Sr. Director, Technical Product Management, Robotics

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 https://www.jnj.com

Job Function:

Project/Program Management Group

Job Sub Function:

R&D Project Management

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Santa Clara, California, United States of America

Job Description:

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments.

Are you passionate about improving and expanding the possibilities of surgery? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our Surgery team will give you the chance to deliver surgical technologies and solutions to surgeons and healthcare professionals around the world. Your contributions will help effectively treat some of the world’s most prevalent conditions such as obesity, cardiovascular disease and cancer. Patients are waiting.

We are searching for the best talent for Senior Director, Technical Product Management, Robotics. This role will be based out of Santa Clara, CA.

Purpose:

The Senior Director of Technical Product Management is a strategic leader responsible for defining and delivering the technical vision for products in the surgical robotics space. Collaborating closely with R&D leaders, engineers, and cross-functional teams, this role ensures the development of innovative technical product roadmaps aligned with business goals and technological feasibility.

This leader closely partners with the Program Management Office and Global Strategic Marketing to drive seamless integration of R&D and technical product development efforts throughout the product and program lifecycle. They will spearhead initiatives to establish operational and functional excellence within the technical product management organization, providing regular updates on strategy and execution.

Additionally, the Senior Director will represent the R&D function in program, product, and technology roadmap processes, proactively identifying risks, technical challenges, and opportunities for innovation. Leading a team of technical product and program and managers, this role is pivotal in delivering advanced surgical robotics and digital solutions that improve clinical outcomes and drive market leadership.

You will be responsible for:

• Work with Robotics R&D leaders and engineers to build and execute R&D technical product and program roadmaps, ensuring technical feasibility and alignment, as well as efficient execution to business objectives

• In close partnership with the Program Management Office and Global Strategic Marketing, ensure successful end-to-end integration of R&D roadmaps into the end-to-end, cross-functional product lifecycle.

• Drive the development and implementation of a functional and operational excellence roadmap for the R&D organization.

• Provide regular strategic and execution updates within R&D and lead all aspects of their implementation.

• Represent the R&D organization in Program, Product and Technology Roadmap processes

• Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate R&D project risks and technical challenges

• Lead team of technical product and program managers

Required Experience and Skills:

• A minimum of 12+ years of relevant industry experience within product and program management

• Bachelor’s/undergraduate degree in an engineering discipline

• 5+ years of people management experience

• Demonstrated success in partnering and influencing across a cross-functional environment

• Strong ability to drive functional excellence in technical disciplines

• Strong ability to navigate ambiguity and build clarity through frameworks, roadmaps, and documentation

• Strong ability to actively develop talent in alignment with Credo-based culture

Preferred:

• Medical device experience with Class II, III in capital equipment development

• Understanding of Global Regulatory/Clinical requirements of medical technology

Other:

• This role will be based out of Santa Clara, CA. and may require up to 25% travel (International and Domestic)

• The anticipated base pay range for this role is $238,000 to $382,950

Join our dynamic team and play a key role in redefining surgical care globally! Apply now to make a difference with Johnson & Johnson MedTech.

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

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Required Skills:

Product Management, Robotics, Technical Program Management

Preferred Skills:

Agility Jumps, Business Alignment, Continuous Improvement, Critical Thinking, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Negotiation, Performance Measurement, Process Control, Program Management, Project Management Methodology (PMM), Project Management Office (PMO), Project Reporting, Project Scheduling, Quality Control (QC), Research and Development, Risk Management, Tactical Planning