Senior Manager Value Stream - Implants

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 jnj.com.

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Job Function:

Project/Program Management Group

Job Sub Function:

Project/Program Management

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Anasco, Puerto Rico, United States of America, Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson is seeking a highly qualified and motivated individual to join our team as a Value Stream Manager supporting Surgical Vision Platform, based in Jacksonville Florida.

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 Value Stream Senior Manager plays a critical role in supporting Value Stream Management (VSM) by driving execution, coordination, and performance management across one or more product value streams. This role partners closely with Supply Chain, R&D, Commercial, Quality, and Finance teams to support the development, execution, and monitoring of Product Strategy Roadmaps (PSRs). This Value Stream role will have direct responsibility for the Cartridge, Inserters & OVD Portfolio wiht support to the overall IOL & Implant Platform

This role operates in a global, cross‑functional environment and focuses on translating strategy into execution, enabling disciplined governance, and improving end‑to‑end (E2E) performance across service, cost, cash, quality, and risk dimensions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the development, refresh, and execution of Product Strategy Roadmaps (PSRs) for assigned products or value streams, in alignment with VSM standards and governance.

• Coordinate cross‑functional inputs (Supply Chain, R&D, Commercial, Quality, Finance) to support E2E product strategies, initiative prioritization, and execution planning.

• Drive execution of value stream initiatives and projects, tracking progress, risks, dependencies, and outcomes against defined objectives and success measures.

• Support E2E performance management, including preparation of dashboards, KPI reviews, and insights related to reliability, cost, service, cash flow, and risk.

• Identify execution risks, constraints, and trade‑offs, and escalate insights and recommendations to the Value Stream Director as needed.

• Support NPI and lifecycle activities, including launch readiness reviews, execution tracking, and transfer‑of‑ownership coordination.

• Contribute to continuous improvement efforts across supply chain processes, manufacturability, and operational performance.

• Support capital and investment execution activities, including initiative tracking, benefits realization, and alignment to approved business cases.

• Partner with sites and functions to support adherence to quality, compliance, and HSE requirements, ensuring issues are identified, tracked, and escalated appropriately.

• Contribute to the development and maturation of the VSM capability, including use of standard tools, templates, governance forums, and ways of working.

Qualifications

Required Minimum Education:  

• Bachelor’s degree required; Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, or related field preferred

• Advanced degree is a plus

 Required Years of Related Experience:  

• Typically 6–10 years of relevant experience

 

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Experience in one or more of the following: manufacturing, supply chain, planning, project management, operations, or engineering

• Demonstrated ability to lead execution and deliver results in a complex, matrixed environment

• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, with ability to synthesize insights from multiple data sources

• Working knowledge of end‑to‑end supply chain processes, from demand planning through delivery

• Experience supporting cross‑functional initiatives and governance forums

• Understanding of NPI processes and product lifecycle management preferred

• Ability to communicate clearly with diverse stakeholders and prepare materials for leadership reviews

• Detail‑oriented, structured, and comfortable operating within defined frameworks while exercising sound judgment

• Exposure to global operations or multi‑region collaboration preferred

• Willingness to travel up to 10-15%, as required

Other:

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 (ra-employeehealthsup@its.jnj.com) or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

 

 

 

Required Skills:

 

 

Preferred Skills:

Agile Decision Making, Agility Jumps, Analytics Insights, Business Alignment, Continuous Improvement, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Leadership, Organizational Project Management, Organizing, Program Management, Project Management Methodology (PMM), Project Management Office (PMO), Project Management Tools, Project Reporting, Statement of Work (SOW), Technical Credibility