Director of Biosurgery Program & Portfolio Management

6045-Ethicon Inc. Legal Entity; Raritan (NJ); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 259,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson in New Jersey seeks a Director, Project & Portfolio Management, Biosurgery (PPMG) to lead a team of Project Heads, drive cross‑functional execution, and ensure on‑time, within‑budget delivery of Biosurgery programs. You will partner with R&D, Regulatory, Clinical Affairs, and Supply Chain to align objectives with platform strategies in a global, regulated environment.

This hybrid role (3 days on‑site, 2 remote) requires a Bachelor's in engineering or science, 10+ years in

Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor's degree in engineering or scientific discipline required.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant industry experience required.
• Prior experience delivering innovation programs is required.
• Project management experience with projects having materials, biologics, or clinical focus is required.
• Understanding of Global Regulatory/Clinical requirements of complex medical devices is required.
• Demonstrated success in partnering and influencing across a matrix environment is required.
• Medical device experience with Class II & III Medical Devices is required.
• Demonstrated effective change leadership and management skills is required.
• Strong technical expertise and business acumen within strategic planning and execution is highly preferred.
• Experience with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project); JIRA or SmartSheet preferred.
• Requires up to 10% domestic and international travel.
• Prior people leadership experience is required.

Responsibilities

• Manages Project Heads (PHs) supporting Biosurgery innovation programs.
• Responsible for all executional aspects of Biosurgery NPD programs.
• Accountable for program tracking, acceleration, and risk identification and mitigation for Biosurgery programs.
• Raises concerns to the VP, Biosurgery R&D and/or Operating Committee (OC) to ensure issues are being addressed.
• Owns input and operational expertise to aid the Head of PPMG for management reviews, including scenario development and evaluation of improvement opportunities.
• Partners with the VP, Biosurgery R&D, for Innovation Goals & Objectives formation across the organization.
• Works with the Biosurgery R&D Leadership Team to develop leadership team charter and governance processes.
• Monitors and tracks action items and plans to ensure rapid follow-through.
• Accountable for securing trade-off decisions to manage time, scope, resources and escalation of challenges across functions.
• Collaborates with cross-functional members to champion team effectiveness and accountability.
• Ensures open discussion and proactive risk management.
• Communicates effectively with all organizational levels, including executive leadership.
• Leads Biosurgery portfolio reviews and increases visibility of key projects.
• Engages with project teams early in the lifecycle to define and socialize value propositions.
• Ensures project team alignment with Biosurgery platform and portfolio strategies.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or scientific discipline

Tools

MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project)

JIRA

SmartSheet

Job description

Johnson & Johnson in New Jersey seeks a Director, Project & Portfolio Management, Biosurgery (PPMG) to lead a team of Project Heads, drive cross‑functional execution, and ensure on‑time, within‑budget delivery of Biosurgery programs. You will partner with R&D, Regulatory, Clinical Affairs, and Supply Chain to align objectives with platform strategies in a global, regulated environment.

This hybrid role (3 days on‑site, 2 remote) requires a Bachelor's in engineering or science, 10+ years in