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Johnson & Johnson's Family of Companies is recruiting for an Associate Project Head for Ottava within our Robotics & Digital Solutions organization. The position will be located in Santa Clara, CA.

Robotics and Digital Solutions, is part of Johnson & Johnson Med Tech. At Johnson & Johnson Robotics and Digital Solutions, we’re changing the trajectory of health for humanity, using robotics to enhance healthcare providers’ abilities and improve patients’ diagnoses, treatments, and recovery times. Johnson & Johnson Robotics was established in 2020 with the integration of Auris Health, Verb Surgical, C-SATS, and Ethicon. It comprises three key med-tech platforms: Flexible Robotics (MONARCH®), Surgical Robotics (OTTAVA™), and Digital Solutions. Join our collaborative, rapidly growing teams in the San Francisco Bay Area (Redwood City and Santa Clara), Cincinnati, and Seattle. You’ll collaborate on breakthrough medical technologies that unite multiple subject areas to build a connected digital ecosystem that advances medical professionals’ skills and improves patient outcomes.

The Associate Project Head will report into the Program Leadership (Release leader, or Project Head). An Associate Project Head will be a leader with end-to-end accountability for one or more subsystem(s) and will be accountable for all aspects of the execution of their subsystem(s) as guided by Program Leadership. They will lead a cross-functional team and are responsible for driving collaboration, ensuring delivery of their team’s scope, and raising issues to Program leadership as necessary.

This role requires strong collaboration skills and partnership with R& D, Global Strategic Marketing, Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality and Finance. The role also requires strong technical expertise in Class II, III medical device capital equipment development including a strong understanding of global regulatory and clinical requirements.

Major Duties & Responsibilities

• Responsible for all executional aspects of the sub-system(s) of the Ottava Program.
• Accountable for program tracking, acceleration, and risk identification and mitigation for R& D programs within the Ottava platform.
• Raises concerns to Program Leadership to ensure issues are being addressed and elevated to the right level.
• Owns input and operational expertise to aid Program Leadership for management reviews, including scenario development, trade-off implications and the evaluation/assessment of improvement opportunities.
• Operates as the cross functional technical leader of the program with strong expertise in all aspects of complex capital equipment development (including Supply Chain, Quality, Regulatory and Clinical).
• Partners with Program Leadership for G& O formation across the organization, ensuring alignment across to key platform initiatives, goals, strategies through shared G& O’s and reporting of progress against those across R& D.
• Works with Program Leadership & Ottava leadership team to develop leadership team charter, scope, team structure, meeting agendas and cadence. Ensures agenda driven membership, meetings and efficient/effective decision making. Ensures similarly consistent governance and standards are cascaded across subsystems.
• Monitors and tracks action items and plans to ensure rapid follow-through and progress against commitments.
• The role is accountable for securing trade-off decisions to help the team manage the triple constraint (time, scope, resources) and for appropriate escalation of challenges cross-functionally.
• Collaborates with Program Leadership members to champion team effectiveness, driving a culture of empowerment, urgency, accountability, achievement, and decision making. The role ensures an environment of cross functional open/safe challenges and risk discussions.
• Provide career development, performance management, and coaching employees to assist in talent development.
• Foster teamwork, diversity, and inclusion within team, between teams and other groups.
• The role builds and champions a collaborative team culture and continuous team integration. The role inspires and provides team member motivation and recognition.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s/undergraduate degree in an engineering/technical/scientific discipline is required.
• An advanced Degree is an asset.
• A minimum of 8+ years of relevant industry experience is required.
• Previous regulated industry experience is required.
• Medical device experience with Class II, III product development is highly beneficial
• Experience taking a product to full commercialization is a benefit.
• 3+ years of people management experience (inclusive of indirect or direct reports) is required
• Understanding of Global Regulatory/Clinical requirements of complex medical devices is beneficial.
• Strong technical expertise and business acumen within strategic planning and execution is highly preferred.
• Prior experience working within agile or scaled-agile framework is required.
• Demonstrated success in partnering and influencing across a matrix environment is required.
• Strong ability to drive strategic planning and operational excellence is required.
• Demonstrated effective change leadership and change management skills is required.
• Demonstrated comfort with ambiguity is required.
• Candidate must demonstrate influence and conflict resolution skills and ability to work collaboratively to align diverse stakeholders and lead teams without direct reporting authority is required.
• The ability to actively improve processes and culture to achieve results is required.
• The ability and willingness to be based in Santa Clara CA is required.
• Th ability and willingness to manage up to 20% Domestic and International travel required.

California Bay Area - The anticipated base pay range for this position is 168000 to 271400.

We know that the success of our business depends on having the best talent in a workforce that reflects the diverse markets we serve around the world and an inclusive culture that values different perspectives and life experiences. We provide an environment not only to fulfill your career aspirations, but also to support your physical and mental well-being.

At Johnson & Johnson, we offer a variety of outstanding health and financial benefits, including competitive compensation, 401k, pension, medical, dental, and vision insurance, exercise reimbursement, flexible time off, paid volunteer and parental leave, and more!

At Johnson & Johnson, we’re on a mission to change the trajectory of health for humanity. That starts by creating the world’s healthiest workforce. Through innovative programs and policies, we empower the physical, mental, emotional and financial health of our employees and the ones they love! For more information on how we support the whole health of our employees throughout their wellness, career and life journey, please visit www.careers.jnj.com.

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 on the basis of disability..

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.

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