Manager Strategic Management

Manager Strategic Management

Johnson & Johnson Med Tech Surgery is currently recruiting for a Manager Strategic Management to be based in Cincinnati, OH.

Surgery, part of Johnson & Johnson Med Tech, has made significant contributions to surgery for more than 100 years from creating the first sutures, to revolutionizing surgery with minimally invasive procedures. Our continuing dedication to Shape the Future of Surgery is built on our commitment to help address the world's most pressing health care issues and improve and save more lives.

The Manager Strategic Management will lead the end-to-end Software (SW) roadmap for our capital systems and instruments across funded and/or pre-charter projects, supporting SW needs through all phases of the new product development stage-gates including planning market research, building the business case, managing regional relationships, working with R&D and cross functional partners to lead achievement of milestones, and recommending go / no go decisions at key milestones.

The person will be part of the Global Strategic Marketing team and work closely with our R&D team, as well as the Polyphonic team and other cross-functional partners such as our Service Solutions team, to ensure we continue to evolve and enhance our capital and instrument offerings. This critical role requires a seasoned Product Manager with a proven track record of managing SW roadmaps, and offerings for Med Tech products, ideally on a global scale, and an individual who is capable of driving execution across the organization.

Responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:

• Develop and execute the SW Roadmap for the recently launched DUALTO Energy System including:
• Identifying and prioritizing features to add in future SW releases
• Map out ideal timing for the future releases
• Managing the GUI translation into 30+ languages including coordination and implementation
• Constantly prioritizing urgent needs with more strategic capability adds
• Develop and execute the SW Roadmap for our Advanced Energy instruments
• Work closely with R&D to explore algorithm opportunities
• Usability feedback and improvement opportunities
• Include these improvements in future SW releases as part of a comprehensive launch plan
• Collaborate with global strategic marketing, R&D, Service Solutions, digital, regional Marketing Management and marketing teams, to deliver a seamless go-to-market execution and on-going installed base product support.
• Manage dependencies, risks, budget, and timelines to achieve on-time, high-quality launch outcomes.
• Drive operational excellence, ensuring readiness across all aspects of the launch process, from product delivery to service enablement, initial go live feedback and disseminate to appropriate areas for improvement or feature enhancements.
• Support cross-functional teams to ensure all aspects of the launch are coordinated and executed effectively, including marketing, sales, operations, and customer support.
• Monitor and report on SW development progress, provide regular updates to senior leadership and stakeholders, and adjust plans as necessary to address any issues or changes in the market.
• Implement and oversee post-launch activities, including performance tracking, customer feedback collection, and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance product adoption and satisfaction.
• Drive innovation and continuous improvement in launch processes, leveraging data and insights to identify opportunities for efficiency enhancements.
• Lead VoC and customer (clinical and non-clinical stakeholders) validation efforts to ensure product features and functionality meet and/or exceed customer expectations
• Support and collaborate on key user interaction / touch points / Graphical User Interfaces across the Advanced Energy projects and ensuring relevant learnings are connected back to the continued development of the DUALTO Energy System
• Support our Service Solutions group with the development of SW features that improve our service offerings for our capital systems
• Collaborate as needed with Front End Team and associated cross functional partners (R&D, Supply Chain, Regulatory, Human Factors, Pre-clinical, Clinical, and Medical, Business Development, etc.)
• Own and drive a connection of strategic research and VoC to leads across Surgery as well as the broader J&J Med Tech organization including Polyphonic and Service Solutions.
• Staying abreast of competitive and market trends and supporting competitive scenario analysis to help the team with offensive and defensive marketing strategies

Job Qualifications:

• A minimum of a Bachelor's Degree is required; MBA or advanced degree preferred
• A minimum of 8 years' professional experience in product development and/or digital/software product management experience in High Tech, Med Tech, or Cloud Platforms
• Experience in product delivery following agile software development methods and prior experience taking at least one or more products from concept to launch
• Ability to work collaboratively with…