Senior Clinical Engineer: Procedural Workflow Architect

Johnson & Johnson; Raynham (CT); On-site; USD 137,000 - 236,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson is seeking a Sr Principal Clinical Engineer to be based in Warsaw, IN and Raynham, MA, with potential Leeds, UK alignment. The role defines end-to-end surgical workflows across preoperative to postoperative care, translating clinical and operational needs into integrated product development guidance.

You will collaborate with R&D, regulatory, quality, and clinical teams to prioritize solutions, assess usability, and improve adoption and efficiency in orthopaedics settings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, biomedical engineering, life sciences, clinical discipline, health care administration, or related field required; advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum 8 years of relevant experience in medical device/orthopaedics/surgical innovation.
• Proficiency with design tools (Adobe Illustrator/Photoshop/InDesign; Figma; Miro; FigJam; Polarion).
• Experience with 3D visualization, CAD, KeyShot, Rhino, SolidWorks, NX or rapid prototyping methods is a plus.
• Strong communication, facilitation, and stakeholder alignment skills; able to influence in a matrixed environment.
• Familiarity with medical device development, design controls, risk management, and regulated product development.

Responsibilities

• Define and design end-to-end integrated procedural workflows for prioritized surgical procedures across preoperative planning, intraoperative execution, and postoperative follow-up.
• Translate needs across clinical, operational, economic, usability, and adoption domains into procedural requirements and development guidance.
• Map current and future-state workflows to identify unmet needs and adoption barriers.
• Partner with R&D, clinical, medical education, regulatory, quality, marketing, and external clinical stakeholders to align workflow priorities.
• Evaluate concepts for usability, workflow fit, adoption risk, and end-user value to guide development priorities.
• Translate procedural needs into actionable requirements and recommendations.

Skills

Communication

Workflow design

Cross-functional collaboration

Presentation

Stakeholder facilitation

Design thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

Photoshop

InDesign

Figma

Miro

FigJam

Polarion

3D visualization tools

CAD (Rhino/SolidWorks/NX)

Job description

Johnson & Johnson is seeking a Sr Principal Clinical Engineer to be based in Warsaw, IN and Raynham, MA, with potential Leeds, UK alignment. The role defines end-to-end surgical workflows across preoperative to postoperative care, translating clinical and operational needs into integrated product development guidance.

You will collaborate with R&D, regulatory, quality, and clinical teams to prioritize solutions, assess usability, and improve adoption and efficiency in orthopaedics settings.