Senior Director, R&D Technology – Orthopedics

Johnson & Johnson

Senior Director, R&D Technology overseeing product lifecycle strategy and delivery for DePuy Synthes. Collaborating across R&D, Quality, Regulatory, and Supply Chain to ensure compliance and innovation.

Posted 5/1/2026full-timeFlorida, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $178,000 - $307,050 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cyber Security

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Set and own the enterprise Product Lifecycle strategy and roadmap aligned to DePuy Synthes R&D, business priorities, and digital transformation goals.
Lead the design, implementation, and optimization of product lifecycle platforms, integrations, and data models supporting the full medical device product lifecycle.
Partner with R&D, Quality, Regulatory, and Supply Chain leaders to ensure Product Lifecycle solutions enable compliant, efficient, and best in class product development processes.
Oversee governance, data integrity, and change management for Product Lifecycle systems to ensure consistency, traceability, and regulatory readiness.
Lead and develop a high‑performing global team of technology and product professionals, fostering collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Manage relationships with key technology vendors and implementation partners, including budgeting, contracts, and performance oversight.
Drive continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to streamline workflows, reduce complexity, and enhance user experience across R&D technology platforms.
Ensure alignment with enterprise IT standards, cybersecurity requirements, and data privacy policies.
Lead the application of AI, advanced analytics, and automation to modernize R&D platforms, accelerating product development, improving scientific and engineering insights, and strengthening end‑to‑end decision‑making while enabling scalable, compliant, and efficient R&D operations from discovery through lifecycle management.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree required in Information Technology, Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
Master’s degree (e.g., MS, MBA) preferred.
12-15 years of progressive experience in IT or digital technology roles, with significant experience supporting R&D or product development organizations.
Proven leadership experience at director or senior director level, managing complex, cross‑functional teams and programs.
Demonstrated leadership of enterprise‑scale PLM platforms and complex system implementations including product data governance.
Strong understanding of end‑to‑end product lifecycle processes, including requirements and risk management, portfolio planning, and engineering analysis/simulation workflows.
Clear understanding of medical device product digital thread concepts and connection to upstream and downstream applications (e.g. SAP, MES, Regulatory).
Strong understanding of regulated product development environments (e.g., medical devices, life sciences, or similarly regulated industries).
Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence at senior leadership levels.
Up to 20% travel, domestic and international.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Vacation –120 hours
Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of 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
Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year
Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period10 days
Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year

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Hard Skills & Tools

Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)AIadvanced analyticsautomationdata governancerequirements managementrisk managementportfolio planningengineering analysissimulation workflows

Soft Skills

leadershipcollaborationaccountabilitycontinuous improvementstakeholder managementinfluenceteam developmentrelationship managementcommunicationproblem-solving