Director, Smart Mfg. and Lab Operations

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Job Function:

Technology Product & Platform Management

Job Sub Function:

Technical Product Management

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States of America, Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America, Raynham, Massachusetts, United States of America, Warsaw, Indiana, United States of America, West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Job Description:

IT Director, Smart Manufacturing and Lab Operations 

Location: Raritan, New Jersey, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, Raynham, Massachusetts, Warsaw, Indiana 

DePuy Synthes is recruiting for an IT Director, Smart Manufacturing & Lab Operations. 

Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Orthopedics business to establish a standalone orthopedics 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.

Job Overview 

This role is a key technology leadership role responsible for enabling reliable, secure, and scalable technology operations across manufacturing, laboratory, R&D, and other operational sites. 

This role partners with site leadership, Operations, Engineering, Laboratory, Quality, R&D, and enterprise technology teams to align technology services with local business priorities. The position provides strategic and operational oversight for site technology performance, service delivery, infrastructure, laboratory technology, application support, resilience, and continuous improvement. In this role, you will serve as the primary technology partner for supported sites, translating operational requirements into clear technology priorities and ensuring that solutions are delivered with appropriate reliability, security, quality, and lifecycle management. The role also helps ensure that technology supporting regulated or quality-sensitive processes is operated in accordance with applicable company controls and business requirements. 

 

Key Responsibilities 

• Define and execute the technology strategy and operating plan for supported manufacturing, laboratory, R&D, and operations sites. 

• Serve as the senior technology partner for site leaders, Operations, Engineering, Laboratory, Quality, R&D, and other business stakeholders. 

• Oversee the performance, reliability, availability, and lifecycle management of technology services supporting site and laboratory operations. 

• Establish clear service ownership, operating procedures, support models, escalation paths, and performance expectations for site technology services. 

• Coordinate across infrastructure, networks, end-user services, cybersecurity, enterprise applications, data, engineering, and external service providers to resolve site priorities and operational issues. 

• Lead the identification, prioritization, and delivery of technology investments that improve operational reliability, user experience, productivity, and business continuity. 

• Provide leadership during major technology incidents affecting site or laboratory operations, including executive communication, escalation, recovery coordination, and follow-through on corrective actions. 

• Develop and maintain technology resilience, disaster recovery, business continuity, and operational readiness plans for critical site and laboratory services. 

• Partner with site stakeholders to support new equipment, laboratory systems, facility changes, site expansions, technology refreshes, and other operational initiatives. 

• Oversee the  technology team supporting Regulatory & Scientific Affairs business stakeholders. 

• Support inspection, audit, and quality-related activities by coordinating technology documentation, subject-matter expertise, issue remediation, and evidence as appropriate. 

• Maintain effective asset, configuration, lifecycle, and obsolescence management practices for technology deployed across supported sites. 

• Manage strategic vendors and service providers, including service performance, issue escalation, risk management, and alignment with site priorities. 

• Establish performance measures and operational reviews that provide visibility into service health, incidents, risks, demand, capacity, and improvement opportunities. 

• Lead cross-functional technology programs and teams, focusing execution on the highest-priority business and operational needs. 

 

Qualifications 

Education: 

• Required: Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related field. 

• Preferred: Advanced degree in Information Technology, Engineering, Business Administration, Life Sciences, or a related discipline. 

Experience and Skills: 

Required: 

• 10 or more years of relevant experience in technology, including leadership responsibility for technology service delivery, operations, infrastructure, applications, or technology products. 

• Demonstrated experience supporting technology in complex, business-critical operating environments. 

• Experience partnering with site, operations, engineering, laboratory, R&D, or quality stakeholders to define priorities and deliver technology outcomes. 

• Strong understanding of technology operations, service management, incident management, problem management, change management, operational resilience, and lifecycle management. 

• Experience leading cross-functional teams and coordinating work across infrastructure, applications, cybersecurity, data, engineering, and external service providers. 

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities, translate business and operational needs into executable technology plans, and focus teams on business-critical problems. 

• Experience managing budgets, vendors, resources, risks, and operational performance. 

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, decision-making, and escalation-management capabilities. 

• Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills, including the ability to engage effectively with site leaders, technical teams, and senior business stakeholders. 

• Demonstrated people leadership, including coaching, talent development, workforce planning, and leadership in a matrixed organization. 

Preferred: 

• Experience supporting manufacturing, laboratory, R&D, engineering, or other operations sites in the medical device, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or broader life-sciences industry. 

• Knowledge of technology used in laboratory and site environments, such as laboratory information management systems, electronic laboratory notebooks, scientific instruments, manufacturing applications, operational technology integrations, and site infrastructure. 

• Familiarity with regulated technology environments and applicable quality or compliance expectations, including GxP principles, computerized system validation, data integrity, change control, and audit readiness. 

• Understanding of relevant regulatory expectations and industry practices associated with organizations overseen by bodies such as the FDA or other global health authorities. 

• Experience supporting technology-related regulatory inspections, internal audits, quality investigations, corrective actions, or remediation programs. 

• Experience with digital manufacturing, laboratory modernization, automation, cloud platforms, data and analytics, or AI-enabled operational solutions. 

• Relevant technology, service-management, project-management, quality, or regulatory certifications. 

• Experience leading geographically distributed teams or supporting multiple sites in a matrixed organization. 

Other: 

• Travel: Up to 20% domestic and/or international travel. 

• Language: English proficiency required; additional languages preferred. 

• Certifications: Relevant technology, IT service management, project management, quality, or regulatory certifications preferred. 

 

For more information on how we support the whole health of our employees throughout their wellness, career and life journey, please visit www.careers.jnj.com. 

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.

 

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Required Skills:

 

 

Preferred Skills:

Analytical Reasoning, Cost Management, Developing Others, Fact-Based Decision Making, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Inclusive Leadership, Leadership, New Program Development, Performance Measurement, Product Development, Product Strategies, Project Management Methodology (PMM), Research and Development, Software Development Management, Stakeholder Management, Strategic Supply Chain Management

 

 

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

150,000.00 - 300,000.00 USD Annual

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)). This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program. Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, employees are eligible for the following time off benefits: • Vacation –120 hours per calendar year • Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year • Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year • Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year • Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child • Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year • Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period10 days • Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year • Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: - https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits