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Job Function:

Project/Program Management Group

Job Sub Function:

Project/Program Management

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States of America, Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America, Raynham, Massachusetts, United States of America

Job Description:

Depuy Synthes, a member of Johnson & Johnson's Family of Companies, is recruiting for a Program Manager to form part of the VELYSTM Enabling Tech Supply Chain team, reporting to the SI&D Lead, located in Palm Beach Gardens, FL, Bridgewater, NJ, or Raynham, MA.

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/ (https://www.jnj.com/)

Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Orthopedics business to establish a standalone orthopedics company, operating as DePuy Synthes. The process of the planned separation is anticipated to be completed within 18 to 24 months, subject to legal requirements, including consultation with works councils and other employee representative bodies, as may be required, regulatory approvals and other customary conditions and approvals. Should you accept this position, it is anticipated that, following conclusion of the transaction, you would be an employee of DePuy Synthes and your employment would be governed by DePuy Synthes employment processes, programs, policies, and benefit plans. In that case, details of any planned changes would be provided to you by DePuy Synthes at an appropriate time and subject to any necessary consultation processes.

The Subject Matter Expert (SME) provides deep functional and process expertise in their assigned business domain (e.g., Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory, Supply Chain) to support the transformation project implementing One DPS PLM in Windchill. The SME acts as the content expert for Supply Chain, translating current-state best processes, data, and real-world operational needs into detailed functional input for solution design, configuration, testing, and adoption.

They partner closely with the Business Product Owner, project team, and system integrator to ensure the solution is accurate, compliant, and fit for purpose, while maintaining strong alignment with day‑to‑day business realities.

Key Responsibilities

• Balance near‑term Agile‑to‑Windchill separation and migration needs with the long‑term vision of a harmonized, streamlined PLM solution.
• Become the DPS-wide domain expert for assigned business processes, data, and use cases within the Windchill PLM implementation.
• Document and explain DPS-wide current-state (AS‑IS) and future-state (TO‑BE) business processes, rules, and pain points.
• Provide detailed functional input to support solution design decisions, system configuration, workflows, and data models.
• Validate and confirm that proposed solutions align with business practices, and operational constraints with functional team and across platforms.
• Support the creation and refinement of user stories, requirements, and acceptance criteria from a domain perspective.
• Support definition of business rules for BOM structures, change management, document control, and lifecycle states as applicable.
• Provide input to training materials, work instructions, and SOPs, ensuring accuracy for end users.
• Represent the function as a project core team member and lead an extended functional team to coordinate activities, drive alignment, and manage inputs and decisions arising from the core team.
• Act as a change ambassador within their function, gathering feedback from end users and supporting adoption across DPS platforms.
• Escalate functional risks, gaps, or usability concerns to the BPO and project leadership in a timely manner.

Qualifications

Education:

• A minimum of a Bachelor's degree is required, preferably in Engineering, Business, Finance, or Supply Chain. An Advanced Degree is helpful.

Experience and Skills:

Required Skills:

• A minimum of 6 years of relevant business experience is required.
• Experience with project and program management processes and tools is required.
• The ability to collaborate optimally with all levels of management and influence decision-making across a matrix organization is required.

Preferred Skills:

• Product cost management and budget management preferred
• Experience, training, or certification in digital analytics capabilities is preferred.
• Global business experience is preferred.

Other:

• The Attendance policy for this location is JNJ Flex/Hybrid
• The anticipated travel for this position is 15%

At Johnson & Johnson, we’re on a mission to change the trajectory of health for humanity. That starts by creating the world’s healthiest workforce. Through innovative programs and policies, we empower the physical, mental, emotional and financial health of our employees and the ones they love.

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, please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

Required Skills:

 

 

Preferred Skills:

Agile Decision Making, Agility Jumps, Analytics Insights, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Expectation Management, Leadership, Organizational Project Management, Organizing, Process Improvements, Program Management, Project Management Methodology (PMM), Project Management Office (PMO), Project Management Tools, Project Reporting, Quality Assurance (QA), Statement of Work (SOW), Technical Credibility

 

 

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$102,000.00 - $177,100.00

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).

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



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



Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:

Vacation –120 hours per calendar year

Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year

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

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

Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child

Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year

Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period10 days

Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year

Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year