VP, Global Education Capabilities

Johnson Johnson; West Chester (Chester County); On-site; USD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson's DePuy Synthes division seeks a VP, Global Education Capabilities to shape education strategy and build scalable platforms across regions including US. Based in West Chester PA or other major sites.

This role partners with Commercial, Marketing and Medical Education, driving innovative learning approaches, ensuring regulatory compliance, and leading a global team to enable customer excellence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in Education, Business, Life Sciences, Engineering, or related field.
• Typically 12–14 years of progressive experience in professional education, commercial enablement, or related fields within healthcare, medical devices, or life sciences.
• Proven experience leading global or enterprise-level education capabilities and transformation initiatives.
• Demonstrated people-leadership experience, including leading leaders and global teams.
• Strong strategic thinking and ability to translate business strategy into scalable education solutions.
• Experience partnering cross-functionally with Commercial, Marketing, Medical Affairs, and regional stakeholders.
• Excellent communication, influence, and stakeholder management skills at senior leadership levels.
• Up to 25% domestic and international travel will be required.

Responsibilities

• Define and redefine the global professional education capabilities strategy aligned with DePuy Synthes commercial priorities and growth objectives.
• Build and oversee scalable global education platforms, learning technologies, and operating models to support surgeon, healthcare professional, and internal commercial education.
• Partner with Global and Regional Commercial, Marketing, and Medical Education leaders to translate business needs into effective education solutions.
• Establish global standards, governance, and best practices for professional education content development, delivery, and measurement.
• Lead and develop a high-performing global team, fostering talent growth, inclusion, and collaboration across geographies.
• Drive innovation in education methodologies, including digital, hybrid, and experiential learning approaches.
• Ensure compliance with applicable regulatory, legal, and quality requirements for all professional education activities.
• Define and monitor key performance indicators to assess education effectiveness, learner engagement, and business impact.

Skills

People leadership

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

Excellent communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Job Function:

Sales Enablement

Job Sub Function:

Multi-Family Sales Enablement

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States of America, Raynham, Massachusetts, United States of America, Warsaw, Indiana, United States of America, West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson is searching for the best talent for a Vice President, Global Education Capabilities to join our Depuy Synthes organization located in West Chester PA, Raynham MA, Palm Beach Gardens FL, or Warsaw, IN.

The Global Education Capabilities Vice President is a strategic leadership role responsible for shaping and advancing DePuy Synthes' global professional education capabilities in support of commercial strategy and business growth. This leader will define the global education capability roadmap, modernize learning ecosystems, and ensure scalable, compliant, and impactful education solutions that enable customer excellence across regions and franchises.

This role partners across the Education Eco-system to lead global capabilities such as Professional relations and operations, Commercial capabilities (e.g., Ed Tech), Systems strategy, metrics and reporting (incl. learning systems), Meeting, vendor and infrastructure management, Logistics warehousing, Brick and mortar institutes, Clinical simulation, and Copy review & Governance. Additional responsibilities will include:

• Define and redefine the global professional education capabilities strategy aligned with DePuy Synthes commercial priorities and growth objectives.
• Build and oversee scalable global education platforms, learning technologies, and operating models to support surgeon, healthcare professional, and internal commercial education.
• Partner with Global and Regional Commercial, Marketing, and Medical Education leaders to translate business needs into effective education solutions.
• Establish global standards, governance, and best practices for professional education content development, delivery, and measurement.
• Lead and develop a high-performing global team, fostering talent growth, inclusion, and collaboration across geographies.
• Drive innovation in education methodologies, including digital, hybrid, and experiential learning approaches.
• Ensure compliance with applicable regulatory, legal, and quality requirements for all professional education activities.
• Define and monitor key performance indicators to assess education effectiveness, learner engagement, and business impact.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's degree required (Education, Business, Life Sciences, Engineering, or related field).
• Typically requires 12-14 years of progressive experience in professional education, commercial enablement, learning strategy, or related fields within healthcare, medical devices, or life sciences.
• Proven experience leading global or enterprise-level education capabilities and transformation initiatives.
• Demonstrated people-leadership experience, including leading leaders and global teams.
• Strong strategic thinking and ability to translate business strategy into scalable education solutions.
• Experience partnering cross-functionally with Commercial, Marketing, Medical Affairs, and regional stakeholders.
• Excellent communication, influence, and stakeholder management skills at senior leadership levels.
• Up to 25% domestic and international travel will be required.

Preferred:

• Advanced degree (Master's, MBA, or equivalent) is preferred.
• Experience in orthopedic, surgical, or interventional medical device education.
• Expertise in digital learning platforms, learning experience design, and data-driven education measurement.
• Experience operating in highly regulated global environments.
• Track record of driving innovation and change management in education or commercial capability building.
• Global role experience with significant regional collaboration across North America, EMEA, APAC, and LATAM.

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