Staff Operational Excellence Engineer - Shockwave Medical

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine • Santa Clara, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

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 Johnson & Johnson is hiring for a Staff Operational Excellence Engineer – Shockwave Medical to join our team located in Santa Clara, CA. Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments. Ready to join a team that’s pioneering the development and commercialization of Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) to treat complex calcified cardiovascular disease. Our Shockwave Medical portfolio aims to establish a new standard of care for medical device treatment of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease through its differentiated and proprietary local delivery of sonic pressure waves for the treatment of calcified plaque. Position Overview The Staff Engineer, Operational Excellence will be responsible for leading the development of new manufacturing process and technologies for new products introduction, and manufacturing process improvements for commercial products, incorporating Design Excellence and Continuous improvement though the application of Industrial Engineering and Lean Six Sigma programs. The goal is to ensure optimal customer satisfaction, program efficiency, and financial effectiveness.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering discipline (Industrial Engineering preferred)
• Minimum of eight (8) years’ of demonstrated experience in the medical device industry or at least 5 years leading Operational Excellence initiatives.
• Certified: Lean Six Sigma Black Belt or equivalent.
• Project Management experience or PM Certified (preferred).
• Strong background in holistic operational excellence structures and the associated tools/techniques
• Knowledge of and compliance with applicable Quality System requirements (e.g., QSRs, ISO and MDD requirements).
• Demonstrated problem-solving capabilities when dealing with ambiguity.
• Ability to convey and communicate complex concepts simply and clearly.
• Strong strategic thinking, problem solving, analytical / critical thinking skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple priorities.
• Operate as a team and/or independently while demonstrating flexibility to changing requirements.
• Strong strategic thinking, problem solving, analytical / critical thinking skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple priorities.
• Operate as a team and/or independently while demonstrating flexibility to changing requirements.

Responsibilities

• Implement activities across the Santa Clara organization that ensure the use of operational excellence tools and strategies to: develop new manufacturing process and technologies for new products introduction.
• ensure waste-reduction and improvement initiatives on commercial product portfolio.
• Lead process development projects using Industrial Engineering and Design Excellence concepts.
• Lead engineering problem solving and process improvement projects using best practices, ensuring accountability and completion.
• Work with New Product Development team to effectively design the manufacturing process and technologies to meet customer demand and financial effectiveness.
• Works with operations teams to identify potential projects, assess feasibility, and implement solutions.
• Collaborating with the leadership team to identify and drive value opportunities and to ensure production and operation challenges are well understood and are resourced for resolution.
• Collaborate with business teams to review processes and identify/implement opportunities for improvements applying Lean Six Sigma concepts & tools.
• Identify opportunities for cost reduction and work to improve cost performance.
• Collect data and analyze process performance indicators to ensure business efficiency and quality requirements.
• Communicate the status and issues of the projects to the organization in a timely, clear, and appropriate manner.
• Identify potential operational risks and support the areas in the development of strategies to mitigate them.
• Support deployment of holistic operational excellence program for Shockwave Medical in alignment with Global Operations.
• Coaching Design excellence and lean six sigma tools and techniques to help the team to analyze data effectively, identify problems, and drive process improvements.
• Other duties as assigned.
• These job requirements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel.

Benefits

• This position is eligible for an annual performance bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan. The annual performance bonus is a cash bonus intended to provide an incentive to achieve annual targeted results by rewarding for individual and the corporation’s performance over a calendar/performance year.
• Bonuses are awarded at the Company’s discretion on an individual basis.
• Employees and/or eligible dependents may be eligible to participate in the following Company sponsored employee benefit programs: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance.
• Employees may be eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).
• Employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:
• Vacation – up to 120 hours per calendar year
• Sick time - up to 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington – up to 56 hours per calendar year
• Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays – up to 13 days per calendar year
• Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level