Sr. 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 Sr. Process Engineer, located 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 athttps://www.jnj.com/medtech

Purpose:

The Sr. Process Engineer provides technical leadership as part of Product/Process Engineering within the broader contact lens supply chain organization. The role leads complex engineering projects and initiatives supporting safety, quality, delivery, cost, and innovation objectives in a regulated (GMP/ISO/FDA) environment. This individual is accountable for end-to-end execution of process characterization, change control, and validation/qualification activities (IQ/OQ/PQ), technical investigations, continuous improvement, and cross-functional delivery.

Key Responsibilities:

Project Leadership & Delivery

• Leads and delivers complex engineering and/or change control projects requiring concept evaluation, design, and validation.
• Applies project management methodologies to define scope, schedule, resources, risks, and objectives; drives timely execution and closure.
• Performs concept analysis and supports development of capital/expense project justifications for future project development.
• Participates in and/or leads technical design reviews; translates requirements into robust manufacturing/product/equipment specifications.

2. Qualification, Validation & Change Control

• Plans and delivers qualification of new or modified equipment, controls, systems, processes, and/or packaging operations; supports vendor and site acceptance testing (FAT/SAT) as required.
• Leads validation strategy and execution (IQ/OQ/PQ), including protocol authoring, execution oversight, deviation management, and report approval.
• Ensures high-quality technical documentation (protocols, reports, risk assessments, work instructions, specifications) in compliance with GDP and internal/regulatory standards.

3. Process Engineering

• Identifies and implements process, equipment, packaging, and/or materials enhancements that improve efficiency, yield, reliability, robustness, and safety.
• Designs and implements characterization studies and experiments using statistical/analytical tools (e.g., DOE, capability, stability, trending) to set new performance standards and drive breakthrough improvements.

4. Troubleshooting, Investigations, Risk & CAPA

• Leads structured problem solving and root cause analysis for complex quality, technical, and manufacturing issues (e.g., deviations, nonconformances, audit actions, CAPAs).
• Partners with Operations and Quality to implement corrective/preventive actions and sustain improvements; ensures effective risk assessments and controls.
• Provides training and technical guidance to engineers, technicians, and operations personnel to enable safe operation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of processes/equipment.

5. Coaching, Mentoring & Influence

• Provides mentoring and technical guidance to junior engineers, interns, and/or co-ops; builds capability within the team.
• Demonstrates technical depth and influence within the functional team; serves as a change agent by promoting a learning culture and continuous improvement approach.

6. Compliance & Professional Standards

• Ensures alignment to all applicable quality/compliance regulations, standards, and company policies; maintains the highest standards of professionalism, ethics, and compliance.
• Supports and advances compliance program-related initiatives within the function.

Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelors degree in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science Engineering, or related technical subject area

Experience and Skills:

Required:

• A minimum of 4 years of relevant engineering experience in a manufacturing, operations, R&D, or similar regulated industry environment
• Demonstrated experience leading projects of moderate-to-high complexity (multi-functional scope, qualification/validation, change control)
• Strong analytical and structured problem solving capability; ability to interpret data, identify trends, and drive decisions using risk-based thinking
• Proven technical writing capability and disciplined application of good documentation practices
• Demonstrated leadership abilities in multi-functional environment; effective communication and influencing across organizational levels and external partners
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision while effectively demonstrating multi-functional collaboration

Preferred:

• Demonstrated experience leading characterization, qualification/validation, and change control from strategy initiation through closure in a med-device or similar industry environment
• Certification in Six Sigma methodologies (Green Belt or Black Belt)
• Familiarity with statistical analysis software such as JMP or Minitab
• Polymers/polymer chemistry familiarity or exposure

Other:

• English proficiency is required
• Minimal domestic and/or international travel is required for role (<10%)

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively
seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.
 

Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, external applicants please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers , internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

If you are under 18 years of age you (the candidate) may need to obtain the necessary working papers or other documentation required by state law to start the assignment, as well as get a parent’s consent for the background check

 

 

Required Skills:

 

 

Preferred Skills:

Analytical Reasoning, Computerized Equipment Skills, Emerging Technologies, Gemba Kaizen, Issue Escalation, Lean Supply Chain Management, Problem Solving, Process Control, Process Engineering, Process Oriented, Product Improvements, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Application, Situational Awareness, Supply Planning, Technical Research, Technologically Savvy, Validation Testing