Sr. Product Security R&D Manager

Johnson & Johnson MedTech; Boston (MA); Hybride; USD 122 000 - 213 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Pension plan & 401(k)

Long-term incentive program

Paid time off benefits

Résumé du poste

Johnson & Johnson MedTech is seeking a Sr Product Security R&D Manager to lead a global team responsible for Product Security, Privacy, and OS in connected medical devices. The role emphasizes strategic direction from development through regulatory submission and post-market support, partnering with stakeholders across Legal, Regulatory, and Quality to ensure compliance and robust security.

The position requires extensive experience in medical device security programs, risk-based decision

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software/Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years of technical experience; 5+ years leading and developing technical teams.
• Proven track record leading product security programs for medical devices or regulated products.
• Knowledge of FDA Premarket and Postmarket guidance, IEC 62304, ISO 14971, and risk frameworks.
• Strong background in threat modeling, SBOMs, vulnerability management, OS hardening, and patching.
• Ability to communicate risk-based decisions to executives, regulators, and customers.
• Experience managing budgets, vendors, and cross-functional stakeholders.

Responsabilités

• Set multi-year Product Security, Privacy, and OS strategy and roadmap.
• Own cybersecurity content in regulatory submissions (e.g., 510(k)).
• Own vulnerability management program and risk decisions.
• Manage secure baseline OS and patching across fielded products.
• Collaborate with Privacy, Legal, Regulatory on launches.
• Represent the function with regulators, auditors, and customers.
• Build and lead a global team of engineers and partners.
• Oversee budgets, vendors, and governance with KPIs and dashboards.
• Foster security-first culture across R&D and cross-functional teams.

Connaissances

Leadership of technical teams

Regulated medical device security

FDA Premarket/Postmarket knowledge

Threat modeling

OS hardening & patch management

Budget & vendor management

Executive communication

Formation

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Description du poste

At Johnson & Johnson,we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build aworld where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured,where treatments are smarter and less invasive, andsolutions 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

Legal & Compliance

Job Sub Function

Product Security

Job Category

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Job Description

About Orthopaedics

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 Orthopaedics? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our Orthopaedics teams help keep more than 6 million people moving each year while delivering clinical and economic value to surgeons and healthcare systems. Our teams build solutions for joint reconstruction; trauma and craniomaxillofacial; sports, extremities, and elective foot and ankle; spine; and robotics and digital surgery.
Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech
We are searching for the best talent for Sr Product Security R&D Manager to work from Boston, MA location in a hybrid role.

Purpose

As the Sr. Product Security R&D Manager, you will lead the team responsible for Product Security, Privacy, and Operating System (OS) and OS patching deliverables across our connected medical devices, robotics, and digital surgery portfolio. You will define and own the Product Security strategy, ensuring security and privacy are built into our products from early development through regulatory submission and post-market support, in compliance with FDA and global requirements.
You will lead a global team of internal engineers and external partners, set priorities with R&D and business stakeholders, and serve as the organization’s accountable leader for security and privacy in regulatory submissions, audits, customer engagements, and new market launches.

Job Responsibilities

• Strategy & vision: Set the multi-year Product Security, Privacy, and OS strategy and roadmap across the connected device portfolio, aligning investment with business priorities and evolving FDA and global requirements.
• Pre-market accountability: Serve as the accountable owner for cybersecurity and privacy content in all product submissions (e.g., 510(k)), setting standards and review gates to ensure deliverables are complete, consistent, and on time.
• Post-market risk decisions: Own the vulnerability management program and make or elevate risk decisions, including remediation priorities, residual risk acceptance, and coordinated disclosure.
• OS & patching program: Own the secure baseline OS and patching program for fielded products, balancing security, release timelines, and validation effort across supported software versions.
• Privacy & market access: Champion privacy-by-design, and partner with Privacy, Legal, and Regulatory to clear cybersecurity and privacy requirements for new market launches.
• External representation: Serve as the organization’s Product Security voice with regulators, auditors, and key customers, including security questionnaires, contractual terms, and escalations.
• Talent & organization: Build, lead, and develop a high-performing global team of engineers, contractors, and partners; define roles, hiring plans, development paths, and succession.
• Operating model & performance: Own the team’s budget, vendor strategy, and governance (KPIs, dashboards, executive reporting), and drive scale through standardization, automation, and AI-assisted tools.
• Influence & culture: Build a security-first culture across R&D by influencing engineering, Quality, Regulatory, and Enterprise Security leaders, embedding secure development practices, and raising security capability across teams.

Required Qualifications And Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software or Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Minimum of 8 years of relevant technical experience, or an advanced degree with 5 years of technical experience, including at least 5 years leading and developing technical teams.
• Proven track record leading product security programs for medical devices or other regulated, connected products, including accountability for regulatory submissions and audits.
• Working knowledge of FDA Premarket and Postmarket Cybersecurity guidance, IEC 62304, ISO 14971, cybersecurity risk assessment frameworks and NIST framework.
• Strong technical grounding in threat modeling, SBOMs, vulnerability management, security testing, and OS hardening and patch management, sufficient to guide technical decisions and review team deliverables.
• Demonstrated ability to make risk-based decisions and communicate them clearly to executives, regulators, and customers.
• Experience managing budgets, vendors, and competing priorities, and influencing cross-functional stakeholders without direct authority.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree in a technical field.
• Experience with IEC 81001-5-1, AAMI SW96/TIR57, ISO 27001.
• Knowledge of global privacy regulations (e.g., HIPAA, GDPR) and data protection practices.
• Experience leading teams through organizational change.
• CISSP or other relevant security certification.
• Experience building or scaling teams across global sites and partners, and driving automation with AI-assisted tools.

Preferred Skills

Cibersecurity, Data Privacy, Developing Others, Inclusive Leadership, Operational Excellence, Quality Assurance (QA), Regulatory Compliance, Research and Development, Risk Assessments, Stakeholder Management, Strategic Thinking, Team Management, Threat Modeling, Vendor Management
Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Orthopaedics business to establish a standalone Orthopaedics company, operating as DePuy Synthes. The process of the planned separation is anticipated to be completed within 18 to 24 months, subject to legal requirements, including consultation with works councils and other employee representative bodies, as may be required, regulatory approvals and other customary conditions and approvals
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.

Required Skills

Preferred Skills:

Compliance Management, Crisis Management, Developing Others, Fraud Management, Inclusive Leadership, Leadership, Legal Services, Operational Excellence, Performance Measurement, Risk Assessments, Risk Management, Security Architecture Design, Security Framework, Security Planning, Security Policies, Tactical Planning, Team Management, Technical Credibility

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$122,000.00 - $212,750.00

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

Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, employees are eligible for the following time off 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