Project Manager, R&D PMO

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Job Function:

Project/Program Management Group

Job Sub Function:

R&D Project Management

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Milpitas, California, United States of America

Job Description:

We are searching for the best talent to join our Vision team as a Project Manager, R&D PMO located in Milpitas, CA.

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 vision treatments? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how vision is improved? Our Vision team solves the toughest health challenges. Help combine cutting-edge insights, science, technology, and people to encourage eye care professionals and patients to proactively protect, correct and enhance healthy sight for life. Our products and services address these needs – from the pediatric to aging eye – in a patient’s lifetime.

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

Purpose: The Project Manager is responsible for the end‑to‑end leadership and delivery of global new product development programs. This role serves as the execution owner and integrator, guiding highly matrixed, cross‑functional teams to ensure projects are strategically aligned, delivered on schedule and within budget, and meet rigorous quality, reliability, and regulatory requirements. This role operates within a highly regulated, innovation‑driven healthcare environment and requires a technically strong project manager who can translate strategy into disciplined execution. The Project Manager partners closely with Technical Leads, Functional Managers, and Business Leaders to identify, assess, and resolve technical, program, and organizational risks while maintaining focus on outcomes that benefit patients, customers, and the enterprise. In alignment with Johnson & Johnson’s leadership expectations, this role demonstrates strong business judgment, fosters collaboration, upholds compliance and quality standards, and leads with a Credo‑based, patient‑centric mindset.

You will:

End‑to‑End Program Leadership

• Lead global, cross‑functional new product development programs from early concept through commercialization.
• Own overall program execution, ensuring clear alignment to business strategy, platform objectives, regulatory standards, and quality expectations.
• Apply disciplined project management practices, tools, and governance to deliver predictable, high‑quality outcomes.

Planning, Execution & Governance

• Develop and maintain integrated project plans, including: project charter and scope, detailed schedules and milestones, budget and resource forecasts. risk, issue, and dependency management plans
• Ensure all project and technical deliverables are well understood, owned, and executed by the core team.
• Prepare and deliver high‑quality updates and presentations to management, including Global New Product Process (GNPP) stage‑gate reviews.

Cross‑Functional Leadership & Influence

• Serve as the primary point of contact for assigned programs, partnering closely with: technical Leads on technical strategy, execution, and risk mitigation, functional Managers on resource planning and commitments, executive Sponsors on program status, risks, trade‑offs, and decision making
• Facilitate seamless collaboration across R&D, Marketing, Operations, Quality, Regulatory, and Clinical organizations.
• Lead effective project team meetings, driving clarity, accountability, and timely closure of action items.

Risk, Issue & Problem Resolution

• Challenge assumptions and lead the team in proactively identifying project, technical, regulatory, and operational risks.
• Resolve issues, conflicts, and resource constraints through influence, negotiation, and data‑driven decision making.
• Lead recovery and mitigation plans to protect program commitments when challenges arise.

Quality, Compliance & Enterprise Mindset

• Ensure projects execute in compliance with Design Control Regulations, quality systems, and all applicable corporate, divisional, and regulatory requirements.
• Advocate for appropriate resources and budget aligned to program priorities and enterprise value.
• Model Johnson & Johnson leadership behaviors, including integrity, accountability, collaboration, and inclusive leadership.
• Adhere to environmental, health, safety, and sustainability policies and actively support departmental objectives.
• May provide guidance, coaching, or oversight to junior project managers or team members.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a Science‑related field required
• Advanced degree or Project Management certification (PMP or equivalent) preferred

• 8+ years of professional experience in project or program management in a regulated environment (medical devices preferred)
• Minimum of 3 years supporting R&D new product development in a technology‑driven manufacturing organization (capital equipment)
• 5+ years of meaningful engineering and/or operational experience
• Demonstrated success leading complex, cross‑functional technical teams through influence rather than direct authority
• Experience managing procurement, contracting, or external partners is a plus

• Strong understanding of product development lifecycles, design controls, and regulatory expectations
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder‑management skills
• Ability to operate effectively across a global, matrixed organization.
• Proven ability to balance speed, quality, compliance, and cost
• Track record of consistent performance, problem solving, and tangible project results
• Demonstrates sound judgment, resilience, and a continuous‑improvement mindset

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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 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:

Agility Jumps, Business Alignment, Coaching, Collaborating, Continuous Improvement, Operational Excellence, Performance Measurement, Process Control, Process Improvements, Project Management Methodology (PMM), Project Management Office (PMO), Project Reporting, Project Schedule, Research and Development, Tactical Planning, Technical Credibility

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$134,000.00 - $231,150.00

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