Associate Director NPI Platform

Johnson & Johnson • Cherry Hill, NJ

5d • Onsite

About The Position

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 jnj.com. As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit. Job Function: Supply Chain Engineering Job Sub Function: Multi-Family Supply Chain Engineering Job Category: People Leader All Job Posting Locations: Danvers, Massachusetts, United States of America. We are searching for the best talent for Associate Director of NPI Platform. 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. The Associate Director of NPI Platform serves as a key member of the NPI Operation leadership team and reports directly to the Director of Global NPI Operations. This position leads and executes all New Products Introduction responsibilities for the manufacturing function, responsible for delivering operational and supply chain technical readiness for all new product launches. The Associate Director of NPI Platform works closely with the Platform General Managers as a member of their respective cross-functional Platform Lead Team (PLT). PLT focuses on a portfolio of initiatives, ensuring successful product development through commercialization.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s of Science Degree or equivalent
• 10 years of experience in medical device product development and commercialization, or manufacturing engineering with a track record of successful product launches.
• Strong leadership skills, with experience managing teams across multiple locations and functions.
• Excellent project management skills, with experience managing complex, cross-functional projects.
• Experience with product lifecycle management and sustaining engineering.
• Strong technical background, with a deep understanding of product design and engineering principles.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to think creatively and develop innovative solutions.

Nice To Haves

• Compliance Management
• Developing Others
• Fact-Based Decision Making
• Inclusive Leadership
• Leadership
• Lean Manufacturing Principles
• Lean Supply Chain Management
• Managing Managers
• Organizational Knowledge
• Process Optimization
• Productivity Planning
• Project Engineering
• Quality Focus
• Resource Management
• Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Application
• Six Sigma
• Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)
• Supply Chain

Responsibilities

• Build and lead the necessary manufacturing organization within a platform, business processes and initiative success criteria that together ensure the smooth and timely transition of new products from feasibility into stable production. This includes internal new process development and validation, work instructions and quality inspection definitions, external process qualification, project plan development, and leading cross-functional teams to meet project timelines and deliverables.
• Lead and mentor on areas of engineering expertise; be an agent of change, constantly moving the organization towards improvements in technical skills, systems knowledge, rigorous problem solving and disciplined project execution.
• Lead a team of managers, engineers and technicians, providing guidance, coaching, and mentorship to ensure team members reach their full potential.
• Leverage technical expertise and broad organization influence to build Design for Manufacturability (DFM) capability, with special focus on influencing the broader business during the product design stage.
• Provide guidance and technical consultation to sustaining organizations including Production Engineering, Supplier Engineering and Innovation Excellence in the areas of requirements, specifications, design and verification and validation with regards to NPI efforts.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including customers, suppliers, and key opinion leaders.
• Develop and manage timelines and resource allocation plans for the NPI Platform organization.
• Develop and manage timelines and resource allocation plans for the NPI Platform organization.

Benefits

• medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance.
• consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401k).
• long-term incentive program.
• 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.
• Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director