Director, Global Engineering – Synthetics & Scale-Up

Johnson & Johnson Co.; Cork; On-site; EUR 103,000 - 177,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Vacation days

Parental leave

Bereavement leave

Well-being reimbursement

Career development programs

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson is seeking a Director of Engineering within Global Technical Operations in Cork, Ireland. The role leads a multidisciplinary engineering organization responsible for design, scale-up, industrialization, and lifecycle support of medical device manufacturing processes, with focus on synthetic products and base business manufacturing.

You will own the engineering strategy, capital portfolio, and drive complex programs from concept through validation and launch, partnering with

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of engineering experience in medical device, pharmaceutical, or combination product manufacturing.
• Proven track record leading capital investment projects with business case development, budget ownership.
• Experience leading complex cross-functional programs (NPI, technology transfer, or scale-up) to on-time, on-budget outcomes.
• Experience leading technology transformation, such as automation, digitalization, or new process platforms.
• Working knowledge of cGMP requirements, including process validation and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering teams across process, equipment, automation, and facilities disciplines.
• Own the multi-year engineering capital plan and ROI requests.
• Lead cross-functional programs for capacity expansion, NPI, technology transfer, scale-up.
• Define and execute the engineering technology roadmap including Industry 4.0 initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with cGMP and support regulatory submissions, quality systems.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Executive communication

Data-driven decision making

Bias for action

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Master's degree / MBA / PhD preferred

Tools

PMP

Lean Six Sigma

Job description

Johnson & Johnson is seeking a Director of Engineering within Global Technical Operations in Cork, Ireland. The role leads a multidisciplinary engineering organization responsible for design, scale-up, industrialization, and lifecycle support of medical device manufacturing processes, with focus on synthetic products and base business manufacturing.

You will own the engineering strategy, capital portfolio, and drive complex programs from concept through validation and launch, partnering with