Robotics Software Manager

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:

Job Sub Function:

Job Category:

All Job Posting Locations:

Job Description:

About Orthopaedics

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 Orthopaedics Ready to join a team thats reimagining how we heal Our Orthopaedics teams help keep more than 6 million people moving each year while delivering clinical and economic value to surgeons and healthcare systems. Our teams build solutions for joint reconstruction; trauma and craniomaxillofacial; sports extremities and elective foot and ankle; spine; and robotics and digital surgery.

Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at are searching for the best talent to join our DePuy Synthes Orthopaedics team as a Robotics Software Manager based in U.S. (Boston MA; Raynham MA; Warsaw IN; Palm Beach Gardens FL) and EMEA (Gières France; Oberdorf Switzerland; LeedsBeestonEngland and Zuchwil Switzerland).

Purpose:

Robotics Software Manager that will oversee the embedded software team developing next-generation surgical robotic systems This role is a critical technical and peopleleadership position within Robotics R&D combining deep handson expertise with strategic ownership of software architecture execution and quality.

The Robotics Software Manager is accountable for defining building and sustaining robust scalable and safetycritical software platforms that meet clinical user and regulatory requirements. Working closely with systems robotics hardware clinical manufacturing quality and regulatory partners this role ensures that software solutions are architected and executed to meet systemlevel performance safety and reliability objectives.

This position requires a technical leader who can operate effectively in a highly regulated multidisciplinary robotics environment while mentoring teams driving innovation and enabling predictable highquality delivery.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the full lifecycle development of embedded software subsystems for surgical robotic platforms from early concept and prototyping through verification release and postmarket support.

• Define own and evolve the embedded software platform and architecture ensuring scalability realtime performance safety cybersecurity and longterm maintainability.

• Establish technical direction and software roadmaps aligned with product strategy and system evolution.

• Ensure software designs are compliant with system requirements user needs intended use hazard mitigations and regulatory expectations.

• Partner with systems engineering robotics hardware clinical usability/human factors quality and manufacturing teams to translate user needs into clear testable traceable software requirements.

• Lead and participate in architecture reviews design reviews and crossdisciplinary technical tradeoff discussions.

• Collaborate on the design and implementation of safe intuitive user interfaces with human factors and clinical teams.

• Support regulatory submissions audits inspections and DHF completeness in partnership with quality and regulatory affairs.

• Establish and own DevOps strategies appropriate for regulated embedded robotics including:

  • Continuous Integration (CI) with automated builds static analysis and test execution

  • Controlled release pipelines aligned with design controls and change management

  • Source control branching strategies and configuration management for safetycritical products

  • Lead adoption of automated unit-testing integration and systemlevel testing to improve quality and delivery predictability.

• Champion metricsdriven development (build health test coverage defect trends) to drive continuous improvement.

• Lead software FMEA activities define and verify effective risk mitigation strategies and ensure software safety levels align with system requirements and applicable risk controls.

• Contribute to hazard analysis risk management and design controls in accordance with medical device regulations.

• Ensure compliance with applicable medical device software standards (e.g. IEC 62304) and internal quality processes.

• Investigate nonconformances deviations and test failures; drive root cause analysis (RCA) and corrective actions.

• Lead software planning and execution across development phases including prototyping design verification validation and release.

• Support design transfer manufacturing readiness and product launch activities.

• Participate in complaint investigations postmarket surveillance and controlled software updates.

• Build mentor and retain a highperforming embedded software team.

• Identify project critical paths proactively manage risks and facilitate crossfunctional problem solving.

• Support resource planning staffing and schedule estimation.

• Communicate risks opportunities and execution status clearly to senior leadership.

• Foster a culture of technical excellence accountability ownership and continuous improvement.

• Communicate businessrelated issues risks and opportunities to senior management in a timely and effective manner.

• Interface with regulatory quality and manufacturing teams to support audits and inspections.

• Responsible for communicating business-related issues or opportunities to next management level

• For those who supervise or manage a staff responsible for ensuring that subordinates follow all Company guidelines related to Health Safety and Environmental practices and that all resources needed to do so are available and in good condition if applicable

• Responsible for ensuring personal and Company compliance with all Federal State local and Company regulations policies and procedures

• Performs other duties assigned as needed

• Identify critical paths during product development address bottlenecks and risks and facilitate problem solving across R&D teams.

• Support project resource and schedule planning.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Software Engineering Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering or a related technical discipline.

• Minimum of 7 years of handson experience developing embedded software for medical devices.

• Deep expertise in embedded C/C development including lowlevel drivers middleware and applicationlevel software.

• Expertise in development framework and Window based applications

• Strong experience with realtime embedded systems including RTOSbased environments (e.g. QNX or similar realtime operating systems).

Preferred:

• Demonstrated experience developing software for Class II and/or Class III medical devices.

• Strong understanding of software and systems engineering principles and product development lifecycle (e.g. V-model waterfall Agile).

• Experience with requirements management tools (e.g. DOORS Jama Polarion).

• Familiarity with test automation tools and scripting languages (e.g. Python LabVIEW MATLAB).

• Excellent technical writing and communication skills.

Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Orthopaedics business to establish a standalone Orthopaedics company operating as DePuy Synthes. The process of the planned separation is anticipated to be completed within 18 to 24 months subject to legal requirements including consultation with works councils and other employee representative bodies as may be required regulatory approvals and other customary conditions and approvals.

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.

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 based on disability.

For more information on how we support the whole health of our employees throughout their wellness career and life journey please visit

#LI-PN2

Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

The anticipated base pay range for this position is:

Benefits:

In addition to base pay we offer the following benefits*: an annual bonus with set target (% of pay) depending on pay grade / location where the actual amount is based on the employees and companies performance of the previous calendar year or sales commissions. Moreover we offer vacation days parental leave for a minimum of 12 weeks bereavement leave caregiver leave volunteer leave well-being reimbursement programs for financial physical and mental health. We also offer service anniversary and recognition awards and subject to the terms of their respective plans employees - and in some locations eligible dependents - can participate in several insurance plans. For more information visit Employee benefits Supporting well-being & career growth Johnson & Johnson Careers.

*This is for informative purposes only. Amounts and actual benefits may vary by location and are subject to change.

Additional information: