Senior Project Manager, R&D

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine•West Chester, PA

2d•$92,000 - $148,350•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Project Manager, R&D, will join Johnson & Johnson’s Orthopaedics team at DePuy Synthes in a hybrid role based in West Chester, Pennsylvania. The position leads complex, cross-functional new product development projects from initiation through product launch and owns all project management aspects, including the integrated project plan and execution across R&D/Engineering, Quality, Regulatory, Manufacturing/Operations, Supply Chain, Clinical, Marketing, and other functions. The role primarily supports the Trauma business, developing orthopedic medical devices such as implants, instruments, and related hardware and software solutions, including integration of Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) capabilities. The Senior Project Manager connects technical and business objectives, assesses the project implications of technical decisions, and translates cross-functional activities into executable project plans. This hands-on leadership role proactively manages risks and dependencies, facilitates decisions, drives accountability, and communicates project status to teams and leadership. The position is hybrid and located in West Chester, Pennsylvania. The anticipated base pay range is $92,000 to $148,350. Subject to applicable plan terms, employees are eligible for a consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)), as well as vacation, sick time, holiday pay, parental leave, bereavement leave, caregiver leave, volunteer leave, military spouse time off, and other stated time-off benefits. The company has announced plans to separate its Orthopaedics business as DePuy Synthes, with the transaction anticipated to be completed within 18 to 24 months, subject to customary conditions and approvals.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science, Business, or a related discipline.
4–6+ years of progressively responsible project or program management experience, including complex product development projects.
Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional teams in a regulated product development environment.
Experience building, owning, and driving integrated project schedules with cross-functional dependencies, milestones, and critical-path activities.
Experience leading projects through multiple phases of the product development lifecycle.
Strong project risk, issue, dependency, and schedule management capabilities.
Ability to lead and influence cross-functional teams in a matrixed organization without direct authority.
Strong written, verbal, presentation, and leadership communication skills.
Ability to understand technical information and translate it into project implications, risks, dependencies, and actions.

Nice To Haves

Advanced technical or business degree.
PMP certification, or willingness to achieve it.
Experience leading new product development programs involving Software as a Medical Device (SaMD), connected medical devices, or software-enabled medical device products.
Medical device industry experience.
Orthopedic medical device experience, particularly in Trauma, implants, fixation systems, surgical instruments, or related hardware products.
Experience with medical device design controls and structured new product development processes.
Experience leading products through verification and validation, design transfer, manufacturing readiness, and commercial launch.
Experience with globally distributed project teams.

Responsibilities

Lead complex, cross-functional new product development projects through multiple phases of the product development lifecycle.
Own and maintain the integrated project plan, including milestones, dependencies, critical path, resources, risks, and key deliverables.
Drive execution against project scope, schedule, budget, resource, and business commitments.
Lead cross-functional teams in a matrixed environment, establishing clear ownership, accountability, priorities, and timing.
Proactively identify project risks, issues, schedule impacts, resource constraints, and dependencies; lead mitigation or recovery planning.
Integrate activities across R&D/Engineering, Quality, Regulatory, Manufacturing/Operations, Supply Chain, Clinical, Marketing, and other functions.
Integrate hardware, software, systems, and cross-functional development activities into the overall project plan, including dependencies, verification and validation activities, regulatory deliverables, and product launch requirements.
Ensure project plans address design control, risk management, verification and validation, regulatory requirements, manufacturing readiness, design transfer, and launch activities.
Facilitate cross-functional alignment, trade-off discussions, decision-making, and issue resolution.
Establish effective project governance and maintain appropriate project documentation.
Provide project updates to teams and leadership on project health, milestone performance, critical path, risks, issues, decisions, and required actions.
Escalate significant project risks and issues with an assessment of potential impact and recommended actions.
Ensure compliance with applicable company policies, procedures, quality requirements, and regulatory requirements.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Consolidated retirement plan (pension)
401(k) savings plan
Vacation: 120 hours per calendar year
Sick time: 40 hours per calendar year, with different amounts for employees residing in Colorado or Washington
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, or foster care of a child
Bereavement Leave: 240 hours for an immediate family member and 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