CTSCC Employment

0903288 — Manager, Technical Assurance
Description:
Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products Company is recruiting for a
Manager, to support Technical Assurance (TA) in Skillman, NJ.
Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products Company Division of
Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc. develops and
markets baby care, wound care and skin care products that address
the needs of consumers and health care professionals and
incorporate the latest innovations. The portfolio includes heritage
brands JOHNSON’S® Baby and BAND-AID® Brand, as well as
leading skin care brands such as AVEENO® and CLEAN & CLEAR®.
The Manager will provide technical leadership (including all Research
& Development functions) for the qualification of alternative Raw
Material Suppliers for existing formulations. This includes managing
professionals, interfacing with the analytical chemistry and
procurement organizations, and leading the overall raw material
qualification program including cost improvements, business
continuity, and harmonization. The Manager will be responsible and
accountable for providing technical expertise in consumer/personal
care products (emulsions, surfactants, toothpastes, suspensions,
etc.) The individual will provide product development and technical
service support with emphasis on the following areas: product
development (scale up and process development), technology
transfer, line extensions, marketed product support and validation
for new and existing products.
The candidate will be accountable for both project and annual
budgets. The Manager will need to be able to build strong business
cases for his/her ideas and effectively sell these ideas to key
stakeholders. The candidate will be expected to work in a cross-
functional team environment and interface with different functional
departments. In addition, the individual will support manufacturing
investigations, troubleshoot technical issues and provide general
technical support (including the execution of process and cost
improvement projects) for manufacturing facilities and marketed
products. The Manager will take an active role in hands-on
participation, planning, guiding and leading technical projects and
project teams.
Description:
This position requires a minimum of a Bachelor's degree (in
Engineering, Life Science, or related field) and at least 10+ years of
relevant experience developing formulated consumer and personal
care products. An advanced degree is an asset. It would be
preferred that the candidate have at least 5 years of project
management experience and some experience in a lead or
management role. Microsoft MS Project experience is preferred.
Additional training, certification and/or experience in Process
Excellence (Green Belt, Black Belt) and/or Project Management
(PM) are highly desired. The candidate must have the ability to
represent the department on technical project teams and make
project related decisions. It is required that this individual have a
sense of urgency, the ability to communicate effectively, work
without supervision, multitask, resolve technical issues, and possess
leadership qualities and the capability of working within cross-
functional teams. The candidate must be able to partner with
internal stakeholders as well as external partners (e.g. third party
vendors). An in-depth technical knowledge base of formulated
products including emulsions, surfactants, toothpastes, suspensions
and liquid care consumer needs (including the professional
consumer) and the competitive marketplace is required. This
position is located in Skillman, NJ and requires up to 20% domestic
and international travel.
If you want to explore the many small company environments
behind the big-company impact of the Johnson and Johnson family
of companies, bid on this position today.
Please apply directly to our website at:
http://careers.jnj.com/careers/global/index.htm
Once you have applied please contact Gary Kokesh at:
gkokesh@its.jnj.com