Johnson & Johnson

Senior Technical Product Manager, Q&C Lab Innovation

Johnson & Johnson

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: New Jersey • North Carolina • United States

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Salary

💰 $122,000 - $212,750 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Shape and lead the Next Gen Labs vision/roadmap and steer the team in delivering strategies for Q&C Lab Innovation products within JNJ
  • Own the innovation pipeline for Next Gen Labs (idea intake → prioritization → proof-of-value → scale), ensuring a steady flow of high-impact use cases
  • Collaborate with other product leaders within the Lab Informatics portfolio to develop technology strategies and roadmaps for their respective portfolios
  • Lead automation strategy and roadmap to reduce manual work, improve consistency, and accelerate cycle times across QC lab processes, partnering closely with business and IT stakeholders
  • Drive lab automation proofs of concept (POCs) (including robotics-enabled and workflow automation concepts), defining success criteria, establishing governance, and coordinating vendor/partner execution
  • Advance standardized, modular future-state lab operating models for automation and data architecture to enable repeatable deployments across sites and segments
  • Drive end-to-end integration and connectivity between lab platforms and enterprise systems to enable digital workflows, traceability, and scalable automation (e.g., sample/test tracking and automated data movement)
  • Define and track value realization metrics for innovation and automation initiatives (e.g., productivity, lead time, deviations), translating outcomes into measurable business impact and adoption plans
  • Along with being responsible for the Next Gen Labs portfolio, responsibilities may include owning delivery for one of the Informatics products
  • Assess current technology stacks and understand IT and business drivers to build product strategies for maximized IT and business outcomes
  • Balance business value with technical feasibility while building product strategies and features, optimizing cost and improving delivery efficiency
  • Own vision and prioritization of new technical features and/or enhancements to a product to meet business needs, accountable for technical delivery and value realization in partnership with business stakeholders
  • Establish technology roadmaps to achieve efficient & effective delivery of business & customer value for assigned technology products
  • Drive Build versus Buy decisions

Requirements

  • Proven experience leading digital transformation our Next Generation initiatives in laboratory, manufacturing, or regulated technology environments
  • Strong product management experience, including vision setting, roadmap development, prioritization, and value realization tracking
  • Experience with Lab Informatics platforms (e.g., LIMS, ELN, CDS, SDMS) and assessing legacy environments to define future state architectures
  • Demonstrated ability to translate emerging technologies into scalable, value driven lab use cases
  • Experience delivering technology solutions in GxP regulated environments, with strong awareness of data integrity, validation, and audit readiness
  • Ability to define and measure business outcomes (e.g., productivity, cycle time, quality events, adoption) tied to innovation initiatives
  • Proven capability to lead cross functional, global teams and partner effectively with Quality, Compliance, IT, and business stakeholders
  • Strong communication skills, including presenting strategy, roadmaps, and value cases to senior leadership
Benefits
  • 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))
  • 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 period
  • Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
  • Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
digital transformationproduct managementroadmap developmentvalue realization trackinglab informaticsLIMSELNCDSSDMSdata integrity
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationcollaborationcross-functional team leadershipstrategic vision settingprioritizationstakeholder engagementpresentation skillsorganizational skillsbusiness value optimization