Senior Manager, Laboratory Strategies & Planning

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 https://www.jnj.com

Job Function:
R&D Operations

Job Sub Function:
Laboratory Operations

Job Category:
Professional

All Job Posting Locations:
La Jolla, California, United States of America

Job Description:

About Innovative Medicine:

Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements.

Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow.
 

Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way.
 

Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine

We are searching for the best talent for a Senior Manager, Laboratory Strategies & Planning to be in La Jolla, CA.
 

Purpose:
Reporting to the Global Director of Laboratory Strategies and Planning, the Senior Manager is responsible for engineering and facilities guidance for optimization of internal vivarium and in vitro laboratory infrastructure in alignment with Preclinical Sciences & Translational Safety (PSTS) business strategy and initiatives. 

You will be responsible for:


* Internal vivarium and PSTS in vitro laboratory infrastructure strategic & capacity planning in compliance with applicable regulations and institutional standards


* Utilize project management skills to establish clarity in project roles, identify and manage resource requirements, define project deliverables, identify and mitigate risks, measure outcomes and ensure adherence to budget


* Conduct formal project evaluations and develop action plans to optimize operational strategies


* Strongly collaborate with stakeholders, including (internal) business partners (PSTS scientific functions, S&O), E&PS functions (facilities management, project delivery, lab services, space management), Finance, EH&S, IT, Procurement, & Therapeutics Discovery Lab Ops and (external) Avantor, CBRE, JLL and construction management firms to assess as needed, project status, budget, schedules, etc.


* Resolve escalations in a prompt manner to enable the function/business to deliver on commitments


* Capital planning & execution liaison with E&PS PD, Lab Ops for internal PSTS projects


* Review and approval of PSTS related facility project design and commissioning documentation


* Be on call participant for vivarium and laboratory infrastructure and critical equipment alarm notification and response...