Project Manager

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine•Raynham, MA

22h•Hybrid

About The Position

Depuy Synthes, a member of Johnson & Johnson's Family of Companies, is recruiting for a Program Manager to form part of the VELYSTM Enabling Tech Supply Chain team, reporting to the SI&D Lead, located in Palm Beach Gardens, FL, Bridgewater, NJ, or Raynham, MA. 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. Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Orthopedics 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. The Subject Matter Expert (SME) provides deep functional and process expertise in their assigned business domain (e.g., Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory, Supply Chain) to support the transformation project implementing One DPS PLM in Windchill. The SME acts as the content expert for Supply Chain, translating current-state best processes, data, and real-world operational needs into detailed functional input for solution design, configuration, testing, and adoption. They partner closely with the Business Product Owner, project team, and system integrator to ensure the solution is accurate, compliant, and fit for purpose, while maintaining strong alignment with day‑to‑day business realities.

Requirements

A minimum of a Bachelor's degree is required, preferably in Engineering, Business, Finance, or Supply Chain.
A minimum of 6 years of relevant business experience is required.
Experience with project and program management processes and tools is required.
The ability to collaborate optimally with all levels of management and influence decision-making across a matrix organization is required.

Nice To Haves

An Advanced Degree is helpful.
Product cost management and budget management preferred
Experience, training, or certification in digital analytics capabilities is preferred.
Global business experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Balance near‑term Agile‑to‑Windchill separation and migration needs with the long‑term vision of a harmonized, streamlined PLM solution.
Become the DPS-wide domain expert for assigned business processes, data, and use cases within the Windchill PLM implementation.
Document and explain DPS-wide current-state (AS‑IS) and future-state (TO‑BE) business processes, rules, and pain points.
Provide detailed functional input to support solution design decisions, system configuration, workflows, and data models.
Validate and confirm that proposed solutions align with business practices, and operational constraints with functional team and across platforms.
Support the creation and refinement of user stories, requirements, and acceptance criteria from a domain perspective.
Support definition of business rules for BOM structures, change management, document control, and lifecycle states as applicable.
Provide input to training materials, work instructions, and SOPs, ensuring accuracy for end users.
Represent the function as a project core team member and lead an extended functional team to coordinate activities, drive alignment, and manage inputs and decisions arising from the core team.
Act as a change ambassador within their function, gathering feedback from end users and supporting adoption across DPS platforms.
Escalate functional risks, gaps, or usability concerns to the BPO and project leadership in a timely manner.

Benefits

Employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).
This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program.
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