Job Function: Project/Program Management Group
Job Sub Function: Project/Program Management
Job Category:Professional
All Job Posting Locations:Anasco, Puerto Rico, United States of America, Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America
Job Description:Johnson & Johnson is seeking a highly qualified and motivated individual to join our team as a Value Stream Manager supporting Surgical Vision Platform, based in Jacksonville Florida.
The Value Stream Senior Manager plays a critical role in supporting Value Stream Management (VSM) by driving execution, coordination, and performance management across one or more product value streams. This role partners closely with Supply Chain, R&D, Commercial, Quality, and Finance teams to support the development, execution, and monitoring of Product Strategy Roadmaps (PSRs). This Value Stream role will have direct responsibility for the Cartridge, Inserters & OVD Portfolio wiht support to the overall IOL & Implant Platform
This role operates in a global, cross-functional environment and focuses on translating strategy into execution, enabling disciplined governance, and improving end-to-end (E2E) performance across service, cost, cash, quality, and risk dimensions.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support the development, refresh, and execution of Product Strategy Roadmaps (PSRs) for assigned products or value streams, in alignment with VSM standards and governance.
- Coordinate cross-functional inputs (Supply Chain, R&D, Commercial, Quality, Finance) to support E2E product strategies, initiative prioritization, and execution planning.
- Drive execution of value stream initiatives and projects, tracking progress, risks, dependencies, and outcomes against defined objectives and success measures.
- Support E2E performance management, including preparation of dashboards, KPI reviews, and insights related to reliability, cost, service, cash flow, and risk.
- Identify execution risks, constraints, and trade-offs, and escalate insights and recommendations to the Value Stream Director as needed.
- Support NPI and lifecycle activities, including launch readiness reviews, execution tracking, and transfer-of-ownership coordination.
- Contribute to continuous improvement efforts across supply chain processes, manufacturability, and operational performance.
- Support capital and investment execution activities, including initiative tracking, benefits realization, and alignment to approved business cases.
- Partner with sites and functions to support adherence to quality, compliance, and HSE requirements, ensuring issues are identified, tracked, and escalated appropriately.
- Contribute to the development and maturation of the VSM capability, including use of standard tools, templates, governance forums, and ways of working.
Qualifications
Required Minimum Education:
- Bachelor's degree required; Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, or related field preferred
- Advanced degree is a plus
Required Years of Related Experience:
- Typically 6-10 years of relevant experience
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Experience in one or more of the following: manufacturing, supply chain, planning, project management, operations, or engineering
- Demonstrated ability to lead execution and deliver results in a complex, matrixed environment
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with ability to synthesize insights from multiple data sources
- Working knowledge of end-to-end supply chain processes, from demand planning through delivery
- Experience supporting cross-functional initiatives and governance forums
- Understanding of NPI processes and product lifecycle management preferred
- Ability to communicate clearly with diverse stakeholders and prepare materials for leadership reviews
- Detail-oriented, structured, and comfortable operating within defined frameworks while exercising sound judgment
- Exposure to global operations or multi-region collaboration preferred
- Willingness to travel up to 10-15%, as required
Other:
Required Skills: Preferred Skills:Agile Decision Making, Agility Jumps, Analytics Insights, Business Alignment, Continuous Improvement, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Leadership, Organizational Project Management, Organizing, Program Management, Project Management Methodology (PMM), Project Management Office (PMO), Project Management Tools, Project Reporting, Statement of Work (SOW), Technical Credibility
