Lead Process Engineer, Vision Care Manufacturing

Biopharma Careers; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson is recruiting for a Staff Process Engineer to join the Vision Care team in Jacksonville, FL. The Staff Engineer provides deep technical leadership within a manufacturing value stream and leads complex, high-impact projects that improve safety, quality, delivery, and cost in a GMP/ISO/FDA environment.

The role requires strong technical writing, cross-functional collaboration, and experience with qualification/validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Deep technical expertise and ability to independently develop novel approaches to solve complex problems; recognized as a go-to technical resource.
• Advanced analytical capability (DOE, capability/stability, hypothesis testing, data trending) and ability to translate data into decisions.
• Strong project/program management skills (scope, schedule, risk, budget) and ability to deliver in a matrix environment.
• Strong technical writing, presentation, and documentation control discipline; ensures accurate generation, release, and maintenance of compliant documentation.
• Influencing and collaboration skills across functions, sites, cultures, and time zones; ability to lead through ambiguity.
• Knowledge of regulated manufacturing requirements (GMP/ISO/FDA) and risk management practices.

Responsibilities

• Acts as a senior technical contributor and key technical voice within the function and cross-functionally; drives technical direction on complex problems.
• Leads complex engineering projects/programs requiring conceptual evaluation, design, and validation; establishes milestones, resourcing, schedules, risks, and budgets.
• Plans and executes qualification and validation of new/modified equipment, processes, systems, packaging operations, and/or materials (IQ/OQ/PQ as applicable).
• Mentors and provides technical guidance to engineers and technical team members; builds functional capability, standard work, and technical excellence.
• Leads and/or coaches structured problem-solving and root cause analysis for complex quality/technical/manufacturing issues (e.g., deviations, nonconformances, CAPAs).
• Ensures risk-based thinking is applied to solutions; drives robust corrective/preventive actions and verifies effectiveness.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical thinking

Project management

Technical writing

Cross-functional collaboration

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Excel

JMP/Minitab

Job description

Johnson & Johnson is recruiting for a Staff Process Engineer to join the Vision Care team in Jacksonville, FL. The Staff Engineer provides deep technical leadership within a manufacturing value stream and leads complex, high-impact projects that improve safety, quality, delivery, and cost in a GMP/ISO/FDA environment.

The role requires strong technical writing, cross-functional collaboration, and experience with qualification/validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) and continuous improvement.