YOU:

As a member of the Strategic Robotics R&D team you will join us on our journey to design and build one of the world's most advanced medical robotic platforms! You will have the opportunity to define user needs, establish clinical and engineering requirements, consider clinical risks, and identify solutions to guide product development. This role offers high autonomy and growth opportunities within the team as we progress towards realizing our vision.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Leverage comprehensive clinical, technical, and design control expertise to collaborate with cross-functional teams in discovering, defining, developing, and validating a new portfolio of products ranging across the entire program.

• Research relevant disease states, treatment options, patient pathways, surgical techniques, and competitive technologies.

• Work across the organization to lead the discovery of unmet clinical needs, establish customer requirements and provide clinical input to engineering design requirements.

• Design and implement test models and methodologies to facilitate evaluations of product performance in clinically relevant scenarios.

• Partner with physicians and key clinical users to develop novel procedural techniques, gather product feedback, and integrate their insights into product iterations.

• Develop new product clinical workflows, conduct clinical risk assessments, and propose effective mitigations for identified hazards.

• Establish a robust design validation strategy to ensure the product meets all customer requirements and performs reliably in clinical settings.

Qualifications

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS :

• Hold a degree in engineering (e.g. Biomedical/Bioengineering, Mechanical, Electrical) and have a minimum of 8 years of related work experience in medical device development (PhD/MD + 4yr, MS + 6yr or BS + 8yr)

• Extensive knowledge of surgery, surgical procedures, and the OR environment.

• Outstanding problem-solving and analytical abilities, with a focus on identifying technical challenges and driving innovative solutions.

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams, clinicians, and external partners.

• Experience designing and conducting pre-clinical engineering studies to assess product performance and safety.

• Proven ability to translate customer needs into clear engineering design requirements, ensuring alignment with product development goals.

• Proficient in identifying potential clinical risks and conducting thorough clinical harm analyses to enhance patient safety and product reliability.

PREFERRED

• Advanced degree (Masters, PhD, MD)

• Strong knowledge of relevant regulations and standards for medical devices and robotic surgery platforms, including FDA regulations and guidance, and IEC and ISO standards.

• Demonstrated success in leading and delivering complex projects from inception to completion.

• Have the ability to travel up to 15% of the time, internationally and domestic

PERKS

• Generous vacation policy

• Commute assistance (Daily shuttle from SF, public transit stipend)

• 401(k) match and pension program

• Medical, dental, vision, life, disability insurance

• Healthy work/life balance (paid parental, family & volunteer leave)

Robotics and Digital Solutions is part of Johnson & Johnson Med Tech. At Johnson & Johnson Robotics and Digital Solutions, we're changing the trajectory of health for humanity, using robotics to enhance healthcare providers' abilities and improve patients' diagnoses, treatments, and recovery times. Johnson & Johnson Robotics is comprised of three key med-tech platforms: Flexible Robotics (MONARCH®), Surgical Robotics (OTTAVA™), and Digital Solutions. Join our collaborative, rapidly growing teams in the San Francisco Bay Area (Redwood City and Santa Clara), Cincinnati, and Seattle.

For more information on how we support the whole health of our employees throughout their wellness, career and life journey, please visit www.careers.jnj.com.

The anticipated base pay range for this position is $139,000 to $224,924. 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 individual and the corporation's performance over a calendar/ performance year. Bonuses are awarded at the Company's discretion on an individual basis.

Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs such as health insurance, savings plan, pension plan, disability plan, vacation pay, sick time, holiday pay, and work, personal and family time off in accordance with the terms of the applicable plans. Additional information can be found through the link below.

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.