Senior Principal Clinical Engineer - Ortho Workflow Lead

Johnson & Johnson Co.

Raynham (MA)

Hybrid

USD 137,000 - 236,000

Full time

12 days ago

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Job summary

Johnson & Johnson is seeking a Sr Principal Clinical Engineer to shape end-to-end surgical workflows across preop, intraop and postop care. You will translate clinical needs into actionable requirements guiding implant, instrument, digital and service development.

Based in multiple US locations with remote options, the role demands expert design controls, risk management, and cross-functional leadership to deliver clinically meaningful, economically relevant solutions.

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, product development, clinical workflow design, human factors, systems engineering, or related health care technology environment.
Proficiency with Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Figma, Miro, FigJam, Polarion native; 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 without authority in a matrixed environment.
Lead ambiguous, early-stage problem framing and convert insights into structured development priorities.
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 including implants, instruments, technologies, digital applications, biologics, and services.
Translate surgeon, care team, patient, health system, commercial, clinical, operational, economic, usability, and adoption needs into procedural requirements, user needs, use scenarios, design inputs, and development guidance.
Map current- and future-state workflows to identify unmet needs, adoption barriers, usability challenges, economic pain points, and opportunities for meaningful differentiation.
Partner with R&D, clinical, medical education, regulatory, quality, marketing, commercial, and external clinical stakeholders to align workflow priorities, solution intent, and integrated procedural requirements.
Evaluate concepts for usability, workflow fit, clinical relevance, adoption risk, and end-user value to prioritize procedural problems and guide clinical, technical, operational, and business tradeoffs to improve efficiency, consistency, usability, and adoption.
Translate procedural needs and complex inputs into requirements, recommendations, and development guidance.