Pipeline Project Manager, R&D

What we do

At Kenvue, we realize the extraordinary power of everyday care. Built on over a century of heritage and rooted in science, we’re the house of iconic brands - including NEUTROGENA®, AVEENO®, TYLENOL®, LISTERINE®, JOHNSON’S® and BAND-AID® that you already know and love. Science is our passion; care is our talent.

Who We Are

Our global team is ~ 22,000 brilliant people with a workplace culture where every voice matters, and every contribution is appreciated.  We are passionate about insights, innovation and committed to delivering the best products to our customers. With expertise and empathy, being a Kenvuer means having the power to impact millions of people every day. We put people first, care fiercely, earn trust with science and solve with courage – and have brilliant opportunities waiting for you! Join us in shaping our future–and yours. For more information, click here.

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What you will do

The Pipeline Project Manager (PM) is responsible for managing priority Innovation, Renovation and Remediation projects in direct support of Kenvue’s Strategic Goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Concurrently manage multiple innovation, renovation and remediation projects from definition through launch and execution following Kenvue’s Operating model, project management and innovation playbooks, standards, and tools.

• Provide overall project management to a regional or global cross-functional team including R&D, Marketing, Packaging, Operations, Finance,  and others to deliver on project goals. Support team members by resolving execution barriers, raising issues as appropriate and engaging ultimate decision makers as quickly as possible when projects deviate from plan.

• Owner of the overall integrated project execution plan including inputs to scope, business case, schedule and launch timing. Oversee and drive team activities to deliver project objectives in a compliant and reliable manner. Conduct planning sessions, coordinate team meetings and minutes; understand & track critical milestones; establish contingency & acceleration plans; facilitate team decisions and issue resolution; establish and implement risk management plan.

• Uses strong business knowledge, technical skills, and sound judgment to effectively assess risk, develop contingency and mitigation plans, and elevate issues. Lead preparation and delivery of project updates, stage-gate reviews, and recommendations at governance forum. Acts as an independent advisor at the forum, making appropriate Go/No-go recommendations and communicating openly and effectively about risks and issues.

• Develop an in-depth understanding of assigned Segment/Brand/Need State’s strategy, business goals, associated technologies, and supply chain to support sound decision making from chartering through design and development to launch, resulting in market successful products and reliable, cost-effective supply chain(s).

• Utilize project metrics and lessons learned to improve business results, processes and tools and build project management capability through coaching and supporting other PMs and participating in Community of Practices.

• Maintain accurate information and data supporting project and portfolio tracking and reporting to ensure appropriate visibility at all organizational levels.

What we are looking for

Required Qualifications

• A minimum of a Bachelor's Degree

• Minimum of 8 years of business/work experience.

• Minimum of 5 years of project management experience, with at least 3 years of proven success in management of new product commercialization or renovation projects from ideation through to benefit realization.

• You can successfully interact across all levels of the organization, leading discussions and holding teams accountable without line authority, creating alignment across cross-functional partners (Commercial, R&D, Operations, and others) as needed.

• The successful candidate will be an excellent communicator, verbally, in writing and through presentations, reports and dashboards, with ability to distill complex issues and risks into succinct comprehensible analysis and open and transparent recommendations for senior leaders.

• Strong business and financial competence, with an understanding of financial principles and project evaluation methods, and how to use this knowledge to make recommendations to achieve business goals.

• You are an inclusive team leader, with proven track record of inspiring and delivering results through others with trust and empowerment, constructively challenging cross-functional partners enhance collective success.

• You thrive with ambiguity and can act as a change agent, adapting quickly to changing business dynamics, solving with courage to shape and build new ways of working.

• You have a proven track record of meeting project objectives in fast-paced environments by successfully managing, tracking, and implementing successful strategies in regard to scope, quality, time and cost.

• Must be able to work independently and without direct line management authority over team members.

• Must be accountable, work well under pressure and have strong time management and prioritization skills.

• Must be comfortable challenging status quo and looking for ways to improve ways of working processes.

Desired qualifications

• Master’s Degree or MBA or other advanced degree

• PMP certification and/or other industry and project management certification

• Experience working in Consumer Goods industry.

• Experience in a GMP or regulated environment (Pharmaceutical, Medical Device, OTC)

• Experience in Process Excellence / 6 Sigma methodologies

What’s in it for you

• Competitive Benefit Package 

• Paid Company Holidays, Paid Vacation, Volunteer Time & More!        

• Learning & Development Opportunities        

• Kenvuer Impact Networks        

Kenvue is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on merit without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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