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Job Function: Project/Program Management Group
Job Sub Function: Project/Program Management
Job Category: People Leader
All Job Posting Locations: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America, Cornelia, Georgia, United States of America, Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America, San Angelo, Texas, United States of America, Somerville, New Jersey, United States of America
Job Description: We are currently recruiting for a Dir PMO - Global Project Planning for Wound Closure & Healing (WC&H) | Ethicon - Johnson & Johnson Surgery
Locations: Ethicon sites/offices globally (flexible)
Please note that this role is available across multiple countries and may be posted under different requisition numbers to comply with local requirements. While you are welcome to apply to any or all of the postings, we recommend focusing on the specific country(s) that align with your preferred location(s):
[All OUS locations] - Requisition Number: [ R-048258]
Remember, whether you apply to one or all of these requisition numbers, your applications will be considered as a single submission.
Why this role matters Ethicon has been shaping the future of surgery for more than 100 years - from the first sutures to today's minimally invasive solutions. The Director, PMO - Global Project Planning will lead a high-impact team that drives timely, compliant, and cost-effective New Product Introductions (NPIs) and Life Cycle Management projects across our global wound closure portfolio. This is an E2E role with broad influence across Technology, R&D, Manufacturing, Commercial, and Supply Chain.
Role summary You will direct a multi-location team of Managers and Senior Managers responsible for project planning and execution. You'll ensure projects deliver on scope, schedule, budget and quality while strengthening planning capability, improving supply chain performance, and enabling faster speed-to-market for innovations that improve patient outcomes.
Key responsibilities - Lead and develop a global planning team accountable for NPI and Life Cycle project planning and delivery.
- Build E2E planning capabilities and coach leaders to improve supply chain effectiveness.
- Drive performance versus key metrics such as On-Time Launch, Inventory, SLOB, OTIF-D and Cost.
- Partner across functions (Global Technology, R&D, Regulatory, External Ops, Manufacturing, Commercial, IT, Inventory, Strategic Capacity) to remove roadblocks and enable decisions.
- Communicate program status, risks, and recovery plans to portfolio governance, IBP and platform leadership.
- Identify service risks and implement mitigation/recovery actions; align short- and long-term capacity and inventory strategies with business needs.
Qualifications - 10+ years' experience in supply chain (Make, Source, Plan or Delivery) within healthcare/medical device industries required.
- Minimum 5 years people leadership experience; global leadership experience strongly preferred.
- Proven experience working across operations and commercial teams. Project planning experience preferred.
- Strong expertise managing complex data sets and large product portfolios - exceptional attention to detail.
- Deep knowledge of planning processes, systems and reporting.
- Excellent communicator: clear, persuasive written and oral skills; able to build trust with diverse stakeholders.
- Strong collaborator with demonstrated ability to influence without direct authority.
What we offer - Opportunity to shape global strategy for a leading medical device platform.
- A collaborative, cross-functional role with broad visibility and measurable impact on patient outcomes.
- Support for professional growth within Johnson & Johnson's global organization.
- Inclusive workplace and comprehensive employee wellbeing resources. For more on our support for whole-employee health, visit
Equal opportunity Johnson & Johnson is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. If you need an accommodation during the application or interview process, external applicants please contact us via internal employees contact AskGS.
Ready to lead global project planning for products that change lives? Apply now!
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 , internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.
Required Skills: Preferred Skills: Agile Decision Making, Agility Jumps, Analytics Insights, Budget Management, Business Behavior, Business Savvy, Continuous Improvement, Leadership, Organizational Project Management, Program Management, Project Management Methodology (PMM), Project Management Office (PMO), Project Management Tools, Project Reporting, Statement of Work (SOW), Tactical Planning, Technical Credibility
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