Principal R&D Project Manager

Biopharma Careers; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson’s Orthopaedics division seeks a Principal R&D Project Manager to drive the Navigation Platform across Digital R&D in a regulated medical device environment from Boston. You will coordinate cross-functional teams and advance innovative surgical solutions.

The role emphasizes rigorous design controls, phase-gate readiness, budget stewardship, and strong stakeholder communications to deliver high-quality results aligned with patient value.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute assigned projects within the Navigation platform in Digital R&D
• Own project plans (WBS/IMS) and budget baseline; manage EVM tracking
• Coordinate cross-functional execution across software, V&V, clinical, quality, regulatory, and manufacturing
• Drive disciplined design controls and phase-gate readiness to enable predictable delivery outcomes
• Manage RAID, change control, and stakeholder communications

Job description

# Principal R&D Project ManagerBoston, United States Full timeOther / Corporate Functions ManagerNotify me about similar jobsView Full Job & Apply at Johnson & JohnsonJohnson & Johnson is the source of truth for this posting and owns the application process. We surface normalized context and market comparison you won't find on the original listing.## About this opportunityAt 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.comAs 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:**Robotics**Job Category:**People Leader**All Job Posting Locations:**Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America**Job Description:****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/medtechWe are searching for the best talent for Principal R&D Project Manager to be based out of Boston, MA and Gieres, France.**Purpose:**The Principal R&D Project Manager – Navigation Platform is responsible for planning and executing assigned projects within the Navigation platform in Digital R&D, ensuring delivery against scope, schedule, cost, and quality in a regulated medical device environment. Reporting to the Platform Program Manager – Navigation, this role owns the project-level integrated plan (WBS/IMS), project budget baseline and EVM tracking, project RAID management, change control, and stakeholder communications. The Project Manager coordinates cross-functional execution across software, systems, V&V, clinical, quality, regulatory, and manufacturing partners, and drives disciplined design controls and phase-gate readiness to enable predictable delivery outcomes.