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Associate Project Head, Software - 2406189688W

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Johnson & Johnson's Family of Companies is recruiting for an Associate Project Head - Software for Ottava within our Robotics & Digital Solutions organization. The position will be located in Santa Clara, CA.

Robotics and Digital Solutions, is part of Johnson & Johnson Med Tech. At Johnson & Johnson Robotics and Digital Solutions, we’re changing the trajectory of health for humanity, using robotics to enhance healthcare providers’ abilities and improve patients’ diagnoses, treatments, and recovery times. Johnson & Johnson Robotics was established in 2020 with the integration of Auris Health, Verb Surgical, C-SATS, and Ethicon. It comprises three key med-tech platforms: Flexible Robotics (MONARCH®), Surgical Robotics (OTTAVA™), and Digital Solutions. Join our collaborative, rapidly growing teams in the San Francisco Bay Area (Redwood City and Santa Clara), Cincinnati, and Seattle. You’ll collaborate on breakthrough medical technologies that unite multiple subject areas to build a connected digital ecosystem that advances medical professionals’ skills and improves patient outcomes.

The Associate Project Head – Software will be responsible for driving cross-functional collaboration, ensuring the pod acts as a team, ensuring delivery of all releases of Software for the OTTAVA system, and raising issues to Platform leadership as necessary. The Project Head will be a technical leader having accountability for Software and be responsible for all aspects of the execution of the Ottava program as guided by the Program Leadership Head.

This role requires strong collaboration skills and partnership with R&D, Global Strategic Marketing, Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality and Finance. The role also requires strong technical expertise in Class II, III medical device capital equipment development including a strong understanding of global regulatory and clinical requirements.

Major Duties & Responsibilities

• Responsible for leading all executional aspects of multiple software releases

• The role is accountable for securing trade-off decisions to help the team manage the triple constraint (time, scope, resources) and for appropriate escalation of challenges cross-functionally for multiple software releases.

• Owns input and operational expertise to aid Program Leadership Head for management reviews, including scenario development, trade-off implications and the evaluation/assessment of improvement opportunities.

• Operates as the cross functional technical leader of the program with strong expertise in all aspects of large software releases for complex capital equipment development (including Supply Chain, Quality, Regulatory and Clinical).

• Collaborates with Program Leadership members to champion team effectiveness, driving a culture of empowerment, urgency, accountability, achievement, and decision making. The role ensures an environment of cross functional open/safe challenges and risk discussions.

• Accountable for program tracking, acceleration, and risk identification and mitigation for R&D programs within the Ottava platform.

• Raises concerns to the Program Leadership Head to ensure issues are being addressed and elevated to the right level.

• Partners with Program Leadership Head for G&O formation across the organization, ensuring alignment across to key platform initiatives, goals, strategies through shared G&O’s and reporting of progress against those across R&D.

• Works with Program Leadership Head & Ottava leadership team to develop core team charter, scope and meeting agendas and cadence. Ensures agenda driven membership, meetings and efficient/effective decision making.

• Monitors and tracks action items and plans to ensure rapid follow-through and progress against commitments.

• Provide career development, performance management, and coaching employees to assist in talent development.

• Foster teamwork, diversity, and inclusion within team, between teams and other groups.

• The role builds and champions a collaborative team culture and continuous team integration. The role inspires and provides team member motivation and recognition.

Qualifications

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s/undergraduate degree in an engineering/scientific/SW discipline is required.

• An advanced Degree is an asset

• A minimum of 8 years of relevant industry experience is required.

• Previous regulated industry experience is required.

• Prior experience with complex software releases is a plus

• Prior experience working within agile or scaled-agile framework a plus

• Experience with software as a medical device preferred

• Medical device experience with Class II, III in capital equipment development is very beneficial.

• Prior experience leading cross-functional or R&D teams (inclusive of indirect or direct reports) is desired

• 2 years of people management experience (inclusive of indirect or direct reports) is beneficial

• Understanding of Global Regulatory/Clinical requirements of complex medical devices is beneficial.

• Strong technical expertise and business acumen within strategic planning and execution is highly preferred.

• Demonstrated success in partnering and influencing across a matrix environment is required.

• Strong ability to drive strategic planning and operational excellence is required.

• Demonstrated effective change leadership and change management skills is required.

• Demonstrated comfort with ambiguity is required.

• The ability to actively develop talent and culture to achieve results.

• Up to 20% Domestic and International travel required.

The anticipated salary range for this position is $166,000 - $267,145

For more than 130 years, diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI) have been part of our cultural fabric at Johnson & Johnson and is woven into how we do business every day. Our commitment to respect the dignity and diversity of all is embedded in our Credo.

We know that the success of our business depends on having the best talent in a workforce that reflects the diverse markets we serve around the world and an inclusive culture that values different perspectives and life experiences. We provide an environment not only to fulfill your career aspirations, but also to support your physical and mental well-being. At Johnson & Johnson, we offer a variety of outstanding health and financial benefits, including competitive compensation, 401k, pension, medical, dental, and vision insurance, exercise reimbursement, flexible time off, paid volunteer and parental leave, and more!

At Johnson & Johnson, we’re on a mission to change the trajectory of health for humanity. That starts by creating the world’s healthiest workforce. Through innovative programs and policies, we empower the physical, mental, emotional and financial health of our employees and the ones they love! For more information on how we support the whole health of our employees throughout their wellness, career and life journey, please visit www.careers.jnj.com .

Johnson & Johnson is an Affirmative Action and 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, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability..

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Do you want to be part of a diverse team delivering innovative products to market? Apply today!

Primary Location NA-US-California-Santa Clara

Organization Ethicon Endo Surgery Inc (6041)

Job Function R&D Project Management

Req ID: 2406189688W