Manager, Digital Transformation - MT R&D

6029-MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC. Legal Entity; Cincinnati (OH); Hybrid; USD 117,000 - 201,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

401(k) Plan

Vacation 120 hours/year

Paid time off

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson is recruiting for a Manager, Digital Transformation - MT R&D to join our MedTech Surgery business located at our Cincinnati, OH site with an alternate location of our Raritan, NJ, Irvine, CA, or Zuchwil, Switzerland sites. #Li-Hybrid.

The Manager, Digital Transformation is accountable for owning, evolving, and realizing value from sector and enterprise digital platforms and capabilities that enable MedTech R&D.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in digital transformation or product ownership.
• Bachelor's degree required; MS preferred.
• 8–12+ years of relevant experience in regulated R&D.

Responsibilities

• Own lifecycle management of sector R&D digital platforms.
• Develop roadmaps, governance, and stakeholder alignment.
• Enable innovation through automation and new technologies.

Skills

Product ownership

Roadmap development

Stakeholder management

Digital transformation

Regulated environments

Communication skills

Travel up to 10%

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

MS preferred

Tools

SAP PLM

PLM

Digital thread

Risk & Requirements

Job description

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at jnj.com.

As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.

Job Function

R&D Product Development

Job Sub Function

R&D Digital

Job Category

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America, Irvine, California, United States of America, Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America, Zuchwil, Switzerland

Job Description

Johnson & Johnson is recruiting for a Manager, Digital Transformation - MT R&D to join our MedTech Surgery business located at our Cincinnati, OH site with an alternate location of our Raritan, NJ, Irvine, CA, or Zuchwil, Switzerland sites. #Li-Hybrid.

Position Summary

The Manager, Digital Transformation is accountable for owning, evolving, and realizing value from sector and enterprise digital platforms and capabilities that enable MedTech R&D. This role combines product ownership, platform stewardship, ecosystem leadership, and innovation enablement to ensure digital investments remain scalable, sustainable, and valuable over time. Managers are responsible for the full lifecycle of digital platforms—

Other Duties

• 35% Product ownership and lifecycle management of sector R&D digital platforms, including deployments, operations, adoption, and value realization
• 35% Strategic planning, roadmap development, governance, and stakeholder alignment
• 30% Innovation enablement through automation and adaptive, data‑driven digital capabilities; evaluation and sponsorship of emerging technologies

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Proven experience in digital transformation, sector platforms, or product ownership Bachelors degree required, MS preferred 8-12+ years of relevant experience Strong understanding of R&D processes and regulated environments Ability to define vision, roadmaps, priorities, and governance models Strong stakeholder management and communication skills Ability to travel up to 10% as needed

Other Preferred Qualifications

Experience leading global digital platforms or portfolios Experience with PLM, Risk & Requirements, or digital thread enablement Exposure to automation, AI, or emerging digital technologies Ability to own and deliver defined platforms or capability areas May lead people or operate as a senior individual contributor Strong execution focus and delivery accountability

Benefits Summary

• Employees and/or eligible dependents may be eligible to participate in the following Company sponsored employee benefit programs: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance.
• Employees may be eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).
• This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program.
• Employees are eligible for the following time off benefits: Vacation – up to 120 hours per calendar year
• Sick time - up to 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington – up to 56 hours per calendar year
• Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays – up to 13 days per calendar year
• Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year

Additional information can be found through the link below! https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits

Preferred Skills

Consulting, Data Savvy, Data Structures, Developing Others, Digital Fluency, Digital Strategy, Emerging Technologies, Engineering, Global Market, Inclusive Leadership, Leadership, Negotiation, Operations Management, Performance Measurement, Policy Development, Product Development, Research and Development, SAP Product Lifecycle Management

Pay Range

The anticipated base pay range for this position is : $117,000.00 - $201,250.00

Pay Transparency

Additional Description for Pay Transparency: The Company maintains highly competitive, performance-based compensation programs. Under current guidelines, this position is eligible for an annual performance bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan. The annual performance bonus is a cash bonus intended to provide an incentive to achieve annual targeted results by rewarding for individual and the corporation’s performance over a calendar/performance year. Bonuses are awarded at the Company’s discretion on an individual basis.

At Johnson & Johnson,we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build aworld where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured,where treatments are smarter and less invasive, andsolutions are personal.Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity.Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/.

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