Value Chain Project Manager

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Job Function:
Project/Program Management Group

Job Sub Function:
Project/Program Management

Job Category:
Professional

All Job Posting Locations:
Schaffhausen, Switzerland;
Zug, Switzerland

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine Supply Chain (J&JIMSC) is recruiting for a Project Manager, Value Chain Management (VCM) to be located in Switzerland, Zug or Schaffhausen and is expected on site at the J&J home location 3 days/week. Within the IMSC of Johnson & Johnson, we are working to create a world without disease. Transforming lives by finding new and better ways to prevent, intercept, treat, and cure disease inspires us.

We bring together the best minds and pursue the most promising science. We collaborate with the world for the health of everyone in it. This position will report under the Project Management Organization (PMO) of Value Chain Management within J&JIM Supply Chain.

This role requires a dynamic leader who can collaborate and communicate effectively with cross-functional team members and Senior Leaders. A successful candidate will demonstrate experience in the successful delivery of multiple lifecycle management projects, such as product transfers, risk management, supplier qualifications, and/or portfolio optimization. The role requires high aptitude in leadership, people management, project & program management methodologies & fundamentals (FPX preferred), data & project metric analysis, business process improvement, influencing, and senior leader communication.

The selected individual will be highly focused and self‑directed to ensure on‑time, high‑quality delivery of projects in accordance with defined scope. The ideal candidate will be a self‑starter with a strong ability to identify team gaps and offer proactive solutions for continuous improvement. The role may also include leading a team of consultants who are executing project management activities.

• With limited direction, lead cross‑functional project teams to identify, recommend and execute the best enterprise business solutions/propositions
• Guide project teams through the development of project plans & risk register
• Drive project activities to meet project and business objectives including approval of project recommendations through governance
• Influence others beyond own scope and level; lead communications with all levels of stakeholders to enable informed decision making
• Drive team accountability for deliverables and ensure projects meet defined project milestones
• Demonstrate team performance management; ask the right questions to understand business impact and risks
• Make the complex simple when presenting opportunities and plans to the team and organization
• Lead thorough options analysis, scenario planning and drive recommendations

• Identify and recommend the best enterprise business proposition
• Engage teams in healthy debate/conflict resolution, and deliver team‑aligned option business solutions
• Proactively identify and escalate risks and issues to relevant stakeholders; lead development and delivery of tactical and achievable mitigation and contingency planning
• Scope definitions and control: stakeholder alignment, project planning, resource and risk management, team development and communication
• Lead prioritization and options analysis with teams
• Lead teams in use of ongoing risk management & communication tools

• Develop, manage and maintain up‑to‑date project timelines inclusive of all critical milestones, key interdependencies,…