Associate Director Npi Platform

Johnson & Johnson Johnson & Johnson · Pharma · Danvers, MA +1

Associate Director of NPI Platform for Johnson & Johnson's healthcare innovation, focusing on leading manufacturing and supply chain readiness for new product launches. This role involves building and leading the manufacturing organization, developing internal and external processes, and influencing product design for manufacturability. It requires strong leadership, project management, and technical expertise in product design and engineering principles within a regulated healthcare environment.

What you'd actually do

  1. Build and lead the necessary manufacturing organization within a platform, business processes and initiative success criteria that together ensure the smooth and timely transition of new products from feasibility into stable production.
  2. Lead and mentor on areas of engineering expertise; be an agent of change, constantly moving the organization towards improvements in technical skills, systems knowledge, rigorous problem solving and disciplined project execution.
  3. Leverage technical expertise and broad organization influence to build Design for Manufacturability (DFM) capability, with special focus on influencing the broader business during the product design stage.
  4. Develop and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including customers, suppliers, and key opinion leaders.
  5. Develop and manage timelines and resource allocation plans for the NPI Platform organization.

Skills

Required

  • Strong leadership skills, with experience managing teams across multiple locations and functions.
  • Excellent project management skills, with experience managing complex, cross-functional projects.
  • Experience with product lifecycle management and sustaining engineering.
  • Strong technical background, with a deep understanding of product design and engineering principles.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to think creatively and develop innovative solutions.

What the JD emphasized

  • new products introduction
  • new product launches
  • new process development
  • new product design