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Johnson & Johnson Taps into Florida’s Skilled Workforce
TAMPA – Johnson & Johnson recently opened a new North American shared services headquarters in Tampa. Over the next three years, the company will create 500 jobs and make a capital investment of $23.5 million in the region. The multi-functional regional shared services center will be part of a broader network of Johnson & Johnson centers that are designed to handle work for its operating companies in the areas of finance, human resources, information technology and procurement. This expansion builds on the health care leader’s already extensive workforce of more than 3,000 Floridians.
Erin Champlin
Vice President, Johnson & Johnson Global Services
At its new North American shared services headquarters in Tampa, Johnson & Johnson will grow its Florida workforce of 3,000+ by another 500 jobs.
