Director of Product and Portfolio Management Project Heads

Company: Disability Solutions
Location: Raritan
Posted on: February 15, 2025

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson's Family of Companies is recruiting for a Director of Wound Closure Healing and Biosurgery (WCHB) Project Heads that will report to the Head of Portfolio and Project Management for Surgery R&D. The position will be based in Raritan, NJ.\rAt 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 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 https://www.jnj.com/.\rFor more than 130 years, diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI) has been a part of our cultural fabric at Johnson & Johnson and woven into how we do business every day. Rooted in Our Credo, the values of DEI fuel our pursuit to create a healthier, more equitable world. Our diverse workforce and culture of belonging accelerate innovation to solve the world's most pressing healthcare challenges.We know that the success of our business - and our ability to deliver meaningful solutions - depends on how well we understand and meet the diverse needs of the communities we serve. Which is why we foster a culture of inclusion and belonging where all perspectives, abilities and experiences are valued, and our people can reach their potential.At Johnson & Johnson, we all belong.\rThe Director of Wound Closure Healing and Biosurgery (WCHB) Project Heads will report to the Head of Portfolio and Project Management for Surgery R&D. The Director will be responsible for managing a team of Project Heads, responsible for cross-functional collaboration and execution to ensure new product program delivery. Key success metrics for this role are meeting project objectives including, but not limited to, time to market, cost of goods (COGS), development costs, quality metrics and ability to meet projected demand.The role will serve on the WCHB R&D leadership team advocating for projects with cross-functional peers and acting as a governance escalation point. This team member will have career development, resource management and oversight responsibilities for a team of site-based or remote direct reports. This role requires strong collaboration skills and partnership with R&D, Global Strategic Marketing, Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Affairs, Supply Chain, Quality and Finance. The role also requires strong expertise in medical device development including a strong understanding of global regulatory and clinical requirements.Key Responsibilities:

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• Manages Project Heads (PHs) for WCHB Programs
• Responsible for all executional aspects of WCHB NPDs
• Accountable for program tracking, acceleration, and risk identification and mitigation for WCHB
• Raises concerns to the VP, WCHB R&D, to ensure issues are being addressed and elevated to the right level.
• Owns input and operational expertise to aid Head PPMG and Development Strategy for management reviews, including scenario development, trade-off implications and the evaluation/assessment of improvement opportunities.
• Partners with VP, WCHB R&D for G&O formation across the organization, ensuring alignment across to key platform initiatives, goals, strategies through shared G&O's and reporting of progress against those across R&D.
• Works with WCHB R&D leadership team to develop leadership team charter, scope and meeting agendas and cadence. Ensures agenda driven membership, meetings and efficient/effective decision making. Ensures similarly consistent governance and standards are cascaded across WCHB.
• Monitors and tracks action items and plans to ensure rapid follow-through and progress against commitments.
• The role is accountable for securing trade-off decisions to help the team manage the triple constraint (time, scope, resources) and for appropriate escalation of challenges cross-functionally.
• Collaborates with cross-functional members to champion team effectiveness, driving a culture of empowerment, urgency, accountability, achievement, and decision making. The role ensures an environment of cross functional open/safe challenges and risk discussions.
• Communicate effectively with various levels in the organization including executive leadership
• Lead the Wound Closure and Biosurgery portfolio review
• For the site's portfolio, promote wins and awareness of the projects across the organization and with other sponsors and cross functional leadership
• Engage with project teams early on to define and socialize the value proposition of the project/product
• Ensure project team alignment with platform and portfolio strategy\r\r

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