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:

Grecia, Costa Rica

Job Description:

About MedTech

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments.

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

About Cardiovascular

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

We are searching for the best talent for Program Controller.

Purpose

The Senior Analyst, Project/Program Management / Program Controller will support a multi-year effort to expand our CSS (Cardiovascular & Specialty Solutions) capacity through products transfer to external manufacturers and building a new J&J facility in Costa Rica. This role will work with the Program Director, sub program leaders and workstream leaders to implement agreed project planning, monitoring, and control processes to ensure that tracking and reporting is accurate and timely across the program.

You will be responsible for:

• Implementing the agreed project planning, scheduling, management and controlling processes
• Providing challenge to the project leaders (internal) and EMs (external) on content and approach of project plans
• Reviewing and approving all project plans to ensure adherence to agreed formats and approach.
• Working with the workstream and program leaders to identify, resolve and report on issues, risks, and changes.
• Reviewing, monitoring, and reporting on the progress and trends of projects against the agreed metrics up through to the PMO
• Identifying potential risks, interdependencies and issues at project and resource level and report to workstream leaders and the Program Manager
• Creating detailed projects with the project leaders and ensuring that activities integrate at a project and workstream level.
• Integrating the projects and sub programs at a level agreed, crafting mid-level plans, milestone plans and base line the Master Schedule
• Reporting tracking activities into designated PMO tool
• Tracking of document approvals – Maintain reporting tools and ensure approvals happen as committed.
• Generating meeting minutes for the diverse groups as well as running reports / dashboards from the designated tracking tools.
• Responsible for communicating business related issues or opportunities to next management level
• Responsible for following all Company guidelines related to Health, Safety and Environmental practices as applicable.
• For those who supervise or manage a staff, responsible for ensuring that subordinates follow all Company guidelines related to Health, Safety and Environmental practices and that all resources needed to do so are available and in good condition, if applicable
• Responsible for ensuring personal and Company compliance with all Federal, State, local and Company regulations, policies, and procedures
• Performs other duties assigned as needed

Qualifications / Requirements:

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION

• Education: University bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• 4- 6 years of experience. MedTech and SC experience Preferred. Product transfer experience is a plus.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES, CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES, AND AFFILIATIONS

• Ability to work with remote and multiple teams, communicate effectively, summarize, and prioritize activities.
• Project management – Timeline and milestone tracking, risk and issues management, stakeholder communication, KPI development and tracking
• MS Project proficiency
• Languages: Fluent in English and Spanish
• MS Project proficiency
• Ability to work with remote and multiple teams, communicate effectively, summarize, and prioritize activities
•  Influence stakeholders to deliver results from diverse locations and level.
• Interpersonal and negotiating skills, with proven ability to influence/collaborate to get to desired result.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills and presentation skills.

Preferred:

• Power BI Knowledge

 

 

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