VP, Robotics I&A and New Growth

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Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology were 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 thats 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 worlds most prevalent conditions such as obesity cardiovascular disease and cancer. Patients are waiting.

Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at are searching for the best talent for a VP Robotics Instrumentation and New Growth to be based in Cincinnati OH.

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The VP Robotics Instrumentation and New Growth leads a team of 170 engineers responsible for research and development of Instruments and Accessories across the OTTAVA surgical robotics platform and will be responsible for the innovation strategy in support of new growth areas across Surgery for the Surgery R&D team. The Vice President is responsible for building technical capabilities and influencing OTTAVAs technical and financial results through a sharing of technical expertise as well as developing a technology pipeline through comprehensive external assessments and diligence processes. At this level the position has a direct contribution to the development of business strategies and is responsible for leading and managing multiple teams of professionals. The Vice President is responsible for ensuring product development teams implement support & deliver business results consistent with the OTTAVA business strategy and the broader Surgery business strategy.

You will be responsible for:

• Design and implement strategies to deliver highly differentiated portfolio of instruments and accessories for the soft-tissue surgical robotics portfolio

• Act as technology expert in evaluation of inorganic business development opportunities for both OTTAVA and the Surgery business

• Successfully manage multiple complex product development timelines and interdependencies must be able to balance quality/safety with need to deliver financially viable products to market

• Partner with Surgery Strategy Commercial Leaders (Presidents and VPs) to develop a technical strategy for new growth platforms and adjacencies within the Surgery business.

• Ability to play a strategic role in technology pipeline convergence across Surgery

• Partner with technical leaders across Surgery to develop build vs buy strategies for high growth opportunities

• Collaborate closely with internal stakeholders to develop comprehensive development plans to input into deal models for new opportunities

• Work seamlessly with executives in commercial supply chain quality finance and other functions to bring innovation to the market

• Lead and develop a world-class instrumentation team honing a culture of innovation and ensuring core design and development competencies are in place

• Manage team leaders throughout product development cycle balancing the flow of resources among projects & maintain project priorities.

• Maintain matrixed accountability across Surgery R&D leadership teams (core and robotic)

Qualifications / Requirements:

• A minimum of BS in engineering mechanical or electrical or related field required.

• MS or PhD in Engineering Discipline preferred

• A minimum of 15 years experience in development or manufacturing of complex products in a regulated environment required

• Medical Technology experience in both capital and consumable products preferred

• Track record of successfully bringing products from concept to market on schedule & within budget.

• Experience being accountable for end-to-end Research and Development processes required

• Well-developed business acumen with a strong understanding of financial and business implications of strategy required; Ability to leverage this knowledge to position innovation to create significant sustained enterprise value required

• Demonstrated track record of partnering with business development (technology evaluation acquisitions integrations etc.) required

• Strategic thinking with the ability to see the big picture and provide vision and pathway to mobilize teams through change and uncharted situations while maintaining alignment with strategic priorities

• Demonstrated ability to balance schedule cost and quality required

• Demonstrated ability to motivate inspire and influence others across an enterprise to achieve results required

• Demonstrated record of strong technical skills required to assess new technologies and synergies with current pipeline

• Courage to be the strong voice communicate difficult news navigate trade-offs and make difficult decisions

• Demonstrated ability to be an objective fact-based decision maker

• Demonstrated ability to assess technology feasibility for introduction into more complex programs and roadmaps

• Domestic and international travel is required up to 30% of the time

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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