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At 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

Job Function:

Project/Program Management Group

Job Sub** **Function:

R&D Project Management

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson is currently seeking a Staff Software Project Manager for New Product Development to join our MedTech Surgery (JJMT) team in Cincinnati, OH.

At 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/ .

For 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.

Our team of engineers, developers, and technical specialists are in the forefront of technology in the medical device industry. As a Project Manager, you will make vital contributions to the New Product Development (NPD) and NPI (New Product Introduction) pipeline and transform patient care through innovation. This position places an emphasis on working closely with multi-disciplinary engineering teams to develop complex capital equipment and software-enabled medical devices. Candidates must be self-motivated, independent and have an eagerness to learn and work as a team, and a desire to thrive in a dynamic environment. In this position, you are expected to demonstrate core Project Management and Team Leadership skills and able to independently resolve intra-team problems and communicate broadly across development teams and associated management.

Key Job Responsibilities:

+ Develop and own the cross-functional timeline for new product development projects, including Requirements Documentation, Prototyping, Software Design, Verification, Validation, and Product Quality and Regulatory documentation.

+ Work with project teams and management to resolve resource gaps.

+ Identify critical paths and roadblocks within the project and offer solutions to roadblocks.

+ Assist in identifying appropriate project strategies to deliver scope or improve delivery as appropriate. Follow the software product development process with a focus on quality.

+ Assist in managing project risk through comprehensive mitigation assessment and planning techniques.

+ Communicate project status to all project stakeholders. Communication includes: project meeting minutes, dashboards and project deep-dives as required.

+ Assist in identifying key project constraints such as scope, schedule, budget, human and equipment resources.

+ Develop and maintain the project team budget, liaising with functional managers or internal partners as needed to ensure project goals are achieved.

+ Partner with Product Owner to manage the SW backlog, supporting grooming sessions to organize and plan SW release plans and sprint planning activities.

+ Lead all associated scrum ceremonies, including stand-ups, sprint planning and retrospectives.

Qualifications

Required Knowledge/Skills, Education, And Experience:

+ Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Computer Science, Science or Business fields.

+ 6+ years of experience in Software Development.

+ 1+ year experience in the Medical Device Industry.

+ Experience with project management tools or Agile project management software.

+ Proficiency utilizing the MS Office Suite (Project, Work, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Outlook, SharePoint).

+ Experience leading team meetings and documenting outcomes.

+ Problem-solving ability and proficiency in verbal, written, and presentation communications.

+ Ability to work independently, provide multiple solutions to problems and effectively communicate options and trade-offs.

+ Ability to manage complexity and ambiguity in a fast-paced environment.

+ Well organized, self-motivated, upbeat, creative, and resourceful.

+ Demonstrate strong leadership, management, and collaboration qualities.

Preferred Knowledge/Skills, Education, And Experience:

+ Advanced Degree.

+ Demonstrated success in leading a project from concept through market introduction.

+ Experience leading Agile/Scrum ceremonies.

+ Experience with Smartsheet Software.

+ Experience with SW-Enabled Medical Devices.

+ Project Management Professional Certification (PMP).

Other:

+ This role will require up to 10% travel

+ Relocation assistance NOT available for this role

The Company maintains highly competitive, performance-based compensation programs. Under current guidelines, this position is eligible for an annual performance bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan. The annual performance bonus is a cash bonus intended to provide an incentive to achieve annual targeted results by rewarding for individual and the corporation’s performance over a calendar/performance year. Bonuses are awarded at the Company’s discretion on an individual basis.

Employees and/or eligible dependents may be eligible to participate in the following Company sponsored employee benefit programs: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance.

Employees may be eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).

This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program.

Employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:

+ Vacation – up to 120 hours per calendar year

+ Sick time - up to 40 hours per calendar year

+ Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays – up to 13 days per calendar year

+ Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year

For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits

This job posting is anticipated to close on 01/12/25. The Company may however extend this time-period, in which case the posting will remain available on https://www.careers.jnj.com to accept additional applications.

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 https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers . internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

Required Skills:

Agile Software Project Management, Medical Device Industry, Project Management, Project Management Tools, Software Development

Preferred Skills:

Agility Jumps, Business Alignment, Collaborating, Communication, Continuous Improvement, Execution Focus, Problem Solving, Process Improvements, Project Management Methodology (PMM), Project Management Office (PMO), Project Reporting, Project Schedule, Quality Control (QC), Report Writing, Research and Development, Stakeholder Engagement

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

The anticipated base pay range for this position is $109,000.00 to $174,800.00

Additional Description for Pay Transparency: