Principal Project Manager

Brighter Signals; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson, a leader in health care, seeks a Principal Project Manager for Orthopedics. You will lead regulatory submissions, coordinate Notified Body interactions, and drive cross‑functional alignment to achieve MDR milestones.

With 5–8 years in medical device project management and strong regulatory know‑how, you will guide plans, timelines, and risk mitigation while collaborating with global teams and stakeholders to deliver compliant, timely solutions.

Qualifications

• Typically requires 5–8 years of project management experience in medical devices or regulated environments.
• Strong planning, scheduling, and organizational skills with ability to manage multiple projects.
• Excellent written, verbal and stakeholder management skills, plus regulatory filing experience.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate submissions to EU Notified Bodies and track projects for new product introductions or changes.
• Liaise with business units to ensure timely execution of submissions.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, timelines, and status reports for stakeholders.
• Identify risks and issues, implement mitigation plans, and escalate as needed.
• Maintain MDR certificate data and related documentation.
• Serve as DePuy Synthes contact for Notified Body interactions on MDR applications and TD assessments.
• Prepare outlines, summaries, memos, graphs, tables, and slides as required.
• Engage with EU regulatory personnel to expedite submissions and approvals.
• Build and maintain relationships with Notified Body through regular meetings.
• Assist in prioritizing EU regulatory filings for product approvals.
• Support continuous process improvement across regulatory project management.

Skills

Project management

Regulatory affairs

Cross‑functional collaboration

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Tools

MS Office

Job description

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 jnj.com.

As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.

Job Function

Project/Program Management Group

Job Sub Function

Project/Program Management

Job Category

Professional

All Job Posting Locations

Blackpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom, Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom, Oberdorf, Basel-Country, Switzerland, Ringaskiddy, Cork, Ireland, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Zuchwil, Switzerland

Job Description

About Orthopedics

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments.

Are you passionate about improving and expanding the possibilities of Orthopedics? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our Orthopedics teams help keep more than 6 million people moving each year while delivering clinical and economic value to surgeons and healthcare systems. Our teams build solutions for joint reconstruction; trauma and craniomaxillofacial; sports, extremities, and elective foot and ankle; spine; and robotics and digital surgery.

Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech

We are searching for the best talent for a Principal Project Manager role.

Purpose

The Principal Project Manager develops and maintains schedules and priorities for Technical Documentation and Change Notification submissions to Notified Bodies under Regulation (EU) 2017/745 (MDR). Serving as DePuy Synthes’ primary point of contact for project planning and execution with Notified Body counterparts, this role provides business teams and Notified Body representatives with clear direction to support timely reviews and achievement of franchise goals.

You Will Be Responsible For

• Coordinates activities concerned with submissions to EU Notified Bodies including applications and project tracking for new product introduction as well as for changes to existing products.
• Liaises with business units to ensure appropriate execution of submissions.
• Develops and maintains detailed project plans, timelines, and status reports for stakeholders and leadership.
• Identify project risks and issues, implement mitigation plans, and elevate as appropriate.
• Coordinates maintenance of MDR Certificate data and associated documentation.
• Represents DePuy Synthes as point of contact for interactions with EU Notified Body with regards to MDR applications, change notifications, TD Assessments and for recurring project and business meetings.
• Establishes accountability for the preparation of necessary outlines, summaries, status reports, memos, graphs, charts, tables, and slides.
• Interacts with EU regulatory agency personnel in order to expedite submission and approval of applications as necessary.
• Facilitates relationship building/maintenance with Notified Body by coordinating recurring connections (e.g. weekly, monthly, annual face-to-face meetings)
• Consults with business unit personnel to establish and prepare appropriate priorities for EU regulatory filings for product approvals.
• Supports continuous improvement initiatives by identifying opportunities to enhance processes, systems, and project management practices.

Qualifications And Requirements

Education

• Bachelor’s degree required in project management, regulatory affairs, life sciences, engineering, or a related scientific discipline.
• Master’s degree preferred.

Required

• Typically requires 5–8 years of experience in project management, preferably within Medical Device industry
• Proven experience managing cross functional projects in a medical device, or regulated environment
• Strong project planning, scheduling, and organizational skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet established deadlines
• Strong communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills
• Proficient in MS Office

Preferred

• Experience in supporting new product development and/or product lifecycle management for medical devices.
• Previous experience in project management within a regulatory framework (e.g. submission projects with Notified Body)
• Solid understanding of European Medical Device framework, and quality systems
• Understanding of preparing, submitting, and maintaining regulatory filings and approvals.
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills including experience presenting at meetings with Regulatory Authorities.
• Experience working with global Regulatory Affairs teams and aligning local activities with global strategies.
• Experience using project management and collaboration tools
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment.

Other

• Languages: English (written and verbal) required. German (written and verbal) is a plus.
• Certifications: Project Management Professional (PMP) or similar certification preferred

Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Orthopedics business to establish a standalone orthopedics company, operating as DePuy Synthes. The process of the planned separation is anticipated to be completed within 18 to 24 months, subject to legal requirements, including consultation with works councils and other employee representative bodies, as may be required, regulatory approvals and other customary conditions and approvals.

Should you accept this position, it is anticipated that, following conclusion of the transaction, you would be an employee of DePuy Synthes, and your employment would be governed by DePuy Synthes employment processes, programs, policies, and benefit plans. In that case, details of any planned changes would be provided to you by DePuy Synthes at an appropriate time and subject to any necessary consultation processes.