Senior Project Manager

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:

Project/Program Management Group

Job Sub Function:

R&D Project Management

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States of America, Raynham, Massachusetts, United States of America, Warsaw, Indiana, United States of America, West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Job Description:

We are searching for the best talent for a Project Manager which can be located in Warsaw, IN, West Chester, PA and Raynham, MA. Remote work options may be considered on a case-by-case basis and if approved by the Company.

Purpose: Established and productive individual contributor, who works under moderate supervision. Participates in tasks relating to research and development (R&D) activities, from compiling and analyzing organizational and staff productivity through ensuring teams stay on schedule. Engages in consistent communication with department members, answering questions and updating staff, and researches industry trends and needs. Follows established safety, privacy, and confidentiality terms.

You will be responsible for:

In accordance with all applicable federal, state and local laws/regulations and Corporate Johnson & Johnson, procedures and guidelines, this position:

• Determines and executes strategies and methods to improve operations in productivity, standards, and profits.
• Implements project plans as directed by department leaders.
• Develops key technical relationships necessary to support the R&D project portfolio.
• Researches and investigates new technologies and science directed at the application of new project management processes.
• Conducts R&D efforts to align project scopes with long-term business objectives and customer needs.
• Prepares accurate and timely reporting of program status throughout its life cycle.
• Coaches junior colleagues in techniques, processes, and responsibilities.
• Coaches more junior colleagues in techniques, processes and responsibilities.​
• Understands and applies Johnson & Johnson’s Credo and Leadership Imperatives in day-to-day interactions with team.

• Manages projects within portfolio and makes commitments to meet specific business goals and objectives. 

• Leads project core teams for new product developments.  

• Creates and manages project budgets with components that include human resources, prototypes, suppliers, and general expenses to meet established return on investments per project. 

• Recommends and actively manages design surgeon relationships and customers aligned with new product development project. 

• Ensures cross-functional resources are assigned and aligned to accomplish tasks and deliverables that are part of the project plan. 

• Establishes and manages timelines, milestones, tasks and deliverables as part of project planning.  

• Responsible for working with project team to identify critical path and evaluate triple constraint. 

• Identifies risk and contingency plans as part of the project management role and works with stakeholders to develop project plans with incorporated risk analysis. 

• Builds effective interdependent partnering relationships which result in appropriate regulatory, marketing, clinical, testing, manufacturing and prototyping resources and support. 

• Applies and ensures the disciplined use of business portfolio stage gate reviews as part of the commercialization process. 
• Responsible for communicating business related issues or opportunities to next management level
• Responsible for following all Company guidelines related to Health, Safety and Environmental practices as applica