Staff Software Product Owner, Robotics

Johnson & Johnson; Santa Clara (CA); Hybrid; USD 141,000 - 228,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in healthcare innovation seeks an experienced Software Product Owner for their Surgical Robotics team in Santa Clara. This role involves developing surgical technologies and solutions, requiring strong collaboration and software development skills. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in C++ and Agile methodologies, contributing to the development of next-generation medical solutions.

Benefits

Annual performance bonus

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Vacation and sick time

Holiday pay

Qualifications

• 6+ years of software development experience using C++ on Linux.
• 5+ years in Agile methodologies.
• 3+ years as a software product owner.

Responsibilities

• Work with multi-discipline partners to understand business value.
• Plan new Bronchoscopy software releases and document requirements.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and ensure acceptance criteria are met.

Skills

C++

Agile methodologies

Communication

Collaboration

Project Management

Education

BS in Computer Science

Tools

Jira

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 https://www.jnj.com

Job Function:

Project/Program Management Group

Job Sub Function:

R&D Project Management

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Santa Clara, California, United States of America

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson MedTech Surgery

Motivated 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 growing the possibilities of MedTech surgery? Ready to join a team that is reimagining how we heal? Our MedTech 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.

We are searching for the best talent to fill an experienced Software Product Owner position for MONARCH Bronchoscopy. Our Surgical Robotics office is based in Santa Clara, CA. This position can be fully on-site or hybrid (minimum 3 days on site), however, no relocation will be provided.

Position Overview

We are looking for someone to join a team that is working to solve some of the hardest problems in medicine today. The position requires demonstrated ability as a software developer using C++ within a Linux environment. The successful candidate will have the capacity to work closely with engineers from software, hardware, systems, quality, regulatory, and other subject areas. This person should be self-motivated, curious, and have the desire to bring the latest software technologies into the medical world. This is an individual contributor role that requires strong collaboration, leadership, and influence skills to be successful. The ability to build relationships and be a driver of execution is critical to this role. This position is under the Director of MONARCH R&D Software.

Responsibilities:

• Work with multi-discipline partners and engineering leaders to understand business value, market context, and customer problems.
• Plan new Bronchoscopy software releases. Document software requirements, groom epics, and guide the software team in writing stories and acceptance criteria.
• Develop deep product knowledge and share with the team to ensure requirements are understood and customer value is delivered.
• Develop and maintain a product backlog with appropriately sized epics and stories. Prioritize stories for each sprint.
• Actively participate in Agile ceremonies including planning, daily standups, and retrospectives.
• Ensure that stories are complete, and acceptance criteria is met.
• Support the investigation and disposition of reported issues and improvement requests.
• Be accountable for the production of formal software development documents like the software development plan, software release notes, software maintenance plan, etc.
• Help improve Agile software development practices.

Required Education:

• BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Candidates with more advanced degrees and less experience will be considered.

Required Skills & Experience:

• 6+ years of software development and testing experience using C++ on a Linux operating system. Experience must be on combination hardware/software products.
• 5+ years of experience working in all aspects of software development from concept and requirements through development, testing, traceability, release, and maintenance.
• 5+ years of experience in Agile methodologies.
• 3+ years of experience as a software product owner or technical program/project manager.
• Experience writing software requirements and user stories, and prioritizing stories based on customer and business needs.
• Experience working with design controls in a regulated environment.
• Experience working with competing priorities from multiple teams.
• Experience with Jira and software branching.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and influencing skills.
• Strong project and time management skills.

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Experience working with 21 CFR 820, IEC 62304, and ISO 13485 standards.
• Experience working in a medical device environment compliant with 21 CFR 820, IEC 62304, and ISO 13485.
• Understanding of CI/CD tools and build systems.
• Familiar with medical imaging, computer vision, and robotic controls.

Other Requirements:

• Ability to travel up to 10% domestic US and internationally, with overnight stay.
  

California Bay Area - The anticipated base pay range for this position is $141,000 - $227,700.

Johnson & Johnson is an Affirmative Action and 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, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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.

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.
• 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.

For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: - https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits

This job posting is anticipated to close on 5/30/25. The Company may however extend this time-period, in which case the posting will remain available on https://www.careers.jnj.com to accept additional applications.

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, please email the Employee Health Support Center ([e-mail]) or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

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