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 https://www.jnj.com **Job Function:** Enterprise Management **Job Sub** **Function:** General Management **Job Category:** People Leader **All Job Posting Locations:** Bratislavský kraj, Slovakia **Job Description:** **Innovative Medicine Central Europe & Baltics** **Country Director Slovakia and Baltics** **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 Country Director Slovakia and Baltics to be in based in Bratislava - Slovakia.** **Purpose** **: The Country Director for Slovakia and Baltics leads the IM (Innovative Medicines) organization to drive commercial success and long-term growth. This role is responsible for business planning, team leadership and development, stakeholder engagement, compliance, and risk management. Strong focus is put on growing our talent, aligning business strategies with future needs and fostering a strong company culture and engagement.** **You will be responsible for:** + **Leading and managing IM organization in a Slovakia and Baltics, ensuring Commercial Excellence and success, profitable short-, mid- and long-term growth in key market segments.** + **Delivering the agreed country business plan objectives by leading and developing teams and leaders responsible for therapeutic areas, commercial, HEMAR, Medical and other enabling functions.** + **“Driving the Debate” with all institutional stakeholders to ensure short and long-term access for Innovation, leading activity with local trade associations, patient associations and relationship with key opinion leaders in the country.** + **Having legal responsibility for IM business, managing risk, conducting business activities in compliance with ethical and legal requirements.** + **Creating a diverse pipeline of future leaders and ensuring the alignment of current and future talent requirements with the business strategy.** + **Implementing the corporate strategy and the business processes as defined by the organization.** + **Developing and implementing the local strategy in line with regional framework and guidance.** + **Leading collaboration with HUB, Finance, Supply Chain, HR and all other enabling functions.** + **Having responsibility for Credo based company culture, development and motivation of IM organization as a team in alignment with J&J’s Credo values.** **Required Technical Competencies & Knowledge** **Key Leadership Competencies:** + **Strong track record of success in similar roles with 10+ years of management experience with PnL responsibility, team development and exemplary leadership.** + **Mandatory previous commercial experience with team leadership and talent development, having managed and inspired culturally diverse teams across multiple countries.** + **Demonstrated knowledge of pharmaceutical industry and therapeutic areas.** + **Playing a pivotal role in shaping the development strategy for Slovakia and Baltics region, directly impacting growth and success.** + **Track record of turnaround and competitive achievements with strong compliance acumen.** + **Thorough HEMAR knowledge and successful reimbursement achievement.** + **Knowledge and experience managing external stakeholders or policy makers is preferable.** + **Strategic thinking and business/commercial acumen.** + **Cultural sensitivity & diversity.** + **Experience in change management and crisis management is desired.** **Qualifications / Requirements:** + **Result-oriented thinking with sense for prioritization.** + **Team player with good interpersonal skills, ability to influence and interact effectively with internal and external customers.** + **Recognizing internal and external market complexity and acts with courage, promoting compliance to drive business.** + **Broad business understanding from other cross-functional experience supporting effective collaboration.** + **Open for innovations; strategic ability to develop innovative and impactful strategies and tactics, delivering sustained share growth in the competitive landscape.** + **Strong communication skills with ability to inspire teams and create followership.** + **Fluent knowledge of English, spoken and written, is a must.** **\#Li-Hybrid**