Staff Project Manager

Johnson & Johnson - Cincinnati, OH

Full-time - Mid Level

Cincinnati, OH

5,001-10,000 employees

Chemical Manufacturing

About the position

The Staff Project Manager at Johnson & Johnson is responsible for overseeing project management for new product development (NPD) teams within the Ethicon Wound Closure Healing & Biosurgery franchise. This role focuses on ensuring that projects are delivered on time, within budget, and meet quality standards, while also supporting the NPD Project Head in achieving project objectives from conception to commercialization.

Responsibilities

• Support NPD Project Head to achieve project objectives from product conception to commercialization with general direction.
• Ensure that the project is delivered according to scope, schedule, budget, and quality baselines.
• Provide direct communication to management on progress, opportunities and issues along with identification and recommended remediation for institutional bottlenecks.
• Lead the effort across the cross-functional team to create a project charter and demonstrate the ability to direct and manage project work on multiple projects.
• Lead project planning and risk planning sessions to co-create the high-level product development and launch schedule through the phase-gate process.
• Create and maintain detailed project timelines, identifying key milestones and deliverables, and ensuring alignment with project goals and stakeholder expectations while regularly updating progress and adjusting resources as necessary.
• Oversee project level risk management by employing thorough mitigation assessment and planning methodologies.
• Develop and implement risk management execution strategies, ensuring adherence to best practices and regulatory requirements, while continuously monitoring and reporting on risk factors throughout the project lifecycle.
• Track team delivery on commitments using project plans, Gantt charts, burndown charts and other visual methods and track team velocity and other performance metrics to ensure accuracy of future planning.
• Mentor team members on project management (Waterfall and Agile Scrum) principles and drive conflict resolution.
• Empower teams to self-organize and facilitate continuous improvement activities through retrospectives.
• Identify options and negotiate effectively using pros and cons of different alternatives to stakeholders.
• Champion PMBOK project management best-practices, including Agile Scrum adoption across the organization.

Requirements

• Minimum bachelor's degree in engineering, scientific, marketing, or general business required; MBA or advanced technical degree preferred.
• Minimum 6 years of relevant work experience required.
• Minimum 4 years in a Project Management and/or Scrum role, or Project Management Certified with demonstrated project-related experience.
• Experience with Smartsheet, MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project) required.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills and an ability to work effectively with teams.
• Project Management Certification (e.g., FPX, PMP) and/or Scrum Master Certification (e.g., CSM, PSM I, PMI-ACP) preferred.
• Solid knowledge of Agile development methodologies or PMBOK principles.

Nice-to-haves

• Medical Device experience preferred.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage
• 401k benefit for retirement savings plan
• Paid holidays
• Flexible scheduling
• Professional development opportunities