Director Engineering Technology Development

6094-Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. Legal Entity; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 164,000 - 283,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) Savings Plan

Long-Term Incentive Program

Parental Leave

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. is seeking a Director of Engineering Technology Development in Jacksonville.

You will lead a diverse team of engineers and project managers to drive automated production technology, capital projects, and sustained innovation across the Contact Lens & Surgical Vision platform. The role requires extensive experience in regulated environments, strategic leadership, and a proven ability to translate technical goals into actionable plans.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering required; MBA helpful.
• PMP or comparable Certification and familiarity with J&J Project Management approaches helpful.
• Professional Engineering Registration helpful.

Responsibilities

• Establishes clear organizational vision and drives process excellence.
• Owns RD&I Tax Grants & Incentives for the Jacksonville site to accelerate R&D.
• Leads business case development for capital investments and value proposition.
• Promotes innovation management excellence and continuous improvement.
• Manages department long range plans, budgets, and headcount.

Skills

Collaboration

Critical Thinking

Design Mindset

Design Thinking

Developing Others

Feasibility Studies

Inclusive Leadership

Leadership

Lean Supply Chain Management

Operational Excellence

Quality Focus

Research and Development

Robotic Automation

SAP Product Lifecycle Management

Smart Systems

Technical Research

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

PMP or comparable Certification

Professional Engineering Registration

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

Job Function: R&D Product Development

Job Sub Function: R&D Electrical/Mechatronic Engineering

Job Category: People Leader

All Job Posting Locations: Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America

Director, Engineering Technology Development - JJV Reporting directly to the Sr. Director, Advanced Technology JJV, you will provide strategic and technical leadership and tactical direction to the diverse and hardworking team of Contact Lens & Surgical Vision Engineering Technology Development Engineers and Project Managers, focused on driving and delivering a sustainable competitive technology advantage and operational excellence for JJV. Holding a critical leadership position within the overall JJV business, this role will direct and control the activities of a multi-disciplinary Engineering function & our Technology Development Project Portfolio in developing and deploying technical solutions on highly automated production equipment and processes demonstrating innovative, state of the art technologies. You will develop and continually improve our business processes in everything that we do ensuring optimal, efficient, compliant, and successful execution of our strategic Hoshin capital program and prioritized project portfolio. As a Credo leader, you will proactively challenge existing paradigms leading to breakthrough business improvement initiatives aligned to the strategic business plan. You will engage, inspire, empower, and coach a highly competent team, and collaborate both horizontally and vertically across functions, sites, and the overall enterprise to enable year over year growth, new products, process simplification, and technology development.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible and accountable for establishing a clear organizational vision, building Engineering process excellence and organizational capability, driving execution, and measuring and improving functional performance.
• As the accountable owner of the RD&I Tax Grants & Incentives Workstream for the Jacksonville site you will own the targeted use of state tax credits and incentive grants to accelerate R&D and next‑generation innovation.
• Lead the business case development process for capital investments articulating the business value built and overall value proposition for the Contact Lens & Implant Manufacturing platform and Supply Chain Leadership Teams.
• Drive and promote a culture of innovation management excellence in the organization.
• Support continuous improvement of innovation delivery practices.
• Responsible for developing department long range plans, annual budgets, and supervising/controlling budget performance.
• Ensures sound management of head count and expenses to meet approved spending plan and functional commitments.
• Establishes and manages Key Performance Indicators to measure functional performance and efficiency.
• Improves business and operative processes to reduce cost and improve compliance.
• Keep up to date on new developments and technologies and present on new ‘Best Practice’ methodologies, procedures, processes, and equipment to the company in an initiative-taking manner.
• Engage, inspire, mentor, and develop peers and subordinates toward the objectives of enhanced job performance, technical knowledge, career satisfaction, and professional development and growth.
• Assess competency levels recommending training and programs to address and improve skills for present and future needs.

Qualifications

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering is required; an advanced degree in Engineering or an MBA is helpful.
• PMP or comparable Certification and familiarity with J&J Project Management approaches (FPX & Project Delivery Process) is helpful.
• Professional Engineering Registration is helpful.
• Minimum 12 years of relevant business experience required preferably in the Life Sciences industries (Medical Device, Biotechnology or Pharmaceutical).
• Working in a highly automated, high volume challenging environment is preferred.
• A minimum of 8 years of people management experience with demonstrated success in performance management and development is required.
• Manufacturing and / or Engineering experience in FDA or other regulated environments from design through startup is required.
• Experience in conceptual development, design and implementation, planning and scheduling and project management of capital projects is required.
• Prior experience managing a project portfolio is preferred.
• Prior experience in managing a cost center is preferred.
• Cross-Sector/Cross Country exposure/experience desired.
• Ability to translate engineering goals and objectives into successful strategies that lead to tactical plans is required.
• Organizational change, project management, the ability to work effectively and drive alignment in a global environment through effective communication and empowerment is required.
• The ability to work effectively and drive alignment in a matrix management environment through effective communication, collaboration and influence is required.
• Knowledge continuous improvement tools, lean manufacturing, and six-sigma is preferred.

Travel: 20% domestic and international travel

Required Skills

• Collaboration
• ConsultingCritical Thinking
• Design Mindset
• Design Thinking
• Developing Others
• Feasibility Studies
• Inclusive Leadership
• Leadership
• Lean Supply Chain Management
• Operational Excellence
• Quality Focus
• Research and Development
• Robotic Automation
• SAP Product Lifecycle Management
• Smart Systems
• Technical Research

Preferred Skills

• Collaboration
• Consulting
• Critical Thinking
• Design Mindset
• Design Thinking
• Developing Others
• Feasibility Studies
• Inclusive Leadership
• Leadership
• Lean Supply Chain Management
• Operational Excellence
• Quality Focus
• Research and Development
• Robotic Automation
• SAP Product Lifecycle Management
• Smart Systems
• Technical Research

The anticipated base pay range for this position is : $164,000.00 - $282,900.00

Additional Description for Pay Transparency

• Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).
• This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program.
• Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, employees are eligible for the following time off benefits: Vacation –120 hours per calendar year Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period10 days Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year

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 https://www.jnj.com/.