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Job Function:

Project/Program Management Group

Job Sub Function:

Project/Program Management

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America

Job Description:

Join Engineering & Property Services — Lead Projects That Deliver Life‑Changing Medicines. E&PS leads Johnson & Johnson’s global real estate and facilities portfolio—from strategic planning and engineering through delivery and operations. Our work builds flexible, modern, and robust spaces that accelerate science and support our mission of improving human health.

We are seeking a Director, Project Management, to lead high‑visibility capital projects across Innovative Medicine. This role offers the opportunity to shape J&J’s future footprint while enabling product launch and operational readiness.

The Director, Project Management (Innovative Medicine) provides integrated, end‑to‑end leadership across sophisticated capital programs. This role is accountable for safety, scope, schedule, cost, quality, and stakeholder alignment from early concept through facility startup. The Director leads multidisciplinary teams and partners to ensure projects advance optimally and compliantly.

The Director will lead all aspects of major capital build and construction efforts, guiding project definition, planning, and execution. This includes coordinating resources, managing governance, and encouraging multi-functional alignment to ensure projects are driven with excellence.

Major Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide portfolio-level leadership, integrating strategy, execution, and governance across multiple large capital projects.

• Own project delivery KPIs and drive proactive decision-making via transparent reporting.

• Lead risk, change, and issue management with clear escalation paths and recovery planning.

• Build and mentor high-performing teams; develop future leaders and an inclusive, safety-first culture.

• Ensure compliance with J&J standards and regulatory requirements throughout design, construction, C&Q, and startup.

Expanded Scope (Role-Specific)

• Lead full lifecycle delivery of the Fill Finish facility—from detailed design through validation—ensuring aseptic manufacturing readiness and regulatory compliance.

• Own critical path Long-Lead Equipment (LLE) strategy for Filling Lines, Inspection Systems, and Packaging; drive tendering, award, FAT/SAT, installation, and qualification.

• Coordinate interfaces to GMP Operational Readiness (OR), including procedures, training, material flows, EM, and readiness gates.

• Partner with Tech Transfer and Process Qualification teams to align equipment capability with process needs (PPQ strategy, sampling, data integrity).

• Optimize layout for segregation, unidirectional flow, and human/material/airflow build to support sterility assurance and efficiency.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Architecture, or Construction Management (advanced degree preferred).

• 10+ years leading large, sophisticated capital projects in regulated environments (FDA/EMA or similar). 

• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and external partners to deliver business outcomes.

• Financial acumen (business cases, forecasts, cost control) and proficiency in schedule/risk management.

• Fluency in English; ability to travel 25–50%. 

Preferred Qualifications (Role-Specific)

• Track record leading aseptic DP (fill finish) projects with LLE on the schedule critical path.

• Vendor management experience across isolators, fillers, optical inspection, device assembly and secondary packaging.

• Demonstrated collaboration with Manufacturing, Quality, and MSAT/TT for PPQ and launch.

Leadership Competencies

• Strategic Systems Thinking & Decision Quality

• Influence Without Authority & Executive Communication

• Technical Depth in Design/Construction/C&Q for regulated facilities

• Risk-Based Planning & Schedule/Cost Discipline

• Supplier & Contracting Strategy; Partner Management

• Talent Development & Inclusive Leadership

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 and 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, please email the Employee Health Support Center  (ra-employeehealthsup@its.jnj.com) or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

 

 

Required Skills:

 

 

Preferred Skills:

Agile Decision Making, Analytics Insights, Budget Management, Business Savvy, Developing Others, Give Feedback, Inclusive Leadership, Leadership, Organizational Project Management, Performance Measurement, Program Management, Project Management Methodology (PMM), Project Management Office (PMO), Project Management Tools, Project Reporting, Regulatory Compliance, Statement of Work (SOW)