Network Capacity Expansion Lead

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

Job Function:

Project/Program Management Group

Job Sub Function:

Project/Program Management

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Job Description:

About Innovative Medicine

Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow.

Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way.

Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine

We are searching for the best talent for the Network Capacity Expansion Lead role in Athens, GA!

An internal pre-identified candidate for consideration has been identified. However, all applications will be considered.

Are you passionate about supplying high quality pharmaceutical products to patients? In our Innovative Medicine Supply Chain Synthetics Manufacturing Platform, we are investing to be ready for what the future brings.

We are seeking a leader to drive the execution of a global network capacity expansion program across multiple Synthetics Manufacturing sites. This role will lead cross‑functional teams, coordinate cross‑site readiness, identify and mitigate execution risks and interdependencies, and provide regular progress updates to senior executives—ensuring timely, on‑budget delivery while meeting quality and regulatory requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Orchestrate cross-functional collaboration (Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Regulatory Affairs, Finance, Procurement, IT) to align priorities and remove execution blockers
• Partner with site leads to assess site-specific execution risks, interdependencies, resource needs, and contingency plans; provide coaching and escalation support.
• Provide regular, clear, executive-level updates (status, risks, mitigations, budget impacts, schedule forecasts) to senior leaders and governance forums.
• Drive decision-making by synthesizing technical and commercial inputs into actionable recommendations.
• Ensure consistent program governance, standards, and best practices are applied across sites.
• Monitor KPIs and deliverables; drive corrective actions when performance falls below plan.

Qualifications:

Education:

• Bachelor’s or higher degree in Engineering, Life Sciences, Supply Chain, Business, or equivalent; Master’s preferred.

Experience and Skills:

Required

• Minimum 10 years’ experience in a supply chain environment (operations, quality, engineering).
• At least 5 years’ experience managing significant projects or capital programs
• Progressive operational/program leadership experience in pharmaceutical/biotech manufacturing, process scale-up, or large capital projects
• Proven experience leading complex, multi-site execution programs across geographies
• Strong track record of interfacing with senior executives and presenting program status and recommendations
• Demonstrated ability to identify and resolve cross‑site interdependencies, mitigate execution risk, and lead cross‑functional teams.
• Ability to influence without formal authority and to reconcile multiple stakeholder viewpoints

Preferred:

• PMP Certified
• Ability to maintain clear program plans, milestone progress, risk and issue tracking, and dependency mapping to support informed decision‑making by senior leadership

Other:

• Willingness to travel up to 40% (domestic and international) is required

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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:

Business Savvy, Organizational Project Management, Program Management

 

 

Preferred Skills:

Agile Decision Making, Agility Jumps, Analytics Insights, Budget Management, Business Behavior, Continuous Improvement, Leadership, Project Management Methodology (PMM), Project Management Office (PMO), Project Management Tools, Project Reporting, Tactical Planning, Technical Credibility