Senior Project Manager, R&D

Johnson & Johnson•West Chester, PA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Johnson & Johnson is seeking a Senior Project Manager, R&D to join its Orthopaedics team in a hybrid role based in West Chester, Pennsylvania. The position specializes in new product development and leads complex, cross-functional projects from initiation through product launch. The Senior Project Manager owns the integrated project plan and drives execution across R&D/Engineering, Quality, Regulatory, Manufacturing/Operations, Supply Chain, Clinical, Marketing, and other functions. The role focuses primarily on the Trauma business and the development of orthopedic medical devices, including implants, instruments, and related hardware and software solutions. It also supports integration of Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) capabilities into orthopedic product development programs. The successful candidate will apply an understanding of the medical device development lifecycle to connect technical and business objectives, assess the project implications of technical decisions, and translate complex activities into clear, executable plans. This hands-on project leadership role emphasizes cross-functional leadership, planning, risk management, problem-solving, communication, accountability, and decision-making.

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 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

Integrate hardware, software, systems, and cross-functional development activities into the overall project plan, including dependencies, verification and validation activities, regulatory deliverables, and launch requirements.
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 ownership, accountability, priorities, and timing.
Identify project risks, issues, schedule impacts, resource constraints, and dependencies, and lead mitigation or recovery planning.
Integrate work across R&D/Engineering, Quality, Regulatory, Manufacturing/Operations, Supply Chain, Clinical, Marketing, and other functions.
Ensure project plans incorporate design control, risk management, verification and validation, regulatory, manufacturing readiness, design transfer, and launch activities.
Facilitate cross-functional alignment, trade-off discussions, decision-making, and issue resolution.
Establish project governance and maintain appropriate project documentation.
Provide concise project updates to teams and leadership on project health, milestone performance, critical path, risks, issues, decisions, and required actions.
Escalate significant 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) and savings plan (401(k)), subject to plan terms.
Vacation: 120 hours per calendar year.
Sick time: 40 hours per calendar year, with different amounts specified for employees residing in Colorado and 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: up to 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.