Senior Manager, R&D Project Management - 2406201919W

Description

Vision, part of Johnson & Johnson's MedTech, is recruiting for a Senior Manager, R&D Project Management located in Irvine, CA.

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/

For more than 130 years, diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI) has been a part of our cultural fabric at Johnson & Johnson and woven into how we do business every day. Rooted in Our Credo, the values of DEI fuel our pursuit to create a healthier, more equitable world. Our diverse workforce and culture of belonging accelerate innovation to solve the world’s most pressing healthcare challenges. We know that the success of our business – and our ability to deliver meaningful solutions – depends on how well we understand and meet the diverse needs of the communities we serve. Which is why we foster a culture of inclusion and belonging where all perspectives, abilities and experiences are valued and our people can reach their potential. At Johnson & Johnson, we all belong.

The Senior Manager, R&D Project Management leads and delivers new global projects and is accountable for guiding the cross-functional teams to ensure strategic alignment and execution of the project deliverables, on schedule, within budget, and to the required quality / reliability standards. The Senior Manager, R&D Project Management will apply project management and J&J best practices and tools to deliver new products consistent with business strategy and objectives. They are a technically strong individual experienced in complex equipment and successful program delivery in regulated environments who work directly with Platform Technical Leads, Functional Managers and Business Leaders to identify and coordinate resolution of technical and project risks. The Senior Manager, R&D Project Management provides timely and effective communication of project progress, ensures sufficient human resources and budgets, and employs a leadership style that inspires teamwork, high standards, compliance and overall success in project results for the benefit of the patient, customer, and the company.

Key Responsibilities:

• Delivers new product introduction (NPI) programs on-schedule, on-budget, and to the required performance, quality, and cost targets. Manages program from inception, product development, transfer-to-manufacturing, product launch, and 12-month post-launch stability phases.

• Leads a cross-function core team for each project, comprised of all key functional leads. Appropriately challenges assumptions, creatively solves roadblocks and sources of delay or ambiguity, and thoroughly identifies and helps solve project and technical risks.

• Responsible for developing, and tracking against, a high-quality, integrated project plan, including charter, resources, schedule, critical milestones, and identifying all key functional deliverables and interdependencies needed for program success and ensuring these are well understood, appropriately resourced, and tracked.

• Prepares and maintains project schedule, ensuring timing estimates from the cross-functional team are accurate and appropriately reviewed and aligned, including buffers and alternative processes to mitigate risks.

• Organizes and delivers project presentations to management, including dashboard updates, routine project status, stage gate transition reviews, and budget updates, with emphasis on identifying risks and their potential solutions to obtain support from management as needed to enable project success.

• Be the primary cross-functional point of contact for the project and interface deeply with Technical Leads on product performance and technical issues, Global Strategic Marketing on product and timing requirements, Supply Chain PMs on supply aspects, R&D Functional Managers on resource and technical items, and Executive Sponsor on project issues.

• Facilitate cross-functional communication between R&D, Marketing, Operations, Quality Assurance and Clinical/ Regulatory organizations to resolve open issues, align on solutions, and drive successful project completion. Escalates issues appropriately if needed for resolution.

• Leads project team meetings, develops and manages agenda, produces minutes, and follow up action items.

• Resolves issues, conflicts and project bottlenecks as they arise, negotiating effectively with others. Drive recovery effort to triage for minimal impact to overall schedule, budget, and product performance.

• Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and procedures.

• Ensure projects run in compliance with our established Design Control procedures, including Design Reviews, Risk Analysis, and Design History Files.

• Drive NPI and Governance process improvement based on best practices and learnings.

• Manages other project managers, and support staff as required.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• BS or higher-level degree in Engineering or Science fields is required

• 10 years of professional experience with emphasis in Project Management in a regulated environment is required; preferably medical device / automotive / aerospace / healthcare industry

• 3 years of experience in R&D new product development required.

• Experience leading complex electro-mechanical, software-driven, medical device capital equipment projects is required.

• Experience leading digital innovation, and AI/ML related projects is required.

• A proven track record of successfully delivering new products through the entire development lifecycle, from concept through launch and stability is required.

• Therapeutic energy-based device experience preferred, such as phaco-emulsification/ultrasound, laser, and associated consumables and embedded software is preferred.

• Strongly prefer candidates with strong cross-functional experience and skillsets, aiding end-to-end project planning and execution from project inception, engineering, transfer to manufacturing, sales enablement, and stability phases.

• Practical knowledge of each of the following: ISO 13485, FDA / MDD / CE, IEC 62304 / 62366, Design Controls / Design History File, Requirements Definition, ISO 14971 / Risk Management

• Validation & Verification experience desired

• Six Sigma Green Belt, Black Belt or PMP Certification preferred

• Must have strong verbal and written communication skills across all levels of the organization

• Ability to travel up to 15%, international and domestic is required.

This job posting is anticipated to close on August 22, 2024, the company may however extend this time-period.

The anticipated base pay range for this position is $135,000 to $232,300. California Bay Area -$166,000 to $267,145. The anticipated base pay range for this position is. The Company maintains highly competitive, performance-based compensation programs. Under current guidelines, this position is eligible for an annual performance bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan. The annual performance bonus is a cash bonus intended to provide an incentive to achieve annual targeted results by rewarding for individual and the corporation’s performance over a calendar/performance year. Bonuses are awarded at the Company’s discretion on an individual basis.

• Employees and/or eligible dependents may be eligible to participate in the following Company sponsored employee benefit programs: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance.

• Employees may be eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).

• Employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:

• Vacation – up to 120 hours per calendar year

• Sick time - up to 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington – up to 56 hours per calendar year

• Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays – up to 13 days per calendar year of Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year

• Additional information can be found through the link below. https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits

The compensation and benefits information set forth in this posting applies to candidates hired in the United States. Candidates hired outside the United States will be eligible for compensation and benefits in accordance with their local market

Primary Location NA-US-California-Irvine

Organization Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc (6234)

Job Function R&D Project Management

Req ID: 2406201919W