Lou Palma

About Lou Palma

I am not actively interviewing for roles at Johnson & Johnson or using a vendor to support hiring. If contacted, please be sure that the person you are speaking with is accurately representing themselves. Email from me or other J&J employees will be @its.jnj.com addresses and never Gmail or other email services.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 As an HR professional I strive to provide Talent solutions to the enterprise businesses through leadership and support of strategic organizational goals. This is accomplished through partnerships with HR, Line Leaders, Compensation, Talent Acquisition, Mobility and other Johnson & Johnson teams to deliver the best talent solutions to support employees responsible for providing products used by doctors, patients, and consumers each day.In a Head of Talent Acquisition role with Johnson & Johnson, I am delivering on the current and future talent needs of the business I support through partnership with business and HR leaders and management of a high performing team.During my career I have served as a Talent Acquisition leader with agency and corporate recruiting experience across the Medical Devices, Diagnostics, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech/Innovation, and Engineering/Architecture industries and as a Leader focused on Global Experience and processes across hiring & onboarding. Company Training: FPX, Corporate Leadership Council Talent Adviser Leadership Academy, Behavioral Based Interviewing, Recruitment Consulting Skills, Compensation, Employment Practices. Internet Job Board Experience: Taleo Enterprise Edition, LinkedIn Recruiter, Jobs2Web, Monster, Career Builder, HotJobs, Dice, etc.

Experience

1. Head of Talent Acquisition, Janssen Americas Commercial, Global Commercial Strategy, & Supply Chain

   Johnson & Johnson

   Nov 2022 — Present

   Responsible for shaping and delivering the Janssen Americas Commercial, GCSO, and Global Supply Chain talent acquisition strategy. In partnership with senior business and HR leaders I drive effective and efficient talent acquisition strategies in support of current and future talent priorities. Leadership and development of a high performing team of Latin America and North America based team members tasked with supporting the business.

Education

• Bucknell University

  BS, Business Administration

  1999 — 2003

• Rutgers University

  Master of Human Resource Management, Human Resources Management and Services

  2010 — 2013

• Bernards High School

  Diploma

  1995 — 1999

• Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations (SMLR)

  MHRM

  2013

Skills

• Hiring
• Pharmaceutical Industry
• Deferred Compensation
• Recruiting
• Applicant Tracking Systems
• Global Talent Acquisition
• Onboarding
• Workforce Planning
• Pharmaceutics
• Pricing
• Epidemiology
• Career Counseling
• College Recruiting
• Leadership
• Taleo
• Ddi Certified
• Economic Modeling
• Outcomes
• Biotechnology
• Recruitment/Retention
• Medical Device Industry
• Sourcing
• Market Access
• Health Economics
• Patient Outcomes
• Management
• Technical Recruiting
• Health Outcomes
• HR
• Outcomes Research
• Business Development
• Employer Branding
• Pharmacoeconomics
• Regulatory Affairs
• Talent Acquisition
• Human Resources
• Personnel Management
• Medical Devices
• Internet Recruiting
• Talent Scouting