Hybrid Staff AI/ML Engineer, Surgical Navigation

Johnson & Johnson MedTech; Warsaw (IN); Hybrid; USD 109,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson’s Orthopaedics division (DePuy Synthes) is hiring a Staff AI/ML Software Engineer in a hybrid role based out of Warsaw, IN or Boston, MA. You will architect and lead AI/ML development for next‑gen surgical navigation and planning systems, collaborating with software, systems, hardware, firmware, quality and regulatory teams.

You will mentor engineers, drive model improvements, and contribute to regulatory documentation to ensure safety, traceability and auditability in a

Qualifications

• BS/MS in Machine Learning, AI, CS, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in machine learning engineering
• Highly proficient in Python
• Strong AI/ML fundamentals – supervision, unsupervised learning, cross‑validation, evaluation metrics
• Hands‑on experience with images, point clouds, numerical and textual data
• Deep knowledge of ML frameworks such as TensorFlow, Keras, PyTorch, scikit‑learn
• Expertise in ML model training/optimization, local/cloud (AWS SageMaker, Azure Studio)
• Experience developing AI systems in regulated environments (SaMD) with traceability and validation
• Ability to author technical documentation for AI/ML training and implementations
• Proficiency across the full SDLC in a regulated environment

Responsibilities

• Be a key contributor in the evolution of DePuy Synthes’ AI/ML platform for model training, fine‑tuning, transformation and evaluation across surgical navigation initiatives.
• Participate in product planning sessions to define development timelines.
• Build production ready on‑device and cloud‑based AI/ML systems with clinical impact.
• Mentor junior AI/ML software engineers.
• Drive model improvements using the latest techniques for evaluation and tuning.
• Contribute to regulatory documentation, traceability, and V&V aligned with IEC 62304, ISO 14971; support FDA submissions as needed.
• Collaborate in Agile/Scrum workflows, mentor junior engineers, and lead design/code reviews.

Skills

Python

Machine Learning

AI fundamentals

ML frameworks

Regulated environments

Communication skills

Education

BS/MS in Machine Learning / AI / CS / CE

Tools

TensorFlow

Keras

PyTorch

scikit-learn

AWS SageMaker

Azure Studio

Polarion

JAMA

Job description

Johnson & Johnson’s Orthopaedics division (DePuy Synthes) is hiring a Staff AI/ML Software Engineer in a hybrid role based out of Warsaw, IN or Boston, MA. You will architect and lead AI/ML development for next‑gen surgical navigation and planning systems, collaborating with software, systems, hardware, firmware, quality and regulatory teams.

You will mentor engineers, drive model improvements, and contribute to regulatory documentation to ensure safety, traceability and auditability in a