Manager, Cost Engineering/DTV

Scorpion Therapeutics; New Jersey; Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson's Innovative Medicine procurement team seeks a Manager of Cost Engineering/Design to Value to lead a technical group developing cost benchmarks and analyses for precision plastics, drug-delivery systems, and packaging.

You will build cost-modeling pipelines, collaborate with material inputs, perform supplier cost analysis, support market engagement, and train procurement teams on cost principles; hybrid onsite in Titusville, NJ with international locations.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years in engineering, manufacturing, or procurement with leadership experience.
• Bachelor's in engineering or related field; advanced degrees preferred.
• Deep expertise in plastics, packaging, and process validation, preferably in pharma/medical device environments.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage cost-modeling pipelines.
• Collaborate with technical partners for material/specification inputs.
• Perform supplier cost analysis to identify negotiation opportunities.
• Support market engagement activities.
• Train procurement teams on cost principles.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Leadership experience

Team management

Stakeholder influence

Cost modeling

Education

Bachelor's in Engineering

Advanced degrees preferred

Tools

Excel

Cost-modeling platforms

Job description

Role:

Manager of Cost Engineering/Design to Value within Johnson & Johnson's Innovative Medicine procurement team, leading a technical engineering group focused on developing cost benchmarks and analysis for precision plastics, drug-delivery systems, and packaging.

Responsibilities:

build and manage cost-modeling pipelines, collaborate with technical partners for material/specification inputs, perform supplier cost analysis to identify negotiation opportunities, support market engagement activities, and train procurement teams on cost principles.

Qualifications:

minimum 8 years in engineering, manufacturing, or procurement with leadership experience; Bachelor's in engineering or related field, advanced degrees preferred; deep expertise in manufacturing of plastics, packaging, and process validation, preferably in pharma/medical device environments. Skills include analytical thinking, stakeholder influence, team management, and proficiency in Excel and cost-modeling platforms.

Preferred:

Lean Six Sigma, project management, financial analysis, and excellent communication skills.

High-Value:

focus on precision plastics, drug-delivery, packaging, in a pharmaceutical manufacturing context, with occasional travel required.

Work setup:

hybrid onsite role in Titusville, NJ, and multiple international locations.