Kristen Mulholland

Biography

Kristen Mulholland is the Head of Human Resources, Global Pharmaceuticals Group and External Innovation. In this role, she is responsible for the global talent, recruiting, diversity, compensation, benefits, employee relations, external innovation and all aspects of the human resources agenda for the pharmaceuticals group. She is a member of the Pharmaceuticals Group Operating Committee (GOC) and the Human Resources Executive Committee (HREC). Kristen assumed this role in July 2017. Kristen has held several global HR Leadership positions since joining Johnson & Johnson in 2005 as Director, Human Resources, at Ethicon Endo-Surgery. As Vice President, Human Resources, she led innovative approaches for driving cultural change, talent management and engagement across the global Ethicon Endo-Surgery franchise. She was then named Vice President, Global Performance & Development, with responsibility for leading the enterprise strategic direction for enhancing employee performance and professional development. As Vice President, Human Resources, Global Pharmaceuticals Research & Development (R&D), Kristen advanced the Janssen R&D talent agenda, with a specific focus on enhancing the diversity of scientific talent and strengthening global, end-to-end Therapeutic Area capabilities as part of the Janssen 2020 strategy. As a member of the R&D Management Committee, Kristen led the development of an enterprise-wide approach for building and measuring innovation capabilities required of R&D leaders of the future. Kristen more than 15 years of experience in consulting and the healthcare industry, having spent 10 years consulting with Ernst & Young as part of the Human Capital practice and 7 years with Eli Lilly and Company in various HR roles. Kristen holds a Bachelor’s degree in political economics and German from Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana and a Master’s degree in organization development from Case Western Reserve in Cleveland, Ohio.

Research Interest

research and development