Project Head- R&D

Company: Disability Solutions
Location: Raritan
Posted on: February 1, 2025

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson's Family of Companies is recruiting a Project Head to join our MedTech Surgery (JJMT) Team in our Wound Closure and/or Biosurgery Platforms. The position will be based in Raritan, NJ.\rAt 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. At Johnson & Johnson, we all belong.The Project Head will report into the PPMG (Project and Portfolio Management Group) and be the DRI responsible for driving cross-functional collaboration, ensuring the group acts as a team, ensuring delivery of all aspects of their NPD program, and raising issues to Platform leadership as necessary. The Project Head will have accountability for delivery of the program as guided by the Head of PPMG & Development Strategy.This role requires strong collaboration skills and partnership with R&D, Global Strategic Marketing, Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality and Finance. The role also requires strong technical expertise in medical device development including a strong understanding of global regulatory and clinical requirements.Major Duties & Responsibilities\r

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• Responsible for all executional aspects of their program.
• Accountable for program tracking, acceleration, and risk identification and mitigation for R&D programs.
• Escalates appropriately to ensure issues are being addressed and elevated to the right level.
• Owns input and operational expertise to represent the program for management reviews, including scenario development, trade-off implications and the evaluation/assessment of improvement opportunities.
• Operates as the cross functional technical leader of the program with experience in all aspects of complex device development (including Supply Chain, Quality, Regulatory and Clinical).
• Leads program milestone development, ensuring alignment amongst cross-functional partners
• Develops project team charter and meeting agendas and cadence. Ensures agenda-driven membership, meetings and efficient/effective decision making.
• Monitors and tracks action items and plans to ensure rapid follow-through and progress against commitments.
• The role is accountable for securing trade-off decisions to help the team manage the triple constraint (time, scope, resources) and for appropriate escalation of challenges cross-functionally.
• Collaborates with functional leadership to champion team effectiveness, driving a culture of empowerment, urgency, accountability, achievement, and decision making. The role ensures an environment of cross functional open/safe challenges and risk discussions.
• Foster teamwork, diversity, and inclusion within team, between teams and other groups.
• The role builds and champions a collaborative team culture and continuous team integration. The role inspires and provides team member motivation and recognition.\r\r\r

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