Senior Manager, Biosurgery Innovation

Johnson & Johnson Co.; Raritan (NJ); On-site; USD 122,000 - 213,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Pension and 401(k)

Paid time off

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson is recruiting for a Senior Manager, Biosurgery Innovation – Global Strategic Marketing to lead key NPD programs in the Biosurgery platform. You will work with cross-functional partners to translate customer needs into differentiated solutions and drive growth.

The role requires strategic marketing leadership across the lifecycle, from opportunity identification to lifecycle planning, with collaboration across regions and stakeholders to advance a robust Biosurgery portfolio.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to translate market insights into product strategy and priorities.
• Experience leading cross-functional programs and influencing stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead global strategic marketing activities for Biosurgery new product development programs and establish clear opportunity areas and value propositions.
• Represent customer voice by designing market research and translating insights into requirements.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to advance programs through innovation and stage-gate processes.
• Develop robust business cases including market sizing, segmentation, and revenue forecasts.
• Lead product positioning, claims strategy, and global launch planning for meaningful differentiation.

Skills

Brand Marketing

Strategic Thinking

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Data Analysis

Portfolio Management

Program Management

Go-to-Market Strategies

Education

Bachelor’s degree

MBA or advanced degree

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

Marketing

Job Sub Function

Strategic Marketing

Job Category

Professional

All Job Posting Locations

Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America

Job Description

Johnson & Johnson is recruiting for a Senior Manager, Biosurgery Innovation to join our MedTech Surgery business located at our Raritan, NJ site.
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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 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

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Manager, Biosurgery Innovation – Global Strategic Marketing. In this highly strategic role, you will lead key new product development projects for the Biosurgery platform in close partnership with key cross-functional partners, helping translate meaningful customer needs and market opportunities into differentiated solutions that improve patient care and create sustainable growth.

The leader in this role will provide strategic marketing leadership across the innovation lifecycle, from opportunity identification and concept development through business-case creation, stage-gate advancement, launch readiness, and lifecycle planning. The successful candidate will combine customer and market insight, strong business acumen, and collaborative leadership to align global and regional stakeholders and advance a robust, value-creating Biosurgery pipeline.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead global strategic marketing activities for Biosurgery new product development programs, establishing clear opportunity areas, product strategies, value propositions, and evidence-based recommendations.
• Represent the voice of the customer by designing and leading market research, identifying unmet needs, and translating insights into customer requirements and differentiated product concepts.
• Partner with Global Strategic Insights, R&D, Project Management, Clinical Affairs, Medical Affairs, Regulatory, Quality, HEMA, Finance, Supply Chain, Business Development, regional marketing, and commercial teams to advance programs through the innovation and stage-gate process.
• Develop robust business cases, including market sizing, segmentation, competitive assessment, pricing, revenue forecasts, investment requirements, key risks, and value-creation potential.
• Lead product positioning, claims strategy, target product profile development, and global launch planning to ensure solutions address priority customer needs and achieve meaningful clinical and economic differentiation.
• Build relationships with surgeons, healthcare professionals, health-system stakeholders, and key opinion leaders to shape product development and strengthen market understanding.
• Provide strategic leadership to cross-functional core teams, align stakeholders around decisions and priorities, and proactively identify and resolve barriers to program progress.
• Monitor market, customer, competitor, clinical, and technology trends to identify emerging opportunities to inform the Biosurgery innovation strategy and portfolio roadmap.
• Communicate strategies, recommendations, risks, and program updates to senior leaders with clarity, credibility, and a strong enterprise perspective.
• Ability to travel up to 20%, as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• A minimum of 8-10+ years of progressive experience in marketing, product management, new product development, or a related discipline within MedTech or healthcare.
• Demonstrated ability to uncover customer unmet needs and translate market insights into product strategy, customer requirements, and actionable development priorities.
• Experience leading complex, cross-functional programs and influencing stakeholders without direct authority.
• Strong business and financial acumen, including experience developing market assessments, forecasts, business cases, and portfolio recommendations.
• Ability to synthesize clinical, technical, customer, and commercial information and communicate clear strategic direction amid ambiguity.
• Excellent communication, executive presence, and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to influence across functions, regions, and levels of the organization.
• Learning agility and intellectual curiosity to develop depth of expertise in understanding surgical jobs and associated clinical unmet needs across a broad range of specialties
• Growth mindset and willingness to challenge the status quo while making thoughtful, evidence-based decisions.
• Collaborative, inclusive, and accountable leadership style with a strong commitment to patients, customers, quality, and compliance.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, navigate uncertainty, and deliver results with urgency in a highly matrixed global environment.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally as business needs require.

Benefits Summary

• Employees and/or eligible dependents may be eligible to participate in the following Company sponsored employee benefit programs: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance.
• Employees may be 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.
• Employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:
  • Vacation – up to 120 hours per calendar year
  • Sick time - up to 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington – up to 56 hours per calendar year
  • Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays – up to 13 days per calendar year
  • Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year

Additional information can be found through the link below!

https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits

Required Skills

Preferred Skills

Brand Marketing, Brand Positioning Strategy, Business Alignment, Business Storytelling, Business Valuations, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Customer Intelligence, Data Analysis, Data-Driven Decision Making, Digital Strategy, Execution Focus, Financial Analysis, Go-to-Market Strategies, Industry Analysis, Market Research, Negotiation, Organizing, Problem Solving, Product Development Lifecycle, Product Portfolio Management, Product Strategies, Program Management, Strategic Thinking, Tactical Planning, Technical Credibility

The anticipated base pay range for this position is

$122,000.00 - $212,750.00

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

The Company maintains highly competitive, performance-based compensation programs. Under current guidelines, this position is eligible for an annual performance bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan. The annual performance bonus is a cash bonus intended to provide an incentive to achieve annual targeted results by rewarding for individual and the corporation’s performance over a calendar/performance year. Bonuses are awarded at the Company’s discretion on an individual basis.