GTO Surgery Packaging Manager

Company: 6045-Ethicon Legal Entity
Location: Raritan
Posted on: April 2, 2026

Job Description:

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 As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit. Job Function: Supply Chain Engineering Job Sub Function: Packaging Design Engineering Job Category: People Leader All Job Posting Locations: Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America Job Description: We are searching for the best talent to join our MedTech Surgery team as a GTO Surgery Packaging Manager located in Raritan, NJ to lead a team of engineers in our Wound Closure platform developing packaging systems ensuring design for manufacturing on high speed, automated lines. About Surgery 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 the possibilities of surgery? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our Surgery team will give you the chance to deliver surgical technologies and solutions to surgeons and healthcare professionals around the world. Your contributions will help effectively treat some of the world’s most prevalent conditions such as obesity, cardiovascular disease and cancer. Patients are waiting. Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech We could use your passion and commitment to transform patient care through innovation! Your role will be vital in contributing to the new product development pipeline and will help to improve the existing product portfolio. This role will lead a team to deliver package design and development for our Global Technical Operations (GTO) team with focus on our Wound Closure platform. This includes business initiatives for product innovations, life cycle product upgrades, and well as quality and customer relevant innovation and sustainability. Key Responsibilities: Manage a team of package development engineers and technicians, assuring design and delivery of packaging systems supporting new and legacy product development team needs. Assure delivery of robust, cost effective, fully compliant packaging solutions that meet current and evolving customers’ needs. Provide strategic direction for organizational structure, people development, and improvement departmental processes in support of Surgery BU initiatives. Lead and develop engineers by promoting a growth mindset and empowering individuals with accountability and fostering an environment of diversity and inclusion. Promote and cultivate the highest standards of integrity, ethics, and compliance and actively supports our compliance program-related initiatives and activities. Develop and grow talent within the team. Build organizational capabilities in the areas of leadership, business sense, and technical skills. Grow Technical competencies in packaging design, materials, equipment, and processes used in component and finished goods packaging processes. Qualifications Education: Package Engineering Degree (OR a degree in an engineering or scientific field e.g., Mechanical, Chemical, Biomedical Engineering). An MBA and/or relevant working experience will be considered in lieu of a Bachelor's Degree. Requires 8 years of work experience including 5 years of people management. Experience and Skills: Required: Experience with new product development and commercialization of products in a regulated industry Experience as a package development engineer OR a strong understanding of the package development process and responsibilities Proficiency in computers and technology including Microsoft Office applications Strong interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills People Leadership experience Preferred: Experience within the Medical Device and/or Pharmaceutical industries Experience working with medical device package development Knowledge of Package Assembly and Manufacturing processes Knowledge of sterile barrier packaging systems and design verification including ASTM or ISTA test methods Knowledge and experience with ISO11607 Other: Requires up to 10-20% travel- domestic and international LI-Hybrid 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. Required Skills: Preferred Skills: Benchmarking, Competitive Landscape Analysis, Continuous Improvement, Creating Purpose, Developing Others, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Inclusive Leadership, Leadership, Lean Supply Chain Management, Package and Labeling Regulations, Package Management, Product Packaging Design, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Application, Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), Sustainability, Sustainable Packaging, Team Management, Transparency Reporting The anticipated base pay range for this position is : $102,000.00 - $177,100.00 Additional Description for Pay Transparency: This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program. For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: - https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, employees are eligible for the following time off benefits: Vacation –120 hours per calendar year Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period10 days Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year

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