PharmaceuticalsWilson, North CarolinaAnnouncement date · Oct 1, 2024

Wilson Advanced Biologics Manufacturing Facility

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Johnson & Johnson's advanced-technology biologics manufacturing facility in Wilson, North Carolina, managed by Janssen Biotech, produces transformational therapies across its Innovative Medicine portfolio. The project was announced October 1, 2024 and Johnson & Johnson broke ground on March 21, 2025, with the site expected to be fully operational by 2028. AFT records approximately 420 full-time operating jobs — process technicians, laboratory analysts, engineers and microbiologists — per the original announcement; the later "more than 500" figure blends specialized employees with contractors and is not a clean permanent operating-job commitment. The approximately 5,000 construction jobs are excluded and are never combined with permanent employment, as is Johnson & Johnson's $55 billion national manufacturing, research-and-development and technology commitment.

Investment
$2.00B
Permanent jobs announced
approximately420
Status
Under Construction
Expected opening
Jan 1, 2028
Why this project qualifies

With $2 billion in facility-specific investment and approximately 420 permanent operating jobs announced, this project clears both of AFT's qualifying thresholds ($100 million in facility-specific investment OR 100 permanent operating jobs). It is also confirmed by official public sources and involves a physical manufacturing facility in the United States.

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Why it matters

The pharmaceuticals context.

Pharmaceutical manufacturers are committing billions to new U.S. production capacity for active ingredients, injectable medicines, biologics and other high-demand treatments. North Carolina and Indiana remain major centers of investment, while new facilities are being planned across the South. The current project pipeline includes both large greenfield campuses and major expansions of established production sites.

Project record

At a glance

Company
Johnson & Johnson
Industry
Pharmaceuticals
Location
Wilson, North Carolina
Investment
$2.00B
Permanent jobs announced
Approximately 420
Status
Under Construction
Announced
Oct 1, 2024
Expected opening
Jan 1, 2028
Added to tracker
Feb 13, 2026
Sources

Official references

Cite this project

American Factory Tracker. "Wilson Advanced Biologics Manufacturing Facility — Johnson & Johnson, Wilson, NC." https://americanfactorytracker.com/projects/johnson-johnson-wilson. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Please also cite the original sources listed above for underlying figures.

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