Sr. Manager, Strategic Project Mgmt

Position: Sr. Manager, Strategic Project Mgmt.
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Job Function:
Project/Program Management Group
Job Sub Function:
Project/Program Management
Job Category:
Professional
All Job Posting Locations:
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:

DePuy Synthes is recruiting for a Sr. Manager, Strategic Project Mgmt., located in Raynham, MA or in West Chester, PA or Palm Beach Gardens, FL or Warsaw, IN or Raritan, NJ.

Job Overview

The Sr. Manager, Strategic Project Mgmt. leads complex, cross-functional programs that are critical to DePuy Synthes' growth, transformation, and operational excellence. This role provides enterprise-level project leadership, translating strategy into execution while ensuring delivery on scope, timeline, budget, and quality. The position is highly visible, partnering with senior leaders to drive business outcomes, standardize best-in-class project practices, and enable sustainable change across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead multiple, large-scale strategic initiatives and interdependent programs aligned to business priorities and transformation objectives.

• Define project scope, success metrics, timelines, resource plans, and budgets; ensure disciplined execution and benefit realization.

• Partner with senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders to align priorities, resolve risks, and remove execution barriers.

• Establish and govern project management standards, tools, and best practices to improve consistency and delivery performance.

• Provide clear, executive-level communication on project status, milestones, financial health, and risks.

• Proactively identify dependencies, risks, and change impacts; develop mitigation and change management plans.

• Lead and mentor project managers and team members, fostering accountability, development, and high performance.

• Ensure projects comply with internal governance, quality standards, and applicable regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

Education

• Required:
  
  Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Life Sciences, or a related field

• Preferred:
  Master's degree (MBA or equivalent)

Experience and Skills

Required:

• 8-10 years of progressive experience in project and/or program management within a complex, matrixed organization.

• Demonstrated success leading enterprise-level, cross-functional initiatives with significant scope and impact.

• Proven leadership, influencing, and stakeholder management capabilities at senior levels.

• Expertise in project governance, risk management, budgeting, and performance tracking.

Preferred:

• Experience in medical devices, life sciences, or a highly regulated industry.

• Experience leading transformation, integration, or large change initiatives.

• Familiarity with portfolio management and enterprise PMO environments.

• Demonstrated people leadership and talent development experience.

• Advanced proficiency with project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, hybrid).

• Excellent communication skills, including executive-ready presentations and status reporting.

• Strong strategic thinking and execution skills, with the ability to translate strategy into actionable plans.

Other:

• Language:
  English (required)

• Travel:
  Limited; up to ~20% domestic, with limited international travel as needed

• Certifications:
  
  PMP, PgMP, or equivalent (preferred)

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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…