Head of Project Delivery & Portfolio Strategy

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine; Geel; On-site; EUR 96,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Vacation days

Parental leave

Bereavement leave

Well-being reimbursement

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine in Belgium seeks a Sr. Manager, Project Delivery & Portfolio Management to own the site project portfolio and lead the PDPM organization.

This role drives discipline, governance and value realization across capital investments in a highly regulated manufacturing environment. The successful candidate will align design, construction, qualification and validation with site strategy, coach leaders, and deliver measurable business outcomes while ensuring safety,

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive engineering, project delivery, or program leadership experience in a complex matrix.
• Proven ability to lead and develop people leaders, multidisciplinary teams and individual contributors.
• End-to-end project lifecycle credibility, from concept and business case through execution, start-up, handover and benefits realization.
• Strong business and strategic acumen, executive communication and stakeholder management, with ability to connect priorities, technical choices and investment decisions and to lead through ambiguity.
• Experience in pharmaceutical, biotech, chemical or another highly regulated manufacturing environment, with a strong understanding of safety, quality, compliance and GMP expectations.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering; knowledge of commissioning, qualification and validation is strongly valued.

Responsibilities

• Own the site project portfolio — Lead the end-to-end portfolio from demand shaping through execution, handover and benefits realization.
• Set investment priorities — Align capital allocation, project sequencing and resources with site strategy and long-range plans, while making risks, dependencies and trade-offs transparent for senior decision-making.
• Ensure delivery excellence — Establish predictable delivery across scope, schedule, cost, quality, safety, compliance and operational readiness, applying J&J standards, stage-gate governance and risk management.
• Provide senior project oversight — Guide critical projects and intervene when needed to resolve constraints, protect outcomes and sustain business value.
• Lead and develop the organization — Coach project managers, project leads, engineers and portfolio professionals; build an inclusive, high-performing team; and strengthen workforce planning, succession and talent capability.
• Drive engineering excellence and strategic alignment — Set expectations across design, constructability, commissioning, qualification, validation and handover; champion safety, process safety and GMP compliance; and influence site master planning, capital strategy and stakeholder alignment.

Skills

Project leadership

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Portfolio management

GMP knowledge

Safety compliance

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering

Job description

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine in Belgium seeks a Sr. Manager, Project Delivery & Portfolio Management to own the site project portfolio and lead the PDPM organization.

This role drives discipline, governance and value realization across capital investments in a highly regulated manufacturing environment. The successful candidate will align design, construction, qualification and validation with site strategy, coach leaders, and deliver measurable business outcomes while ensuring safety,