Director, Project & Portfolio Management, Biosurgery (MedTech)

Location: Hybrid in Raritan, New Jersey, United States; 3 days on-site and 2 days remote. Requires up to 10% domestic and international travel.

Salary: $164,000–$282,900 base pay annually.

Company

Johnson & Johnson MedTech develops surgical technologies and healthcare solutions designed to support less invasive, personalized treatment.

What you will do

• Manage Project Heads supporting Biosurgery innovation and new product development programs.
• Lead execution, tracking, acceleration, risk identification, and mitigation across the Biosurgery portfolio.
• Serve on the Biosurgery R&D Leadership Team and act as a governance escalation point.
• Lead portfolio reviews, management reviews, scenario development, trade-off analysis, and improvement planning.
• Establish governance processes, meeting cadence, decision-making standards, and follow-through on action items.
• Partner with R&D, marketing, regulatory, clinical, supply chain, quality, and finance stakeholders to align programs with platform and portfolio strategies.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field; an advanced degree such as an MBA or MS is preferred.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant industry experience and prior innovation program delivery experience.
• Project management experience involving materials, biologics, or clinical programs.
• Understanding of global regulatory and clinical requirements for complex Class II and Class III medical devices.
• Demonstrated success influencing across a matrix organization, leading change, and managing people.
• MS Office experience is required; JIRA or SmartSheet experience is preferred.

Nice to have

• Strong technical expertise and business acumen in strategic planning and execution.
• Experience with JIRA or SmartSheet.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive work environment focused on employee dignity, diversity, and individual contribution.
• Eligibility for a consolidated retirement plan, pension, 401(k), and long-term incentive program.
• Vacation, sick time, holidays, personal and family time, parental leave, bereavement leave, caregiver leave, volunteer leave, and military spouse time off.
• Opportunity to contribute to surgical technologies addressing obesity, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and other serious conditions.