Johnson & Johnson

Launch Management Lead

Johnson & Johnson$94K — $151K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 6+ years' experience in Engineering, Business, or Supply Chain Management (or 4 years with MS/MBA)
  • Preferred experience in Medical Device/Pharmaceutical/Biologics sector
  • Strong IT tool proficiency
  • Six Sigma/Process Excellence and/or Project Management certifications preferred
  • Experience leading global cross-functional teams and New Product Development is essential
  • Proven ability in building and implementing business strategies

Responsibilities

  • Act as Supply Chain Launch Lead for assigned NPI/LCM projects
  • Provide operations inputs to product design ensuring business metrics are met
  • Identify, select, and qualify suppliers, and collaborate on design and process excellence
  • Facilitate creation of commercial supply agreements addressing operations and manufacturing requirements
  • Lead trade-off discussions on contracts and develop capacity plans
  • Support resource and scale-up planning for manufacturing internally and externally
  • Contribute to decision-making across key project areas including quality and design

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness packages
  • 401(k) retirement savings plan
  • Opportunities for professional development and continuing education
  • Generous paid time off and holiday schedule
  • Employee assistance programs and work-life balance initiatives
Full Job Description
Job Function:
Supply Chain Engineering

Job Sub Function:
Project Engineering

Job Category:
Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States of America, West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Job Description:

About Orthopaedics

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 Orthopaedics? Ready to join a team that's reimagining how we heal? Our Orthopaedics teams help keep more than 6 million people moving each year while delivering clinical and economic value to surgeons and healthcare systems.

Our teams build solutions for joint reconstruction; trauma and craniomaxillofacial; sports, extremities, and elective foot and ankle; spine; and robotics and digital surgery.

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 Launch Management Lead (Sr. Engineer) to join our J&J Orthopaedics team (DePuy Synthes). This position is ideally based in West Chester, PA. Other J&J locations may be considered for the ideal candidate.

Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Orthopaedics business to establish a standalone orthopedics company, operating as DePuy Synthes. The process of the planned separation is anticipated to be completed within 18 to 24 months, subject to legal requirements, including consultation with works councils and other employee representative bodies, as may be required, regulatory approvals and other customary conditions and approvals.

Should you accept this position, it is anticipated that, following conclusion of the transaction, you would be an employee of DePuy Synthes and your employment would be governed by DePuy Synthes employment processes, programs, policies, and benefit plans. In that case, details of any planned changes would be provided to you by DePuy Synthes at an appropriate time and subject to any necessary consultation processes.

JOB SUMMARY*

This individual will be part of the DePuy Synthes Supply Chain Product Management (SCPM) group. He/she will use knowledge of project management, enterprise-wide supply chains, knowledge of manufacturing operations to function as an integral member of a development team devoted to a sustainable world-class manufacturing & supply chain operations supporting key strategic NPI or LCM projects. Ensures continuity of supply by leading and participating in complex projects that require influencing and supporting cross-functional teams.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES*

In accordance with all applicable federal, state and local laws/regulations and Corporate Johnson & Johnson, procedures and guidelines, this position: The Supply Chain Launch Lead will be responsible for:
  • Act as Supply Chain Launch Lead for their assigned NPI/LCM projects and actively participate in activities/deliverables, project plan development, updates to management and other core team activities to help establish project direction to ensure total team success.
  • Will provide operations inputs into the design of new product to ensure product is designed to meet business metrics including cost and gross profit margins.
  • Participate in identifying, influencing, selecting, and qualifying suppliers. Collaborate with internal functions and suppliers to finalize product design, material selection & process selection. Participate in assessing supplier robustness and collaborate on process excellence initiatives for continuous improvement.
  • Facilitate the creation of commercial supply agreements to support program needs ensuring all key operations and manufacturing requirements are adequately addressed.
  • Obtain necessary consensus by leading trade-off discussions and prioritization activities on contracts. Understands demand planning and works with internal and external teams to develop capacity plans for scale up including requirements for capital and validation expenses.
  • Support the resource planning, scale up requirements and head count requirements for manufacturing internally and externally. Participates or leads strategic decision-making process including make vs. buy analysis, site selection decisions, and makes balanced recommendations to management with regard to short term and long terms program objectives.
  • Contribute to decision-making in key areas of the project including financial, marketing, planning, quality, and design.
  • Ensure all areas of the supply chain (Make, Buy and Plan) are involved and engaged throughout the project lifecycle, providing two-way communications between project teams and supply chain functions.
  • Assignments will typically be of high complexity and impact to organization.
  • 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 applicable.
  • For those who supervise or manage a staff, responsible for ensuring that subordinates follow all Company guidelines related to Health, Safety and Environmental practices and that all resources needed to do so are available and in good condition, if applicable
  • Responsible for ensuring personal and Company compliance with all Federal, State, local and Company regulations, policies, and procedures.
  • Performs other duties assigned as needed.


EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION*
  • A minimum of 6 years' experience with a bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, or Supply Chain Management or 4 years of experience with a MS or MBA is required.
  • Medical Device/Pharmaceutical/Biologics experience is preferred.


REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES, CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES and AFFILIATIONS*
  • Good skills in using the relevant IT Tools.
  • Six Sigma/Process Excellence and/or Project Management/PMP/FPX certification preferred.
  • Strong communication and management influence skills are required.
  • Experience leading global cross-functional teams is required, experience with New Product Development teams is required.
  • Experience in building business strategies and driving strategy implementation is required.
  • Well organized, self-motivated, energetic, creative, resourceful, insightful, personable, and articulate.
  • Must possess strong leadership, management, and teamwork qualities.


Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:
Coaching, Collaboration, Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA), Critical Thinking, Customer Centricity, Feasibility Studies, Lean Supply Chain Management, Organizational Project Management, Problem Solving, Project Engineering, Quality Assurance (QA), Regulatory Compliance, Relationship Building, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Application, Scientific Research, Supply Planning, Technologically Savvy

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :
$94,000.00 - $151,800.00

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

About Johnson & Johnson

Scio Diamond creates single-crystal Type IIa diamonds for the jewelry market and for industrial applications. It employs a patent-protected chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process in a precisely controlled laboratory setting to produce diamonds. It was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina.

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