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:** Supply Chain Manufacturing **Job Sub** **Function:** Manufacturing Deployment **Job Category:** Professional **All Job Posting Locations:** Ringaskiddy, Cork, Ireland **Job Description:** **Job Title: Supply Chain Launch Lead** **Reporting to: Sr Supply Chain Launch Manager (Knees)** **Location: Cork (or other DePuy Sites – Leeds, UK, Raynham MA, US or Warsaw IN, US)** 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/.  **DePuy Synthes** , part of the Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies, provides one of the most comprehensive orthopedics portfolios in the world. DePuy Synthes solutions, in specialties including joint reconstruction, trauma, craniomaxillofacial, spinal surgery and sports medicine, are designed to advance patient care while delivering clinical and economic value to health care systems worldwide. **Job Summary:** **As part of the Supply Chain Product Management team,** this individual will be the end-to-end supply chain lead on New Product Development projects and lead a multi-functional team through successful launch execution. They will design and develop optimized supply chain strategies for complex global programs and lead teams through standardized launch management processes, ensuring strong accountability. They will demonstrate strong program management capabilities and launch management expertise to drive E2E value, collaborating heavily with Commercial, R&D, and Supply Chain partners. **Are you interested in joining a diverse team delivering outstanding results to our customers? Apply now for this exciting opportunity!** **Key Responsibilities:** + Provides leadership to orchestrate the end-to-end supply chain for the delivery of large global New Product Introduction programs + Leads multi-functional teams through standardized launch management tools and processes to deliver launch execution and achieve overall business objectives for the program + Drives the supply chain readiness process ensuring strong functional accountability + Identifies gaps in existing business processes and drives improvement initiatives to address + Designs the end-to-end value chain for new products, ensuring alignment with key business partners and strategies + Communicates to partners across multiple levels of the organization **Qualifications** + A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree or higher is required + A minimum of five (5) years of work experience in supply chain, operations, engineering, or quality function is required + Strong communication and influencing skills are required + Medical Device/Pharmaceutical/Life Sciences experience is preferred + Experience leading projects is preferred + A degree in engineering, science, or business preferred + Experience leading cross-functional teams is preferred + Experience interacting with suppliers is preferred + Experience working within a regulated environment + This position may require up to 20% Domestic and International travel **This is what awaits YOU at J&J:** This is an opportunity to work within groundbreaking MedTech and to be a member of a Johnson & Johnson company, with an excellent record in employee continuous professional development and business improvement. We are passionate about our work; we play vital roles across a range of professional disciplines and care deeply about our customers and communities. At Johnson & Johnson our culture enables dynamic and impactful careers. Whether you’re one of the 1000+ people who work here, or you’re considering joining the team, we offer: + An opportunity to be part of a global market leader. + A dynamic and inspiring working environment. + Opportunities to work on challenging projects and assignments. + Possibilities for further personal and **professional development/education** + Excellent **Benefits** \#LI-CH2