STAFF NEW PRODUCTS INTEGRATION ENGINEER

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:

R&D Product Development

Job Sub Function:

R&D Process Engineering

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico

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 Orthopaedics

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 Orthopaedics? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our Orthopaedics teams help keep more than 6 million people moving each year while delivering clinical and economic value to surgeons and healthcare systems. Our teams build solutions for joint reconstruction; trauma and craniomaxillofacial; sports, extremities, and elective foot and ankle; spine; and robotics and digital surgery.

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

Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Orthopaedics business to establish a standalone orthopaedics company, operating as DePuy Synthes. The process of the planned separation is anticipated to be completed within 18 to 24 months, subject to legal requirements, including consultation with works councils and other employee representative bodies, as may be required, regulatory approvals and other customary conditions and approvals. Should you accept this position, it is anticipated that, following conclusion of the transaction, you would be an employee of DePuy Synthes and your employment would be governed by DePuy Synthes employment processes, programs, policies, and benefit plans. In that case, details of any planned changes would be provided to you by DePuy Synthes at an appropriate time and subject to any necessary consultation processes

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

We are searching for the best talent for Staff New Products Integration Engineer (Orthopedics)

Purpose:

• To assist in the development of new products and provide technical support for their transfer to manufacturing facilities.
• Responsible for being the “Voice of the Factory” in the development of a new product or process and ensuring an adequate integration of a new product into the manufacturing operations.

You will be responsible for:

In accordance with all applicable federal, state and local laws/regulations and Corporate Johnson & Johnson, procedures and guidelines, this position:

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• Compliance with safety policies and procedures. Ensures compliance with Environmental Management System (EMS) responsibilities
• Follow J&J and Records Management Policies for Convenience Information, Records Retention Schedules, Training and Education, Document Hold Notices, Records Cleanout, Inactive Records and Information Management, Vital Records and third party vendor if applicable.
• Provide technical input to the R & D team and Product Management Development Teams pertaining to “Voice of the Factory” from conceptualization to stabilization of the new products.
• Travel to process development sites and engage in engineering builds and pilots and assist with production line transfer activities and documentation
• May supervise indirect contractors, co-ops and technicians as required, on-site and off-site. Coordinate and execute DFA analysis, process FMEAS, equipment/ tooling design, line design, process design and development, transfers/validations of lines in the plant and design Intent transfer.
• Coordinate with all plant functions (Business Unit, Technical Services, Quality, Finance, Product Complaints, and Planning) to ensure completion of “Voice of Factory” requirements.
• Coordinate to complete all New Product Launch (Gate and Technical) deliverables.
• Ensure product knowledge transfer to all Business Unit roles including manufacturing documentation.
• Follow all company safety policies and other safety precautions within the work area. Collect and report both product and process stabilization data as input to required scorecards by due dates.
• Lead or coordinate stabilization improvement projects.
• 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
• Other responsibilities may be assigned and not all responsibilities listed may be assigned.

Level of Responsibility

• May serve as a lead New Product Integration engineer on one or more development/revisions of a new product launch of significant complexity or have responsibility for multiple new product stabilization projects of moderate complexity. Could manage a portfolio of projects supported by Engineers and Sr. Engineers of indirect reporting. Is viewed by the organization as a role model in demonstrating the behaviors outlined in the Standards of Leadership. Is an authority in project management, new product launches and may have process development skills, exercising considerable latitude in determining technical objectives of assignments. Work is generally expected to deliver business results in the development of new or re-fined equipment, processes, product enhancements and/or technical methods. Can lead a major product stabilization project.

Qualifications / Requirements:

• B.S. Engineering degree
• Approximate experience, or equivalent knowledge and skills, necessary to satisfactorily perform the position responsibilities.
• 6 – 8 Years with BS in Related Field
• Bilingual: English/ Spanish preferred
• GMP/ ISO knowledge preferred
• Analytical and Statistical methods knowledge. Six Sigma/ Lean GB/ BB certification preferred.
• Knowledge of Ethicon information systems including but not limited to, JD Edwards preferred
• Proficiency with personal computer software for word processing, spreadsheet analysis, and presentation graphics is essential. Project Management software knowledge is desirable. Project Management Professional (PMP) is a plus.
• Experience to include but not limited to, Process and Equipment Engineering, Process Validation and Control and Project Management
• Ethicon product/ process knowledge preferred
• General understanding for Product/ Process Design; Line/ Equipment Lean Design and Process Controls.
• Demonstrated strong oral presentation skills to upper management Ability to travel on assignment to U.S. project locations.
  
  

 

 

Required Skills:

 

 

Preferred Skills:

Agile Decision Making, AI Judgement Integration, Coaching, Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA), Critical Thinking, Emerging Technologies, Issue Escalation, Lean Supply Chain Management, Problem Solving, Process Control, Process Engineering, Product Costing, Product Improvements, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Application, Situational Awareness, Technical Research, Technologically Savvy, Validation Testing, Vendor Selection