Certified Project Risk Manager Jobs in Dover, NJ

This role serves as atechnology product owner and risk leaderwithin R&D Technology, accountable for translating business and scientific needs into clear, prioritized technology requirements while proactivelyidentifying, assessing, and mitigating risk. The Manager partners closely with R&D, Quality, Regulatory, and IT teams to ensure technology solutions are compliant, scalable, and aligned to DePuy Synthes' product development and innovation roadmap. This role has a meaningful impact onspeedtomarket, quality, and complianceacross R&D digital capabilitiesand reports into the DePuy Synthes Technology organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and manage theendtoend productbacklogfor assigned R&D technology platforms, ensuring alignment to business priorities and regulatory requirements.

• Leadrequirementselicitation, analysis, and documentation, partnering with R&D, Quality, Regulatory, and IT stakeholders to translate needs into functional and technical requirements.

• Lead the application of AI, advanced analytics, and automation to modernize R&D platforms, accelerating product development, improving scientific and engineering insights, and strengthening end to end decision making while enabling scalable, compliant, and efficient R&D operations from discovery through lifecycle management.

• Establish andmaintainrisk management frameworks, including identification, assessment, mitigation planning, and monitoring of technology and delivery risks.

• Driveprioritization decisionsby balancing value, risk, cost, and delivery timelines across multiple initiatives.

• Ensure adherence toSDLC, quality standards, validation practices, privacy, and security requirementsrelevant to R&D systems.

• Partner with delivery teams usingAgile and hybrid methodologiesto ensuretimely, highquality solution delivery.

• Provideclear communication and reportingon roadmap progress, risks, and dependencies to senior stakeholders.

• Mentor and guide analysts and product team members, fostering strong product ownership and riskaware decision making.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's degreerequired(Information Technology, Engineering, Computer Science, or related field)

• Master's degree or MBA preferred

Experience and Skills

Required:

• 6-8years of experience intechnology product ownership, business analysis, or IT project/program management, including R&D or regulated environments.

• Experience translating business needs into system requirements, managing product backlogs, and supporting SDLC and system validation activities.

• Demonstrated ability toidentify, assess, document, and mitigate technology and delivery risks.

• Strong stakeholder management, prioritization, and decisionmaking capabilities across crossfunctional teams.

• Ability to lead without authority, influence outcomes, and coach team members in product and risk best practices.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including executivelevel reporting.

Preferred:

• Experience supportingR&D, Quality, Regulatory, or clinical systemswithin a medical device or lifesciencesenvironment.

• Familiarity withAgile,SAFe, or hybrid delivery modelsin enterprise technology organizations.

• Experience withdatadriven decision making, dashboards, or portfolio reporting.

• Priorpeopleleadership or matrix team leadership experience.

• Product Owner, Business Analysis, or Project Management certifications (e.g., CSPO, PMIPBA, PMP) preferred.

Other:

• Englishproficiencyrequired

• Up to 10-20% domestic or international travel

• No union or vehicle requirements associated with this role

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Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Orthopaedics business to establish a standalone orthopaedics company, operating as DePuy Synthes. The process of the planned separation is anticipated to be completed within 18 to 24 months, subject to legal requirements, including consultation with works councils and other employee representative bodies, as may be required, regulatory approvals and other customary conditions and approvals. Should you accept this position, it is anticipated that, following conclusion of the transaction, you would be an employee of DePuy Synthes and your employment would be governed by DePuy Synthes employment processes, programs, policies, and benefit plans. In that case, details of any planned changes would be provided to you by DePuy Synthes at an appropriate time and subject to any necessary consultation processes.
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