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**Job Function: **
Supply Chain Engineering
**Job Sub Function: **
Project Engineering
Job Category:
Scientific/Technology
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, West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Job Description:
We are searching for the best talent for Supply Chain Senior Launch Specialist in West Chester, PA, Raritan, NJ, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida or Raynham, MA!
About Orthopaedics
Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments.
Are you passionate about improving and expanding the possibilities of Orthopaedics? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our Orthopaedics teams help keep more than 6 million people moving each year while delivering clinical and economic value to surgeons and healthcare systems. Our teams build solutions for joint reconstruction; trauma and craniomaxillofacial; sports, extremities, and elective foot and ankle; spine; and robotics and digital surgery.
Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness.
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, regulatory approvals and other customary conditions.
Should you accept this position, it is anticipated that, following conclusion of the transaction, you would be an employee of DePuy Synthes.
The Supply Chain Senior Launch Specialist is responsible for leading supply chain strategy and execution for new product introduction (NPI) and lifecycle management (LCM) projects. This role ensures continuity of supply by driving cross-functional alignment and supporting successful launches and ongoing operations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Serves as the supply chain lead for NPI and LCM projects, driving project plans, deliverables, and execution.
- Provides operations input into product design to meet cost and margin targets.
- Supports supplier selection, qualification, and collaboration on product and process decisions.
- Facilitates commercial supply agreements and leads contract trade-off discussions.
- Develops demand and capacity plans and supports manufacturing scale-up.
- Contributes to make vs. buy decisions, site selection, and long-term supply strategies.
- Ensures alignment across Make, Buy, and Plan functions through the project lifecycle.
- Communicates updates, risks, and opportunities to management.
Qualifications
Education:
- BS in Engineering, Supply Chain, or other relevant field required.
Experience and Skills:
**Required: **
- 5-8 years of professional experience in relevant fields required.
- Experience in supply chain, manufacturing, or project management
- Strong communication, influencing, and collaboration skills
- Ability to work cross-functionally and manage complex projects
- Strong problem-solving and analytical capabilities
Preferred:
- Experience in Medical Device, Pharmaceutical, or Biologics industries
- Experience leading cross-functional or NPI teams
- Six Sigma, Process Excellence, or PMP certification
- Knowledge of manufacturing operations and enterprise supply chains
Other:
- May require 10-20% Domestic and International travel.
- Can be located at any J&J MedTech site
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.]
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:
Preferred Skills:
Analytical Reasoning, Budgeting, Collaborating, Communication, Consulting, Customer Centricity, Feasibility Studies, Issue Escalation, Lean Supply Chain Management, Organizational Project Management, Product Reliability, Project Engineering, Quality Assurance (QA), Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Application, Scientific Research, Technologically Savvy
The anticipated base pay range for this position is :
$79,000.00 - $127,650.00
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)).
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
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For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: - https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits