Value Chain Project Manager

Johnson & Johnson•Horsham, PA

3d•Hybrid

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: Project/Program Management Group Job Sub Function: Project/Program Management Job Category: Professional All Job Posting Locations: Horsham, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Titusville, New Jersey, United States of America Job Description: Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine Supply Chain (J&JIMSC) is recruiting for a Project Manager, Value Chain Management (VCM) to be located in Titusville or Horsham, US and is expected on site at the J&J home location 3 days/week. Within the IMSC of Johnson & Johnson, we are working to create a world without disease. Transforming lives by finding new and better ways to prevent, intercept, treat, and cure disease inspires us. We bring together the best minds and pursue the most promising science. We collaborate with the world for the health of everyone in it.This position will report under the Project Management Organization (PMO) of Value Chain Management within J&JIM Supply Chain. Overall Vision/Role This role requires a dynamic leader who can collaborate and communicate effectively with cross-functional team members and Senior Leaders. A successful candidate will demonstrate experience in the successful delivery of multiple lifecycle management projects, such as product transfers, risk management, supplier qualifications, and/or portfolio optimization. This role requires a high aptitude in the following skills: leadership, people management, project & program management methodologies & fundamentals (FPX preferred), data & project metric analysis, business process improvement, influencing, and senior leader communication. The selected individual will be highly focused and self-directed to ensure on-time, high-quality delivery of projects in accordance with defined scope. The ideal candidate will be a self-starter with a strong ability to identify team gaps and offer proactive solutions for continuous improvement. The role may also include leading a team of consultants who are executing project management activities.

Requirements

A Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Business or a related discipline
A minimum of 8 years of relevant business experience
Excellent oral, written, presentation communication skills
Proven record of leading teams in delivering results
Strong Business and Financial Acumen.
Demonstrated enterprise-wide knowledge and experience leading cross-functional teams
Experience in New Product Introduction and/or Life Cycle Project Management
Capability of leading/overseeing multiple projects at the same time is required.

Nice To Haves

Process Excellence or Six Sigma training/certification
Demonstrated leadership & influencing skills across organizational levels
Experience with standard PM tools and templates
Proven track record in project management/leadership is required. Project Management Certification is preferred.
Exposure to an international working environment is preferred

Responsibilities

With limited direction, lead cross functional project teams in a dynamic environment to identify, recommend and execute the best enterprise business solutions/propositions
Guide project teams through the development of project plans & risk register
Drive project activities to meet project and business objectives including approval of project recommendations through governance.
Influence others beyond own scope and level; lead communications with all levels of stakeholders to enable informed decision making
Drive team accountability for deliverables and ensure projects meet defined project milestones
Demonstrate team performance management; ask the right questions to understand business impact and risks
Make the complex simple when presenting opportunities and plans to the team and organization
Lead team thorough options analysis, scenario planning and drive recommendations
Identify and recommend the best enterprise business proposition
Engage teams in healthy debate/conflict resolution, and deliver team aligned option business solutions
Proactively identify and escalate risks and issues to relevant stakeholders; lead development and delivery of tactical and achievable mitigation and contingency planning
Scope definitions and control: stakeholder alignment, project planning, resource and risk management, team development and communication
Lead prioritization and options analysis with teams
Lead teams in use of ongoing risk management & communication tools
Develop, manage and maintain up-to-date Project Timelines inclusive of all critical milestones, key interdependencies, financial commitments, and resource constraints, while applying appropriate project scheduling techniques
Monitor project status and execution; report timely updates via Project Templates, Project Dashboards and Update Forms; and develop agendas, minutes, metrics, etc. for the teams
Deliver transparent, timely and effective verbal and written communication to teams, stakeholders and appropriate levels of the organization
Lead "lessons learned" exercises, share lessons among project leaders and other teams