Product Manager, Supply Chain - OTTAVA

Brighter Signals; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 142,000 - 245,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation

Sick time

Parental Leave

Volunteer Leave

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson RAD (Robotics and Digital) seeks a Product Manager, Supply Chain – OTTAVA, for its Santa Clara, CA location. The Product Manager is the end‑to‑end owner of Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Lifecycle Management for OTTAVA subsystems, coordinating across R&D, Procurement, Quality, Manufacturing, and Service to ensure readiness and long‑term performance.

Working across functions, you will develop and deliver integrated sourcing, manufacturing, cost, and lifecycle strategies while

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent; engineering, supply chain, or related field preferred.
• 8+ years of relevant professional experience.
• Experience leading complex cross-functional initiatives.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for the Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Lifecycle Management strategy for OTTAVA subsystems.
• Develop and maintain subsystem roadmaps for cost, sourcing, manufacturing, capacity, quality, and lifecycle management.
• Serve as the voice of Supply Chain and Manufacturing in planning, prioritization, and decision forums.
• Lead lifecycle management activities including obsolescence planning and product changes.
• Track and drive resolution of material, process, equipment, supplier, manufacturing, and field quality issues.
• Lead cross-functional task forces and improvement initiatives to address critical business challenges.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree

Job description

Job Function

Supply Chain Manufacturing

Job Sub Function

Multi-Family Supply Chain Manufacturing

Job Category

Professional

All Job Posting Locations

Santa Clara, California, United States of America

Job Description

Johnson & Johnson RAD (Robotics and Digital) is seeking for a Product Manager, Supply Chain – OTTAVA, for our Santa Clara, CA location.

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 https://www.jnj.com/

About MedTech 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 surgery? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our 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://www.jnj.com/medtech

Position Summary

The Product Manager is the end‑to‑end owner of Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Lifecycle Management for one or more subsystems within the OTTAVA robotic surgical platform. Serving as the voice of Supply Chain for assigned subsystems, this role develops and delivers integrated sourcing, manufacturing, cost, and lifecycle strategies while driving resolution of critical issues impacting quality, delivery, cost, manufacturability, supply continuity, and customer experience.

Working across R&D, Program Management, Procurement, Quality, Manufacturing, Service, and other functions, the Product Manager ensures subsystem readiness and long‑term performance throughout the product lifecycle. The role serves as the default point of alignment and partner concern for subsystem‑related Supply Chain matters, driving cross‑functional alignment while enabling direct teamwork among subject matter authorities.

Key Responsibilities

• Be responsible for the Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Lifecycle Management strategy for assigned OTTAVA subsystems.
• Develop and maintain subsystem roadmaps for cost, sourcing, manufacturing, capacity, quality, and lifecycle management.
• Serve as the voice of Supply Chain and Manufacturing in subsystem planning, prioritization, and decision‑making forums.
• Lead lifecycle management activities including obsolescence planning, product changes, supply continuity, technology transitions, and long‑term support strategies.
• Track and drive resolution of material, process, equipment, supplier, manufacturing, and field quality issues, ensuring effective handoffs and accountability across functions.
• Lead cross‑functional task forces and improvement initiatives to address critical business challenges and operational risks.
• Drive alignment and execution across Procurement, Supplier Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Planning, Service, and Program Management teams.

Qualifications

Education

A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree and/or equivalent University degree is required; a focused degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, Manufacturing, Business or a related field is preferred. An advanced degree, Master’s is preferred.

Required

• Minimum eight (8) years of relevant professional work experience
• Experience in manufacturing, supply chain, engineering, product management, program management, or related functions.
• Experience leading complex cross‑functional initiatives in product development and operations environments.
• Proven ability to develop and implement manufacturing, supply chain, product, or lifecycle strategies.
• Strong leadership, communication, problem‑solving, and stakeholder leadership skills.

Preferred

• Experience in medical devices, robotics, capital equipment, or other highly regulated industries.
• Experience with new product introduction, design transfer, supplier strategy, and lifecycle management.
• Solid understanding of quality systems, design controls, and change management processes.

Other

• May require up to 20% of domestic and/or international travel to other sites and locations
• The attendance policy required for this role is fully onsite.

#OTTAVASU

Johnson & Johnson is an 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, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, external applicants please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers, internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

Preferred Skills

Agile Manufacturing, Contract Management, Cost‑Benefit Analysis (CBA), Cross‑Functional Collaboration, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Leadership, Negotiation, Organizing, Performance Measurement, Plant Operations, Program Management, Relationship Building, Spend Analysis, Strategic Sourcing, Strategic Supply Chain Management, Technical Credibility, Vendor Selection

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$142,000.00 - $244,950.00

Additional Description For Pay Transparency

Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are 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.

Benefits

• Vacation –120 hours per calendar year
• Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year
• Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year
• Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
• Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child
• Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year
• Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52‑week rolling period10 days
• Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
• Military Spouse Time‑Off – 80 hours per calendar year

For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: - https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits