Class of 2027 Global Operations Leadership Development Program - Europe (GOLD)

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Duration: 2.5-year program, followed by permanent position 

Start date: Summer 2027 

Application deadline:11th October 2026  

Interview Timing: Selected candidates will be invited toourvirtualGOLD hiring event, which will take placeinlate-November 2026. All candidates will be notified of their status byearly November.  

At Johnson & Johnson, we use technology and the power of teamwork to discover new ways to prevent and overcome the world’smost significant healthcare challenges. Our Enterprise, MedicalTechnology,and Innovative Medicine teamsleverage data, real-world insights, and creative minds to make life-changing healthcare products and medicines.We're disrupting outdated healthcare ecosystems and infusing them with transformative ideas to help people thrive throughout every stage of their lives. With a reach of more than a billion people every day,there’s no limit to the impact you can make here. Are you ready to reimagine healthcare?   

Here, your career breakthroughs will change the future of health, in all the best ways. Andyou’ll change, too.You’ll be inspired, andyou’ll inspire people across the world to change how they care for themselves and those they love.   

GOLD Program Overview   

The Global Operations Leadership Development (GOLD) Program offers recent university graduates the opportunity to accelerate their career growth through a structured framework that combines challenging work rotations with classroom and online training over a two-and-a-half-year period. The goal of the program is to craft the next generation of leaders across the end-to-end global supply chain functions within Johnson & Johnson. Functional areas within the program include, but are not limited to operations, procurement, quality, planning, customer andlogistics services, project and process engineering, facilities engineering and quality technical support. The combination of multi-functional work assignments and action learning helps to develop the skills and capabilities needed to build your career path towards leadership.   

Participants will learn to drive their careers in small-company environments that support the ambitious spirit, nurture collaboration and partnership, and recognize their individual contributions. At the same time, associates benefit from the big-company impact of a global leader in healthcare, with premier training and development and career opportunities across a dynamic global environment.   

 Program Components   

• Combine on-the- job experience with business, leadership & personal development training   

• Rotational assignments across multiple sitesthroughout the EU and Switzerland that deliver real and impactful business results - please note that we havefourdifferent rotational cohorts across EMEA,and all qualified candidates are eligible for each cohort: 

• AnIrishdomestic cohort where associates will rotate through assignments across our J&J Ireland campuses 

• ASwissdomestic cohort where associates will rotate through assignments across our J&J Switzerland campuses 

• A Belgian domestic cohort where associates will rotate through assignments across our J&J Belgium campuses 

• A Cross-Country cohort where associates will rotate through assignments across our J&J campuses throughoutGermany,Italy,theNetherlands,andFrance 

• Opportunity to expand technical capabilities, leadershipskills and business knowledge   

• Exposure to a broad range of experiences across the global Supply Chain throughout J&J'stwobusiness segments (Innovative Medicineand MedicalTechnology)   

• Global networking, in-person residencies, and virtual collaboration with fellow associates around the world   

• Building technical skills in many areas, including:  

• Project management   

• Supply chain management (planning, manufacturing & procurement)   

• Quality and regulatory compliance   

• Manufacturing operations   

• Customer andlogistics services (distribution, transportation, and warehousing)   

• Product and process analysis & improvement methodologies (six sigma, lean, design excellence)  

Position Responsibilities   

During your participation in the program, youare responsible fordemonstrating a working knowledge of how the different global supply chain functions of Johnson & Johnson connect to support our business and our customers around the world. Associates will gain valuable experiences across the global end-to-end supply chain while:   

• Participating in the planning, production and distribution of products and services   

• Maintaining or improving manufacturing operational cost, efficiency, capacity, and compliance   

• Collaborating with internal customers and external vendors to drive key business decisions and outcomes   

• Learning about designing or redesigning new products   

• Maintaining quality and regulatory compliance   

• Understanding the impact of the business on the customer experience   

• Keeping the customer in the center of everything we do   

Qualifications  

For consideration in theGOLD Program Class of 2027, you must meet the following requirements:   

• A bachelor’s degree in a supply chain, business administration, business management, data science, biotechnology, health sciences and technology, or engineering 

• High academic achievement as proven byoverall performance in university  

• An interest in exploring multifunctional assignments across a global supply chain   

• Professional experience in a relevant business area.A minimum of 3months’experience is highly preferred, but notrequired, and no more than2 years of full-time work experience byDecember 31, 2026, inclusive of co-operational, internship, and post-graduate employment. (Areas include supply chain, operations,logistics, engineering, quality, data analytics, information systems, research and development, or anotherdirectly related field, as examples) 

• EU Geographic flexibility is a mandatory requirement over the course of the GOLD Program and at Graduation of the GOLD Program 

• You mustbe authorized to work permanently in the EU orSwitzerland, without requiring sponsorship now or in the future. 

• You are eligible to begin full-time employment withJohnson&Johnson in no later than summer2027 to align with the start of the GOLD program each year. Please note that depending on business needs, we may offer anoptionalFebruary2027 start date to applicants who have already earneda degree by December 2026.  

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