Staff Process Engineer

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Job Function:

Supply Chain Engineering

Job Sub Function:

Process Engineering

Job Category:

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson is recruiting for a Staff Process Engineer, to join Vision Care team in Jacksonville, FL.

About Vision:

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments.

Are you passionate about improving and expanding on the possibilities of vision treatments? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how vision is improved? Our Vision team solves the toughest health challenges. Help combine cutting-edge insights, science, technology, and people to encourage eye care professionals and patients to proactively protect, correct and enhance healthy sight for life. Our products and services address these needs – from the pediatric to aging eye – in a patient’s lifetime.

Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech

Purpose:

The Staff Engineer provides deep technical expertise and strategic technical leadership within an assigned manufacturing value stream and/or engineering function (e.g., Process, Packaging, Materials/Supplier, Equipment/Validation, Technical Operations). The role leads complex, high-impact projects and programs that improve safety, quality, delivery, cost, and long-term competitiveness in a regulated (GMP/ISO/FDA) environment.

The Staff Engineer is accountable for end-to-end execution of initiatives including change control, qualification/validation (IQ/OQ/PQ as applicable), characterization and experimental studies, technical investigations, and continuous improvement. The role influences decisions across the organization, mentors engineers and technical team members, and collaborates with cross-functional stakeholders and external partners to deliver robust, compliant, sustainable solutions.

Responsibilities and accountabilities may vary by site. Applicable procedures and quality systems (e.g., QUMAS/eDMS where applicable) define responsibilities and may supersede elements of this position description.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Technical Leadership, Strategy & Governance

• Acts as a senior technical contributor and key technical voice within the function and cross-functionally; drives technical direction on complex problems.
• Partners with cross-functional governance / prioritization forums to scope, plan, and deliver high-value programs aligned to business objectives.
• Identifies, proposes, and leads breakthrough/best-practice methodologies and technology improvements to raise capability and performance.

2. Project / Program Leadership & Delivery

• Leads complex engineering projects/programs requiring conceptual evaluation, design, and validation; establishes milestones, resourcing, schedules, risks, and budgets.
• Applies standard project management methods and continuous improvement tools (e.g., Lean/Six Sigma) to deliver results and sustain gains.
• Performs concept analysis for future capital/expense projects; supports business case development and justification as applicable.
• May supervise and coordinate outside designers, consultants, contractors, and/or other supplemental resources required for delivery.

3. Change Control, Qualification & Validation

• Leads complex change control activities (global and local, as applicable) ensuring compliance with internal procedures and external regulations/standards.
• Plans and executes qualification and validation of new/modified equipment, processes, systems, packaging operations, and/or materials (IQ/OQ/PQ as applicable).
• Authors/reviews/approves high-quality technical documentation (protocols, reports, specifications, risk assessments, presentations) in accordance with GDP and internal standards.

4. Engineering Excellence (Process / Equipment / Packaging / Materials / Supplier) – as applicable

• Identifies and implements equipment/process/packaging/material enhancements that improve efficiency, yield, reliability, robustness, and safety.

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