Manager, Product Group Engineering, PLM

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Job Function:

Technology Product & Platform Management

Job Sub Function:

Technical Product Management

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States of America, Raritan, New Jersey, 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:

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 plans. In 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.

DePuy Synthes is recruiting for a Manager, Product Group Engineering, Product Lifecycle Management.

Location: Raritan, New Jersey; West Chester, Pennsylvania; Palm Beach Gardens, Florida; Raynham, Massachusetts; Warsaw, Indiana.

Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Orthopedics business to establish a standalone orthopedics 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 plans. In 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.

Position Overview

We are seeking a results-driven Manager, Product Group Engineering, PLM to lead the strategy, architecture, delivery, and lifecycle management of enterprise Product Lifecycle Management capabilities for DePuy Synthes. The ideal candidate brings deep experience with Windchill PLM, regulated product development processes, enterprise integrations, data migration, and agile product delivery. This role will lead cross-functional engineering teams, partner with business and quality stakeholders, and ensure that PLM solutions are scalable, compliant, secure, and aligned with business transformation priorities.

Key Responsibilities

- PLM Product and Technical Leadership:

- Lead and mentor cross-functional PLM engineering squads responsible for application development, configuration, integration, testing, migration, and production support.

- Provide technical direction across PLM solution architecture, data models, workflows, access controls, validation, deployment, and operational support.

- Establish engineering standards, design governance, release practices, and CI/CD capabilities for reliable and repeatable PLM delivery.

- PLM Platform Strategy and Roadmap:

- Define and execute the PLM technology roadmap, including platform modernization, technical debt reduction, scalability, and lifecycle management.

- Translate product development, engineering, quality, manufacturing, and regulatory needs into prioritized PLM capabilities and platform enablers.

- Partner with software vendors and implementation partners to assess platform capabilities, resolve product gaps, and optimize the PLM ecosystem.

- PLM Architecture, Integration, and Data:

- Define scalable PLM architecture, product data models, document and change-management workflows, and reusable integration patterns.

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