Sr Technical Product Manager, Q&C Lab Innovation

Johnson & Johnson•Wilson, NJ

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Johnson & Johnson is recruiting for an IT Senior Manager, Technical Product Manager, Q&C Lab Innovation. The locations for this hybrid position are Raritan, NJ; Titusville, NJ; Spring House, PA; Malvern, PA; Wilson, NC; Cork, Ireland; and Beerse, Belgium. Please apply to the posting for the location(s) nearest you. R-062793 - US Locations R-065078 - Cork, Ireland R-065080 - Beerse, Belgium Next Generation (Next Gen) Labs is a transformation initiative to modernize the technology stack for enhanced business outcomes. This role will help shape Next Gen Strategy for the Future of Innovative Medicine Q&C Labs

Requirements

Bachelor's degree is required.
Proven experience leading digital transformation our Next Generation initiatives in laboratory, manufacturing, or regulated technology environments.
Strong product management experience, including vision setting, roadmap development, prioritization, and value realization tracking.
Experience with Lab Informatics platforms (e.g., LIMS, ELN, CDS, SDMS) and assessing legacy environments to define future state architectures.
Demonstrated ability to translate emerging technologies into scalable, value driven lab use cases.
Experience delivering technology solutions in GxP regulated environments, with strong awareness of data integrity, validation, and audit readiness.
Ability to define and measure business outcomes (e.g., productivity, cycle time, quality events, adoption) tied to innovation initiatives.
Proven capability to lead cross functional, global teams and partner effectively with Quality, Compliance, IT, and business stakeholders.
Strong communication skills, including presenting strategy, roadmaps, and value cases to senior leadership.
Familiarity with advanced analytics, AI/ML, or rule based automation applied to lab execution, exception handling, or quality signal detection.

Nice To Haves

Handson experience defining and delivering lab automation strategies, including workflow automation, robotics enabled concepts, or instrument integration.
Experience building and scaling innovation pipelines (idea intake → proof of value → enterprise deployment).
Experience establishing standardized, modular lab operating models to enable repeatable, multisite deployments.
Experience driving end-to-end system integration between lab platforms and enterprise systems to enable digital workflows and traceability.
Strong change management and adoption leadership, driving new digital ways of working across laboratory organizations.
Experience operating in Agile delivery models and making informed Build vs. Buy decisions.
This position may require up to 10% travel domestic and international.

Responsibilities

Shape and lead the Next Gen Labs vision/roadmap and steer the team in delivering strategies for Q&C Lab Innovation products within JNJ.
Own the innovation pipeline for Next Gen Labs (idea intake → prioritization → proof-of-value → scale), ensuring a steady flow of high-impact use cases
Collaborate with other product leaders within the Lab Informatics portfolio to develop technology strategies and roadmaps for their respective portfolios.
Lead automation strategy and roadmap to reduce manual work, improve consistency, and accelerate cycle times across QC lab processes, partnering closely with business and IT stakeholders.
Drive lab automation proofs of concept (POCs) (including robotics-enabled and workflow automation concepts), defining success criteria, establishing governance, and coordinating vendor/partner execution.
Advance standardized, modular future-state lab operating models for automation and data architecture to enable repeatable deployments across sites and segments.
Drive end-to-end integration and connectivity between lab platforms and enterprise systems to enable digital workflows, traceability, and scalable automation (e.g., sample/test tracking and automated data movement).
Define and track value realization metrics for innovation and automation initiatives (e.g., productivity, lead time, deviations), translating outcomes into measurable business impact and adoption plans.
Along with being responsible for the Next Gen Labs portfolio, responsibilities may include owning delivery for one of the Informatics products.
Assess current technology stacks and understand IT and business drivers to build product strategies for maximized IT and business outcomes.
Balance business value with technical feasibility while building product strategies and features, optimizing cost and improving delivery efficiency.
Own vision and prioritization of new technical features and/or enhancements to a product to meet business needs, accountable for technical delivery and value realization in partnership with business stakeholders.
Establish technology roadmaps to achieve efficient & effective delivery of business & customer value for assigned technology products.
Drive Build versus Buy decisions.

Benefits

Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).
Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, employees are eligible for the following time off 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 period10 days
Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year