Senior Manager, Engineering Deliver Americas

About the role

Johnson & Johnson MedTech – Supply Chain is recruiting for a Senior Manager, Engineering – Americas Deliver Excellence.

Responsibilities

• Pan-Regional Leadership & Organizational Alignment
• Direct and manage the Americas engineering organizational footprint.
• Oversee the hiring, training, motivation, and professional development of engineering staff.
• Establish early-stage project governance, standardize regional controls infrastructure, enforce rigorous GxP/FDA/ISO compliance, and lead cross-border engineering teams.
• Drive the long-term adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies.
• Operational Infrastructure, Asset Management & Risk Mitigation
• Design, implement, and champion advanced testing frameworks.
• Remediate localized infrastructure vulnerabilities.
• Establish strict engineering documentation standards.
• Partner with 3PL or internal maintenance teams to develop robust processes and metrics.
• Technical Authority, Quality & Cybersecurity Compliance
• Serve as the senior technical authority and Point of Contact (PoC).
• Support Quality and Operations in maintaining the qualified, validated, and compliant state of all GxP, GMP, FDA, and ISO-regulated equipment and systems.
• Partner directly with OT Cybersecurity governance structures.
• Resource Management & Capacity Scaling
• Develop comprehensive regional business plans, project timelines, and master budget control metrics.
• Plan future capacity and process improvements.
• Monitor regional engineering workloads and strategically manage a pipeline of external contractors and vendors.
• Optimize internal engineering focus.

Qualifications & Experience

• Education: Minimum Bachelor's degree and/or equivalent University degree required; focused degree in Engineering or related area of study preferred. Advanced degree preferred.
• Experience: Minimum eight (8) years of relevant professional work experience. Engineering experience, with a proven track record of managing multi-site distribution automation, robotics, or complex control systems. Demonstrated ability to lead, motivate, and coach professional engineering teams. Well-developed presentation and cross-functional communication skills, with the ability to manage stakeholders across international borders.
• Preferred: Project management experience and familiarity with FPX, Six Sigma, or Lean methodologies. Expert-level knowledge of GMP principles, qualification/validation approaches, safety regulations, and working within regulated (GxP/FDA/ISO) environments.