Senior Product Management Engineer

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine; Iowa (LA); Hybrid; USD 94,000 - 152,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work (2 days remote)

Travel up to 10%

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson Sustainable Solutions (Sterilmed) seeks a Senior Product Management Engineer at Plymouth, Minnesota. The role focuses on transferring reprocessed medical devices into production, leading cross-functional teams and ensuring quality and regulatory compliance.

The role offers a hybrid schedule (2 days remote, 3 days onsite) with opportunities to contribute to continuous improvement, process development, and validation.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Biomedical, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum of 4–6 years of product/process engineering experience.
• Experience with DOE, FMEA, GMP, and QSR.
• Experience in the medical device industry.
• SolidWorks knowledge preferred.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and Microsoft Project.
• Ability to work within an ISO structured quality system.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional teams to transfer New Reprocessed Medical Devices into production.
• Plan validation strategies and own Master Validation Plan for New Product Introduction.
• Propose improvements to enhance quality, costs, safety, and regulatory compliance.
• Oversee pilot operations aligned with new product production activities.
• Collaborate with R&D to develop manufacturable processes.
• Prepare engineering specifications and equipment documentation.
• Ensure equipment qualification/validation and safety compliance.
• Develop and validate reprocessing test methods.

Skills

Project management

Written & oral communication

Multi-tasking

Problem solving

Education

BS or MS in Biomedical, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering or equivalent

Tools

SolidWorks

Microsoft Office

Microsoft Project

Job description

At Johnson & Johnson,we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build aworld where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured,where treatments are smarter and less invasive, andsolutions 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:

Process Engineering

Job Category:

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

Plymouth, Minnesota, United States of America

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson Sustainability Solution (Sterilmed) is seeking a Senior Product Management Engineer for our Plymouth, Minnesota location.

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 ourexpertisein Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughsoftomorrow andprofoundlyimpacthealth for humanity. Learn more at jnj.com

As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnsonisresponsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person isconsidered asan individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize theirmerit.

About Sustainability Solution

The Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies (JJMDC) are committed to helping health systems reduce expenses and decrease environmental impact while meeting or exceeding OEM medical device functional requirements. Offering reprocessed single-use devices manufactured by Sterilmed , Inc., a part of the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies, is one way in which we fulfill this commitment.

As a leading provider of reprocessing services, in addition to reprocessing devices originally manufactured by members of the JJMDC, we also offer reprocessed products from the other original manufacturers, to provide customers with more options to meet their needs.

Are you passionate about reprocessing to reduce medical waste? Ready to join a teamthat’sreimagining how we reprocess medical devices? Our team will give you the chance to deliver reprocessing solutions to customers. Your contributions will help effectively reduce medical waste through reprocessing.

Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech

Purpose:

This role focuses on managing and leading cross functional teams to transfer New Reprocessed Medical Devices into production. The position partners closely with R&D, Quality, Technical Lifecycle Management and External Manufacturer to design reliable, repeatable processes and/or equipment to ensure high-quality production through data-driven analysis, validation, and troubleshooting.

The role also includes process development, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement of manufacturing processes, along with authoring and maintaining validation and documentation to support regulated environments.

Key Role Responsibilities

• Serve as project manager of a multifunctional team to drive new product development activities from production readiness to launch.
• Plans validation strategies and owner of Master Validation Plan for New Product Introduction.
• Proposes and determines new or improved technologies to enhance product quality, manufacturing cost efficiencies, personnel safety and regulatory compliance.
• Oversees timely completion of pilot operations consistent with new product production activities of the department.
• Work closely with research and development team to develop processes that are manufacturable for new product.
• Develops project scopes, budgets and schedules for assigned projects and develops engineering specifications and documentation for manufacturing equipment.
• Ensures equipment is qualified/validated and supports safety and environmental initiatives.
• Develop and validate test methods for reprocessing of assigned devices.
• Reviews and edits all engineering documentation related to assigned projects, such as technical reports, work instructions and validation.
• Familiar with all aspects of medical device product development, including design, verification and validation, FDA submission, and design transfer into manufacturing.
• Author, revise, train, and provide support for production work instructions.
• Responsible for communicating business-related issues or opportunities to next management level

Qualifications:

• BS or MS Degree in Biomedical, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering or equivalent
• Minimum of 4 to 6 years of increasingly responsible product/process engineering experience
• Experience with DOE, FMEA, GMP, and QSR
• Experience in the medical device industry
• Solidworks knowledge preferred
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and Microsoft Project
• Ability to work within an ISO structured quality system
• Good planning, multi-tasking, and project management skills
• Ability to function independently as well as part of a team
• Excellent written and oral communication skills

Other:

• May require up to 10% of domestic and/or international travel
• The attendance policy required for this role is hybrid (2 days remote and 3 days onsite)

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, external applicants please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

Preferred Skills:

Agile Decision Making, Coaching, Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA), Critical Thinking, Emerging Technologies, Issue Escalation, Lean Supply Chain Management, Problem Solving, Process Control, Process Engineering, Product Costing, Product Improvements, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Application, Situational Awareness, Technical Research, Technologically Savvy, Validation Testing, Vendor Selection

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$94,000.00 - $151,800.00

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

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

For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: - https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits