Manager, Loss Control Engineer
Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine
Summary
We are seeking a Manager, Loss Control Engineer - Corporate Risk Management to join our Corporate Risk Management team and serve as the technical bridge among our global operations, Engineering and Construction teams, property insurance partners, brokers, and underwriters. This role will help protect Johnson & Johnson's facilities, people, and operations from property loss and business interruption by ensuring that loss-prevention investments are practical, risk-based, and economically sound.
Job description
Position Overview
We are seeking a Manager, Loss Control Engineer - Corporate Risk Management to join our Corporate Risk Management team and serve as the technical bridge among our global operations, Engineering and Construction teams, property insurance partners, brokers, and underwriters. This role will help protect Johnson & Johnson's facilities, people, and operations from property loss and business interruption by ensuring that loss-prevention investments are practical, risk-based, and economically sound.
Responsibilities
- Partner with site leadership, Facilities, Engineering, EHS, and other stakeholders to identify and evaluate property and business interruption exposures across manufacturing, medical device, R&D, warehouse, laboratory, and office locations.
- Assess exposures involving fire protection, natural hazards, equipment breakdown, utility reliability, process hazards, storage arrangements, construction, and other potential causes of property damage or operational disruption.
- Prioritize loss-prevention investments based on exposure severity, business criticality, cost-benefit considerations, and potential impact on insurance program performance and pricing.
- Serve as the company's primary technical point of contact for property insurance carrier engineering activities.
- Coordinate carrier and third-party engineering visits with internal facilities and operations teams.
- Review engineering reports and loss-prevention recommendations for technical accuracy, practicality, risk-reduction value, and cost-effectiveness.
- Constructively challenge recommendations by the property insurer that are unsupported, overly conservative, impractical, or disproportionate to the underlying exposure.
- Maintain visibility into significant outstanding engineering recommendations and help prioritize remediation based on risk and financial impact.
- Partner with internal Engineering, Construction, and Project Management teams during new construction, major expansions, renovations, and changes in facility use.
- Provide loss-prevention input early in project development so that sound property-protection principles can be incorporated during design.
- Review significant projects from a property risk and business interruption perspective and coordinate with insurance carriers and external engineering resources.
- Support the placement and annual renewal of the company's global property insurance program, including development of high-quality technical information regarding the global property risk profile.
- Translate facility engineering data into clear, persuasive underwriting information.
- Partner with the company's insurance broker to prepare property risk information for underwriting meetings and renewal negotiations.
- Identify data, engineering improvements, and risk-management initiatives that can differentiate the company in the insurance marketplace.
- Partner with internal stakeholders, brokers, adjusters, and insurers to support timely and effective resolution of insured property and business interruption claims.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Civil, or Fire Protection Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
Required Skills & Experiences
- Experience in property loss prevention, risk engineering, industrial engineering, or insurance carrier engineering.
- Strong knowledge of commercial and industrial property loss-prevention principles, including fire protection, natural hazards, equipment breakdown, utilities, and business interruption exposures.
- Familiarity with recognized property loss-prevention standards and engineering practices, including NFPA standards and major property insurer engineering guidelines.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to influence senior leaders and collaborate effectively across functions and geographies.
Preferred Skills & Experiences
- Experience as a risk engineer or loss control consultant with a commercial property insurer, insurance broker, or large corporate insured with significant manufacturing operations.
- Strong working knowledge of NFPA codes, major property insurer engineering standards, process safety management (PSM), and hazard evaluation techniques such as HAZOP or quantitative risk assessment (QRA).
- Experience working with commercial property insurance programs, including underwriting submissions, renewal strategy, and property or business interruption claims.
- Professional Engineer (PE) license or professional designations such as Certified Safety Professional (CSP) or Associate in Risk Management (ARM).
- Professional certification in business continuity management, auditing, or a related discipline (e.g., CBCM or CBCLA).
Domestic and international travel to company facilities is required.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Civil, or Fire Protection Engineering, or a related technical discipline
- Experience in property loss prevention, risk engineering, industrial engineering, or insurance carrier engineering
- Strong knowledge of commercial and industrial property loss-prevention principles, including fire protection, natural hazards, equipment breakdown, utilities, and business interruption exposures
- Familiarity with recognized property loss-prevention standards and engineering practices, including NFPA standards and major property insurer engineering guidelines
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to influence senior leaders and collaborate effectively across functions and geographies
- Domestic and international travel to company facilities is required
Benefits
- Medical, Dental & Vision
- Life Insurance
- Short- & Long-Term Disability
- Business Accident Insurance
- Group Legal Insurance
- Pension Plan
- 401(k) Savings Plan
- Long-Term Incentive Program
- Vacation
- Sick Time
- Holiday Pay
- Parental Leave
- Condolence Leave
- Caregiver Leave
- Volunteer Leave
Company overview
Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is the pharmaceutical division of Johnson & Johnson, leading the way in medical innovation with a relentless focus on bringing transformational treatments to patients worldwide. The company applies rigorous science and compassion to address the most complex diseases of our time, developing groundbreaking medicines across key therapeutic areas including oncology, immunology, neuroscience, and cardiopulmonary medicine. With deep expertise and global reach, Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine reimagines how devastating diseases are treated and cured, delivering hope and better care for millions of patients and their families. The organization pioneers the path from laboratory research to clinical application, championing patients every step of the way while maintaining an unwavering commitment to scientific excellence and patient-centered innovation.