Capacity Manager
About The Position
We are searching for the best talent for our Capacity Manager position, to be located in Titusville, NJ or Spring House, PA. This role is available across multiple countries and may be posted under different requisition numbers to comply with local requirements. About Innovative Medicine: Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow. Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way. The primary responsibility of the Capacity Manager will be to support the Global Clinical Operations (GCO) Division within Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine to deliver resourcing insights to members of the R&D senior leadership and help support cross division initiatives/processes. The Capacity Manager will act as the single point of contact and Capacity Management lead for one or more functional areas, serving as a trusted advisor to those functions. Proactively identify risks and opportunities in relation to portfolio demand vs. supply analyses, driving consistent data visualization & processes, and driving informed resource planning practices. This role will ensure the integrity of FTE forecasting models by monitoring the forecast against actuals and other objective metrics.
Requirements
- A minimum of a bachelor’s degree is required.
- At least 5 years of relevant industry experience is required.
- Expert analytical and data-visualization skills are required (e.g., experience analyzing data trends, historical trends, data mining, simulation, optimization, predictive modeling, machine learning, artificial intelligence, etc.).
- The ability to translate complex, sometimes disparate data into simple, logical insights and drive decision making are required.
- Expert interpersonal skills with the ability to actively listen, quickly evaluate multiple options across various stakeholders, and deliver high-impact solutions are required.
- Strong communication, collaboration, and presentation skills are required.
- Travel as required to support project teams at multiple site locations.
Nice To Haves
- Advanced degree preferred.
- Prior experience in a planning/forecasting role is strongly preferred.
- General end to end drug development knowledge is strongly preferred.
- Knowledge of Planisware is preferred.
- Experience with reporting and statistical capabilities including (but not limited to) Tableau, Power BI, Spotfire, Minitab, etc is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Act as a trusted advisor to GCO providing resource insights and analytics on a monthly and ad hoc basis that drive functional decision making.
- Owning resource forecasting processes, e.g., Supply v. Demand, overtime, attrition rates, J&J/Flex ratios, throughput analytics, resource trends, and many others.
- Working with key business partners to develop Machine Learning & advanced forecasting models.
- Enabling financial planning cycles (BP, JU, NU, and CF) through a close partnership with Finance and Functional Business Operations Heads/Leads.
- Utilizing excellent communication skills to translate complex resource related technical information and data into clear recommendations for decision making.
- Employing excellent listening skills to take complex information from subject matter experts within the Functions to develop robust forecasting models through requirements gathering, validation, deployment, monitoring and controlling (i.e., ensure model health).
- Strategic thinking and a strong ability to network successfully across boundaries and organizations will also be needed in this role.
- In addition to Functional responsibilities, the candidate will work independently to shape and lead capabilities within their team including but not limited to Machine Learning, cross-functional model accuracy metrics, and manual demand monitoring & control.
Benefits
- Consolidated retirement plan (pension)
- Savings plan (401(k))
- Vacation –120 hours per calendar year
- Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year
- Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year
- Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
- Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child
- Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year
- Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period
- Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
- Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
