Sr. Mgr R&D Applications and Systems

Johnson & Johnson

Job Location:

West Chester, OH - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 137000 - 235750

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

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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 West Chester Pennsylvania United States of America

Job Description:

DePuy Synthes is recruiting for a Sr.Mgr R&DApplications & Master DatalocatedinRaynham Massachusetts.

Senior Manager R&D Applications & Systems

DePuy Synthes is seeking a Senior Manager to lead the global R&D Applications & Systems this role you will define the Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) product and platform strategy that enables R&D and product development across the enterprise. This role will own enterprise-scale PLM capabilities and integrations across R&D Quality Regulatory Manufacturing and Supply Chain. As Business Product Manager for PLM ALM and CAD capabilities including an Agile Windchill transformation you will enable trusted traceable R&D applications and master data that accelerate innovation support regulatory compliance and shorten time-to-market for medical devices.

Key responsibilities

Product strategy & governance
- Define and execute the global PLM/ALM/CAD product and platform strategy aligned to R&D and enterprise IT objectives.
- Own product-side governance roadmap and budget accountability for R&D applications and master data domains where R&D is the primary business owner.
- Maintain a harmonized R&D application catalog and technical stack to reduce fragmentation while preserving specialized engineering capabilities.
Business Product Management & delivery
- Serve as the Directly Responsible Individual (DRI) and Business Product Manager for PLM development and deployment initiatives including an Agile Windchill transformation.
- Own backlog prioritization feature decomposition release planning and acceptance of delivered value. Participate in PI Planning and Agile ceremonies as required.
- Define and track outcomes and KPIs (adoption lead time data quality delivery performance) and use data to drive decisions and course corrections.
Master data strategy & integrations
- Define and operationalize master data models governance stewardship and quality practices for critical R&D domains.
- Establish data quality management (profiling validation rules remediation workflows) and root-cause analysis for recurring data defects.
- Partner with enterprise architecture and IT to design and govern integrations that ensure data lineage and end-to-end traceability between PLM Quality Regulatory ERP Manufacturing and analytics systems.
Team vendor & stakeholder leadership
- Lead develop and scale a team that partners with R&D stakeholders to capture business needs translate them into technical requirements and prioritize work with IT and external vendors.
- Manage vendor selection third-party relationships contracts and vendor delivery performance.
- Collaborate with IT cybersecurity Quality and Regulatory partners to ensure solutions meet compliance and validation requirements (FDA ISO 13485 EU MDR/IVDR).
- Coach product managers and cross-functional Agile teams to deliver iterative value using Scrum/Kanban and product discovery practices.
Change management & adoption
- Develop stakeholder readiness training and adoption plans for system and data transformations. Maintain continuous user engagement through feedback loops and user groups.
Continuous improvement & modernization
- Monitor industry and vendor trends evaluate emerging technologies and recommend modernization approaches to improve R&D processes and tooling.
Metrics & reporting
- Define team and portfolio KPIs (adoption data quality delivery cadence cost optimization tool rationalization availability) and report progress to senior leadership.

Success measures

Timely delivery of PLM transformation milestones and roadmap releases.
Increased PLM adoption and measurable reduction in tool fragmentation.
Improvements in data quality traceability throughput and regulatory compliance metrics.
Reduced lead times for engineering changes and demonstrable business value from prioritized investments.
Effective budget stewardship and vendor performance.

Required qualifications

8 years in product management application portfolio management or R&D technology roles including people leadership.
Demonstrated experience leading Windchill PLM (or equivalent PLM) platforms and large-scale technology programs.
Experience integrating PLM with Quality Regulatory ERP Manufacturing and analytics systems to enable traceability and lifecycle visibility.
Strong background in master data management governance frameworks and data quality practices.
Proven ability to lead product teams using Agile practices to translate R&D business needs into delivered value-driven technology solutions.
Experience operating in regulated R&D environments (GxP) partnering with Quality/Regulatory and delivering validated systems.
Experience owning product budgets investment prioritization and vendor relationships.
Excellent stakeholder management communication and influencing skills.
Bachelors degree in STEM Computer Science Information Systems Business or related field; advanced degree preferred.

Preferred skills and attributes

Prior experience in medical technology life sciences or regulated manufacturing environments.
Hands-on knowledge of ALM/CAD tooling and integrations (e.g. Jira Azure DevOps) and PLM-ALM bridges.
Familiarity with analytics platforms cloud-based architectures and master data tooling.
Strong strategic thinking and ability to translate strategy into actionable roadmaps and measurable outcomes.

Proven change leadership experience with a track record of driving adopti

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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. Should you accept this position it is anticipated that following conclusion of the transaction you would be an employee of DePuy Synthes and your employment would be governed by DePuy Synthes employment processes programs policies and benefit that case details of any planned changes would be provided to you by DePuy Synthes at an appropriate time and subject to any necessary consultation processes.

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Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

Cross-Functional Collaboration Developing Others Entrepreneurship Inclusive Leadership Leadership Operations Management Performance Measurement Product Development Product Development Lifecycle Product Strategies Quality Assurance (QA) Research and Development Research Ethics SAP Product Lifecycle Management Strategic Thinking Team Management Technical Credibility Versatility

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$137000.00 - $235750.00

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

Subject to the terms of their respective plans employees are eligible to participate in the Companys consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).

This position is eligible to participate in the Companys long-term incentive program.

Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:

Vacation 120 hours per calendar year

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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Co-Ops/Interns are eligible to participate in Company sponsored employee medical benefits in accordance with the terms of the plan.

Co-Ops and Interns are eligible for the following sick time benefits: up to 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington up to 56 hours per calendar year.

Co-Ops and Interns are eligible to participate in the Companys consolidated retirement plan (pension).

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