Operational Excellence Senior Specialist
Johnson & Johnson MedTech · Raritan, NJ
- Level
- Senior
- Team
- Lean / CI
- Base pay
- $94k–$152k
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 18+ years
- Certification
- Green Belt preferred
- Industry
- Medical devices
- Posted
- Yesterday
The role in 30 seconds
A senior continuous improvement role at Johnson & Johnson MedTech (medical devices) in Raritan, NJ.
- They ask for
- 18+ years · degree required · Green Belt preferred
- Tools it names
- Lean, Six Sigma, Green Belt, Value stream mapping, Root cause, Automation
- Base pay
- $94k–$152k
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of October 26, 2026
Continuous Improvement roles in the US: typical posted base $105k–$151k. This one lists $94k–$152k.
Median of the low and high ends of 133 live postings that list pay, out of 332 continuous improvement openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 331 other live lean / ci postings in the US.
- Base pay
- In line with similar roles
- Experience asked
- More than usual (18+ vs 5+)
Typical $103k–$145k, from 119 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Lean 86%
- ✓ Six Sigma 56%
- ✓ Value stream mapping 51%
- Kaizen 51%
- ✓ Root cause 45%
- 5S 32%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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This plant: Johnson & Johnson MedTech in Raritan
1 other open role at this site · 8 people we found in lean / ci roles at Johnson & Johnson MedTech.
- Manager, Operational Excellence CAR T · Lean / CI · Manager
Full description from Johnson & Johnson MedTechAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Key Responsibilities
- ◆Implement Johnson & Johnson Operating System (JJOS) initiatives and support deployment of a Culture of Excellence across the site.
- ◆Partner with business leaders and cross-functional teams to identify, assess, prioritize, and implement continuous improvement opportunities.
- ◆Lead Value Stream Mapping activities, identify improvement opportunities, and develop action plans that strengthen operational reliability and performance.
- ◆Lead digitalization of the VSM and Crete smart factory principles.
- ◆Facilitate ideation workshops, diagnostics, benchmarking activities, and other improvement forums to build and implement the site’s cost improvement project pipeline.
- ◆Manage continuous improvement projects from opportunity assessment through implementation, applying Lean, Six Sigma, and Design Excellence methodologies.
- ◆Analyze site performance data to identify trends, establish improvement priorities, monitor results, and recommend corrective actions.
- ◆Implement site and global Operational Excellence programs, which may include Overall Equipment Effectiveness, Smart Changeover, Golden Batch, Waste to Excellence, yield improvement, Zero-Based Budgeting, and gross-profit improvement initiatives.
- ◆Develop project schedules and tactical implementation plans to ensure initiatives meet established business, customer, and performance targets.
- ◆Deliver training, coaching, and mentorship to employees pursuing Yellow Belt and other Lean or Six Sigma certifications.
- ◆Participate in site performance-management activities, including tier meetings, root-cause problem solving, corrective-action management, and progress tracking.
Education
- ✓A Bachelor’s degree is required. Focused degree in engineering, science, or a related field is preferred.
Required
- ✓A minimum of four (4) years of relevant experience in Operations, Global Engineering & Technology, Manufacturing Science & Technology, Planning, Project Management, Automation, or a related function.
- ✓Demonstrated experience in planning and delivering projects within a complex, cross-functional environment.
- ✓Strong business and financial acumen, with the ability to translate strategic challenges and improvement opportunities into value-creating initiatives and business cases.
- ✓Knowledge of project management principles and experience identifying, developing, and driving the execution of key projects.
- ✓Experience facilitating workshops and applying process excellence tools to evaluate and improve business or manufacturing processes.
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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 Manufacturing
Job Sub Function
Manufacturing Pharmaceutical Process Operations
Job Category
Professional
All Job Posting Locations
Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America
Job Description
About Innovative Medicine
Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow. Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way.
Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine
We are searching for the best talent for an Operational Excellence Senior Specialist to join our team in Raritan, NJ.
Are you interested in joining a team that is positively impacting patients' lives by ensuring reliable delivery of our high quality Innovative Medicine products? Apply today for this exciting opportunity to be part of the #CAR-T team!
Summary
The Operational Excellence Senior Specialist will help advance operational performance within an innovative cell therapy manufacturing environment. Working closely with business partners, production leadership, and the Operational Excellence team, this individual will identify improvement opportunities and lead initiatives that enhance reliability, efficiency, quality, cost, and customer value.
This role offers the opportunity to apply Lean, Six Sigma, and process excellence methodologies while supporting a culture of continuous improvement and a “Right the First Time” approach. The Senior Specialist will also contribute to capability building, performance management, and strategic programs supporting the development and manufacture of innovative CAR-T therapies.
Preferred
- +Experience applying Value Stream Mapping, root-cause problem solving, Lean, Six Sigma, or Design Excellence methodologies.
- +A minimum of one to two years of experience in a continuous improvement or Lean function.
- +Lean or continuous improvement certification, such as Lean Six Green Belt.
- +Knowledge of JJ0S or another structured production system, along with experience in root-cause problem solving.
- +Demonstrated ability to influence without authority and collaborate effectively across a matrix organization.
- +Experience managing multiple concurrent priorities in a fast-paced environment and responding effectively to urgent business needs.
- +Strong data-analysis, organizational, decision-making, and problem-solving capabilities.