Manager, Product Manager - MedTech Polyphonic Surgery

Johnson Johnson; Santa Clara (CA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson in Santa Clara, CA is seeking a Product Manager for the Polyphonic Surgery platform to own the product lifecycle from discovery through delivery, collaborating with engineering, design, clinical, and commercial teams to move features from concept to release.

This hands-on role emphasizes delivering high-quality surgical technologies, supporting go-to-market, and ensuring compliance with cybersecurity and privacy standards in a regulated healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree preferred in a related field.
• 6+ years of product management or related software product experience, preferably in healthcare or regulated devices.
• Familiarity with video, sensor, EHR-linked or other regulated software products is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Define the product strategy and roadmap for the Polyphonic Surgery domain.
• Translate customer, clinical, and market inputs into well-defined product needs and acceptance criteria.
• Lead the backlog and requirements for the product area with clear user stories and success metrics.
• Collaborate with engineering and design through agile ceremonies to deliver features on schedule.
• Coordinate across workstreams to ensure product fits into the broader Polyphonic experience.
• Support release management, including readiness, documentation, and cross-functional launches.
• Enable commercial and customer success teams with materials and product knowledge to drive adoption.
• Track adoption and performance metrics to inform iteration and improvement.
• Ensure solutions emphasize quality, cybersecurity, privacy, and regulatory compliance.

Skills

Product management

Agile ceremonies

Requirements writing

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

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

Digital Marketing

Job Sub Function

Digital Product Management

Job Category

Professional

All Job Posting Locations

Santa Clara, California, United States of America

Job Description

About Surgery

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 MedTech surgery? Ready to join a team that's reimagining how we heal? Our MedTech Surgery team will give you the chance to deliver surgical technologies and solutions to surgeons and healthcare professionals around the world. Your contributions will help effectively treat some of the world's most prevalent conditions such as obesity, cardiovascular disease and cancer. Patients are waiting. Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://jnjmedtech.com

We are searching for the best talent for a Product Manager, Polyphonic Surgery will own the product lifecycle, from customer discovery and business case development through requirements management, product delivery, commercialization, and ongoing optimization for an assigned product domain within the Polyphonic Surgery platform. You will work closely with engineering, design, clinical, and commercial partners to move features from concept through release, and you will help ensure what we build removes friction for surgeons and hospital teams.

This is a hands-on, execution-focused role for a product manager who is energized by getting high-quality product into customers' hands. You will report to a Director of Product Management and collaborate across internal teams and strategic partners. This position will be based in Santa Clara, CA and will be a hybrid role (2-3 days in office, 1-2 mote and will require. Must be able to travel up to 25% (U.S. and international).

Purpose

Polyphonic Surgery is at an important stage of growth, with a strong foundation and an opportunity to expand its impact across new markets and health systems. Our focus is on commercialization, strengthening the core offering, and accelerating new clinical and operational intelligence solutions through select partner capabilities. We are recruiting a Product Manager to help shape and deliver this next phase of growth.

You will be responsible for

• Define the product strategy and roadmap, helping shape trade-offs and sequencing in support of the business goals.
• Translate customer, clinical, and market inputs into well-defined product needs, and validate those needs before development is committed.
• Lead the backlog and requirements for your product area - writing clear user stories, acceptance criteria, and success metrics, and keeping priorities aligned to customer and commercial value.
• Partner with engineering and design through agile ceremonies (grooming, planning, reviews) to deliver features on schedule and at a high bar for quality.
• Coordinate across workstreams (platform, data, and partner integrations) to ensure your area fits into the broader Polyphonic experience.
• Support release management, including readiness, documentation, and cross-functional launch coordination.
• Help enable commercial and customer success teams with the materials, demos, and product knowledge they need to create compelling, accurate positioning and go-to-market collateral and drive adoption.
• Track adoption and product performance metrics, and use them to inform iteration and continuous improvement.
• Ensure solutions are built with a strong focus on quality, cybersecurity, privacy, compliance, and responsible AI, consistent with the expectations of a regulated healthcare environment.

Qualifications / Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required. Advanced degree is preferred in Computer Science, Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Business, Health Informatics, or a related field.
• 6+ years of experience in product management or a closely related software product role. Experience with healthcare, medical device, digital surgery, or other regulated software products is preferred.
• Familiarity with video, sensor, EHR-linked, or o