Senior Director, Intraoperative Navigation & AI

Johnson & Johnson MedTech; West Chester (Chester County); On-site; USD 196,000 - 343,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation 120 hours/yr

Sick time 40 hours/yr (Colorado 48, WA

Holiday pay 13 days/yr

Parental Leave 480 hours/yr

Bereavement Leave 240 hours/yr

Caregiver Leave 80 hours/yr

Volunteer Leave 32 hours/yr

Military Spouse Time-Off 80 hours/yr

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson MedTech is seeking a Sr. Director of Navigation to lead intra‑operative navigation software and system development in a fast‑paced orthopedics environment.

You will own the navigator roadmap, drive real‑time architecture, and align with robotics, clinical, and regulatory teams to deliver clinician‑grade solutions. The role requires 10+ years in software/systems with 5+ in navigation, strong C/C++/Python, ROS/ROS2, and rigorous design controls.

Qualifications

• BS/MS in Computer Science, Robotics, Systems or equivalent.
• 10+ years SW/systems experience with ~5+ years in navigation/perception or related systems; production navigation software experience.
• Strong C/C++ and Python, real-time middleware (ROS/ROS2, DDS or equivalent), sensor fusion, SLAM/VO, 3D registration, and simulation tooling.
• Practical experience with software design controls for regulated products (IEC 62304, ISO 13485, ISO 14971).

Responsibilities

• Own multi‑year navigation SW & systems roadmap and drive delivery to product milestones.
• Architect real‑time navigation stacks and partition deterministic control loops from non‑real‑time services.
• Lead SW, algorithm and AI teams to productionize perception pipelines.
• Build and operate simulation/digital‑twin and synthetic data pipelines for validation and regression testing.
• Establish IEC 62304‑aligned software lifecycle, CI/CD for embedded + cloud, automated test harnesses, and traceability.
• Define non‑functional requirements (accuracy budgets, latency, availability, robustness) and verification strategies.
• Integrate MLOps for model training, validation, deployment controls, and in‑field monitoring.
• Partner with QA/RA to deliver software evidence, risk controls and regulatory inputs; qualify navigation software suppliers/SDKs.
• Partner with technology partners for co-development

Skills

C/C++

Python

ROS/ROS2

DDS

Sensor fusion

SLAM/VO

3D registration

Simulation tooling

Regulatory software design

Navigation experience

Education

BS/MS in Computer Science, Robotics, Systems or equivalent

Tools

N/A

Job description

Johnson & Johnson MedTech is seeking a Sr. Director of Navigation to lead intra‑operative navigation software and system development in a fast‑paced orthopedics environment.

You will own the navigator roadmap, drive real‑time architecture, and align with robotics, clinical, and regulatory teams to deliver clinician‑grade solutions. The role requires 10+ years in software/systems with 5+ in navigation, strong C/C++/Python, ROS/ROS2, and rigorous design controls.