Senior Director FM MedTech Make (UK)

Johnson & Johnson
High Wycombe
1 day ago
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Overview

Johnson & Johnson believes 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 our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech. We are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver breakthroughs of tomorrow and profoundly impact health for more.

Job Function

Environmental Health Safety (EH&S) and Facilities Services (FS)

Job Sub Function

Facilities Management & Planning

Job Category

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom

Job Description

This role is available across multiple countries and may be posted under different requisition numbers to comply with local requirements. Apply to postings aligned with your preferred country/location.

Requisition Numbers (illustrative)
  • USA Req#: R-041807
  • UK Req#: R-042410
  • Switzerland Req#: R-042412
  • Belgium Req#: R-042414

The Senior Director FM MedTech Make is accountable for driving FM capabilities and oversight of all MedTech Make & Deliver Site Leads globally across the four Business Units: Surgery, Orthopedics, Vision, and EP&NV. This role has accountability for globally standardized and consistent FM hard and soft services.

A suitable candidate will have strong communication skills and experience in facilities management and in outsourced facilities organization across Make Supply Chain sites. Key relationships include FM global functions, regional FM leadership, MedTech Make & Deliver business customers, site-level FM resources, outsourced vendors and management teams, key JNJ partners (e.g., Quality, Finance, IT, HR, EHS Employee Health and Wellbeing, Procurement), and external regulating agencies.

Major Duties & Responsibilities
  • Champion the delivery of standardized high-quality FM hard and soft services across MedTech manufacturing and deliver sites, ensuring global consistency through collaboration with regional and global peers.
  • Drive integration and alignment across global functions, Business Unit FM roles (D1s), regional FM roles, and outsourced providers to enable seamless service delivery and strategic execution.
  • Cultivate and sustain strategic partnerships between FM and MedTech Make & Deliver leadership to align facilities strategy with business objectives and operational priorities.
  • Own vendor relationships, ensuring performance issue resolution and alignment with MedTech Make & Deliver site needs.
  • Act as the senior escalation point for FM standards programs and processes, ensuring resolution and continuous improvement across MedTech Make & Deliver sites.
  • Lead, develop and empower Facility Leads, fostering a high-performance culture and ensuring operational excellence across all MedTech Make & Deliver locations.
  • Ensure robust business continuity and infrastructure management programs are in place, tested and aligned with enterprise risk frameworks.
  • Provide strategic FM input into capital and operational projects, serving as the escalation point to ensure alignment with enterprise standards and site needs.
  • Chair and contribute to governance and customer forums, representing FM interests and driving strategic alignment across stakeholders.
  • Ensure regulatory compliance across all MedTech Make & Deliver sites, proactively managing risk and maintaining audit readiness.
  • Lead the deployment of FM and E&PS strategies translating global initiatives into actionable regional plans with measurable outcomes.
  • Own the integrity of MedTech Make & Deliver FM data, ensuring accuracy to support global performance metrics, reporting, and strategic decision-making.
  • Champion and deliver FM Global and E&PS strategic initiatives, ensuring alignment with MedTech Make & Deliver operational goals and long-term vision.
  • Monitor and enforce compliance with mandatory training requirements, ensuring workforce readiness and regulatory adherence.
  • Ensure accountability for accurate occupancy utilization and spatial data, enabling strategic space planning and optimization.
  • Provide fiduciary oversight of operating and capital budgets, ensuring financial stewardship and performance accountability.
Required Minimum Education
  • University/Bachelors degree or equivalent in Engineering, Business, Architecture, or similar; Masters degree preferred.
Required Years of Related Experience
  • A minimum of 12-15 years of related work experience.
  • Strong proven experience in facilities and/or supply chain engineering & maintenance function.
  • Strong management and technical skills.
  • Experience related to risk management, quality, safety, and compliance.
  • Knowledge of business strategy and projected business unit requirements for workplace infrastructure, real property, and facilities including impact on portfolio plan.
  • Ability to make decisions across business units with authority.
Other Required Qualifications
  • Experience working with and socializing strategies within a complex, regionally driven organization.
  • Experience leading a facilities function at a multinational enterprise in a manufacturing site or experience as General Manager of a manufacturing site or as engineering lead of a manufacturing site.

Equal Employment Opportunity: 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.

Accommodation: If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, please email the Employee Health Support Center or contact AskGS for directions to your accommodation resource.

Required Skills

Collaborating, Compliance Management, Developing Others, EHS Compliance, Facility Management, Facility Management Software, Fact-Based Decision Making, Inclusive Leadership, Leadership, Process Improvements, Risk Management, Security Program Development, Tactical Planning, Vendor Selection, Workplace Accessibility

Required Experience

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