Manager, Safety Project Scientist

Job Function : Product Safety

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.

Job Title : Manager, Safety Project Scientist

Johnson & Johnson is hiring for a Manager, Safety Project Scientist to join our team in Horsham, PA; Raritan, NJ or Titusville, NJ. The Manager, Safety Project Scientist will manage the implementation, training, and support of key strategic Global Safety Strategy and Risk Management (GSSRM) initiatives. This role will collaborate with Medical Safety Officers, Safety Analysis Scientists, Aggregate Report Scientists, Risk Management Strategy Leads, Signal Management Group, and GSSRM leadership, as well as cross-functional partners across the various functional organizations to lead complex projects, translate project-related scientific information and deliverables, and support the implementation and alignment with impacted stakeholders.

Responsibilities include providing governance through prioritization and communication of resource needs to meet strategic goals, coordinating assigned project activities across the impacted organizations, collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders to achieve project milestones, and ensuring successful timely project executions, including developing and monitoring of compliance metrics, as well as change management, training and ongoing support while mitigating project risks and identifying additional opportunities for process optimization.

Responsibilities :

Manage multiple, complex, GSSRM-initiated cross-functional projects and activities including planning, tracking, and risk identification and mitigation, as applicable. Own business processes and provide training to respective stakeholders. Collaborate with other project team members and J&J IM colleagues across functions and organizations. Serve as subject matter expert and audit / inspection lead for relevant processes, where applicable. Lead vendor / 3rd party resources, as appropriate. Perform related duties as assigned by supervisor. Maintain compliance with all company policies and procedures. Drive the project implementation plan and align deliverables with impacted stakeholders to ensure implementation of the project strategy, roll-out, training, and support are implemented properly. Influence and collaborate with GSSRM and cross-functional organizations. Lead and organize project teams. Communicate effectively across disciplines to keep GSSRM leadership and key stakeholders informed of the status of all ongoing activities within a project, as well as any possible issues or conflicts that arise, and mitigation actions taken.

Minimum Qualification :

Bachelor's Degree Required : Healthcare-related or Biomedical Science (3+ years industry experience or equivalent). Working knowledge of medical safety and scientific concepts. Proven success leading projects, or project management experience, 2+ years experience, preferred. Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to effectively present and communicate with internal and external customers. Excellent computer proficiency e.g MS Office, SAP. Excellent analytical skill to identify gaps and root causes of issues and think out of the box to develop a solution. Must be able to work independently with some supervision to meet tight deadlines and maintain a positive attitude. Uses knowledge of project management tools and practices. Strong scientific and project insights to understand how decisions impact downstream processes (strong analytical and quantitative skills).

Additional Requirements :

Change management experience, influence skills, and the ability to work effectively and drive alignment in a complex matrixed environment through strong communication is required. Ability to partner with and influence others without direct authority; build consensus and look for collaboration at all levels across a matrix environment.

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 and 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 email the Employee Health Support Center or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

The anticipated base pay range for this position is $115,000-$197,800. Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees and / or eligible dependents are 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. 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)). 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 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 Condolence Leave 30 days for an immediate family member : 5 days for an extended family member Caregiver Leave 10 days Volunteer Leave 4 days Military Spouse Time-Off 80 hours Additional information can be found through the link below.