Director US Production

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:

Supply Chain Manufacturing

Job Sub Function:

Plant Management

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Danvers, Massachusetts, United States of America

Job Description:

We are searching for the best talent for a Director, US Production.

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 Cardiovascular? Ready to join a team that's reimagining how we heal? Our Cardiovascular team develops leading solutions for heart recovery, electrophysiology, and stroke. You will join a proud heritage of continually elevating standards of care for stroke, heart failure and atrial fibrillation (AFib) patients.

Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech

The Director of US Production is a key leadership role responsible for driving operational excellence across all US-based manufacturing facilities. This position advises on organizational standards within a matrix environment, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. The Director will manage plant business plans, develop processes that support business goals, and oversee production output, quality, and on-time delivery. Additionally, this role plays a critical part in scaling production capabilities to meet future growth demands while supporting new product introductions and maintaining strong partnerships with engineering and product development teams.

Reporting directly to the Global Manufacturing and Planning Leader, the Director will lead strategic initiatives, facilitate supply chain roadmaps, and serve as the primary point of contact for internal stakeholders. Success in this role requires exceptional communication skills, operational expertise, and the ability to influence and develop high-performing teams.

Tasks/Duties/Responsibilities

• Act as the primary point of contact for all US production needs, leading and overseeing operations to ensure efficiency, quality, and on-time delivery.

• Drive production objectives related to cost, quality, and delivery while meeting planned budgets and maintaining employee engagement.

• Lead significant product line, lean and scale-up initiatives, to support long-term growth and capacity planning.

• Partner with cross-functional teams on major scale-up projects, aligning capacity, new product development, and organizational needs with a 5+ year outlook.

• Optimize factory capacity, efficiency gains, and space requirements in collaboration with Operational Excellence, Production Engineering, and Plant Managers.

• Establish and maintain quality performance metrics in compliance with company standards.

• Recruit, manage, and develop staff while fostering a trusting and collaborative work environment.

• Drive continuous improvement across all departments, monitor progress through consistent metrics, and recognize significant accomplishments.

Other Duties

• Ensure compliance with all health, safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements at federal, state, and local levels.

• Escalate business-related issues and opportunities to senior management as appropriate.

• Maintain strategic communication to provide visibility into initiatives, activities, and achievements that deliver positive outcomes.

• Provide hands-on leadership, working directly with operators to guide, influence, and learn from the team.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations Management, or related field required

• 10+ years experience in technical mfg operations position position, with at least 5+ years' experience in a leadership position.

• Strong knowledge of lean manufacturing principles, operational excellence, and continuous improvement methodologies.

• Familiarity with supply chain planning, capacity modeling, and production engineering.

• Demonstrated track record of delivering results in a complex, multi-site environment

• Exceptional ability to lead and develop high-performing teams in a fast-paced, matrix environment.

• Strong strategic thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.

• Experienced in Cleanroom production environments

• Extremely proficient in MS Word, MS Excel, MS Project, and PowerPoint with strong presentation skills.

• Knowledge of Statistical Process Control Tools (Statistics) and ability to evaluate process limits (Accuracy / Repeatability) a plus

• Ability to travel up to 20%

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, please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

The anticipated base pay range for this position is $150,000.00 - $ 258,750.00

The Company maintains highly competitive, performance-based compensation programs. Under current guidelines, this position is eligible for an annual performance bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan. The annual performance bonus is a cash bonus intended to provide an incentive to achieve annual targeted results by rewarding for individual and the corporation's performance over a calendar/performance year. Bonuses are awarded at the Company's discretion on an individual basis. Employees and/or eligible dependents may be 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. Employees may be eligible to participate in the Company's consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401k).This position is eligible to participate in the Company's long-term incentive program. Employees are eligible for the following time off benefits: Vacation - up to 120 hours per calendar year. Sick time - up to 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington - up to 56 hours per calendar year. Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays - up to 13 days per calendar year. Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year. For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: -  https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits This job posting is anticipated to close on March 31, 2026. The Company may however extend this time-period, in which case the posting will remain available on https://www.careers.jnj.com to accept additional applications.

Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

Agile Manufacturing, Business Planning, Developing Others, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Inclusive Leadership, Leadership, Manufacturing Compliance, Manufacturing Safety, Organizational Project Management, Organizing, Plant Operations, Process Improvements, Strategic Supply Chain Management, Tactical Planning