Senior Manager, Clinical R&D - Joints Robotics

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Job Function:

R&D Product Development

Job Sub Function:

R&D Digital

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Remote (US)

Job Description:

We are searching for the best talent for a Senior Manager, Clinical R&D — Joints Robotics to join our Orthopaedics team. This is a remote position, but our ideal candidate will be based in Boston, MA or Warsaw, IN. There may be travel required up to 20%.

Purpose:

This role will lead clinical research and development for joint robotics products across the DePuy Synthes portfolio, as well as, own clinical strategy, clinical inputs to R&D, complaints handling investigations, execution oversight, data interpretation and external scientific communication to support product development, regulatory submissions, and adoption by surgeons and health systems.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define and execute clinical R&D strategy for joints robotics (pre-market inputs and post-market rolls outs and investigations).
• Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, regulatory, quality, clinical affairs, marketing, and commercial to align clinical plans with product and regulatory objectives.
• Assist in gathering voice of customers from the field and potential future users.
• Help distil clinical and commercial inputs towards new product development.
• lead the clinical field investigations pipeline and execution.
• Lead the new product roll out R&D support to the field and R&D support to train the trainers.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent technical degree OR surgical Medical degree equivalent.
• 4+ years of relevant experience in medical surgical field and/or device clinical research, R&D, or clinical operations.
• Surgical/clinical exposure (OR observation or engagement with high-volume surgeons)

Preferred Qualifications

• 7+ years of relevant experience in medical device clinical research, R&D, or clinical operations, with proven experience supporting product development (manufacturing or pure clinical roles OK if demonstrated cross-functional impact).
• Demonstrated ability to work with cross-functional teams and external clinical partners.
• Prior direct experience in orthopedics, joint replacement, or surgical robotics.
• Working knowledge of regulatory pathways (FDA, EU MDR, other regional regulators) and clinical compliance (GCP).
• Strong project management skills;
• experience with budgeting and resource forecasting. -
• Strategic thinker with hands-on execution ability.
• Influential communicator and collaborator across technical and clinical stakeholders.
• Patient outcomes focused.
• Ability to lead and grow a high-performing team.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

About Orthopaedics:

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re 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 that’s 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 https://www.jnj.com/medtech

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. …