the team to identify disruptive innovation opportunities, collaborate with R&D to successfully shepherd current or new product innovation through the development process and lead introduction to the market.

In addition to all other related activities as assigned by the management team, the Senior Director will need to proactively assess and recommend strategic initiatives to optimize the competitive position and financial results for Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, interface with an array of cross functional representatives to drive and enhance technology strategies, and be involved in the valuation of innovation opportunities including market assessment and technology evaluation.

Primary responsibilities will include working with key cross functional business leaders to define the strategy for projects by integrating input from key stakeholders, understanding in depth key market drivers, anticipating future trends in the marketplace, and shaping the disruptive innovation strategy to align with those trends; working intimately with the R&D organization to supplement internal R&D programs with external development agreements through outsourcing or partnering with particular attention paid to time, cost, proficiency, and capabilities; creating a milestone driven development program and designing and executing early proof of concept market tests; generating sound business opportunities by successfully combining marketing, clinical and technical knowledge with leadership, creativity and strategy.

Qualifications


A minimum of a Bachelors Degree and ten (10) years of relevant professional work experience is required; a minimum of fifteen (15) years of relevant professional work experience is highly preferred; an MBA is highly preferred; a minimum of five (5) years of demonstrated success in emerging technologies is required and prior or current experience working in the consumer products industry is highly preferred. This position may require up to 25% international and domestic travel and will be based in Jacksonville, Florida.

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Primary Location:North America-United States-Florida-Jacksonville
Organization: Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. (6094)