Senior Manager Global Technical Operations

at  Johnson Johnson

DESCRIPTION

Ethicon Global Wound Closure & Healing and Biosurgery is among the top two fastest growing platforms for J&J MedTech, with 12 consecutive quarters of sales growth and #1 market share.
Ethicon Biosurgery is a leading provider of advanced solutions to address a range of bleeding and leaking situations - from routine to problematic - during surgical procedures. Our portfolio drives a business value of +$1,3B and is double-digit growing, it includes proprietary oxidized regenerated cellulose hemostats; gelatin powder and sponges; a flowable hemostatic matrix; human thrombin and fibrin sealants as well as biologic/device combination products and a pipeline of innovative synthetic polymers.
ETHICON Biosurgery, a member of Johnson & Johnson’s Family of Companies, is recruiting for a Manager/Senior Manager, Product Management. This position will be globally based with preferred locations in EMEA and in Raritan, NJ or other J&J sites from the US East Coast.

EXPERIENCE AND KEY COMPETENCIES

• A minimum of 10 years of relevant work experience in a business or technical role is required. Experience working in the healthcare or other regulated industry is required.
• Medical Device, Pharmaceutical and/or Biologics experience is preferred. People management/leadership experience is preferred.
• Ability to develop people, manage technology, embrace financial goals and utilize customer-focused decision making
• Change management, project management, the ability to work effectively and drive alignment in a global environment through strong communication and empowerment
• Strong communication and management influence skills are required.
• Project Management Mastery (5-years of several significant project management experience required.)
• Experience leading cross-functional teams is required.
• Experience leading medical device New Product Development teams is preferred.
• Experience in building business strategies and driving strategy implementation is required.
• Six Sigma/Process Excellence and/or Project Management/PMP/FPX certification is preferred.
• Strong Credo champion and role model for the organization
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

EDUCATION

• A minimum of a Bachelors degree is required in an Engineering or Science field
• An advanced degree, such as an MS or an MBA is preferred

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

The Senior Manager, Global Technical Operations (m/f/d), will be responsible for driving New Product Introductions, Lifecycle Management and effective governance within one of Biosurgery’s product platforms.
The Senior Manager will represent Supply Chain Organization in the development and commercialization activities for New Product Development (NPD) projects, and the integration of New Products into Manufacturing and driving lifecycle management, sustaining activities and other operations responsibilities. They will partner with Marketing, R&D, Quality, Regulatory, Value Stream and other Supply Chain teams to develop strategies to achieve business objectives and provide governance through effective prioritization and allocation of resources to achieve strategic goals.

SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead a cross-functional product team, focused on the end-to-end alignment of New Product Introduction, Life Cycle Management and Network programs, with the overall business objectives for one of Biosurgery’s platform products
• Provide global operations leadership to assigned new product development projects
• Build strong cross-functional teams, providing feedback and coaching to team members
• Follow defined processes & procedures related to new product development and life cycle management to ensure compliance and to meet business deliverables
• Identify gaps in existing business processes and drive improvement activities to close them