SCQ Director DTx Lab Systems - 2406179113W

Description

Johnson & Johnson is recruiting a SCQ Director DTx Lab Systems to be located at one of the following locations: Raritan, NJ; Cornelia, GA; Guaynabo, PR; Sao Jose Dos Campos, Brazil; Juarez, MX; Jacksonville, FL; Raynham, MA or any MedTech home office in the United States.

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/.

The SCQ Director DTx Lab Systems develops and deploy Lab system strategies and solutions across MedTech Quality to drive growth, delivery, quality, and cost improvements. Also, serves as the business process owner and overall business lead for Lab Systems and will partner with JJT to deliver new and innovative capabilities in support of Digital Transformation Excellence and business needs. The Director interface with various cross-functional stakeholders and will drive alignment and prioritization of use cases and supporting solutions, process improvement opportunities, evaluation of new Lab Systems including development and approval of business cases in alignment with business needs. Will also lead all aspects of introduction of new LAB systems improvements in achieving target outcomes which includes chartering, metrics identification, resource requirements, detailed schedule, milestones, identification, and mitigation of risks including stakeholder change management plan and communication plans. Through stakeholder interfaces, will capture and translate customer insights into target use cases including conducting internal and external benchmarking in surfacing best practices for adoption.

In addition to identification and deployment of new Lab Systems leveraging process excellence tools & methodologies to drive process standardization and building and coaching global and local teams on adoption of new practices and skill that will help sustain improvements.

Are you interested in joining a diverse team delivering outstanding results to our customers? Apply now for this exciting opportunity!

Key Responsibilities:

• Serves as the overall lab system strategy lead; owns the vision and enhancements to lab technology ecosystem in alignment with business needs and strategic framework

• Serves as the business representative and subject matter expert; owns the vision and prioritization of new features and/or enhancements to lab system - Business Product Owner for LIMs

• Identifies business customers’ unmet needs and align on the problems to be solved with Product and squad members

• Drives Process and technology standardization and best practices including establishing lab system playbook and adoption

• Shapes the Lab System Product vision, strategy and Roadmap for the product being delivered, aligning business demand with the Product roadmap

• Identifies business customers’ unmet needs, understand competitor landscape and align on the problems to be solved with Product and squad members

• Partners with adjacent functions (IT, Franchise Quality/SC, Enterprise) to provide technical & strategic support in the management of existing and future laboratory systems

• Identifies opportunities for improvement in laboratory technology systems, processes, and workflows, and implementing strategies to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.

• Shape and prioritize features, utilizing business expertise and understanding of customer needs, translate business requirements into user stories & acceptance criteria

• Manage changes to laboratory technology systems, such as technology upgrades or implementation of new systems, while ensuring minimal disruption to operations and maintaining compliance.

• Coordinates site level resource, SME workshop and deployment planning including the delivery of targeted business results

• Align requirements & delivery expectations with business stakeholders to ensure the product meets business needs and achieves desired outcomes while identifying potential risks and developing mitigation strategies for laboratory technology systems within the supply chain.

• Develops and implements quality management systems specific to laboratory technology, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements and industry standards.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including laboratory personnel, supply chain professionals, and quality assurance teams, to ensure effective communication, coordination, and alignment of quality-related activities to ensure successful market launch and continuous improvement across the product lifecycle

• Partners with internal stakeholders to identify new technologies, stay updated with applicable regulations and standards related to laboratory technology, and implement processes and controls to ensure compliance.

• Support budget cycle (LRFP, JU, BP, NU) to accommodate business needs

Qualifications

Education:

• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Engineering or relevant scientific/technical field and 10 years proven experience is required.

• Advanced degree in Engineering or relevant scientific/technical field and 5 years proven experience is preferred.

Experience and Skills:

Required:

• Experience with introduction of new technologies and systems in the regulated healthcare industry

• Demonstrated experience in process improvement initiatives with cross-functional, diverse, global teams using PEx Methodology

• Experience with developing innovative approaches to Quality challenges in a fast-paced, changing global environment

• Demonstrated experience in effective project management

• Strong communication and change management skills

• Ability to zoom-in and zoom-out for strategic and tactical activities

• Proficient technical writing skills

• Able to manage complex strategic programs with multiple stakeholders

• Able to provide outcome-based/value-driven focus to the organization

• Strong negotiation, communication, and change management skills

• Proven success in influencing highly successful teams

• Capable of building strong partnerships across segments & regions, acting as the mediator between organizations while optimizing the value proposition

• Strong relationship development, conflict resolution, and team building instincts, with the ability to build partnerships both internally and externally

• Makes the customer central to all thinking

• Ability to coach talent on Quality Engineering principles and practices

• Fluent verbal and written English communication skills; other language skills advantageous

Other:

• Certified PEx Green Belt or Black Belt are preferred.

• This position may require a 30 to 40% of domestic and/or international travel.

The anticipated base pay range for this position is $157,000 to $271,400.

The compensation and benefits information set forth in this posting applies to candidates hired in the United States. Candidates hired outside the United States will be eligible for compensation and benefits in accordance with their local market.

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; for employees who reside in the State of Washington – up to 56 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 04/03/2024. 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 Affirmative Action and 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, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

For more information on how we support the whole health of our employees throughout their wellness, career and life journey, please visit www.careers.jnj.com.

Primary Location NA-US-New Jersey-Raritan

Other Locations NA-US-Georgia-Cornelia, Latin America-Mexico-Chihuahua-Juarez, Latin America-Brazil-São Paulo-São José dos Campos, NA-US-Florida-Jacksonville, NA-United States, NA-US-Massachusetts-Raynham, NA-US-Puerto Rico-Guaynabo

Organization Medical Device Business Services, Inc (6029)

Relocation Eligible: No

Travel Yes, 50 % of the Time

Job Function Laboratory Operations

Req ID: 2406179113W