Technology Programs Lead, PMO

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Job Function:

Project/Program Management Group

Job Sub Function:

Technology Project Management

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Irvine, California, United States of America

Job Description:

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments.

Are you passionate about improving and expanding the possibilities of Cardiovascular? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our Cardiovascular team develops leading solutions for heart recovery, electrophysiology, and stroke. You will join a proud heritage of continually elevating standards of care for stroke, heart failure and atrial fibrillation (AFib) patients.

Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech

We are searching for the best talent for a Technology Programs Lead, PMO to support our Electrophysiology business.  This role will work a Flex/Hybrid schedule with 3 days per week onsite in our Irvine, CA office.

The Technology Programs Lead, PMO will manage and contribute to digital-related projects (for example, digital transformation efforts, software/tool implementations, and data-driven initiatives) and work cross-functionally to identify, shape and implement New Product Development process improvements that accelerate time-to-market, enhance quality, and increase development efficiency.

Responsibilities:

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

• This job description applies to programs and projects that support new product development infrastructure and lifecycle management within the Program Management Office, including digital initiatives and NPD process improvements.
• Support / lead the implementation of digital projects and initiatives from initiation to completion, applying appropriate Project Management methodologies and practices.
• Support data collection and exploratory analysis required for digital feature(s) implementation or AI model development.
• Develop and manage MS Project timelines inclusive of all critical milestones, interdependencies and resource constraints. Report timely updates via Project Templates and Dashboards; and develop agendas, minutes, metrics, etc.
• Guide and execute applicable project activities to meet project and business objectives and milestones. Excel at project execution, collaboration and attention to detail.  
• Demonstrate expertise in project, change and process management, strong communication, and effective team leadership.
• Identify and manage business impact and risks; proactively identify and escalate risks and issues to relevant stakeholders; lead development and delivery of tactical and achievable mitigation and contingency planning.
• Lead maintenance and enhancement efforts of deployed solutions through stabilization, define stabilization criteria.
• Define and implement training and hypercare strategy for projects to ensure successful adoption.
• Support / lead the implementation of NPD process improvements while ensuring that Compliance requirements are met.   
• Write and maintain work instructions, standard operating procedures, and project documentation.
• Lead "lessons learned" exercises, share lessons among teams and integrate them into existing processes.
• Works with Quality Assurance/Quality Control to ensure that project deliverables and initiatives meet and/or exceeds both company and Feder