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Johnson & Johnson is currently seeking a Director Project Management Office to join our Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine Supply Chain organization located in Wilson, North Carolina.

While this role will ultimately support the site operations located in Wilson NC, this role will also be required to support the project phase across both design & construction. For the project design phase, the role will require you to be present with our design teams in the Greater Philadelphia region. Once the design phase is completed, this role will support the construction and operational start-up of the site. For this, you will be required to be on site in Wilson, NC. Based on your current location the hiring team will work with you to determine travel and relocation arrangements. In steady state, we expect travel to be less than 10%.

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.

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/.

For more than 130 years, diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI) has been a part of our cultural fabric at Johnson & Johnson and woven into how we do business every day. Rooted in Our Credo, the values of DEI fuel our pursuit to create a healthier, more equitable world. Our diverse workforce and culture of belonging accelerate innovation to solve the world’s most pressing healthcare challenges.

We know that the success of our business – and our ability to deliver meaningful solutions – depends on how well we understand and meet the diverse needs of the communities we serve. Which is why we foster a culture of inclusion and belonging where all perspectives, abilities and experiences are valued and our people can reach their potential.

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This position is reporting to VP Site Delivery, the Expansion Project Leader will provide leadership and oversight to the shared functions of the projects. The PMO Lead will drive innovation to reduce cost and schedule by ensuring Project Delivery Process, Flawless Project Execution, best practices, benchmarking and industry learning are applied to the project. Proven experience in having E2E responsibilities from Engineering through Operational Readiness (Large Molecule or Similar Mfg Production projects in regulated environment) is a plus. This position contributes to the project progress helping to identify & expedite key activities across function, find solutions to key problems, and communicate project progress, issues, and solutions to management and to the project team.

In terms of project-related responsibilities:

• C oordinates the following project streams:

o Cost and Cashflow Control

o Schedule Control

o Procurement

o Finance

o Headcount

o Communication

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• Facilitates trade-offs between different project streams having in mind ultimate project benefit; assesses and challenges single streams status-quo and proposed way-forward, identifying and help to implementing the best end-to-end solution

• Maintains project risk register (including mitigation plan) and escalates major issues to Project Leader, outlining different options and propose recommendation

• Supports Project Leader in the communication process to senior stakeholders and prepares/facilitates major meetings (reviews and follow-ups) & site visits

• Focuses on customers’ requirements enabling a high standard of effectiveness

• Confronts and resolves conflicts effectively and coach’s others in these areas

• In consult with Project Leader (s)he allocates, distributes, and deploys resources in an effective manner based on requirements and workload priorities

• Anticipates problems and potential risks while creating contingency plans

• Transfers ideas and successes across boundaries

• Participates and leads a team across functional areas and cultures, integrating JnJ resources with external/contracted ones

• Identifies and resolves relationship issues and uses effective mediation and conflict management, negotiation, and influencing skills

• Lead/facilitate project management tasks, including:

o Review and follow-up of documentation of meetings and discussions

o Assignment and tracking of action items

o Get key actions prioritized by the rest of the team

o Anticipating and mitigating bottlenecks

o Ability to break roadblocks and catalyze decision making

o Lessons Learned sessions after major milestones have been achieved (i.e. Design, Construction.)

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• Oversees J&J Project team and contract engineers in the execution of the activities as described above

• Develops solutions to complex problems, which require the regular use of ingenuity and creativity.

• Exercises independent judgment in improving methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results on the assignment.

Qualifications

Required:

• B.S. degree in engineering, business, finance or relevant degree

• A minimum of 10 years of relevant professional experience

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent.

• Advanced proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing in English.

• Effective communication skills, with the ability to speak clearly and exercise good judgment.

• Demonstrated success in working within the Asia Pacific region.

• Technically savvy with the ability to understand and relate to complex technology-based issues.

• Ability to translate business needs into engineering concepts.

• P roven track record of developing and maintaining strong partnerships at all levels within the organization, including at the Sponsor level.

• Capability to lead and motivate multicultural teams and manage remote stakeholders.

• Natural leadership qualities and strong listening skills.

• Excellent problem-solving abilities, especially in managing conflicts within local contexts while implementing global standards.

• Understanding of complex technical and regulatory issues impacting products.

• Working knowledge of Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) requirements, with a focus on EHS design and construction safety.

• Working knowledge of GMPs for Healthcare Supply Chains.

• Experience with start-up processes, commissioning, and qualifications.

• Familiarity with engineering design principles in regulated industries.

• Experience in construction and procurement processes.

• Experience with project controls processes.

Preferred:

• Proven track record in leading capital project portfolios valued between $400 million and $500 million

• Process-oriented, process knowledgeable

This job posting is anticipated to close on 10/20/2024. The Company may however extend this time-period, in which case the posting will remain available on https://www.careers.jnj.com to accept additional applications.

Employees and/or eligible dependents may be eligible to participate in the following Company sponsored employee benefit programs: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance.

Employees may be 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.

Employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:

• Vacation – up to 120 hours per calendar year

• Sick time - up to 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington – up to 56 hours per calendar year

• Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays – up to 13 days per calendar year

• Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year

Additional information can be found through the link below.

For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: - https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits

Johnson & Johnson is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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