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Johnson & Johnson · 1 month ago

Head of Clinical Engineering, Robotics and Digital Solutions

Santa Clara, California, United States of America

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$189K/yr - $326K/yr

10+ years exp

Johnson & Johnson is a leader in healthcare innovation, and they are seeking a Head of Clinical Engineering to lead their Robotics and Digital Solutions group. This role involves managing a high-performing team, shaping product strategies, and collaborating with multi-functional teams to enhance healthcare solutions.

Hospital & Health Care

Comp. & Benefits

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Build and manage a high-performing clinical engineering team across all RAD programs

Establish clear performance standards and career paths; develop onboarding and training for technical and clinical excellence

Manage resource allocation and departmental budgets across multiple projects, aligning with strategic priorities

Develop and optimize processes that enhance efficiency, strengthen collaboration with R&D, and improve program outcomes

Shape product strategies and roadmaps by ensuring clinical insights inform design decisions and are communicated effectively to leadership

Collaborate with physicians and industry experts to discover unmet clinical needs, establish customer requirements and provide clinical guidance to engineering design requirements

Provide clinical and technical expertise and guidance throughout the design, development, and testing phases of products’ lifecycles

Set the vision for risk management and design validation, ensuring alignment with global regulatory standards and patient safety objectives

Qualification

Clinical EngineeringClinical Risk ManagementDesign ValidationBiomedical EngineeringProduct DevelopmentProgram ManagementInterdisciplinary WorkOperational ExcellenceLeadershipRelationship Building

Required

Hold a degree in engineering (e.g. Biomedical/Bioengineering, Mechanical, Electrical) is required

Minimum of 10 years of clinical/technical experience in MedTech, with at least 5 years in leadership role managing teams is required

Expertise in requirements definition, clinical risk management and design validation strategies for sophisticated medical devices is required

Extensive knowledge of surgery, surgical procedures, and the OR environment is required

Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with multi-functional teams, clinicians, and external partners is required

Have the ability to travel up to 15% of the time is required

Preferred

Advanced degree (MS, PhD, MD or equiv) is preferred

Solid understanding of relevant regulations and standards for medical devices and robotic surgery platforms, including FDA regulations and guidance, and IEC and ISO standards is preferred

Demonstrated success building high-performing, customer-facing technical/clinical teams and establishing scalable processes across multi-program environments is preferred

Benefits

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)

Company

Johnson & Johnson

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At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything.

Founded in 1886

New Brunswick, NJ, US

10001+ employees

http://www.jnj.com

H1B Sponsorship

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