VP Hips and Knees R&D

Johnson & Johnson

Job Location:

West Chester, OH - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 218000 - 401350

Posted on: 5 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

At Johnson & Johnsonwe believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build aworld where complex diseases are prevented treated and curedwhere treatments are smarter and less invasive andsolutions are 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 more at

As guided by Our Credo Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.

Job Function:

R&D Product Development

Job Sub Function:

Multi-Family R&D Product Development

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Palm Beach Gardens Florida United States of America Raynham Massachusetts United States of America Warsaw Indiana United States of America West Chester Pennsylvania United States of America

Job Description:

VP Hips and Knees R&D

Location:Preferred location isPalm Beach Gardens FL or Warsaw IN. Other DPS locationsto be considered.

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of science technology and surgical workflow Johnson & Johnson Orthopaedics is advancing the next generation of solutions to keep patients moving. We are focused on delivering smarter less invasive and more personalized orthopedic care grounded in clinical evidence and enabled by biologics implants instruments enabling technologies and datadriven insights.

Our Orthopaedics teams help more than 6 million patients move each year partnering with surgeons and healthcare systems worldwide to deliver meaningful clinical outcomes operational efficiency & reproducibility combined with sustainable economic value. Across joint reconstruction; trauma and craniomaxillofacial; sports extremities and elective foot and ankle; spine; and robotics and digital surgery we bring together deep domain expertise and scalable platforms to redefine standards of care.

If you are passionate about expanding whats possible in orthopedics your talents can help shape the future of musculoskeletal health and support patients throughout their journey to recovery and renewed mobility. Learn more at Summary:

The Vice President Hips and Knees R&D is accountable for setting and executing the R&D vision and strategy for DePuy Synthes hips and knees procedural solutions including their integration with digital robotics and biologics portfolios. This role drives differentiated innovation by translating deep customer insights into high-impact solutions that deliver meaningful clinical value and maximize enterprise value for DePuy Synthes.

As a member of the DePuy Synthes R&D Leadership Team (RDLT) this leader is expected to operate with a strong enterprise R&D mindsetmaking decisions and taking actions that prioritize total R&D performance and overall company outcomes over individual function or franchise optimization. The role requires active stewardship of enterprise capabilities resources standards and ways of working to accelerate speed quality and value creation across DePuy Synthes R&D.

The Vice President owns the end-to-end new product development lifecyclefrom concept through launch and post-market supportand plays a critical role in evolving processes operating models and talent to strengthen execution excellence. The position leads globally distributed R&D teams serves on the crossfunctional Joints platform leadership team and reports to the Head of DePuy Synthes R&D.

You willbe responsible for:

Enterprise-aligned R&D Vision & Strategy

Define and communicate the hips and knees R&D vision and strategy ensuring clear alignment with DePuy Synthes business priorities and enterprise R&D objectives.
Partner with DPS stakeholders to help shape technology and procedural integration direction scenario planning and longterm innovation strategies.
Balance and actively manage past present and future R&D horizons allocating resources with urgency and discipline across the enterprise to optimize total R&D impact.

Strategy Execution & Delivery

Provide strong oversight and influence to ensure effective execution of the hips and knees R&D strategy with accountability for speed quality customer satisfaction and profitable growth.
Drive crossportfolio integration and collaboration to maximize reuse of platforms technologies and capabilities across DPS.

Customer and Outcome-Driven Innovation

Partner with customers and business leaders to develop and refine an innovation roadmap that delivers compelling differentiated value propositions across the musculoskeletal care continuum.

R&D performance & continuous improvement

Own hips and knees R&D performance against DPS value creation metrics.
Share best practices insights and lessons learned across the RDLT and actively contribute to enterprise-wide continuous improvement initiatives to strengthen overall R&D speed effectiveness and competitiveness.

Leadership & governance

Represent hips and knees R&D on enterprise management forums operating boards business planning committees innovation councils and the DPS R&D Leadership Team.
Actively advocate for decisions that optimize total DPS R&D and enterprise performance.

Customer & Business Orientation

Maintain strong relationships with key external stakeholders including surgeon KOLs and emerging customer segments to inform innovation priorities and adoption strategies.

Talent Culture & Organizational Effectiveness

Lead the talent and organizational strategy to ensure culture capabilities and structure are aligned with both nearterm execution needs and longterm enterprise R&D goals.
Develop leaders who consistently demonstrate enterprise thinking accountability trust curiosity to relentlessly improve.

Qualifications / Requirements:

Required

Required Minimum Education: Bachelors Degree
Required Years of Related Experience: 15yearsin R&D. At least3 years experience specific toHips and Kneesimplant systemsR&D
10or more years experience asR&Dleader at global level withtrack recordof delivering results in challenging business environments
Must havedemonstratedtrack recordin aR&D/Platform leadershipposition withina large scaleglobalorganization.
Strong talent management credentials with at least 10 years experience in organizational and talentdevelopment.
Expertat achieving strong results in an orthopedicdivision or companyby leading through influence and deep collaboration across the franchise andenterprise.
Excellent communication and influencing skills and ability to build andmaintainrelationships at all levels in the organization and with externalcustomers and regulatoryagencies.
Meaningful experience in strong execution of product launches with emphasis on Design to Excellence and Design to Value principles. Measurabletrack recordof creating value through newinnovations
Ability to shape/ lead product portfolio with a strong record of leadership in enriching the innovationpipeline.
Ability to travel up to 30% domestically and internationally

Preferred

MBA MS engineering or advanced degree preferred
Preferred Area of Study: Mechanical / Systems / Biomedical Engineering
PMA / Class III Medical Devices experience

Johnson & Johnsonisan 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 areprotectedveterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Johnson and Johnsoniscommitted to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to requestan accommodation external applicants please contact us via and internal employees contactAskGSto be directed to your accommodation resource.

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The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$218000.00 - $401350.00

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