Associate Project Manager, RD

Mentor Worldwide LLC, a member of Johnson & Johnson's Family of Companies, is recruiting for an Associate Project Manager, R&D located in Irving, Texas or Raritan, NJ.

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/.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leads multi-functional project teams in the design, development and manufacturing of breast implants, sizers and tissue expanders to fulfill clinical unmet needs within a highly regulated design control environment.
• Responsible for project and program management leadership by ensuring project timelines are met, project activities are completed on time and within budget, stage gate reviews are both timely and in compliance
• Works with Marketing, Engineering, and Manufacturing to develop project plans, resource allocations, budgets and tlimes and lead regular project reviews and report outs.
• Monitors and communicates project issues, recommendations, risks, cross functional resource gaps and mitigation plans to management on a timely basis.
• Executes both short and long range product development plans and programs to ensure alignment with annual portfolio priorities.
• Leads annual R&D portfolio prioritization process in collaboration with cross functional teams and develops and tracks pipeline value in partnership with marketing and finance.
• Mentors team members and provides expertise to the wider group and may be asked to assume responsibility for the management of direct reports
• Ensures assigned project activities meet overall completion, communicate risks and recommend mitigation plans if necessary.
• Develops long term portfolio cadence and pipeline governance process aligned with marketing and supply chain / LCM team.
• Develops and communicates monthly scorecard and reviews project status at cross functional monthly review meetings.
• Demonstrates understanding and application of core GMP fundamentals, including but not limited to: Data Integrity (DI), and Good Documentation Practices (GDPs).
• Responsible for ensuring personal and company compliance with all Federal, State, local and company regulations, policies and procedures for Health, Safety and Environmental compliance for self and direct reports.
• Other duties and responsibilities as needed/assigned by the manager.

Qualifications

Education:

• Minimum of a Bachelors degree in mechanical or biomedical engineering or related field

Required:

• Bachelors or Master's degree in engineering or scientific field like, mechanical, biomedical engineering, electrical or related field
• Well versed with MS Projects or similar Project planning and monitoring tools.
• Minimum 3 - 5 years' experience leading cross-functional project teams toward the commercialization of complex projects. Preference for this with experience in (Class II and III) medical implants or devices or similar regulated field (e.g. pharmaceutical)
• 5 - 7 years of proven company work experience, in the research, development, and/or commercialization of medical devices or similar regulated fields (e.g. pharmaceutical)
• Possesses a proven understanding of medical device Design Control
• Strong analytical skills for scenario planning and resource allocations
• Proficiency with MS Office is required.
• Ability to move materials and light equipment (up to 10 pounds) as needed

Preferred:

• Previous experience in leading cross-functional teams in the launch of highly regulated (Class II and III) medical implants or devices, preferably from concept to commercialization
• Past experience working with materials (preferably biomaterials) or manufacturing processes (preferably polymer manufacturing) is desirable.
• PMP certification or equivalent project leader / program manager certification
• Familiarity with cGMP is desirable but not required.
• Previous experience with mechanical testing and/or laboratory test method development, or 3D CAD modeling including SW is desirable.

Other:

• This position can be based in Irving, TX or Raritan, NJ and requires up to 15% travel

The anticipated base pay range for this position is [$123,500] to [$166,000].

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 may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs such as health insurance, savings plan, pension plan, disability plan, vacation pay, sick time, holiday pay, and work, personal and family time off in accordance with the terms of the applicable plans. Additional information can be found through the link below.

Eligible for benefits to include medical, dental, vision and time off as well as any others as provided for in the applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement.

For additional general information on company benefits, please go to: - https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits

Johnson & Johnson is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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