Manager, Digital Transformation - MT R&D

Manager, Digital Transformation - MT R&D

Johnson & Johnson is recruiting for a Manager, Digital Transformation - MT R&D to join our MedTech Surgery business located at our Cincinnati, OH site with an alternate location of our Raritan, NJ, Irvine, CA, or Zuchwil, Switzerland sites.

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we're developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments.

Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness.

Position Summary

The Manager, Digital Transformation is accountable for owning, evolving, and realizing value from sector and enterprise digital platforms and capabilities that enable MedTech R&D. This role combines product ownership, platform stewardship, ecosystem leadership, and innovation enablement to ensure digital investments remain scalable, sustainable, and valuable over time.

Managers are responsible for the full lifecycle of digital platformsincluding Product Lifecycle Management, Risk & Requirements, and adjacent R&D capabilitieswhile adapting to changes in business scale, operating models, and technology. While specific tools and technologies may evolve, accountability for outcomes, value realization, and long term platform health are critical responsibilities of the role. Owns defined platforms, products, or capability areas; may lead people or operate as a senior individual contributor with product accountability; typically more hands on in execution and delivery; owns capability level roadmaps and onboarding success; scope typically focused on defined domains or subsets of the ecosystem.

Other Duties

• 35% Product ownership and lifecycle management of sector R&D digital platforms, including deployments, operations, adoption, and value realization
• 35% Strategic planning, roadmap development, governance, and stakeholder alignment
• 30% Innovation enablement through automation and adaptive, data-driven digital capabilities; evaluation and sponsorship of emerging technologies

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Proven experience in digital transformation, sector platforms, or product ownership
• Bachelors degree required, MS preferred
• 8-12+ years of relevant experience
• Strong understanding of R&D processes and regulated environments
• Ability to define vision, roadmaps, priorities, and governance models
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Ability to travel up to 10% as needed

Benefits Summary:

• 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; for employees who reside in the State of Washington up to 56 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

The anticipated base pay range for this position is:

$117,000.00 - $201,250.00

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

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.