SI&D Project Lead-Orthopaedics

Johnson & Johnson•West Chester, MA

12d•Hybrid

About The Position

DePuy Synthes, a member of Johnson & Johnson's Family of Companies, is recruiting for a SI&D Project lead to form part of the VELYS TM Enabling Tech Supply Chain team, reporting to the SI&D Lead, located in Palm Beach Gardens, FL Raynham, MA, West Chester, PA or Raritan, NJ. 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 Enabling Tech SI&D Project lead is responsible for driving and coordinating strategic initiatives and act as the PMO ensuring structured governance, prioritization, and tracking of key initiatives. This role focuses on driving end-to-end transformation to strengthen operational performance. The position requires strong project management capabilities, cross-functional leadership, and the ability to translate strategic objectives into executable programs with measurable impact.

Requirements

A minimum of a Bachelor's degree is required, preferably in Engineering, Business, Finance, or Supply Chain.
8+ years of experience in Supply Chain, Operations, Manufacturing, Planning, or related business functions.
Proven success leading large cross-functional programs and strategic initiatives with measurable business results.
Strong knowledge of E2E supply chain processes (Plan, Source, Make, Deliver, and Lifecycle Management).
Experience in program governance, portfolio management, financial analysis, and value realization tracking.
Demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders, drive change, and deliver results in a global matrix organization.

Nice To Haves

An Advanced Degree is helpful.
Experience with product cost management, budget management, and business case development.
Experience in Supply Chain transformation, S&OP/IBP, NPI, Value Stream Management, or external manufacturing.
Experience, training, or certification in digital analytics, business intelligence, AI, or data-driven decision-making tools.
Lean Six Sigma, PMP, Agile, or other relevant continuous improvement/project management certifications.
Experience in regulated industries (Medical Device, Healthcare, Pharmaceutical, or Life Sciences) and managing global teams.

Responsibilities

Establish and manage governance structure across key supply chain initiatives
Support prioritization, resource & budget alignment, aligned with platform strategic roadmap
Ensure transparency through standardized reporting and executive updates
Identify interdependencies and proactively manage risks across initiatives
Track progress against milestones, KPIs, and value realization targets, manage risks, and ensure on-time delivery
Translate high-level strategy into actionable roadmaps and execution plans
Lead end-to-end execution of platform strategic supply chain projects or workstreams in support to initiatives that will improve financial performance and support business growth, including Capacity expansion, COGS reduction and working capital optimization.
Drive alignment across stakeholders, including value stream leaders, operations, finance, procurement, planning, quality and engineering teams
Partner closely with Finance to ensure transparency of benefits and tracking of value realization
Act as a central connector across functions, ensuring alignment on priorities and execution
Influence without authority in a matrixed organization
Communicate progress, risks, and outcomes to senior leadership
Leverage data, metrics, and analytics to identify improvement opportunities
Establish dashboards and KPIs to measure initiative performance and impact
Apply operational excellence methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma)

Benefits

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
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.