[Remote] Senior R&D Program Manager
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Johnson & Johnson is a leader in healthcare innovation, committed to improving health outcomes through advanced technologies. The Sr R&D Program Manager will provide platform-level leadership for the Navigation software portfolio, aligning multiple projects and driving prioritization and execution in a regulated medical device environment.
Responsibilities
- Lead the Navigation software platform program, integrating strategy, priorities, software roadmap, and execution across multiple projects and workstreams
- Own platform-level governance, including prioritization, sequencing, escalation pathways, and decision forums that span the Navigation software portfolio
- Establish and drive the platform operating cadence, including PI planning, release planning, quarterly reviews, executive program reviews, and cross-functional governance routines
- Own integrated program plans, milestones, release objectives, critical path, and interdependencies across projects to ensure execution remains aligned to strategic objectives and delivery commitments
- Partner with Project Managers and technical leads to ensure project-level plans, RAID items, and change impacts are integrated into a platform-level view for leadership decision-making
- Resolve cross-project resource, timeline, architecture, and scope conflicts that cannot be solved within a single project or team
- Develop platform-level recommendations on investment tradeoffs, resource allocation, release sequencing, and roadmap adjustments to support leadership decisions
- Lead financial planning and performance reviews for the platform in partnership with PMO Operations, including forecasts, funding needs, and execution transparency
- Oversee external software partners and contractor execution at the platform level, ensuring scope clarity, performance management, and alignment to business and technical objectives
- Ensure platform readiness for design reviews, phase-gates, software release decisions, and major investment decisions through clear evidence, cross-functional alignment, and proactive risk management
- Drive software release readiness, defect triage, stabilization, and dependency resolution across teams, including assessment of downstream impact on requirements, traceability, V&V evidence, cybersecurity, and regulatory deliverables
- Provide concise executive communications, dashboards, and scenario-based recommendations that synthesize project-level inputs into a clear platform-level view
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Life Sciences, or related field; advanced degree preferred
- 10+ years of increasing responsibility in program or project leadership within regulated product development environments
- Demonstrated experience leading multi-project programs, portfolios, or platform-level delivery models across complex cross-functional organizations
- Experience leading complex programs through phase-gate execution, software release governance, design controls, and cross-functional decision processes
- Strong technical background in medical device software development and/or surgical navigation systems, with the ability to engage credibly across software, systems, cybersecurity, and clinical domains
- Strong command of regulated medical device development, including phase-gate execution, software lifecycle controls, design controls, and quality system requirements such as FDA 21 CFR 820.30 and ISO 13485
- Demonstrated ability to lead complex, cross-functional programs and influence senior stakeholders across technical, functional, and business domains
- Strong strategic and operational judgment, with the ability to frame tradeoffs, recommend priorities, and guide decisions under uncertainty
- Ability to integrate multiple project plans, risks, dependencies, and release commitments into a platform-level view that supports governance and executive decision-making
- Proficiency in Agile/SAFe, Lean or hybrid delivery models; ability to translate technical scope into PI/iteration plans, manage dependencies, and drive execution to milestones
- Proficiency with program and engineering execution tools (e.g., MS Project, Smartsheet, Planisware/Cadence PPM, Jira/Azure DevOps) and disciplined documentation practices
- Ability to establish operating mechanisms, governance routines, and escalation pathways that improve delivery predictability and accountability across multiple software projects
- Strong financial and program controls acumen, including forecasting, scenario planning, budget management, and performance reporting at the platform or portfolio level
- Excellent executive communication skills, with the ability to translate technical and operational complexity into clear decision-ready narratives
- Experience working with external development partners and assessing the downstream impact of changes on software requirements, architecture, traceability, verification, cybersecurity, and regulatory deliverables
- Experience with Class II or III medical devices, navigation, robotics, or software-enabled systems preferred
- Computer Programming
- Critical Thinking
- Data Science
- Developing Others
- Give Feedback
- Inclusive Leadership
- Industry Analysis
- Innovation
- Leadership
- Manufacturing Technologies
- Operational Excellence
- Prototyping
- Quality Assurance (QA)
- Research and Development
- Risk Assessments
- Robotic Automation
- SAP Product Lifecycle Management
- Team Management
Benefits
- 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.
- 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 period
- Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
- Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year
- RemoteType: Fully Remote
- TimeType: Full time
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