Sr. Principal Engineer, Utilities System Owner

Johnson & Johnson • Wilson, NC

42d • Onsite

About The Position

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. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com
Job Function: Supply Chain Engineering
Job Sub Function: Process Engineering
Job Category: Scientific/Technology
All Job Posting Locations: Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Job Description: About Innovative Medicine Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow. Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine J&J is expanding our manufacturing capacity with $2 billion investment to support strong portfolio growth and continue delivering breakthrough innovation and transformational medicines for patients. The new facility will expand production of innovative biologic medicines in areas including oncology, immunology, and neuroscience. J&J's significant supply chain investment ensures a resilient and reliable future supply of medicines to meet accelerating demand for our current portfolio of medicines and our future innovations. The Make-to-Order (MTO) are responsible for supplying medicines to markets around the world. With Quality as our primary focus, our group strives to provide access and affordability through innovation and strong collaboration with our R D and Commercial partners to deliver life changing solutions for patients in need. Support the deployment of the Make-to-Order (MTO) aspiration “to innovate to safely supply quality products and services competitively, faster, always”. Responsible for providing advanced engineering design and start-up of GMP large molecule biologics manufacturing facilities, systems, and equipment; and providing engineering and technical/business support for new complex utility equipment and systems. Provide integrated equipment, utility, and facility engineering expertise with an operational and maintenance focus in support of manufacturing projects to support ‘right first time' execution and start up. Management to drive innovative solutions in engineering support, and utility technology. Coordinate with internal stakeholders to ensure project alignment with technology standards and engineering specifications for GMP manufacturing. Provide technical mentoring, building high-performing utility or process engineering team.

Requirements

• Minimum of a Bachelor's or equivalent University Degree; required MS/MBA/Ph.D. PE Certificate preferred
• A minimum 12 years of utility experience in GMP MFG facilities.
• Experience in green or brown field GMP MFG facility start-up including automation, utilities, facilities and operations.
• Strong technical background in Utility, strong analytical skills to synthesize business needs, manufacturing requirements, engineering elements, and technology inputs, etc. into business solutions
• Operational and financial fundamentals
• Familiarity with ASME BPE codes, PLC/DCS automation controlled systems, P&ID and clean utilities including: WFI, clean steam, plant steam, process gases, chemicals.
• The ability to lead and/or support multiple projects simultaneously
• Defines technical or scientific direction of programs composed of multiple complex projects
• Engineers new and modifies existing processes to ensure right first time process start up
• Track record of successful program execution and team outcomes

Nice To Haves

• FPX certification and Six Sigma and/or Lean experience are a plus

Responsibilities

• Extensive interaction with external partners (A&E, construction firms, equipment vendors) to develop, organize and execute project plans as SME and utilities systems owner. The incumbent should demonstrate the following: detail and goal oriented, teamwork, customer-focus, thorough understanding of GMPs and regulatory requirements.
• Serve as Process Engineering Expert (Utilities, Process Systems) to develop business based technology solutions and provide integrated equipment, utility and facility engineering expertise with an operational and maintenance focus to support execution of strategic and key CAPEX manufacturing projects, driving ‘right first time' start up and execution.
• Explore and understand technology and manufacturing challenges and synthesize business needs, manufacturing requirements, engineering elements, and technology inputs, etc. into business solutions.
• Clear technical reporting, ability to explain technical tradeoffs to non-technical stakeholders, strong negotiation and conflict resolution.
• High degree of collaboration with internal (manufacturing, quality, engineering) to develop standards and define project needs and priorities; as well as recruiting project team members. The incumbent must also have a thorough understanding of business requirements, effective communication skills, leadership, and interdependent partnering, conflict and risk management.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees