Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine · 1 day ago
Director Project Management Office
Wilson, NC
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
10+ years expJohnson & Johnson is a leader in healthcare innovation, dedicated to developing smarter and less invasive treatments. The Director of Project Management Office will provide leadership in project delivery, ensuring effective communication and execution of project goals while driving innovation to reduce costs and improve schedules.
Pharmaceuticals
Responsibilities
Facilitates trade-offs between different project streams having in mind ultimate project benefit; assesses and challenges single streams status-quo and proposed way-forward, identifying and help to implementing the best end-to-end solution
Maintains project risk register (including mitigation plan) and raises major issues to Project Leader, outlining different options and propose recommendation
Supports Project Leader in the communication process to senior team members and prepares/facilitates major meetings (reviews and follow-ups) & site visits
Focuses on customers’ requirements enabling a high standard of effectiveness
Confronts and resolves conflicts effectively and coach’s others in these areas
In consult with Project Leader; allocates, distributes, and deploys resources in an effective manner based on requirements and workload priorities
Anticipates problems and potential risks while creating contingency plans
Transfers ideas and successes across boundaries
Participates and leads a team across functional areas and cultures, integrating JnJ resources with external/contracted ones
Identifies and resolves relationship issues and uses effective mediation , and influencing skills
Review and follow-up of documentation of meetings and discussions
Assignment and tracking of action items
Get key actions prioritized by the rest of the team
Anticipating and mitigating bottlenecks
Ability to break roadblocks and catalyze decision making
Lessons Learned sessions after major milestones have been achieved (i.e. Design, Construction.)
Oversees J&J Project team and contract engineers in the execution of the activities as described above
Implements solutions to complex problems, which require the regular use of ingenuity and creativity
Exercises independent judgment in improving methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for acquiring results on the assignment
Qualification
Required
A minimum Bachelors Degree in engineering, business, finance or equivalent degree; required
A minimum of 10 years of relevant professional experience
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent
Advanced proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing in English
Effective interpersonal skills, with the ability to speak clearly and exercise good judgment
Demonstrated success in working within the Asia Pacific region
Technically savvy with the ability to understand and relate to complex technology-based issues
Ability to translate business needs into engineering concepts
Consistent record of developing and maintaining positive relationships at all levels within the organization, including at the Sponsor level
Capability to lead and multicultural teams
Natural leadership qualities and strong listening skills
Excellent problem-solving abilities, especially in handling local contexts while implementing global standards
Understanding of complex technical and regulatory issues impacting products
Solid understanding of Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) requirements, with a focus on EHS design and construction safety
Solid understanding of GMPs for Healthcare Supply Chains
Experience with start-up processes, commissioning, and qualifications
Familiarity with engineering design principles in regulated industries
Experience in construction and procurement processes
Experience with project controls processes
Preferred
Experience in having E2E responsibilities from Engineering through Operational Readiness (Large Molecule or Similar Mfg Production projects in regulated environment)
Consistent record in leading capital project portfolios valued between $400 million and $500 million
Company
Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine
Johnson and Johnson Innovative Medicine focuses on developing medical solutions for some of the challenging diseases and medical conditions.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Molly Perkins
VP, Head of Cell & Genetic Medicines Discovery
Recent News
2025-08-14
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