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 processes and metrics and is responsible for project management from initiation through product launch. The role focuses heavily on the Trauma business and the development of orthopedic medical devices, including implants, instruments, and other hardware products. The Senior Project Manager leads complex, cross-functional projects and owns the integrated project plan. The role coordinates execution across R&D/Engineering, Quality, Regulatory, Manufacturing/Operations, Supply Chain, Clinical, Marketing, and other functions. It requires hands-on project leadership, planning, risk management, problem-solving, and communication, along with the ability to connect technical and business objectives and translate complex activities into executable plans. Johnson & Johnson has announced plans to separate its Orthopaedics business as DePuy Synthes. The separation is anticipated to be completed within 18 to 24 months, subject to legal requirements, consultations, regulatory approvals, and other customary conditions. Following completion, the successful candidate is anticipated to become a DePuy Synthes employee, with employment governed by its processes, programs, policies, and benefit plans.

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.
Medical device industry experience; strongly preferred.
Orthopedic medical device experience, particularly in Trauma, implants, fixation systems, surgical instruments, or related hardware products; strongly preferred.
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 matrixed cross-functional teams, establishing ownership, accountability, priorities, and timing.
Identify project risks, issues, schedule impacts, resource constraints, and dependencies, and lead mitigation or recovery planning.
Integrate activities across R&D/Engineering, Quality, Regulatory, Manufacturing/Operations, Supply Chain, Clinical, Marketing, and other functions.
Ensure plans incorporate design control, risk management, verification and validation, regulatory, manufacturing readiness, design transfer, and launch activities, as applicable.
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, milestones, 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), subject to plan terms.
401(k) savings plan, subject to plan terms.
Vacation: 120 hours per calendar year, subject to policy and date of hire.
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: 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.