Senior Manager
Johnson & Johnson
Senior Manager
Johnson & Johnson
Makes prescription drugs and medical devices
At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at jnj.com.
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Job Function:
Supply Chain EngineeringJob Sub Function:
Project EngineeringJob Category:
People LeaderAll Job Posting Locations:
Geel, Antwerp, BelgiumJob Description:
The Geel site is entering a defining period of investment, growth and transformation. We are seeking a senior engineering leader to own the site project portfolio and lead the Project Delivery & Portfolio Management organization. This role combines portfolio management, people leadership and disciplined delivery governance in a highly regulated manufacturing environment. The successful candidate will create clarity across competing priorities, enable project teams to excel, and ensure that every investment delivers meaningful business value.
The role is accountable for the site capital portfolio, including reliability and lifecycle investments, compliance-driven projects, and strategic investments in capacity, process improvement and long-term site development. The role leads a multidisciplinary organization of internal employees and external delivery partners and works across Operations, Quality, MSAT, Supply Chain, EHS and global engineering functions to convert site strategy into executable priorities and sustained results.
Key responsibilities
Own the site project portfolio — Lead the end-to-end portfolio from demand shaping through execution, handover and benefits realization.
Set investment priorities — Align capital allocation, project sequencing and resources with site strategy and long-range plans, while making risks, dependencies and trade-offs transparent for senior decision-making.
Ensure delivery excellence — Establish predictable delivery across scope, schedule, cost, quality, safety, compliance and operational readiness, applying J&J standards, stage-gate governance and risk management.
Provide senior project oversight — Guide critical projects and intervene when needed to resolve constraints, protect outcomes and sustain business value.
Lead and develop the organization — Coach project managers, project leads, engineers and portfolio professionals; build an inclusive, high-performing team; and strengthen workforce planning, succession and talent capability.
Drive engineering excellence and strategic alignment — Set expectations across design, constructability, commissioning, qualification, validation and handover; champion safety, process safety and GMP compliance; and influence site master planning, capital strategy and stakeholder alignment.
Key qualifications
10+ years of progressive engineering, project delivery, capital portfolio or program leadership experience in a complex matrix organization.
Proven ability to lead and develop people leaders, multidisciplinary teams and individual contributors.
End-to-end project lifecycle credibility, from concept and business case through execution, start-up, handover and benefits realization.
Strong business and strategic acumen, executive communication and stakeholder management, with the ability to connect priorities, technical choices and investment decisions and to lead through ambiguity.
Experience in pharmaceutical, biotech, chemical or another highly regulated manufacturing environment, with a strong understanding of safety, quality, compliance and GMP expectations.
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline; knowledge of commissioning, qualification and validation is strongly valued.
What we are looking for
We are looking for “End 2 End”-minded people leader who combines strategic perspective with execution focus. The ideal candidate creates clarity in complexity, builds trust across functions, holds a high bar for results and develops strong project delivery capability for the future.
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Required Skills:
Preferred Skills:
Agile Decision Making, Budget Management, Collaboration, Customer Centricity, Developing Others, Facilitation, Inclusive Leadership, Leadership, Lean Supply Chain Management, Non-Conformance Reporting (NCR), Organizational Project Management, Project Engineering, Project Integration Management, Quality Assurance (QA), Regulatory Compliance, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Application, Scientific Research, Stakeholder Engagement, Team ManagementThe anticipated base pay range for this position is:
€96,000.00 - €165,025.00Benefits:
In addition to base pay, we offer the following benefits*: an annual bonus with set target (% of pay) depending on pay grade / location, where the actual amount is based on the employees’ and companies’ performance of the previous calendar year, or sales commissions. Moreover, we offer vacation days, parental leave for a minimum of 12 weeks, bereavement leave, caregiver leave, volunteer leave, well-being reimbursement, programs for financial, physical and mental health. We also offer service anniversary and recognition awards, and subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees - and in some location’s eligible dependents - can participate in several insurance plans. For more information, visit Employee benefits | Supporting well-being & career growth | Johnson & Johnson Careers.
*This is for informative purposes only. Amounts and actual benefits may vary by location and are subject to change.
Makes prescription drugs and medical devices
Johnson & Johnson develops prescription medicines and makes medical devices for hospitals, and unlike most big drugmakers, it runs both businesses under one roof. In 2015, its Darzalex became the first antibody drug approved for multiple myeloma, a blood cancer. Its medicines treat cancer, immune diseases such as psoriasis, and mental illnesses such as depression, and patented drugs bring in most of its sales. Its MedTech unit makes heart pumps, catheters that treat irregular heartbeats, surgical sutures, and Acuvue contact lenses. It was founded in 1886 to make sterile surgical dressings, is based in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and spun off its consumer brands, such as Tylenol and Band-Aid, as Kenvue in 2023.
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