Global Design Leader

Johnson & Johnson

Global Design Leader shaping digital surgery solutions for Johnson & Johnson's Polyphonic AI Lab. Leading human-centered design for surgical data and AI platform innovation.

Posted 4/23/2026full-timeRemote • California, Florida, New Jersey, New York, Ohio • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $164,000 - $282,900 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cyber Security

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead user and market research to uncover user needs, validate opportunities, and translate insights into new product ideas
Build a cohesive and scalable user experience vision and roadmap for AI Lab in close collaboration with AI Lab’s product management and engineering teams
Lead a team of strategists and product designers from research to ideation, prototyping, and production-ready designs across releases
Define design principles and interaction patterns for emerging multimodal UX paradigms, including AI-assisted workflows
Integrate with and contribute to our design system — components, patterns, and guidelines that are tailored to AI/ML tooling and can scale across AI Lab
Build strong networks with subject matter experts and cross-functional teams to align on design priorities and accelerate learning and change management
Ensure solutions are developed with a strong focus on quality, cybersecurity, privacy, compliance, and responsible AI
Stay current on trends across AI, multimodal data platforms, computer vision, digital surgery, and sensor-enabled intelligence, and incorporate insights into the product design

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree (required) or Master’s degree (preferred) in Design or Design-related field
10+ years of experience in product design and design management delivering platform solutions—ideally in healthcare, digital health, and/or AI-enabled product environments
High design craft and do-muscle with proven leadership of design teams delivering enterprise-scale digital products and platforms
Demonstrated teamwork and strong cross-functional leadership and ability to influence across technical, clinical, business, and executive teams
Experience operating in regulated environments, with knowledge of quality, privacy, cybersecurity, and compliance expectations
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate strategy into clear, actionable plans
Ability to travel up to 25% (U.S. and international)

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical, dental, vision, life insurance
short- and long-term disability
business accident insurance
group legal insurance
consolidated retirement plan (pension)
savings plan (401(k))
long-term incentive program
Vacation – 120 hours per calendar year
Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in Washington – 56 hours per calendar year
Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays – 13 days per calendar year
Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child
Condolence Leave – 30 days for an immediate family member; 5 days for an extended family member
Caregiver Leave – 10 days
Volunteer Leave – 4 days
Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours

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Hard Skills & Tools

product designdesign managementuser experience designprototypinginteraction designdesign systemsAI-assisted workflowsmultimodal UXdigital product designenterprise-scale solutions

Soft Skills

leadershipteamworkcross-functional collaborationinfluencecommunicationchange managementnetworkingstrategic thinkingproblem-solvingadaptability