Staff Eng Project Engineering

Johnson Johnson; Leiden; On-site; EUR 83,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Vacation days

Parental leave

Bereavement leave

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson is seeking a Staff Project Engineer in Leiden to manage and execute complex engineering projects, ensuring alignment with regulatory standards and corporate goals. The role blends technical engineering with project management across multidisciplinary teams.

The position requires leadership in engineering scopes, coordination with external firms, and adherence to Dutch, European, and Janssen Biologics standards.

Qualifications

• University / Bachelor or equivalent degree in Engineering or Life Sciences.
• 7-9 years of experience in a multidisciplinary environment.
• Experience managing complex projects with cross-disciplinary teams.
• Proficiency in MS Office, SAP, and other relevant engineering tools.
• Strong analytical skills to identify gaps and troubleshoot.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and meet tight deadlines.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead Engineer role in high complexity projects coordinating all engineering disciplines.
• Provide technical support for project planning, development, and modification.
• Develop and review technical specifications, reports, proposals, and presentations.
• Translate scope into requests for quotation packages and ensure GXP requirements are met.
• Manage progress and quality with external engineering firms and on-site contractors.
• Coordinate modifications with stakeholders and participate in Management of Change.

Skills

Engineering

Project management

GXP knowledge

SAP

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

MS Office

SAP

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:

Supply Chain Engineering

Job Sub Function:

Project Engineering

Job Category:

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands, Sassenheim, Netherlands

Job Description:

The Staff Project Engineer plays a critical role in managing, leading, and executing complex engineering projects or part of the scope, ensuring alignment with corporate goals, customer requirements, and regulatory standards such as GXP. The engineer combines technical expertise with project management skills to deliver innovative solutions, oversees project lifecycles from feasibility to closure, and support continuous improvement within multidisciplinary teams.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

This position can perform two different roles in projects:

Lead Engineer:

• Acts as Core Team Member in high complexity projects, representing all engineering disciplines and coordinating the complete engineering scope with other involved engineers.
• Provides technical support for project planning, development, implementation, and modification.
• Develops and reviews technical specifications, reports, proposals, and presentations.
• Exercises independent judgment on significant details of work and makes selections and adaptations of engineering alternatives.
• Performs work which involves complex conventional types of plans, investigations, surveys, structures, or equipment with highly complex features for which there may be no precedents.
• Translates scope into request for quotation packages.
• Performs applicable GXP requirements (e.g. Change Control).
• Checks and approves drawings and calculations for design or construction and verifies that design is in-line with the Dutch, European and Janssen Biologics standards.
• Manages progress and quality with external engineering firms, on site contractors and internal stakeholders.
• Coordinates modifications with stakeholders and participates in Management of Change to ensure proper implementation.

Minimum Qualification

• University / Bachelor or equivalent degree in Engineering or Life Sciences.
• 7-9 years of experience in a multidisciplinary environment
• Experience managing complex projects with cross-disciplinary teams.
• Proficiency in MS Office, SAP, and other relevant engineering tools.
• Strong analytical skills to identify gaps, troubleshooting issues, and develop solutions.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and meet tight deadlines.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Other requirements

• VCA-VOL Qualification (Diploma)
• Workable knowledge on Eudralex Annex 1 application

Preferred Skills:

• Coaching
• Collaboration
• Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA)
• Critical Thinking
• Customer Centricity
• Feasibility Studies
• Lean Supply Chain Management
• Organizational Project Management
• Problem Solving
• Project Engineering
• Quality Assurance (QA)
• Regulatory Compliance
• Relationship Building
• Science
• Technology
• Engineering
• and Math (STEM) Application
• Scientific Research
• Supply Planning
• Technologically Savvy

The anticipated pay range for this position, in the primary posting location, is:

€64 000,00 - €103 040,00

The anticipated pay ranges for additional locations are:

Netherlands - The anticipated base pay range for this position is 82900 - 125400

Benefits:

In addition to base pay, we offer the following benefits*: an annual bonus with set target (% of pay) depending on pay grade / location, where the actual amount is based on the employees' and companies' performance of the previous calendar year, or sales commissions. Moreover, we offer vacation days, parental leave for a minimum of 12 weeks, bereavement leave, caregiver leave, volunteer leave, well-being reimbursement, programs for financial, physical and mental health. We also offer service anniversary and recognition awards, and subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees - and in some location's eligible dependents - can participate in several insurance plans. For more information, visit Employee benefits | Supporting well-being & career growth | Johnson & Johnson Careers.

*This is for informative purposes only. Amounts an